Amritsar tragedy: Train services resume after 40 hours; protesters removed from track
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar tragedy: Train services resume after 40 hours; protesters removed from track

India TV News  

Train services on the Amritsar track accident site resumed on Sunday afternoon after more than 40 hours of the incident, as protesters were cleared off the tracks, confirmed a railway spokesperson. "First goods train started from Manawala to Amritsar at 1416 hours," said Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar, adding the train will be followed by mail/express trains. “Train services have resumed on the affected rail track. A goods train was allowed to run on this track," said Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Firozpur Division, S Sudharkar.

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Travelling to Vaishno Devi, Amritsar, over 30 trains delayed in January first week
2 weeks ago

Travelling to Vaishno Devi, Amritsar, over 30 trains delayed in January first week

India TV News  

Those planning or have already planned a visit to the northern part of India including Vaishno Devi or Amritsar during the New Year week, needs to look for major changes in the train schedules announced by the Northern Railway. Here are the trains that will face disruptions: From December 31 to January 6, all Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj-Amritsar will run delayed …

After Gonda train mishap, goods train derails in Amroha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

After Gonda train mishap, goods train derails in Amroha

Hindustan Times  

A goods train going from Lucknow to Delhi derailed near Amroha railway station on Saturday evening disrupting the Delhi-Lucknow rail line. The accident comes after three days of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailing near U.P’s Gonda, claiming four lives. Delhi-Lko route traffic hit, trains diverted Many trains coming from Delhi and Lucknow have been stopped on the way as the accident has …

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Restoration work underway | Watch latest visuals from Siliguri
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Restoration work underway | Watch latest visuals from Siliguri

India TV News  

A day after a deadly train accident in which nine people were killed and over two dozen injured in the Phansidewa area, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the drone visuals on Tuesday showed the current situation at the site. Goods train driver violated speed restriction norms, says Railway Board Prima facie findings into the Kanchanjungha Express accident show that the goods …

Goods train travels 70km without its driver
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Goods train travels 70km without its driver

Hindustan Times  

An unattended freight train travelled 84km with no one at the controls from Jammu to Punjab early on Sunday after both its engineers forgot to engage the brakes when they halted at Kathua station, ostensibly for tea. No one was injured as railway officials sounded an alarm and cleared the tracks on the way while also closing off all rail …

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident

Firstpost  

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: At least 13 people died and several were injured when coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger train hit a Visakhapatnam-Ragada train travelling on the same route in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening. Following the mishap in which two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram leaving 13 persons dead and injuring many, Indian Railways has …

Commuters stage protest over train delay at Mumbai suburban section, services disrupted
1 year, 3 months ago

Commuters stage protest over train delay at Mumbai suburban section, services disrupted

India TV News  

Traffic on the Central Railway's main line was affected for about 45 minutes on Sunday as commuters agitated at Diva in Maharashtra's Thane district adjoining Mumbai over the detention of an express train after the derailment of a goods train, an official said. The 12133 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -Mangaluru Express was detained due to the goods train derailment ahead, …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 3 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. Sukhwinder Singh, state president of KMSC, said they are demanding guaranteed 200 days employment …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 3 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The movement of several trains was affected and according to …

2 goods trains derail after collision in MP’s Shahdol; 6 railway staffs injured
1 year, 8 months ago

2 goods trains derail after collision in MP’s Shahdol; 6 railway staffs injured

Hindustan Times  

Six railway personnel, including two locomotive pilots, were injured after a goods train was hit by a moving freight train in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Wednesday, railway officials said. The incident occurred near Singhpur station at around 6.50am on Wednesday due to signal overshoot. The incident occurred near Singhpur station, which falls under Bilaspur Railway Division, at around 6.50am …

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the farm laws stir, among other things. In Amritsar district, hundreds of agitating farmers led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher squatted on the Amritsar-New …

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day
3 years, 4 months ago

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day

News 18  

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab’s Jalandhar for the second consecutive day on Saturday, affecting trains and vehicular traffic. Farmers sitting on the Jalandhar-Chaheru section have blocked the Ludhiana-Amritsar and the Ludhiana-Jammu rail tracks in Jalandhar, affecting several trains, including the Amritsar-New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi EXP SPL, Amritsar-Dehradun EXP SPL, …

