The Railways Ministry informed on Saturday that the restoration work is ongoing at war footing 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.
"The news of the terrible train accident is heart-rending. Such a terrible accident has never happened before. There is no information so far on the death of any Kannadiga. The railway ministry should come clean on who was responsible for this horrific accident. I have sent my Cabinet col
The horrific three-train crash that took place in Balasore district of Odisha has claimed as many as 288 lives and injured over 1,000 people, the Indian Railways said on Saturday.
As the rescue operation is underway after the horrific train accident that claimed 288 lives in Odisha's Balasore, Amitabh Sharma, Spokesperson, Ministry of Railways on Saturday informed that a total of 58 trains have been cancelled, 81 diverted and 10 terminated.
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.
A day after at least 288 people lost their lives and over 1,000 people were injured in an accident involving three trains at Balasore's Bahanaga Bazaar railway station in Odisha, the reason behind the crash still remains unclear.
"It is sad that 5 people died in a horrific road accident on the bypass of Maranga police station area of Purnia district. May God give strength to the bereaved families to have patience. Instructions have been given for proper treatment of the injured. Wishing the injured a speedy recover
The accused behind the horrific murder of a minor girl in New Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area was sent to judicial custody on Saturday, said the Delhi police.
In the midst of a horrific train crash in Odisha, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday advised airline companies to keep an eye on the unusual surge in fares of flights, coming to and from Bhubaneswar.
"You may have seen that the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, Coromandel Express, and a goods train met with an accident in Balasore, Odisha. Several passengers lost their lives in this horrific accident, and around 900 people were injured. On behalf of the people of Uttar Pradesh and the