‘No identified bodies from Tamil Nadu so far’: Top official on train accident
1 year, 7 months ago

‘No identified bodies from Tamil Nadu so far’: Top official on train accident

Hindustan Times  

The authorities have not received any report of fatalities from Tamil Nadu so far, a top state official said on Saturday while underlining that many bodies are yet to be identified. Tamil Nadu chief secretary V Irai Anbu said the railway is running a train from Chennai for the family members to reach Bhadrak and try to identify the bodies. The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express took the loop line instead of the main line just ahead of Bahanagar Bazar station on Friday evening, a senior railways official said on condition of anonymity. Tamil Nadu CM declares one-day mourning over Balasore train accident Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin declared one-day state mourning following the accident.

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Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister

Hindustan Times  

Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that two persons from the state sustained injuries in the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 10 lives. Indian Railway engineers inspect the accident site of Kanchanjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. I have spoken to the office of the railway minister, and Chief …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
10 months, 1 week ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said.. The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said. 1 / 6 A few coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger …

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, October 30, 2023, directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Mr. Patnaik also asked Mr. Marandi to meet the injured persons undergoing treatment at different hospitals. At around 7 …

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed
1 year, 3 months ago

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on Sunday initiated a process of disposing 28 unidentified bodies from Odisha train accident, four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district. While speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das told reporters, “We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were …

Balasore train accident: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corp to dispose of 28 unclaimed bodies
1 year, 3 months ago

Balasore train accident: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corp to dispose of 28 unclaimed bodies

India TV News  

Balasore train accident: Four months after the harrowing train tragedy in Odisha, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has initiated a process of disposing of unclaimed bodies. "We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were killed in the triple train accident. Sources said the BMC initiated the process after the Central Bureau of …

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified

News 18  

As many as 41 victims of the Balasore triple train accident are yet to be identified from among the total 295 killed, the Railway Ministry said on Friday. It also said that as of July 13, a total of 258 claim cases had been received in various benches of the Railway Claims Tribunal, of which “51 claims cases have been …

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01

The Hindu  

Having covered stories centred around hospitals for over a decade, sitting outside Intensive Care Units or hanging around morgues waiting for autopsy reports at odd hours has become second nature to me. Suddenly, I saw a flurry of activity in the corner of the committee room — Aadhaar officials were preparing to take their biometric machines and iris scanners somewhere …

NHRC calls for action taken report on Balasore train accident
1 year, 5 months ago

NHRC calls for action taken report on Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission has called for an action taken report from the Odisha government on a complaint filed by a Delhi-based advocate who had alleged that the State government and the Indian Railways failed to maintain the dignity of the dead in the case of the Balasore train accident. Responding to the complaint filed by Radhakanta Tripathy, a …

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide

India TV News  

Odisha Train Accident: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday made its first arrests in the Balasore Tarin Tragedy case and took into custody three Railways personnel under sections related to the destruction of evidence and culpable homicide. The central probing agency arrested Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, all posted …

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report
1 year, 6 months ago

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report

Hindustan Times  

Faulty signalling due to two botched repair works, including one in 2018 and the other hours before the accident, led to the Coromandel Express being sent on a collision course with a goods train on another track, the main Railways investigation of the crash has found, according to people aware of the development, and official documents. Over 290 people have …

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Commissioner of Railways Safety has pointed out human error as the cause of the June 2 triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, two Railways officials familiar with the CRS report told HT on Saturday. The CRS report was sent to the general manager of the South Eastern Railways, the division where the accident took place, and to the chairman …

Railway official dismisses reports of staff absconding after Balasore train accident: ‘Factually incorrect'
1 year, 6 months ago

Railway official dismisses reports of staff absconding after Balasore train accident: ‘Factually incorrect'

Hindustan Times  

Chief Public Relations Officer of South Eastern Railway, Aditya Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday reacted to media reports about railway staff absconding after the train accident near Bahanaga Bazar railway station. 291 people were killed in Balasore train tragedy Media reports on Monday said that Central Bureau of Investigation sealed the rented house of a junior engineer named Amir Khan after …

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore reached 291, officials said on June 17. "A 35-year-old accident victim namely Shoab Mansoor died during treatment due to sudden cardiac arrest in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack," Dr Sudhanshu Shekhar Mishra, Superintendent said. The tragic incident of a triple train accident on June 2 which involved the …

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Accidents are not rare in the Indian Railways: there were 48 train accidents in 2022-23, including six collisions, 35 “consequential” train accidents in the 2021-22, and 22 in 2020-21. WATCH: A mind-numbing parallel follows every train accident in India: the dead and injured are moved, on foot, by cart …

