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Odisha train accident: Inquiry official disagrees with preliminary findings

A senior Indian Railways official who was part of the five-member inquiry committee which conducted a preliminary investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic train accident at the Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station in Odisha, has disagreed with certain findings

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Train ticket cancellations after Odisha accident did not increase, IRCTC denies Congress' claims

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) denied Congress’ claims that thousands of Indians cancelled their tickets following the unfortunate accident in Odisha and termed it as factually incorrect.

The Hindu

Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash

Officials try to source iced containers to preserve bodies as they appeal to families to identify the dead.

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Smoke from coach AC halts Secunderabad-Agartala Express in Odisha's Brahmapur

Though the smoke was controlled immediately, the panic stricken passengers refused to travel in the coach fearing another electrical breakdown. They demanded a replacement of the coach.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed

A 10-member CBI team, which is in Odisha to probe the triple train accident, inspected the tracks, signal room and talked to railway officials at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district on June 6

The Hindu

Trinamool Congress behind Odisha train accident, alleges Suvendu Adhikari

The Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari accuses Trinamool Congress of being behind the Balasore triple train accident in which at least 275 people were killed.

The Hindu

About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash

Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families on Tuesday to help identify 83 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after the death toll in the country's deadliest rail crash in over two decades rose to 288.

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Asking CBI to probe Balasore train accident is Modi govt.’s ‘headline management,’ alleges Congress

The Congress on June 6 slammed the government over the Railways seeking a CBI probe into the Odisha railway tragedy, and termed the move as headlines management.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification

With over 100 bodies from Balasore triple train accident pilling up in different hospitals here awaiting identification, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has started DNA sampling of the claimants, an official said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Ayurvedic doctor Mamata on a mission to help people, alleviate human suffering at disaster sites

Ayurvedic doctor Mamata Pradhan interacted with women victims of Balasore train accident in Odisha, inquired about their special needs including sanitary napkins and arranged them.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | Reliance to provide free ration, jobs to affected families

Reliance Foundation to provide free ration for six months and jobs for those affected by the Odisha train tragedy

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‘Casual attitude to safety’: After Odisha accident, editorials demand accountability from railways

In the wake of the horrific train accident in Odisha, multiple newspapers published editorials on lessons that need to be learned – and why the railways must prioritise safety.

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Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Experience in disaster management helps Odisha govt save 1,200 lives in Bahanaga train tragedy

BHUBANESWAR: With the state being prone to natural disasters because of its geographical location, the Odisha government’s past experience of dealing with cyclone and floods came in handy for the rescue teams to save around 1,200 lives from a near-death situation in the Bahanaga train tragedy on June 2, the…

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King offers ‘heartfelt prayers’ after ‘appalling tragedy’ of India’s train crash

Nearly 300 people died and more than 1,000 were injured when three trains collided on Friday in the state of Odisha.

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A man searches desperately for his nephew, who is missing after India's train crash

Nitam Roy, a construction worker and a father of two, was on one of the trains that crashed in India's eastern state of Odisha. His uncle is hoping he can at least find some trace of his nephew.

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Trains resume service 51 hours after deadly India crash

BALASORE, India: Passenger and freight trains were running again on Monday at the site of India's deadliest train disaster in decades, which officials said was caused by failures linked to signal systems.

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Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume

Official investigation into India’s deadliest rail crash in 20 years begins as trains cross the disaster spot in Odisha.

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Odisha Triple Train Crash: Indian Railways resume passenger trains services on tracks in Balasore

Indian Railways on Monday has started running passenger trains on the tracks in Bahanaga village in Odisha's Balasore which were affected due to the triple train accident. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India's worst railway disaster in decades has killed at least 275 people. Here's what we know

At least 275 people are dead and nearly 1,200 more injured after a horrific three-train pile-up in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Here's what we know so far.

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Days after the horrific accident, another goods train derails in Odisha

Several wagons of a goods train carrying limestone derailed near Sambardhara in the Bargarh district, of Odisha on June 5. The train was en route to Bargarh from Dunguri. No casualty was reported.

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India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site

The official investigation into India's deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause for a collision that killed at least 275 people and injured 1,200.

The Hindu

Railway Minister ‘lauds’ Andhra Pradesh’s initiatives in tracing Odisha train accident victims

Besides setting up a committee to monitor the situation at the accident spot, the government has arranged control rooms and announced ex gratia to the victims, IT Minister Gudivada Amarnath tells Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu

Odisha train accident: 32 from Karnataka who were stranded in West Bengal return safely

As many as 32 people from Karnataka, part of volleyball teams, who were stranded after the train accident in Balasore, managed to return on Sunday

The Times of India

18-year-old Chotu Sardar dreamt of pucca house, ventured to Kerala for work; Odisha train crash killed him

BURDWAN(WEST BENGAL): Chotu Sardar, who just turned 18, dreamt of building a pucca house for his family, so he joined his father -- a construction worker -- to venture to Kerala in search of work.

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