"South Eastern Railway's General Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post after the Balasore train accident. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approves Anil Kumar Mishra to become the new General Manager of South Eastern Railway," said Indian Railway in an official statement.
On the basis of DNA test results and with coordination with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, BMC (Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation) and Government Railway Police (GRP), six dead bodies of Bahanaga train accident victims were handed over to relatives of the deceas
"There are 81 bodies at AIIMS Bhubaneswar and we have sent their samples for DNA testing, due to multiple claims for a single body. Out of that, the confirmation for 29 samples has been received and their relatives/claimants have been informed," Sulochna Das, Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal C
After two goods trains collided at Onda railway station in Bankura, a railway official said that the goods train (BCN) overshot the red signal, didn't stop, and derailed with the BRN maintenance train.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned Rs 2.49 crore for the reconstruction of Bahanaga high school in Balasore which was turned into a makeshift morgue following the tragic train mishap on June 2.
"Work on a total of 1,200 railway stations in the country is underway and today the concept for Balasore station has been presented. There were three options, the option chosen is related to the Jagannath temple. We will work on it now," said Ashwini Vaishnaw on Balasore station's new pro
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday held a meeting with the District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police and State government officials in Odisha's Balasore, where nearly 300 people were killed in an accident involving three trains earlier this month.
"The media reports that are saying that a Bahanaga staff involved in the investigation of the Balasore train accident is missing is factually incorrect," Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway, Balasore, said while speaking to reporters.
"On the occasion of the holy Rath Yatra, along with my colleague Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, visited the Puri Gobardhan Peeth. We took blessings from Jagadguru Shankaracharya," Pradhan, the Union Education minister said.
After the Indian football team sealed the Intercontinental Cup 2023, they have decided to donate a part of the cash award towards "relief and rehabilitation" to the families affected by the triple train tragedy in Balasore.