How the disaster response to the Odisha train accident panned out
1 year, 6 months ago

How the disaster response to the Odisha train accident panned out

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 5 MINS READ Prakash Mallick, a trader in Odisha’s Bahanaga town, was shocked to hear a deafening sound on the evening of June 2. While the bodies of the dead were kept at Bahanaga High School, which was converted into a makeshift mortuary, the injured were rushed to government hospitals in Soro, …

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Nageswar Kumar and Kailash Kumar are farmers and friends. The catastrophic evening Deepak Kumar Behera, a 35-year-old retired Army jawan, described the accident site as a “war zone.” He recalled hundreds of villagers gathering at the spot within minutes of the crash. Up to 89 bodies lay unidentified until the evening of June 7 amid “extreme pressure” …

Train accident: Odisha consults neighbours as 82 bodies remain unidentified
1 year, 7 months ago

Train accident: Odisha consults neighbours as 82 bodies remain unidentified

India Today  

With as many as 82 bodies of victims of the Balasore train crash which occurred nearly a week ago remaining, Odisha government on Thursday held discussions with the officials from West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand seeking help in early identification and disposal of the human remains preserved here. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange said, "We are also coordinating …

Odisha Train Accident: Govt reaches out to neighbouring states for identification of 82 bodies
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Govt reaches out to neighbouring states for identification of 82 bodies

Firstpost  

AIIMS Bhubaneswar said out of the 162 bodies kept at the institute, 80 bodies have been handed over to the families of deceased persons while 82 other remain unidentified. What has come as a problem is that some bodies are being claimed by multiple families The Odisha government on Thursday held discussions with its neighbouring states for consultation on the …

Odisha train accident: Shrieks, screams ensued as Coromandel Express crashed. Video
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: Shrieks, screams ensued as Coromandel Express crashed. Video

Hindustan Times  

The ghastly train accident in Odisha's Balasore that claimed over 280 lives is one of the worst tragedies in the country. Recently, a video has become viral that was allegedly shot from inside the Coromandel Express, one of the two passenger trains that rammed a stationed goods train, captured the moment before the collision. In the video, sanitation worker was …

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways

News 18  

Action-taken reports on at least 15 accident inquiries with 135 recommendations submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety are still pending with the Railway Board and the oldest among these is from the year 2013-14, documents seen by News18 show. The body also said that these issues of non-reporting of action-taken reports or the status of the recommendations to the …

2 coaches of train derail near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, none injured
1 year, 7 months ago

2 coaches of train derail near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, none injured

India Today  

Two coaches of a train heading to Mettupalayam from Ooty derailed on Thursday near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor area. The accident involved two passenger trains -- the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express -- and a goods train. The Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, headed towards Chennai, collided with a stationary goods train on the adjacent track, causing the …

Balasore accident: Banerjee gives home guard appointment letters to next of kin
1 year, 7 months ago

Balasore accident: Banerjee gives home guard appointment letters to next of kin

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday issued appointment letters to induct 86 people who lost a family member in the Balasore train accident as home guards. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee gives compensation to injured and relatives of those killed in the Balasore train accident At least 103 persons from West Bengal have been killed in …

Odisha train accident: Families await DNA test results in fight over India crash bodies
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: Families await DNA test results in fight over India crash bodies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Distressed family members of victims …

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site

The Hindu  

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny way station. “I shiver at the thought of what the victims went through … Though I don’t suspect sabotage, I’m sure there’s a need to look at …

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’

The Hindu  

In a touching story of determination, a father’s 230-kilometre journey to Balasore led him to reunite with his 24-year-old son who was presumed dead. The triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore resulted in the loss of 275 lives and left over 1000 injured on June 2. Helaram Mallik said his son, Biswajit, who boarded the Coromandel Express, was mistaken for …

Over 1,000 human lives saved by Odisha people in Balasore train crash, says CM Patnaik
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 1,000 human lives saved by Odisha people in Balasore train crash, says CM Patnaik

India Today  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday claimed that the people of the state have saved over 1,000 human lives in the Balasore train crash as they swung into action immediately after the accident. People providing support for rescue operations and the long queues for blood donations are "rare sights but invaluable". After observing a one-minute silence in memory of …

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'
1 year, 7 months ago

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'

India Today  

A man from West Bengal, who arrived in Odisha to collect the remains of his son who died in the triple-train crash in Odisha claimed that his son's body had been misplaced. He said the authorities sent his son's body to Bihar after another person claimed it. "He told my wife, 'Mummy, I will reach Howrah in some time', but …

4 days on, officials struggle to preserve bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims
1 year, 7 months ago