Migrant workers start leaving Amritsar in a trickle, for now
3 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers start leaving Amritsar in a trickle, for now

Hindustan Times  

With covid-19 curbs affecting livelihood of majority of people in Punjab, bringing back bitter memories of last year when a sizeable period passed in lockdown, migrant labourers have started returning to their home towns and villages in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other states by train. He has expressed inability to accommodate us anymore.” Another migrant Vinay Kumar, said, “I am …

Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates several trains in Punjab. Check full list
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates several trains in Punjab. Check full list

India TV News  

The Western Railways has diverted and short terminated several trains amid the ongoing farmers' agitation in Punjab, against the three recently enacted farm Acts. Here's the full list Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Special train commencing on December 5 will be short terminated at Chandigarh and will remain partially cancelled between Chandigarh and Amritsar Amritsar-Bandra Terminus Special train will short originate from Chandigarh …

Farmers block passenger train service in Amritsar
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers block passenger train service in Amritsar

India TV News  

A day after the Railways resumed train services in Punjab, the farmers on Tuesday blocked the railway track at the Jandiala railway station in Amritsar district. A railway ministry official, wishing not to be named, said the farmers blocked the entry of the Golden Temple Express at the Jandiala Railway station. The official said that the Amritsar District Collector and …

Several Trains Cancelled in View of 'Rail Roko' Agitation by Farmers Protesting Against Agri Bills
4 years, 3 months ago

Several Trains Cancelled in View of 'Rail Roko' Agitation by Farmers Protesting Against Agri Bills

News 18  

With the announcement of a three-day ‘rail roko’ protest in several parts of the country by farmers over controversial agriculture Bills, the Northern Railways cancelled three trains and curtailed routes of 20 special trains, officials said on Friday. Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said, “Following the farmers agitation in Punjab, the Northern Railways has decided to cancel the services of …

28 trains cancelled as Punjab farmers begin three-day rail roko agitation
4 years, 3 months ago

28 trains cancelled as Punjab farmers begin three-day rail roko agitation

Hindustan Times  

Special passenger trains running from the railways’ Ferozepur division were cancelled fully or partially from September 24 to 26 in view of the farmer outfits’ three-day rail roko protest against the Centre’s three agriculture bills. Divisional railway manager Rajesh Agarwal said the division operated only these 14 pairs of special passenger trains on these days, as routine passenger train service …

A year after the Amritsar train tragedy, family members of victims stage protest, demand justice from Punjab government
5 years, 3 months ago

A year after the Amritsar train tragedy, family members of victims stage protest, demand justice from Punjab government

Op India  

A year since the horrific train tragedy in Amritsar on the occasion of Dussehra, the family members of the victims perished and injured in the incident carried out a protest march to mark the first anniversary of the dreadful incident which had left 60 dead and scores of others injured. Punjab: Families of the victims of 2018 Amritsar train accident …

Amritsar train tragedy: Bikram Singh Majithia joins candle march with kin of victims, says Congress has not kept its promise to give them jobs
5 years, 3 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Bikram Singh Majithia joins candle march with kin of victims, says Congress has not kept its promise to give them jobs

Firstpost  

Rallying with the family and friends of those who died in the Amritsar train accident last year, Bikram Singh Majithia alleged that the Congress government has failed to fulfil its promise to give jobs. Amritsar : Rallying with the family and friends of those who died in the 19 October train accident last year, SAD leader and former Punjab minister …

Amritsar train tragedy: Four months on, SIT yet to fix criminal responsibility
5 years, 10 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Four months on, SIT yet to fix criminal responsibility

Hindustan Times  

Four-and-a-half months have lapsed since the Amritsar train tragedy, however, the special investigation team that was formed to ‘fix criminal responsibility’ for the accident is yet to complete its probe. Additional inspector general Daljit Singh Rana heads the SIT, which comprises deputy superintendent of police Surinder Kumar, two inspectors Narinder Kumar and Nirmal Singh, and GRP’s Amritsar station house officer …

