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SAD demands resignation of Sidhu, murder case against wife
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) core committee on Sunday demanded the immediate sacking of Punjab Local Bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the registration of a murder case against Navjot Kaur Sidhu as well as the organizers of the Dussehra festival
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Amritsar train mishap: Police permission granted for Dussehra event
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Amritsar Police Commissioner SS Shrivastava on Sunday confirmed that the police permission was granted for organising Dussehra event at Dhobi Ghat ground, where the unfortunate train accident took place that killed as many as 59 people in Amritsar.
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Amritsar train tragedy: Swamy blames Amarinder Singh for the deadly mishap
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): After dozens of people were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy blamed Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government for not doing enough to safeguard the area near the railway tra
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Amritsar accident: Ramlila committee holds candle march in Chandigarh
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Artists of the Shree Ramleela Committee on Saturday held a candle march in Chandigarh as a tribute to the victims of the Amritsar train tragedy that took place during Dussehra celebrations on Friday.
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Independent agency should conduct inquiry into Amritsar mishap: Sukhbir Ba
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said that an independent agency should conduct an inquiry into Amristar train tragedy that claimed lives of 59 people.
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Amritsar Train Tragedy: Family of 13-year-old victim holds protest
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India] October 20 (ANI): Distraught family of a 13-year-old, who died in the Amritsar train accident, staged a protest at the Amritsar-Jalandhar highway on Saturday.
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Amritsar train tragedy was avoidable, railway not at fault: Manoj Sinha
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that Amritsar train accident was completely avoidable and the Railways was not at fault.
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Artist playing Ravan among victims of Amritsar train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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