Tag: Accident

Edge of a Precipice

A point, missed by most, is the antiquated and dilapidated infrastructure of the railways. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on 13 December 2019, the Railway Minister informed that there were 38,850 railway bridges, which were more than 100 years old. Much of the railway track is more than fifty years old, with more than 100 per cent utilisation on trunk routes. Train bogies of even prestigious trains, like Rajdhani, are more than twenty years old

June 8, 2023

Odisha train accident: DNA samples sent to AIIMS Delhi for identification of deceased

The Additional Commissioner said over 80 bodies had piled up in different hospitals awaiting identification.

June 7, 2023

Kollam Sudhi Actor And Mimicry Artist Dies In A Road Accident

Kollam Sudhi, a famous mimic and member of Star Magic, passed away in a car accident. This morning near Kaipamangalam, the 39-year-old lost his life when the car he was riding in collided with a goods carrier.

June 5, 2023

Odisha train accident: Mamata-Vaishnaw argument over death toll caught on camera

According to Indian Railways, the death toll in Odisha train tragedy is 288 while 747 people were injured along with 56 grievously injured.

June 3, 2023

Balasore train accident: Death toll reaches 288, number of injured 1175

Many people are now claiming that Kavach would have avoided the accident in the wake of the incident.

June 3, 2023

AP team at Balasore train crash site collects details of state’s passengers

“There were 178 passengers from Andhra Pradesh travelling in these trains. However, the number of casualties or injured is yet to be known,” said Anup Satpathy, DRM Waltair of East Coast Railway.

June 3, 2023

AAP, CPI leaders demand railway minister’s resignation

Congress says questions to the government can wait till Sunday as rescue and relief is an immediate task.

June 3, 2023

Andhra team in Balasore to assist rescue and relief of accident victims

State Chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting on the Odisha train accident and instructed officers to alert all the hospitals around Odisha's borders

June 3, 2023

How 3 trains crashed into each other in Balasore Odisha

Railway Ministry of India will conduct high level inquiry to know the actual scenario of this accident

June 3, 2023

Odisha train accident: Rescue teams working on cutting last bogie to extract victims

The Chief Secretary further said that the bodies were being handed over the kins of the deceased on producing identity documents.

June 3, 2023

Nepal PM Dahal condoles loss of lives in Odisha’s train accident

Odisha chief secretary Pradeep Jena on Saturday confirmed that the death toll in the horrific train derailment in Balasore had risen to 233.

June 3, 2023

Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives at train accident spot in Odisha’s Balasore

The Odisha government has declared a day of mourning on Saturday after the train derailment.

June 3, 2023

Odisha train derailment: Toll rises to 207, injured now at 900, says chief secy

Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday took stock of the situation and reviewed the rescue operations at Control Room, SRC, Bhubaneswar.

June 3, 2023

Check Helpline Numbers released after Coromandel Express derailed

At least 50 people were dead and 300 injured after Coromandel Express derailed near Bahanaga station in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday. The injured have been shifted to Soro CHC, Gopalpur CHC, and Khantapada PHC, said Chief Secretary, Odisha. To know about the well being of the closed ones, helpline numbers have been issued for various...

June 2, 2023

50 feared dead, 300 injured in the train accident involving Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express in Odisha

In a new update,  about 50 people are feared injured and 300 injured in the train accident that involved coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express train which derailed near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening. When the reports last came in several passengers were trapped. According to initial reports, at least...

June 2, 2023

30 feared dead, 130 injured as Coromandel Express collides with goods train in Odisha

In a major accident, several coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express train derailed near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening and several passengers are trapped, and feared dead. According to the reports 30 people are feared dead and 130 have been injured. Three trains were reported involved in the accident. According...

June 2, 2023

8 killed, 26 injured after tractor trolley falls into gorge in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu

Yesterday at around 6:30 pm, we received information that a tractor trolley going towards Mansa Devi overturned and many people were injured.

May 30, 2023