4 days on, officials struggle to preserve bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims

Hindustan Times  

At the Balasore district hospital, next to a helpdesk strewn with macabre photographs of the dead, Krupa Devi sits slumped against a wall. On Friday evening, the Coromandel Express that travels from Shalimar in West Bengal to Chennai in Tamil Nadu on one of India’s trunk railway routes, crashed into a goods train, some of its derailed compartments then colliding …

Odisha train accident survivor's nerve-chilling account: ‘Severed head…’
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident survivor's nerve-chilling account: ‘Severed head…’

Hindustan Times  

The horrific June 2 train accident in Odisha's Balasore is one of the deadliest India has seen in decades. Even without the engine, our train moved for some time before coming to a halt”, Das told PTI. “A severed head came rolling down like a football from the emergency window of the Coromandel Express onto my chest”, he said, adding …

Suvendu Adhikari claims kin of Odisha rail mishap victims being ‘compelled’ to visit Kolkata
1 year, 7 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari claims kin of Odisha rail mishap victims being ‘compelled’ to visit Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday took a jibe at chief minister Mamata Banerjee for asking families of those who died in Balasore train accident to come to Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata to collect promised cheques. “The relatives of people who were injured in Balasore Train Accident are being compelled to come to Netaji Indoor Stadium …

Death toll in Odisha train accident revised again to 288
1 year, 7 months ago

Death toll in Odisha train accident revised again to 288

Hindustan Times  

BALASORE: Two days after the Odisha government revised the death toll in Friday’s rail accident in Balasore to 275 citing cases of double counting of bodies, the state government on Tuesday revised the death toll to 288 again. Balasore: A train runs past derailed coaches after train services resumed on the section where the accident happened on Friday, near Bahanga …

A man was given up for dead and piled with bodies after Indian train crash. His father saved his life
1 year, 7 months ago

A man was given up for dead and piled with bodies after Indian train crash. His father saved his life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A father who refused to …

In Odisha train tragedy, 40 passengers may have died of electrocution: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

In Odisha train tragedy, 40 passengers may have died of electrocution: Report

Hindustan Times  

At least 40 passengers from the Coromandel Express may have died due to electrocution during the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore district, reported news agency PTI citing the Government Railway Police. A rescue and search operation at the accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district According to officials, the “overhead wires snapped as coaches which toppled over during the triple …

Odisha train accident: CBI registers case as team reaches Balasore for probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: CBI registers case as team reaches Balasore for probe

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation took over the probe in the tragic three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore district last Friday and a team reached the accident spot on Tuesday to investigate. “CBI has registered a case on the request of ministry of railways, consent of the Odisha government and further orders from DoPT relating to the train accident involving Coromandel …

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed

The Hindu  

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation officials, accompanied by forensic experts, on Tuesday examined the site of the June 2 train accident involving the Coromandel Express, the Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a goods train at Odisha’s Bahanaga Bazar, which has claimed 288 lives and left more than 1,200 injured. Editorial | Tragic track: on the Balasore train accident and corrective …

Scattered pieces of love: Pages with Bengali poems written on them found strewn at Odisha train crash site
1 year, 7 months ago

Scattered pieces of love: Pages with Bengali poems written on them found strewn at Odisha train crash site

India Today  

"Bhalobeshei toke chai sarakhhon, achis tui moner sathe. ", read a line of a half-complete poem in Bengali written on a sheet of paper which was found in one of the mangled coaches of the Coromandel Express in Odisha's Balasore district. As rescue operations were underway at the crash site near Bahanga Bazar station in Balasore, rescuers sifting through the …

Odisha train tragedy: 'For photoshoot'- BJP's jibe at Mamata; TMC targets CBI probe; full-blown political war
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: 'For photoshoot'- BJP's jibe at Mamata; TMC targets CBI probe; full-blown political war

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: A full-blown political war between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition Bharatiya Janta Party erupted in West Bengal over the tragic train accident in Balasore, Odisha which claimed 288 lives and left thousands of people injured. LoP West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari slammed Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her proposed event in Kolkata to hand over …

Odisha train tragedy: Around 200 people still being treated; 101 bodies yet to be identified
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: Around 200 people still being treated; 101 bodies yet to be identified

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: In a latest update to the tragic train accident in Odisha, officials said that around 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals, while 101 bodies are yet to be identified. The devastating collision, involving two passenger trains and a freight train, took the lives of at least 278 people and caused injuries to over 1100 …

Odisha Train Accident: FIR Registered Against Unknown Persons; Railway Board Chairman Likely to Brief PMO
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: FIR Registered Against Unknown Persons; Railway Board Chairman Likely to Brief PMO

