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Train driver not at fault: Northern Railway CPRO on Amritsar mishap
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Northern Railway 's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Deepak Kumar on Saturday ascertained that preliminary questioning with the driver has been conducted and prima-facie he is not being seen at fault.
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Artist playing Ravan among victims of Amritsar train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Dalbir Singh, the artist who played the role of Ravan at the tragedy-stricken Ramleela also passed away after a train plowed into a crowd that had spilled over to a railway track to watch Dussehra fireworks here.
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Amritsar Train Tragedy: Avoid mudslinging, Sidhu urges political parties
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Expressing grief over the loss of life caused after a train mowed down scores of people here, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday urged all political parties to avoid indulging in mudslinging.
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Amritsar: Nearly 100 affected, claims Civil Hospital Emergency Medical Off
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (India): Nearly 100 people have been affected by the tragedy, where a crowd of Dussehra revellers spilled onto the railway track was run over by a train here, claimed Emergency Medical Officer at Civil Hospital.
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Wrong to hold Railways responsible for Amritsar tragedy: Ashwani Lohani
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Hours after the Amritsar train accident, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Saturday said it would be wrong to say that the Railways is responsible for the tragic incident, adding that people need to be more alert.
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Amritsar tragedy: SAD condoles loss of lives, demands probe
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has condemned the tragic train accident in Punjab's Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations, where 60 people have lost their lives while 51 others have sustained injuries.
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Jaitley expresses grief over Punjab train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed his grievances over the death of more than 50 people in the train accident in Punjab's Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations.
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People politicising Amritsar train mishap should be ashamed: Navjot Kaur S
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Congress leader and Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday slammed people "politicising" the Amritsar train mishap.
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Amritsar Tragedy: Here are helpline numbers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Indian Railways have issued helpline numbers after the Amritsar Dussehra tragedy.
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Train accident: Dussehra celebrations organised without permission, claim
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Eyewitnesses at the train accident site, where more than 50 people are feared dead, claimed that the Dussehra celebrations were organised without permission.
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Amritsar train tragedy: PM Modi approves Rs 2 lakh for families of decease
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed in Amritsar train tragedy. He has also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for the injured.
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Amritsar train mishap: Punjab CM orders probe, announces ex-gratia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an inquiry into the tragic train accident in Amritsar in which more than 50 people are feared dead.
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