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands
5 years, 10 months ago

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands

Firstpost  

Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar Amritsar: Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar. A large number of farmers, under the banner of Kisaan Majdoor …

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe
6 years, 1 month ago

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe

Op India  

Dussehra this year was marred by a tragic train accident in Amritsar where 60 people were killed. The probe report has pointed out that the organisers of the event, including councillor’s Vijay Madan’s son Mithu Madan, who is a close aide of the Navjot Sidhu, did not undertake proper safety measures and showed extreme negligence while managing crowd. It was …

‘People’s negligence’, says Centre, clears railways for Amritsar train tragedy that killed 61
6 years, 1 month ago

‘People’s negligence’, says Centre, clears railways for Amritsar train tragedy that killed 61

Hindustan Times  

In the Amritsar train tragedy that took place on the night of Dusshera in which 61 people died, the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety SK Pathak has given a clean chit to the railways. P The inquiry conducted by the CCRS put the onus of the tragedy on the people who had collected there, saying, “the reason for the accident …

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra

India TV News  

The Railways has finally given its consent to probe the Amritsar train tragedy in which over 60 Dusshera revellers were mowed by a speeding train. In its statement released on Friday, the Railways said that the accident has become a 'matter of great public discourse', especially raising concerns about safety of people trespassing on railway tracks. In its statement the …

Opinion | Amritsar train tragedy and the rule of law
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Amritsar train tragedy and the rule of law

Live Mint  

Two Fridays ago, an enormous tragedy struck Punjab. Unmindful of the approaching train, the victims had congregated on the tracks to view the concluding ceremony of the annual Dussehra festivities taking place in a small patch of land adjoining the railway line. While this may be the case, it is apparent that there already exists a big takeaway: With all …

Amritsar train tragedy aftermath: Northern Railways instructs drivers to slow down, asks guards to take safety measures
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy aftermath: Northern Railways instructs drivers to slow down, asks guards to take safety measures

Firstpost  

The railways has maintained that it was not at fault for the Amritsar train tragedy because it had no intimation of the event. New Delhi: To prevent any Amritsar-like incident, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events related to festivals near railway tracks. “The railways …

Opinion | Lessons from the Amritsar train accident
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Lessons from the Amritsar train accident

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, Sukhpal Khaira, an Aam Aadmi Party member of the Punjab state legislature, said that the Amritsar Dussehra incident was a small incident and that such incidents happen every day in India. Sixty-two people have died and 90 have been injured by the speeding train that ploughed through the crowd that had spilled onto the railway tracks for …

Political parties in blame game over Amritsar train tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Political parties in blame game over Amritsar train tragedy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A political war has broken out over the Dussehra train tragedy in Amritsar, in which 61 people were killed and several injured, with parties blaming each other and the Railways. The Congress leader alleged that either the railways was trying to hide something or it was a political conspiracy to pin the blame on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, …

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers

India TV News  

A case against Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and the organisers of the Dussehra event was filed in a Bihar court on Monday, which held them responsible for mowing down of several revellers by a passing train in Amritsar on October 19. The case was filed by a social activist in a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, who contended that a …

Amritsar train tragedy: Case filed in Bihar court against Sidhu's wife
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Case filed in Bihar court against Sidhu's wife

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: A complaint case was filed Monday against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, seeking registration of a case against her for failing to discharge her duties that led to the death of nearly 60 people in a train accident in Amritsar Friday. The complaint claimed that Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at a Dussehra function in …

Amritsar train accident: NHRC issues notice to Punjab government, Railway Board; seeks report in four weeks
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: NHRC issues notice to Punjab government, Railway Board; seeks report in four weeks

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notices to the government of Punjab and the Railway Board Chairman over the Amritsar train accident, which claimed the lives of 60 people during Dussehra celebrations on Friday. It cannot be said to be a "sane act by people" to sit on the railway tracks, at the same time, the negligence on …

NHRC notices to Punjab government, Chairman, Railway Board over Amritsar train tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

