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SCR arranging special trains for Odisha train tragedy victims; Governor, Home Minister express grief

SCR arranging special trains for Odisha train tragedy victims

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Odisha train accident | Citizens rush to hospitals to donate blood

The Odisha train accident has once again shown the humane side of villagers who queued up outside medical centres in large numbers to donate blood

The Hindu

Odisha train accident: APCC wants PM to own moral responsibility, resign

The APCC leader also pressed for an ex gratia of ₹50 lakh each to the families of the deceased and ₹10 lakh each and the best medical treatment to the injured

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Odisha train tragedy: Questions raised on why Coromandel Express entered a ‘loop line’

A preliminary joint inspection report on the Odisha train tragedy has indicated that the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express entered a “loop line” instead of the “main line”. This happened when the signal was “given and taken off” for the train to enter the “main line”.

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Ministry of Civil Aviation asks airlines to ‘monitor abnormal surge’ in airfares to and from Bhubaneswar

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has told airlines to monitor any abnormal surge in airfares to and from Odisha’s capital Bhubaneshwar

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled

Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.

The Hindu

Death toll climbs to 288, over 1,000 injured in Odisha train crash: Railways

The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore has climbed to 288, Indian Railways said on Saturday.

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"Probe ordered; those guilty will not be spared": PM Modi after meeting Odisha train crash survivors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that directions have been given to probe the train accident in Odisha's Balasore which killed over 260 passengers, and that whoever is found guilty will not be spared. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India train crash: at least 288 killed and 803 injured in Odisha state

Rescue operation under way with death toll expected to rise in India’s worst rail disaster in more than 20 years

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World leaders express grief at deaths in Odisha train crash

Leaders from across the world, including President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, expressed condolences for the triple train crash that occurred in Odisha in which over 260 people were killed. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pope Francis offers prayers after Odisha train accident

Pope Francis voiced immense sadness at the Odisha train accident which killed at least 261 people and injured over 900

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | PM inspects site, takes stock of situation; assures stringent action against guilty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 3 inspected the triple train accident site at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district to take stock of relief and restoration operations.

The Hindu

Odisha Train Accident: PM Modi arrives at mishap site in Balasore; meets survivors in hospital

Prime Minister will take stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to latest estimates killed over 280 people and over 1000 people injured. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha train crash: Official death toll rises to 238, says Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena

Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena on Saturday confirmed that the death toll has risen to 238 in the Odisha train crash that occurred in Balasore on Friday evening. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha train accident | Mamata visits accident site raises question on why anti collision device was not installed

On visiting the site of the Odisha train accident, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Indian Railways is facing a “coordination gap”

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More than 280 killed in three-train crash in India's eastern Odisha state

At least 288 people have died and about 1,000 injured in India's worst rail accident in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in the east of the country.

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Odisha train accident | Ashwini Vaishnaw, Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee visit site

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the spot to take stock of the situation

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PM Modi leaves for Odisha, to review triple train accident

“PM Narendra Modi is leaving for Odisha where he will review the situation in the wake of the train mishap,” PMO tweeted.

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Odisha Train Accident: Rescue ops completed, restoration work begins, says Rly Minister Vaishnaw

The number of people who have been killed in the incident had gone up to 280 while around 900 have been been injured, according to officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Green signal for main line was ‘taken off’, and Coromandel Express entered loop line: preliminary probe report

A preliminary investigation by a team of railway officials has revealed that signal was given and then taken off for Coromandel Express which entered the Loop Line and collided with the goods train resulting in the accident near Balasore

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Odisha train accident | Tamil Nadu political leaders express condolences; Congress, PMK and others demand detailed probe

Leaders of major political parties in Tamil Nadu on Saturday expressed deep condolences to the families of those killed in the train accident in Odisha, and demanded that the rescue and relief efforts be expedited.

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Odisha Train Accident: Safety should be top priority in rail network, says Congress

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet that the train accident in Odisha is truly horrendous and is a matter of the greatest anguish. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha train accident | Karnataka survivors recount horror; ‘Saw limbless bodies, people screaming for help’

Following the horrific train accident in Odisha leaving more than 260 dead, survivors from Karnataka recounted their horror

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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 | 250 stranded passengers on board special train from Bhadrak to Chennai

The train is expected to arrive at Chennai Central station on the morning of Sunday, June 4; Southern Railway has also announced a train to take families of victims of the accident to Bhadrak that will depart on the evening of Saturday, June 3

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