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Amritsar train mishap: Event organiser denies responsibility
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Saurabh Madan Mithu, the organiser of the Dussehra event in Amritsar's Choura Bazar area, on Wednesday denied responsibility of the accident in which 59 people lost their lives after being crushed by a speeding train.
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'Punjab govt covering up Amritsar Train Tragedy'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress-led Punjab government and said that they are on mission to cover-up the Amritsar train accident.
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Amritsar train tragedy: Sidhu points loopholes, holds Railways and Centre
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Punjab's Local Government Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday pointed out loopholes into the October 19 train accident while accusing the Indian Railways and the central government responsible for the tragedy.
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SIT formed to investigate Amritsar train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Amritsar Commissioner of Police SS Srivastava on Monday confirmed that Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate the train accident which took place here on October 19. As many as 59 people were dead and 57 injured in the tr
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Amritsar train mishap: Petition seeking CBI probe filed in Punjab and Hary
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by a Gurugram-based lawyer seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry or formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the Amritsar train accident.
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Change names of places associated with Mughals: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh on Monday called for change of all names that are associated with Mughals. He appreciated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's initiative in this direction.
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Amritsar train mishap: Police permission granted for Dussehra event
Updated : 7 years, 5 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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Train services resume at Amritsar mishap site
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 21 (ANI): Train services at Joda Phatak area of Amritsar have resumed, nearly 40 hours after they were suspended when Dussehra revellers were crushed to death by a speeding train near Amritsar.
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Amritsar mishap: Punjab CM seeks victims' socio-economic profile for exten
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh, [India], Oct 21 (ANI): To ensure speedy, need-based solution for the rehabilitation of those affected by the recent Amritsar train mishap, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed the city's top brass to make a detailed socio-economic profile of the vic
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Amritsar train mishap: Security personnel injured in face-off with protest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): One security personnel was injured after locals pelted stones on police when being asked to clear railway tracks where they were protesting against Amritsar train accident that claimed 59 lives.
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Amritsar train tragedy: Swamy blames Amarinder Singh for the deadly mishap
Updated : 7 years, 5 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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Prepare guidelines for permission to hold religious, social gatherings: Pu
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A day after 59 people died in a train accident here, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed Home Secretary NS Kalsi to prepare detailed guidelines for permission to hold religious and social congregations.
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