NHRC notices to Punjab government, Chairman, Railway Board over Amritsar train tragedy

The Quint  

New Delhi, Oct 22 The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notices to Punjab government and Chairman, Railway Board, over the Amritsar tragedy in which over 60 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of the Dusshera effigy. The Commission observed that it cannot be said to be a "sane act by people" to …

Amritsar train tragedy: Event organiser says taken all permissions, alerted crowd not to stand on tracks
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Event organiser says taken all permissions, alerted crowd not to stand on tracks

Firstpost  

Saurabh Madan Mithoo, the organiser of the Dussehra celebration in Amritsar where at least 59 people were run over by a passing train, said he is extremely pained by the incident. Days after a train mowed down 59 people watching a Ravan effigy being burnt near Joda Phatak on 19 October, the organiser of the Dussehra event has said in …

Amritsar train tragedy: Gurugram-based lawyer files petition in Punjab and Haryana HC seeking CBI inquiry
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Gurugram-based lawyer files petition in Punjab and Haryana HC seeking CBI inquiry

Firstpost  

The accident took place in Choura Bazar near Jhoda Phatak area of Amritsar on 19 October after a train ran over the crowd, standing along railway tracks, to watch an effigy of Ravan being burnt. Chandigarh: A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by a Gurugram-based lawyer seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry or …

Amritsar train accident: A tragedy that was waiting to happen
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: A tragedy that was waiting to happen

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Dussehra celebrations at Amritsar’s Dhobi Ghat have been a four-decade-old affair. “Dussehra organizers generally tell the guards at the crossing to take care of the trains by closing the gates after 5-10 minutes—enough time for organizers to ask the public to clear the tracks before the train passes. “That is one reason why this kind of a tragedy …

Protesters, police clash at Amritsar crash site
6 years, 2 months ago

Protesters, police clash at Amritsar crash site

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: A police commando and a photojournalist were injured on Sunday when protesters pelted stones and clashed with security personnel who removed them from a rail track where 59 Dasara revellers were mowed down by a train, officials said, adding traffic was restored on the route. The agitated protesters blocking the track were removed and train services resumed this afternoon …

Amritsar train tragedy: Many locals, including 10-month-old baby, still missing
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Many locals, including 10-month-old baby, still missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Two days after 61 people lost their lives in the train mishap in Amritsar's Joda Pathak area, scores of revellers who had gathered to witness the Dusshera celebrations are still missing. According to an NDTV report, a ten-month-old baby boy was found near the train tracks a few hours after the deadly mishap. "Two labourers who were living in …

Amritsar train tragedy: Youth hold protest near accident asks Punjab govt to trace missing people, provide compensation
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Youth hold protest near accident asks Punjab govt to trace missing people, provide compensation

Firstpost  

Amritsar: A group of youths held protest Sunday morning near the Amritsar mishap site where at least 59 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a speeding train. “Two labourers who were living in my area are still missing,” said Kamal, who is a resident of an area near Joda Phatak where at least 59 people were killed Friday evening after …

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go missing
6 years, 2 months ago

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: As a blame game played out over the Dussehra tragedy in Amritsar, the police admitted they gave the organisers a no-objection certificate but said the event where a train mowed down at least 61 revellers also needed permission from the municipal corporation. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner of Police Amrik Singh Powar said the organisers were given a ‘no objection certificate' …

Amritsar train accident triggers political slugfest
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident triggers political slugfest

Hindustan Times  

The rail tragedy that claimed 61 lives and left many injured during Dussehra festivities in Amritsar on Friday has turned into a political minefield. Opposition Akali Dal-BJP leaders on Saturday trained their guns on Punjab local government minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying his wife, Navjot Kaur, who was chief guest at the function, “fled the scene” after the accident. Punjab …

Within hours of the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and several others lie about the accident
6 years, 2 months ago

Within hours of the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and several others lie about the accident

Op India  

In a shocking incident, a speeding train ran over a multitude of people gathered to watch Ravan Dahan near the Jora Phatak area in Amritsar last evening. Echoing Manoj Sinha, Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board, contended that it wasn’t Railways’ fault and that the two manned level-crossing on that track were both closed. There is no speed restriction there: Ashwani …

