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Odisha train accident | Tamil Nadu announces one day of State mourning; ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh to families of deceased

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh to the families of those deceased, and ₹1 lakh to those injured, from Tamil Nadu in the train accident involving three trains near Balasore in Odisha, in which the death toll has now crossed 230.

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Odisha Train Accident: PM Modi convenes highlevel meeting; to visit mishap site later today

The Prime Minister will visit the accident site in Balasore and also the Cuttack hospital where the injured are being treated, according to sources. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy orders IT Minister, three IAS officers from State to visit Balasore accident spot

Enquiring about the ghastly train mishap in Balasore district of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed Industries and IT Minister Gudivada Amarnath to visit the accident site along with a team of IAS officers to obtain a first-hand account of the passengers belonging to A.P.…

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Indian train crash death toll rises to 288

BALASORE, India: At least 288 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision, India’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years, officials said on Saturday.

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Coromandel Express derailment | List of cancelled and diverted trains

On Friday evening, at least 70 persons were feared dead and more than 350 injured in a major rail accident involving two express trains and a goods train in Balasore district of Odisha.

The Hindu

Coromandel Express derailment | Three NDRF teams at site, six more being rushed

Three NDRF teams are working at the triple train crash site in Odisha’s Balasore district while six more are being rushed to the spot, officials said on Friday.

The Hindu

SWR officials estimate 994 reserved, 300 unreserved passengers boarded Bengaluru-Howrah SF express train from Bengaluru

Following a major rail accident involving two express trains and a goods train in Balasore district of Odisha on Friday evening (June 2), officials of the South Western Railways (SWR) said that 994 reserved passengers and around 300 unreserved are estimated to have boarded from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in…

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At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India

At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India's deadliest rail accident in over a decade.

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At least 207 killed, over 900 injured in train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district

This breaking news article by The Hindu reports on the Coromandel Express derailment in the Balasore district after a head-on collision with a goods train on June 2, 2023.

The Hindu

DRDO official arrested for passing information to Pak spy sent to 4-day police remand

The DRDO officer arrested over allegations of sharing secret defence information with a Pakistani woman spy has been remanded to police custody for four days on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha: 28 workers fall ill after ammonia gas leak at Balasore prawn plant

Balasore Chief District Medical Officer informed that the workers who came in contact with the gas complained of burning of throat, nose and respiratory tract

The Hindu

Odisha evacuating people amid flood threat in Balasore, Mayurbhanj districts

The Balasore district administration has decided to evacuate at least 1.2 lakh people by Monday noon when the peak flood water of the Subarnarekha is likely to pass through Raj Ghat

The Hindu

Odisha expecting massive flood in Balasore district

Additional disaster response teams have been deployed to prevent loss of human lives

The Hindu

Normal life affected due to heavy rains across Odisha; five die in wall collapse

Five persons, including three minors, died in separate incidences of wall collapse; road communications have been snapped and thousands of acres of crop have gone down under floodwater.

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Fingers crossed in Odisha in wake of heavy rain predicted by IMD

IMD has predicted heavy rain for four districts of the State - Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore and Keonjhar

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Missile Test: Indian Navy successfully test fires Anti-ship Version

Indian Navy with DRDO successfully undertook maiden firing of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile from Seaking 42B helicopter on Wednesday at Interested Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha: One missing, 11 rescued after boat capsizes in Chilika Lake

A boat carrying 12 persons, including nine tourists from Balasore, two small shopkeepers and a boatman, sank in Chilika lake in the Khurda district in Odisha due to heavy westerly winds, said District Magistrate Sangramjeet Mohapatra. More on Dynamite News:

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Human rights commission calls for report on Odisha journalist who was chained to bed

The Odisha Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a case where an Odisha journalist was chained in handcuffs to a bed in a hospital in Balasore, after allegedly being assaulted by the police, the Indian Express reported.

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Editors Guild urges MHA to act after journalists stripped in MP, chained in Odisha

The Editors Guild of India has expressed shock over the manner in which police arrested, stripped, and humiliated a local journalist in Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh, and chained another journalist in Balasore, Odisha.

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In hospital after ‘police assault’, Odia journalist chained to bed

A journalist – who fell unconscious after being allegedly assaulted by the police – was chained to a bed using handcuffs at a hospital in Odisha's Balasore, and was released after the visuals were aired on local news channels, according to a report by Sambad English.

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India successfully conducts two test firings of medium range surface to air missile system

India carried out two successful test firings of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) air defence systems off the coast of Odisha in Balasore on Wednesday.

The Hindu

NGT directs Odisha not to undertake any permanent construction in Mahanadi’s floodplain area

Tribunal also stops sand mining near River Subarnarekha in Balasore district

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