Odisha train accident: I am alive, says victim Presumed dead, man wakes up and seeks help

08 Jun 2023

The Odisha train accident, which killed over 280 people and was India's worst train tragedy in the last two decades, has many heartbreaking stories. In one such case, a 35-year-old man awoke among the bodies and sought help, despite the fact that he was presumed dead. After the collision of...

Key points: Reasons for CBI inquiry in Odisha’s Balasore train accident that killed 278 people

06 Jun 2023

The CBI on Tuesday officially took over the probe into the Odisha train tragedy, as the railways put the official death toll in the Odisha triple train crash at 278. Khurda Road Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rinkesh Ray told PTI that apart from 278 deaths, 1,100 people were injured in the June 2...

31 passengers from West Bengal still missing, claims Mamata Banerjee on Odisha train crash

06 Jun 2023

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that 31 passengers from her state who were on board the Coromandel Express are still missing after the quadruple train catastrophe which killed over 270 people. Banerjee was in Odisha to meet with injured people being treated in various...

No increase in cancellations following accident: IRCTC denies Congress’ claims

06 Jun 2023

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), which provides railway ticketing services, has denied the Congress' claims that thousands of Indians cancelled their tickets following the triple train accident in Odisha. "This is factually incorrect. Cancellations have not increased. On the contrary, cancellations have reduced from 7.7 Lakh...

Odisha train tragedy Congress recalls ‘chronology’ of Kanpur crash

06 Jun 2023

Jairam Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, said on Tuesday that the Railway Board's recommendation for a CBI investigation into the Odisha train accident was "nothing but headline management" for having "failed to meet deadlines." While the preliminary investigation by the railways identified a change in the electronic interlocking system as...

Odisha: all Tamil passengers accounted for says Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin

05 Jun 2023

Days after Balasore's triple train tragedy, Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday said that he visited all the hospitals in Odisha where patients have been admitted. "We visited all the hospitals in Odisha where patients have been admitted. We could not find anyone from Tamil Nadu. Of the eight...

Odisha train accident: Govt says rescue operations concluded

04 Jun 2023

On Sunday, Indian authorities announced the end of rescue operations following the country's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, with signal failure emerging as the likely cause of death for at least 275 people. The death toll from Friday's crash was reduced from 288 to 287 after it...

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong offers condolences over Odisha train accident

04 Jun 2023

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express his condolences following the train accident in Odisha, which has claimed 288 lives and injured over 1,000 people. Singapore's High Commissioner to India Simon Wong in a tweet shared details regarding the text written by...

Track laying work done on one of the two main lines, says Railway Minister

04 Jun 2023

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that track laying had begun on one of the two main lines at the site of the Balasore train accident in Odisha. "PM Modi visited the accident site and met patients at Baleswar District Hospital yesterday and has given instructions according to which...