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...

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 horrific train crash: 24-year-old’s father’s unwavering hope helps find son alive in morgue

06 Jun 2023

A father's refusal to accept his son's death in the Odisha train accident led to a miraculous reunion that defied all odds in a heartwarming story of unwavering hope and relentless determination. The extraordinary journey of this father unfolded as he embarked on a 230-kilometer journey to Balasore, eventually bringing...

Odisha train derailment: CM Patnaik announces ex-gratia payments of Rs. 5 lakh to each deceased person’s family and Rs. 1 lakh to injured people

04 Jun 2023

On Sunday, Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha, announced that the CM's Relief Fund would provide an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh to each of the relatives of those killed in the railway crash in Balasore. "The next of kin of the deceased will get the assistance of Rs...

Odisha train accident: Special train arrives in Chennai from Balasore

04 Jun 2023

In the early hours of Sunday, according to officials, a special train from Balasore carrying victims of the horrible accident and derailment on Friday arrived in Chennai. At Chennai's MGR Central Railway Station, Ma Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, and KKSSR Ramachandran, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management,...