News 18  

The rescue operation in the Balasore triple train tragedy has been completed and injured passengers admitted to different hospitals as per their medical condition and many discharged also, but the major challenge before the Odisha government is the identification of dead bodies. Meanwhile, the damaged ‘up’ and ‘down’ railway lines have been restored and train movement has resumed in the …

Odisha train accident: NDRF ends operation, withdraws all nine teams
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: NDRF ends operation, withdraws all nine teams

The Hindu  

The National Disaster Response Force on June 5 ended its rescue operation with the withdrawal of all its nine teams from the triple train accident site in Odisha's Balasore district that has claimed at least 275 lives, officials said. The operation has ended and all nine teams have now been withdrawn as there are no live or dead victims present …

Odisha train tragedy
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy

The Hindu  

At least 275 people were killed and more than 1,000 were left injured in a horrific three-train collision, involving a Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and …

Survivors recall horror of Odisha train crash as relatives of the dead face race against time
1 year, 7 months ago

Survivors recall horror of Odisha train crash as relatives of the dead face race against time

The Independent  

A young man in his twenties wails as he runs towards the mortuary, moments after receiving the news he had been dreading – that his brother is among the 275 victims of India's deadliest rail crash this century, and that now he must identify his remains. open image in gallery The last of the injured patients are discharged from a …

Odisha Train Accident: CBI to Probe Crash, Announces Railways Min Vaishnaw; Both Affected Lines Declared Fit, Movement Begins
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: CBI to Probe Crash, Announces Railways Min Vaishnaw; Both Affected Lines Declared Fit, Movement Begins

News 18  

Odisha Train Accident: The Railway Board has recommended the investigation into the train accident in Odisha to be conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday announced. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the relief work a few hours ago and said that the Odisha accident happened due to a change in electronic interlocking. How …

FIR filed in connection with Odisha train accident that killed 275
1 year, 7 months ago

FIR filed in connection with Odisha train accident that killed 275

India Today  

A First Information Report has been registered at Balasore Government Railway Police station in connection with the train accident that took place in Balasore last week on Friday. The Railway Ministry on Sunday sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the train accident in Odisha involving three trains - a goods train, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai …

'Our responsibility is not over yet': Ashwini Vaishnaw gets emotional while talking about Balasore victims
1 year, 7 months ago

'Our responsibility is not over yet': Ashwini Vaishnaw gets emotional while talking about Balasore victims

India TV News  

After the horrific triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, June 2, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Sunday that their objective is to ensure that the families of those who have gone missing can be located as soon as possible. Vaishnaw told reporters on Sunday night, "Our goal is to make sure missing persons' family members can …

Odisha train tragedy: 'It's not the time to suppress the truth'- CM Mamata Banerjee sharpens attack on Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: 'It's not the time to suppress the truth'- CM Mamata Banerjee sharpens attack on Centre

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre after Railway Board recommended a CBI inquiry into the Balasore train accident saying she wants people to know the truth. Mamata cancels Darjeeling trip Banerjee on Monday cancelled her four-day trip to Darjeeling at the last minute to supervise the treatment and rehabilitation of passengers of …

Odisha train accident: Unclaimed bodies pileup crunch in morgues
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: Unclaimed bodies pileup crunch in morgues

Hindustan Times  

A photograph of his son clutched tightly to his chest on Sunday afternoon, Krushna Chandra Sahoo grew increasingly frantic as the day wore on. He tried to look closely at the mangled bodies, lying in white shrouds in geometrical, motionless lines, but his 38 year old son Jagdish Sahoo was not to be found. Two days after the Chennai bound …

Odisha train tragedy | First train chugs out of accident-hit area in Balasore after 51 hours
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy | First train chugs out of accident-hit area in Balasore after 51 hours

The Hindu  

Train services resumed on the busy Howrah-Chennai main line, 51 hours after one of the deadliest accidents at the Bahanaga station in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. pic.twitter.com/RKOE63DggY — The Hindu June 4, 2023 After relentless physical work by over 1,500 labourers, backed by heavy machinery, the restoration could be completed within 51 hours. pic.twitter.com/cXy3jUOJQ2 — Ashwini Vaishnaw June …

Odisha train tragedy raises questions about rail safety and signals system
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train tragedy raises questions about rail safety and signals system

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 04, 2023 23:51 IST - 10 MINS READ On June 2, at 6:55 pm, the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express entered Bahanaga Bazar station in northeast Odisha, just 250 km away from its destination, hurtling down at over 125 kmph along a section of railway track cleared for trains to operate at 130 kmph. In the worst train accident in …

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