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Balasore train accident | Modi government compromised on basic rail safety, says Congress after CRS report
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train accident | Modi government compromised on basic rail safety, says Congress after CRS report

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government has “thoroughly compromised” basic railway safety, the Congress said on Tuesday after a high-level inquiry concluded that “wrong signalling” was the reason for the three-way train collision at Balasore in Odisha. The inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety flagged “lapses at multiple levels” in the Signal and Telecommunication department and said the tragedy could have …

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Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Almost a month after the ghastly train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore district, South Eastern Railway's General Manager Archana Joshi has been removed from her post. Indian Railway said in a statement that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Anil Kumar Mishra to become the new General Manager of South Eastern Railway. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw holds …

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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 …

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Balasore train accident | 12 Opposition parties demand SC-monitored SIT
1 year, 6 months ago

Balasore train accident | 12 Opposition parties demand SC-monitored SIT

The Hindu  

Twelve Opposition political parties on Monday demanded an independent inquiry into the Balasore train accident of June 2 that left 288 persons dead and 1,200 injured by a Special Investigation Team under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court. The parties said the alleged disappearance of 119 railway passengers from Bihar and West Bengal made the situation critical and it …

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CRS probe into Balasore train tragedy: Five rail employees under scanner
1 year, 6 months ago

CRS probe into Balasore train tragedy: Five rail employees under scanner

The Hindu  

Five railway employees, including the station master of Bahanaga Bazar, are being investigated in connection with the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore district that claimed 288 lives, official sources said on Monday. The sources said the five employees are discharging their duties at present and any future action would depend on the accident probe report prepared by the Commissioner of …

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Manual bypass of track signal in Odisha train crash done to get around signalling hurdles: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Manual bypass of track signal in Odisha train crash done to get around signalling hurdles: Report

Hindustan Times  

An official probe into India's rail crash is focusing on suspected manual bypassing of an automated signalling system that guides train movement - an action investigators believe sent a packed express train into a stationary freight train, three Indian Railways sources told Reuters. If the barrier was open, the automated signal system would not allow a train to go past …

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Congress seeks FIR against PM, Railway Minister for negligence in Balasore train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress seeks FIR against PM, Railway Minister for negligence in Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

Accusing the Narendra Modi government of dereliction of duty of Himalayan proportions in the Balasore train accident, the Congress on Wednesday said the Central Bureau of Investigation should lodge a First Information Report against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for negligence. At a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said Mr. Vaishnaw was …

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Suvendu Adhikari claims kin of Odisha rail mishap victims being ‘compelled’ to visit Kolkata
1 year, 6 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 …

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Death toll in Odisha train accident revised again to 288
1 year, 6 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 …

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Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways

The Hindu  

A cursory look at historical data on railway accidents gives the impression that such incidents are a thing of the past. Notably, among the consequential train accidents, 55% had occurred due to negligence or failure of the Railways staff. The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh fund was created in 2017-18 with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore to provide financial support …

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Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash

Al Jazeera  

Authorities are trying to source iced containers to help preserve bodies as they issue fervent appeals to families to identify the dead. Family hopes DNA test will help Mohammed Imam Ul Haq has been struggling to find his missing brother and to claim his nephew’s body from the many corpses lying in Bhubaneswar hospitals. Authorities had taken DNA samples from …

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Tragic track: on the Balasore train accident and corrective measures by the Indian Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Tragic track: on the Balasore train accident and corrective measures by the Indian Railways

The Hindu  

The rail accident in Balasore in Odisha on June 2, involving the collision of three trains, is a tragic reminder of the challenges that India faces in modernising and expanding its rail services. At least 275 people were killed and over 900 injured when the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express and a freight train collided in the worst rail …

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Railways releases online links with details of affected passengers of Odisha train crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways releases online links with details of affected passengers of Odisha train crash

Hindustan Times  

To help families locate their kin affected by the triple train accident in Balasore, the railways, in coordination with the Odisha government, has prepared three online links with photos of those killed and lists of passengers admitted to different hospitals. Medical staffs wait as they expecting injured passengers will come after Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed after colliding with a goods …

