Balasore train accident
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After 4 months of train crash, 28 unclaimed bodies to be cremated

Bhubaneswar mayor Sulochana Das said the civic administration is ready for cremation of the unclaimed bodies as per rules.

published on : 9th October 2023
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CBI chargesheet against 3 officials in Balasore train accident case

The charge sheet has been filed in the court of the special judicial magistrate in Bhubaneswar in an ongoing investigation into a case related the train mishap.

published on : 3rd September 2023
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Balasore accident: CBI files charge sheet against three railway officials

The accident took place on June 2 when the Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district and collided with the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express.

published on : 2nd September 2023
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Balasore train accident: 41 bodies await identification at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Dr Ashutosh Biswas, Director, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar said that the process of handing over the bodies to claimants after matching DNA samples is underway.

published on : 22nd July 2023
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Lapses in signalling-circuit-alteration caused Odisha train accident: Union Railway Minister

The Union Minister said that the Commissioner of Railway Safety under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has completed its inquiry into the Balasore train accident, which claimed 295 lives.

published on : 21st July 2023
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Balasore train tragedy: CBI makes first arrests, three railway staff held

Senior section engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, section engineer Mohammad Amir Khan and technician Pappu Kumar were arrested by the agency under sections 304 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

published on : 7th July 2023
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Odisha train tragedy: Opposition slams Centre after CRS report flagged 'lapses at multiple levels'

Inquiry report cites faulty signalling and human error as reasons for June 2 triple-train accident.

published on : 5th July 2023
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Odisha: 13 more bodies of Balasore train tragedy handed over to families 

Of the 13 bodies, four have been sent to Bihar, eight to West Bengal and one to Jharkhand.

published on : 1st July 2023
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Nearly a month after Odisha's train accident, victims' kin still wait for bodies

As many as 35 persons are camping at the guest house while 15 others have left for home due to a delay in the arrival of DNA reports.

published on : 28th June 2023
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Balasore train accident: Death toll mounts to 291 

Meanwhile, 81 bodies remain unidentified at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

published on : 17th June 2023
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Less than 50% of rail passengers have insurance cover

Passengers who book tickets at railway counters and those travelling in general coaches do not have any insurance coverage.

published on : 11th June 2023
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270 people including ex-NIA, RAW chiefs write to PM Modi on Odisha's triple train crash

Terming the accident as an "act of sabotage," the signatories flagged 'efforts to undermine' the nation's security and progress. 

published on : 10th June 2023
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After Odisha triple train crash, Railways orders double-locking of signalling assets

With enough evidence to show that some kind of tampering was done with the interlocking system, the job now is to make it "tamper-proof", senior officials said.

published on : 10th June 2023
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Interlocking technology that failed to lock

Could this technology have failed to prevent the disaster, or was it manipulated? Equally, is it possible to manipulate the system manually?

published on : 10th June 2023
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The good samaritans of Balasore: an ode to humane instinct

A teacher couple that lived nearby admitted passengers to the local high school and even turned the educational institution into a temporary morgue when the body count grew.

published on : 10th June 2023
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Rail safety can no longer be business as usual

Introspection must begin within Indian Railways to address some serious questions concerning safety systems

published on : 10th June 2023
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Odisha train crash: State govt consults neighbours as 82 bodies remain unidentified

What has come as a problem is that some bodies are being claimed by multiple families. Therefore, DNA sampling is the only scientific process left for handling over the bodies.

published on : 9th June 2023
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Odisha train crash: Congress seeks FIR against PM Modi, Railway Minister for negligence

The grand old party also accused the government of doing headline management and saving the minister responsible for the train accident.

published on : 8th June 2023
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Coromandel Express leaves Shalimar five days after Balasore accident

The Chennai-bound train was involved in a tragic train crash last Friday at Odisha's Balasore.

published on : 7th June 2023
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Odisha train accident: 39 more bodies brought to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

There were initially 123 bodies in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, and of which, 71 were handed over to families.

published on : 7th June 2023
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