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Congress leader Chavan seeks Ashwini Vaishnaw's resignation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday demanded resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the wake of triple train tragedy in Odisha in which 261 people died
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Biggest incident in 21st century, says Mamata Banerjee at train accident s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
She said that the West Bengal government will provide Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of people from the state who died in the accident
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Odisha train accident: Rescue ops completed, restoration work has begun, s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"The rescue operation has been completed and restoration work has started. We will thoroughly investigate this incident and will ensure such incidents don't happen in future," said Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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Odisha train mishap captured in pictures- Mangled coaches, attempts to res
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The incident took place around 7 pm on June 2 near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar. It involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Express and Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express -- and a goods train. Visuals from the site sho
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Odisha train accident: Train carrying stranded passengers reaches Howrah
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A special train carrying stranded passengers from Odisha's Balasore arrived at Howrah railway station in West Bengal.
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"Nobody should do politics over dead bodies," Former Railway Minister Dine
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"I think the priority has to be to save as many lives as possible...This is not the time for politics. Nobody can do politics over dead bodies," the Former Railway Minister said.
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Odisha train collisions: West Bengal CM Mamata to visit Balasore accident
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
By Saturday morning, the death toll has risen to 238 in the June 2 collisions in which the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, on its way to Howrah, derailed and fell on adjacent tracks at Bahanaga Bazar of the South Eastern Railway in Balasore. The incident took place at 7.10 pm aroun
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Odisha train accident: Ashwini Vaishnaw thanks NDRF officials for rescue o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Railway, NDRF, SDRF, and State govt are conducting the rescue operation. The best possible healthcare facilities will be provided," Vaishnaw said.
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"High-level inquiry will be conducted," Ashwini Vaishnaw on Odisha's Balas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"A detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also do an independent inquiry," Vaishnaw said.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives at train accident spot in Odisha's Balasore
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived at the accident spot in Odisha's Balasore where three trains collided on Friday claiming the lives of 233 people and injuring around 900.
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Nepal PM Dahal condoles loss of lives in Odisha's train accident
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The office of the Nepal Prime Minister tweeted, "I'm saddened by the loss of dozens of lives in a train accident in Odisha, India today. I extend deep condolences to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, Government, and the bereaved families in this hour of grief."
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Have ordered high-level probe to determine cause of derailment: Railways M
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"I have issued an order for a high-level probe to find out why this derailment happened. It is important to get to the root cause of this tragic accident," said the Railways minister.
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