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4 killed after being hit by Utkal Express in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Four people were killed by the Utkal Express train at around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday near Gamharia Railway Station in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. There is no official confirmation of the incident yet.
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"Rail tragedies keep happening," AAP demands dismissal of Union Minister A
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party National General Secretary (Organization) and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak on Monday slammed the central government over train accidents happening in quick succession in the country saying that it is the result of a failed system.
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Revised ex-gratia relief rates for train accidents and untoward incidents
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The revised ex-gratia relief rates have been updated for various categories of incidents. In cases of Train Accidents, as defined under Section 124 of the Railways Act, 1989, the revised rates are - Rs 5,00,000 in the event of death, Rs 2,50,000 for grievous injury, and Rs 50,000 for simple
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Odisha: ECOR to install device to prevent elephant deaths due to train acc
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The IDS will help detect elephants approaching the railway tracks and alert railway officials and loco pilots, ensuring the train speed gets reduced and thereby avert elephant deaths informs.
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Odisha train accident: Congress' Hanumantha Rao expresses condolences to b
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the accident site in Odisha. He will take stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to the latest estimates killed over 261 people and over 1000 people injured.
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Major train accidents that jolted India
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the death toll in the Odisha train accident has risen to 238 we look back at the most tragic train accidents that has jolted the nation in the past.
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No consequential train accidents at unmanned level crossings in last 3 yea
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Indian Railways on Wednesday stated that the number of consequential train accidents at unmanned level crossings during the last three years is 'Nil'
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Wild elephant killed after being hit by goods train in Assam's Hojai
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hojai (Assam) [India], September 9 (ANI): A wild elephant was killed after being hit by a goods train in Assam's Hojai district on Thursday evening.
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No passenger deaths due to train accidents in nearly 22 months: Piyush Goy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that there has not been a single passenger death due to train accidents in nearly 22 months.
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Indian Railways sees best ever safety performance in past year, no passeng
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI) In a significant achievement, Indian Railways recorded its best-ever safety performance during the past year with zero passenger fatalities due to rail accident.
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Train collision incidents came down to zero in 2018-19: Economic Survey 20
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The category-wise break-up of consequential train accidents shows that the incident of train collisions came down to zero during 2018-19, says the Economic Survey 2018-19 report which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled in Parl
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Hirakhand Express tragedy: Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over rise in tra
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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