Amritsar train tragedy: Most dead are migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, say officials
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Most dead are migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, say officials

Firstpost  

The accident has claimed 59 lives so far out of which 39 bodies have been identified by the authorities. Amritsar: Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations Friday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said here Saturday. A senior official in the district administration said most migrant …

Manoj Sinha rules out action against driver of train that killed 59, says railways not at fault in Amritsar tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Manoj Sinha rules out action against driver of train that killed 59, says railways not at fault in Amritsar tragedy

Firstpost  

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha Saturday ruled out any punitive action against the driver of the train that mowed down Dussehra revellers in Amritsar, saying there was no negligence on the part of the national transporter. New Delhi: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha Saturday ruled out any punitive action against the driver of the train that …

Amritsar train accident: Let's not railroad engine driver; public, politicians and police deserve fair share of blame
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: Let's not railroad engine driver; public, politicians and police deserve fair share of blame

Firstpost  

The fear is that bureaucratic indifference, political sycophancy and arrogance, poor planning at the venue, a lack of basic safety norms will all be ignored In the Arabian desert, there are bone dry river beds called wadis. Now, we can blame the engine driver and the chief guest Navjot Kaur Sidhu for being late to the burning of the Ravana …

Wrong to blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people should not trespass on tracks, says chairman Ashwani Lohani
6 years, 2 months ago

Wrong to blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people should not trespass on tracks, says chairman Ashwani Lohani

Op India  

The Amritsar train tragedy absorbed the life of more than 60 people yesterday as the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU ran over people gathered to watch Ravan Dahan near the Jora Phatak area in Amritsar last evening. While the chief guest to the event and wife of Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sindhu, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu blamed railway authorities for not issuing …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat October 19 episode: Rajat Sharma on why several questions arise over tragic train accident in Amritsar
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat October 19 episode: Rajat Sharma on why several questions arise over tragic train accident in Amritsar

India TV News  

The tragic train accident that took place in Amritsar on Friday evening during Dussehra celebrations is truly spine chilling. One, the Dussehra effigy burning event used to take place at that spot every year, which was close to rail tracks, then why didn't the administration took steps to control the crowd? Two, why didn't the local railway officials sent employees …

Amritsar tragedy: No permission granted for Dussehra event, says city municipal body, day after train mows down revellers
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar tragedy: No permission granted for Dussehra event, says city municipal body, day after train mows down revellers

Firstpost  

Day after a train accident killed 59 at a railway crossing in Amritsar, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation Saturday said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at ‘Dhobi ghat’ ground near the site of the mishap Amritsar: The Amritsar Municipal Corporation Saturday said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at ‘Dhobi ghat’ ground in Amritsar. Fifty-nine people …

Amritsar Train Accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted day after tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar Train Accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted day after tragedy

India TV News  

Following the deadly train accident in Amritsar that has claimed 59 lives so far, the Railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 trains on Saturday. While 16 trains were diverted and reached their destination through a different route, 18 trains were short terminated, Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said. Chairman Railway Board Ashwani Lohani said in a statement that the …

Amritsar train tragedy: Securing assets like railways key to avoiding mishaps; 1,400 killed in 2016 on Mumbai tracks
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Securing assets like railways key to avoiding mishaps; 1,400 killed in 2016 on Mumbai tracks

Firstpost  

What happened in Punjab, is an outcome of Indian Railways’ lackadaisical attitude towards its right of way. Had it fenced the railway lines like it did along the route of the high-speed Gatiman Express, the tracks where the mishap took place on Friday would have been completely fenced by now. Sadly enough, the railways have only sought to curtail trespassing …

Amritsar train accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted today
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted today

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 trains on Saturday, a day after Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train while they were watching the burning of a Ravan effigy while standing on the tracks near Amritsar, officials said. Giving details, the railways said 10 mail/express trains and 27 passenger trains were cancelled. While 16 trains …

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