Pope Francis on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in Odisha's Balasore in which 275 people died and over a thousand were injured.
Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board Jaya Varma Sinha on Sunday recounted the chilling conversation with the locomotive driver and TTE officials after the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore that claimed 275 lives.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed the Centre for a negligent attitude stating that those responsible for the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore have still not been identified.
Arrangements have been made at the Railways dedicated helpline number 139 to facilitate family and relatives of deceased persons and passengers stranded in the tragic train accident in Odisha.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is assisting the Railway Board in the rescue and investigation of the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore that claimed 275 lives.
Days after the Odisha triple train tragedy, Railway Board on Sunday citing premiliary investigation said there was some issue with the signalling and only Coromandel Express met with an accident in Balasore that claimed the lives of 275 passengers.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the rescue teams are working on the restoration of tracks after the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore.
Odisha government has urged people to the next of kin from different states to identify and claim the bodies of the deceased in the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore.
Special trains are being run from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ranchi, Kolkata and other places so that patients can reach their homes, after their treatment.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, by an expert panel headed by a retired judge of the apex court.
Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan who was present at the accident site on Sunday said that it is their responsibility to establish normalcy at the earliest and strict action will be taken against those responsible.