Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on request of Ministry of Railways, consent of Odisha Government and further orders from DoPT(Government of India) relating to train accident involving Coromandel Express, Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a Goods train at Bahanaga
West Bengal Chief Minister and former Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday arrived at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha to meet the injured persons of the Balasore train accident.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), which provides railway ticketing services, denied Congress' claims that thousands of Indians cancelled their tickets following the unfortunate accident in Odisha and termed it as factually incorrect.
Train services have resumed at the Bahanaga Railway station in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday where the tragic train accident took place last Friday.
A 10-member CBI team reached the site of train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Tuesday as part of its investigations into the tragedy that took place on June 2 and resulted in death of 275 people
The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Monday alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was behind the Odisha train accident in which at least 275 people were killed.
Talking to ANI, Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways Rinkesh Roy said that around 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals in Odisha.
A helpdesk and control room have been established by the Bhubaneswar Commissionerate at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, near the mortuary, with the aim of identifying the deceased victims of the Balasore train accident.
Vaishnaw oversaw the entire rescue operation and restoration work at the site for two days, while Mandaviya visited Bhubaneswar AIIMS hospital on Sunday to inquire about the health of the victims.
He advised Mamata Banerjee not to politicize the Odisha train accident and asked her to refrain from "doing politics on the funeral pyre of the people killed in the accident."
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday hit out against the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the Balasore train tragedy, demanding the government to fix responsibility for the incident. He also criticized Central government for too much talk about the indigenously