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Love poems found scattered on tracks of Odisha train accident site
1 year, 6 months ago

Love poems found scattered on tracks of Odisha train accident site

Firstpost  

Sheets of paper containing love poems written in Bengali were found scattered on the railway tracks next to a severely damaged coach of the Coromandel Express, as rescuers sifted through the belongings of the victims at the accident site in Balasore district, Odisha. pic.twitter.com/MHUq8LplyD — Chandra Bhushan Shukla June 4, 2023 Another half finished poem which was on another loose …

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Odisha train tragedy: 'It's not the time to suppress the truth'- CM Mamata Banerjee sharpens attack on Centre
1 year, 6 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 …

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Odisha train tragedy: King Charles III sends message of condolence; recalls his visit to state in 1980
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: King Charles III sends message of condolence; recalls his visit to state in 1980

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: Expressing profound shock and sadness over the horrific train accident in Balasore, Britain’s King Charles III sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu on Monday. The triple train accident is said to be one of the worst in the country that took place in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday night. He has a special place for …

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Odisha train accident death toll lowered to 275
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident death toll lowered to 275

The Hindu  

Two days after a multi-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district, relatives continued to frenetically search for the remains of their loved ones among the bodies stacked at hospitals, the accident site and makeshift mortuaries. Since yesterday night, the Balasore district magistrate and his entire officers, have conducted diligent counting of each dead body again by taking bodies recovered from the …

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Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks

The Hindu  

Two days after one of India’s worst train accidents at Bahanga Bazar in Odisha’s Balasore district, most railway tracks have been cleared of wrecked railway coaches overnight by a team of bulldozers and cranes so that railway services on the main trunk line connecting eastern and southern India can be restored, railway officials said on June 4. Mr. Pradhan added …

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Odisha train accident: Rail minister Vaishnaw says ‘root cause’ identified
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Rail minister Vaishnaw says ‘root cause’ identified

Hindustan Times  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the root cause of the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore has been identified. “Right now our focus is on restoration.” The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express carrying around 1500 passengers crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha Balasore on Friday night, killing at least 294 and injuring hundreds of …

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‘Is it correct that rail minister…?’: Congress's Surjewala asks Modi 9 questions on Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Is it correct that rail minister…?’: Congress's Surjewala asks Modi 9 questions on Odisha train accident

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday posed nine questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the horrific triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, while demanding immediate sacking of railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Referring to a news report by ThePrint, Surjewala asked why the rail minister was negligent towards the “critical warning” on the failure of the signalling system. Is …

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Odisha train accident: US President Joe Biden condoles tragic rail crash, says he is ‘heartbroken’
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: US President Joe Biden condoles tragic rail crash, says he is ‘heartbroken’

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: US President Joe Biden said he is heartbroken by the tragic news of a train crash in India, which claimed the lives of 275 passengers and left over 1,000 injured. As many as 1,175 people were admitted at various hospitals, including private ones, out of which 793 have been released and 382 were undergoing treatment, Odisha government …

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Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update

Live Mint  

Railway Ministry has shared the latest update on the train accident that occurred in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday. The latest figures by the ministry indicate that at least 238 people have lost their lives while almost 650 people have been admitted to hospitals in Balasore, Khantapara, Bhadrak, Soro and Gopalpur. Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the …

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In Frames | A glimpse of the triple train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district
1 year, 6 months ago

In Frames | A glimpse of the triple train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district

The Hindu  

The accident took place at around 7 p.m. on June 2 when two coaches of 12864 Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga Railway station in Balasore district. As on June 3 morning, at least 238 passengers were feared dead and more than 900 seriously injured in horrific rail accident in Balasore district of Odisha. Here is a glimpse of the accident …

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Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects Odisha train crash site, orders high-level probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects Odisha train crash site, orders high-level probe

Hindustan Times  

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday reached the Odisha train accident spot in Balasore and announced that a high-level committee will be instituted to probe the incident. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Odisha's Balasore train accident site. Follow Odisha train accident LIVE updates Reiterating that the focus will remain on rescue operations and ensuring adequate medical help for the …

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