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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Vizianagaram train accident in Andhra Pradesh might have been caused by human error
1 year, 1 month ago

Vizianagaram train accident in Andhra Pradesh might have been caused by human error

Op India  

On 29th October, two passenger trains collided in the district Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh, leading to the death of at least 13 passengers. The Vizianagaram train accident, which reminded me of the tragic accident of Balasore in June 2023, possibly happened due to human error. The trial of the Kavach system took place just a year ago, where two trains, …

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CBI charges three arrested Railway officials in Balasore train collision case
1 year, 3 months ago

CBI charges three arrested Railway officials in Balasore train collision case

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against three Railway officials in connection with the triple train collision in Odisha’s Balasore on June 2, which led to the death of nearly 291 people. An inquiry team found that a fault in the wiring in a location box near Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station had gone undetected by the Signal …

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Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18

News 18  

A wave of indignation swept through the nation recently, when 295 people lost their lives in a devastating incident due to train collision near Balasore, Odisha. The National Crime Records Bureau’s figures show that a disproportionately larger number of people perish in these non-consequential train accidents. The number of consequential railway accidents has fallen appreciably in the last two decades, …

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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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Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report
1 year, 5 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 …

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Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy
1 year, 5 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 …

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Balasore train tragedy: CRS report indicates faults at various levels
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train tragedy: CRS report indicates faults at various levels

Op India  

The investigation by the Commissioner of Railway Safety into the June 2 accident involving the horrific triple train accident in Odisha has reportedly found faults from the signalling and telecommunication department for the grave tragedy. The accident involving Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast, and an iron-ore good train claimed 292 lives and injured over 1,200 passengers in Bahanaga Bazar …

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As CBI investigates the case, here is how Congress had criticised govt for seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore train tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

As CBI investigates the case, here is how Congress had criticised govt for seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore train tragedy

Op India  

CBI was roped in on June 6 amidst suspicion of deliberate sabotage after the Balasore train tragedy. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh called out the central government for ordering the CBI probe “even before the Commission of Railway Safety submitted its report”. He tweeted, “Even before the Commissioner of Railway Safety has submitted his report on Balasore train disaster, a …

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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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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 …

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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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Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep too
1 year, 6 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep too

Deccan Chronicle  

Modernisation is not a bad word. We also know that the Kavach Train Collision Avoidance System has been deployed only on 1,455 km of railway tracks, or about 2.13 per cent of India’s 68,000-km railway network. But as ordinary citizens who have a vital stake in safe travel, we must continue asking questions about the overall safety management system even …

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4 days on, officials struggle to preserve bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims
1 year, 6 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 …

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Anger grows as 100 bodies from Odisha train crash remain unclaimed
1 year, 6 months ago

Anger grows as 100 bodies from Odisha train crash remain unclaimed

The Independent  

It has been more than three days since India witnessed one of the deadliest train crashes in the country’s history, but anguished and increasingly frustrated families are still running between hospitals and makeshift mortuaries in Odisha to try and find their loved ones. open image in gallery Onkar Nath Panda, who lives just 50 metres away from the train tracks …

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Indian Railways dismisses "baseless" Times of India report on railway tracks in India
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Railways dismisses "baseless" Times of India report on railway tracks in India

Op India  

Indian Railways has dismissed the data used by Times of India in its article on Railways infrastructure in India as “baseless”. Taking to Twitter to issue a clarification on the same, the spokesperson for Indian Railways said, “We reject this @timesofindia article as baseless & devoid of facts. Indian Railways infrastructure has been under a lot of scrutiny following the …

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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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Asking CBI to probe Balasore train accident is Modi govt.’s ‘headline management,’ alleges Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Asking CBI to probe Balasore train accident is Modi govt.’s ‘headline management,’ alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The decision to hand over the investigations of the Balasore train accident, to the Central Bureau of Investigation was part of the Narendra Modi government’s strategy of ‘headline management’ to divert attention from its own failures, the Congress alleged on June 6. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had tweeted, “Even before the Commissioner of Railway Safety has submitted his report …

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Odisha Train Accident: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into crash

Firstpost  

The official probe, which concluded early on Sunday, indicated a possible ‘sabotage’ and tampering of the electronic interlocking system behind the triple train accident The Ministry of Railways has recommended a CBI probe into the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore that claimed the lives of 275 people and left 1000 injured. #WATCH | Railway Board recommends CBI probe related to …

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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: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared

News 18  

Train Accident in Odisha News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday afternoon reached Odisha’s Balasore where over 294 people died and over 800 suffered injuries in a train accident. Derailment of Coromandel Express train caused one of India’s deadly railway accidents, government sources said, adding that prima facie no case of sabotage has been found. The Balasore train accident has …

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Odisha Train Accident: 288 killed, around 900 injured
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: 288 killed, around 900 injured

Firstpost  

At least 288 people were killed and around 900others got injured when three trains collided one after another in a horrific sequence in Odisha’s Balasore district. The train crash, one of the deadliest in the country, took place in Balasore district about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar around 7 pm on Friday, prompting the …

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