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Hirakhand Express tragedy: Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over rise in tra
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Expressing shock and anguish at the tragic Hirakhand Express train derailment in Andhra Pradesh which has claimed 27 lives so far, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi said that she was concerned over the rising number of train accidents, and hoped that the Indian Ra
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Suresh Prabhu reviews safety performance of Indian Railways
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Concerned with the recent spate of train accidents, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday held a number of meetings to review the safety performance of Indian Railways.
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Normal traffic to be restored by midnight, rescue operation on war footing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21(ANI): A day after India witnessed one of its worst train accidents in recent years, the Indian Railways on Monday clarified that initial forecast for restoration of train traffic is late midnight today and added that rescue operations are going on at war footing.
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Kanpur train tragedy: Death toll reaches a staggering 133, frantic search
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): At least 133 passengers were killed while more than 180 persons were injured, out of which nearly 50 are reported to be grievously wounded, in the worst train accident in recent years when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhrayan of Kanpur
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Indore-Patna Train tragedy: Death toll crosses 100, casualties likely to i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): The death toll in the deadly Kanpur train accident has crossed the 100 mark, as rescue operations continued to pull out more bodies from the wreckage of the Indore-Patna Express, whose 14 coaches got derailed in the wee hours of Sunday.
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