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Railway Authorities Criticized for Train Accident in Balasore, Odisha: High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Railway Authorities Criticized for Train Accident in Balasore, Odisha: High Court

The Hindu  

The Orissa High Court has ruled that the one of India's deadliest train accidents, which claimed lives of 296 passengers in Balasore district last year, was caused by composite negligence by the railway authorities who failed to upkeep, maintain, and properly function the signal system at the Bahanaga station.

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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 files charge sheet against 3 railway officials for Balasore train accident
1 year, 3 months ago

CBI files charge sheet against 3 railway officials for Balasore train accident

Op India  

On September 1, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet against three arrested railway officials in the Balasore train accident case. The three officers, senior section engineer Amir Khan, senior section engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta and technician Pappu Kumar, were arrested by CBI on 7th of July concerning the accident on the 2nd of June. According to the …

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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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Balasore train accident | Three accused railway officials sent to judicial custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train accident | Three accused railway officials sent to judicial custody

The Hindu  

A special court here has sent the three accused railway officials in the Balasore train disaster to judicial custody, after the end of their CBI remand period. Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, who have been placed under suspension by the Railways, were produced before the CBI Special Court on Friday …

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Balasore Train Accident: 3 Accused Railway Officials Sent to Judicial Custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Train Accident: 3 Accused Railway Officials Sent to Judicial Custody

News 18  

A special court has sent the three accused railway officials in the Balasore train disaster to judicial custody, after the end of their CBI remand period. Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, who have been placed under suspension by the Railways, were produced before the CBI Special Court on Friday after …

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Odisha Train Accident: Court Extends CBI Custody of All 3 Accused; 2 More Railway Officials Summoned
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Court Extends CBI Custody of All 3 Accused; 2 More Railway Officials Summoned

News 18  

A special CBI court on Tuesday extended the remand of the three accused in the horrific Balasore train accident case by four days. The remand of the three accused – Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan, and Technician Pappu Kumar has been extended. Out of the three, two accused, Arun Kumar Mahanta and Mohammed Amir …

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Balasore Train Probe: CBI Summons Bahanaga Bazar Station Master
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Train Probe: CBI Summons Bahanaga Bazar Station Master

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESHWAR: Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday summoned the station master of Bahanaga Bazar Station in Odisha’s Balasore district in connection with the July 2 train crash that left 293 persons killed and nearly a thousand people injured. They were posted in Balasore, a nearby station of Bahanaga Bazar Station where the train crash took place on July 2 evening. …

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Odisha Mishap: 3 Railway Staff Held
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha Mishap: 3 Railway Staff Held

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI on Friday took into custody three railway personnel in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident which claimed 293 lives, making the first arrests in the case, officials said. All the three personnel are from the signalling department and posted in Balasore district of Odisha, they said. The probe agency apprehended senior section engineer Arun …

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Odisha train collision | CBI makes first arrests, three railway staff held
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train collision | CBI makes first arrests, three railway staff held

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on July 7 arrested two senior section engineers and a technician, on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence in connection with the triple train collision in Odisha’s Balasore on June 2, leading to the death of at least 291 people. As reported in The Hindu earlier, a fault …

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Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide
1 year, 5 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 …

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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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‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, says report, pins fault on Signal & Telecommunication department
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, says report, pins fault on Signal & Telecommunication department

The Hindu  

Lapses at multiple levels in the Signal & Telecommunication department led to the Balasore train accident on June 2, which left 291 dead and more than 900 injured, the Commission of Railway Safety said in its report submitted to the Railway Ministry last week. The Commissioner of Railway Safety, South Eastern Circle, A.M. Chowdhary, who conducted the inquiry into the …

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Balasore Aftermath: Five Railway Officials from South Eastern Zone Transferred, More Action Likely
1 year, 6 months ago

Balasore Aftermath: Five Railway Officials from South Eastern Zone Transferred, More Action Likely

News 18  

Days after transferring Additional General Manager of South Eastern Railways, the Railways Ministry on Thursday transferred at least five senior officials from the zone where the tragic Balasore train accident took place that claimed over 290 lives and injured more than 1,000 people. Chandan Adhikary, who was posted as the Principal Chief Safety Officer in SER, has been sent to …

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Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident

India Today  

A railway official on Tuesday dismissed reports that claimed a railway employee stationed at Bahanaga station had gone missing. They are appearing before the CBI and CRS as per requirement," said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO South Eastern Railway. #WATCH | Balasore train accident | "A few media reports are coming in that a Bahanaga staff is absconding and missing. They …

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Odisha train accident probe: CBI grills Balasore Station Signal JE
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident probe: CBI grills Balasore Station Signal JE

India TV News  

Odisha train accident probe: The South Eastern Railway has refuted reports that a signal junior engineer by the name of Amir Khan fled the scene of the Balasore train crash. The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the Odisha triple train accident which claimed over 292 lives and left hundreds of people injured, located Soro section Signal Junior Engineer -identified as …

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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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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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Odisha train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification

The Hindu  

With over 100 bodies from Balasore triple train accident pilling up in different hospitals here awaiting identification, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has started DNA sampling of the claimants, an official said on June 6. The official said there should be no hurry in disposing the bodies after DNA sampling as they can be preserved in container for six months. Meanwhile, Khurda Divisional …

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Coromandel Express back on the same track after Balasore accident; to resume services on THIS day
1 year, 6 months ago

Coromandel Express back on the same track after Balasore accident; to resume services on THIS day

India TV News  

The ill-fated train, Coromandel Express, that derailed in Odisha's Balasore, is scheduled to be back again on the same track on Wednesday, June 7. According to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation -- a public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways-- train number 12842 will start its journey from Chennai Central at …

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Odisha: What's electronic interlocking system & could Kavach have prevented it?
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha: What's electronic interlocking system & could Kavach have prevented it?

Firstpost  

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the train accident at Odisha’s Balasore was caused due to a ‘change in the electronic interlocking system’. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is in the firing line, on Sunday explained that the root cause behind the Odisha train tragedy was a change in the electronic interlocking system. India’s Railway Board also agreed with …

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Reliance to provide jobs, free ration, medical facilities for Odisha train accident victims I 10-POINTS
1 year, 6 months ago

Reliance to provide jobs, free ration, medical facilities for Odisha train accident victims I 10-POINTS

India TV News  

Reliance Foundation on Monday announced 10-point relief measures for those affected in the Odisha train accident. Reliance Foundation's specialist disaster management team closely coordinated with the Emergency Section According to the statement issued by Reliance Foundation, it said that a team of the foundation's specialist disaster management team closely coordinated with the Emergency Section, Collectorate, Balasore, and National Disaster Response …

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What is electronic interlocking system that led to Odisha train accident? Know its significance
1 year, 6 months ago

What is electronic interlocking system that led to Odisha train accident? Know its significance

Hindustan Times  

Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore may have been due to a change in the electronic interlocking system, even as the commissioner of railways safety continues an investigation into the country’s worst rail tragedy in nearly three decades. Read here: Ashwini Vaishnaw prays as train movement at Odisha crash site resumes| …

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