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"Electronic interlocking" behind Balasore train accident: Railway Minister
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore occurred due to a "change in electronic interlocking".
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Help desk set up at Bhubaneswar civic body office to assist Balasore train
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The help desk has been set up at BMC-ICOMC tower, Satya Nagar Bhubaneswar to facilitate family, friends, and relatives of deceased people and people stranded in the tragic train accident.
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Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla voices anguish over Odisha tr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This train accident has shocked everyone in the country. I would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims. I am aggrieved," Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said.
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Odisha train derailment: Ashwini Vaishnaw oversees ongoing restoration wor
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw oversaw the restoration works that were underway overnight in Odisha's Balasore where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved in a horrific accident, leaving 288 passengers dead and over 1,000 injured.
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Odisha train accident: Congress' Hanumantha Rao expresses condolences to b
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the accident site in Odisha. He will take stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to the latest estimates killed over 261 people and over 1000 people injured.
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Balasore train accident: Secy to Odisha CM meets injured; assures all help
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The disastrous train accident has claimed 288 lives so far while over 1,000 people sustained injuries.
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Balasore train crash: Efforts are on to clear wreckage from tracks, says N
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Around 288 bodies have been recovered while more than 1000 injured people have been admitted to different hospitals as efforts are underway to clear the leftover wreckage of derailed trains from the track here in Odisha's Balasore, a senior NDRF official said on Saturday.
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Odisha train accident: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel promises to extend a
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This is the biggest accident in history. I pay homage to the dead and pray for the well-being of the injured. I have spoken to the Chief Minister of Odisha. The government of Chhattisgarh is ready to provide all possible help to them" said Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
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West Bengal governor calls Balasore train tragedy 'shocking', says will pr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The three-way accident involved Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and the goods trains at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Odisha's Balasore district. According to the Odisha Government's Special Relief Commissioner's office 17 coaches of the two trains had derailed and wer
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"I request all MPs to donate part of their salary to bereaved families": V
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Varun Gandhi took to Twitter and said, "Orissa train accident is heartbreaking! We have to stand like a rock with the families who are broken by this accident. I request all fellow parliamentarians to come forward to help the bereaved families by donating a part of their salary. First, th
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Balasore train accident: TN ministers meet CM Naveen Patnaik, laud Odisha'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udaynidhi Stalin and Transport Minister SS Shivsankar met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas and appreciated the government's efforts in the rescue and treatment of the injured people, especially the passengers from Tamil Nadu, a press release from th
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Assam CM launches New Education Policy in Higher Educational Institutes of
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking about the policy, he said, "The NEP was envisioned under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of preparing our youth for the future and its adoption marks a historic day for Assam. As a part of the policy, we should focus on imparting multi-disciplinary education and preparing our
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