Midnapore Train Derailment

• Train disaster: Bengal govt rules out CBI inquiry

  In a snub to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's demand, the West Bengal government on Monday ruled out a CBI inquiry into the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express disaster in West Midnapore district which claimed 148 lives.

• Three days after train mishap, search still on

  Three days after the train derailment in West Bengal's West Midnapore, the search is still on for the missing relatives and friends.

• Maoists behind West Bengal train disaster, says Bengal DGP

  The West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told NDTV on Saturday that Maoists were behind the Gyaneshwari Express derailment and claimed to have identified the culprits behind the incident that has claimed over 120 lives so far."Those who did it are all members of Maoist squads. We have identified them and search is on to nab them,...

• Night trains rescheduled in West Bengal

  A day after close to 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, several trains that ply through the Maoist belt at night have been rescheduled in the state. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, no trains will run during the night for next four days.South Eastern Railways' dec...

• Train derailment: Chidambaram suspects sabotage

  Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the train derailment in West Midnapore appeared to be an act of sabotage but it was not yet clear whether explosives were used to blast the tracks. "It appears to be a case of sabotage where a portion of the railway track was removed. Whether explosives were used is not yet clear," he said in a statem...

• PM to Rail Ministry: Ensure all help

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Gyaneshwari Express derailment in West Midnapore district on Friday after a blast by Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. The PM has announced a compensation of Rs two lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for each of those seriously injured in the incident.He aske...

• Gyaneshwari Express derails in West Bengal: List of trains affected

  At least 65 passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari express train derailed in West Midnapore district early on Friday after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.Following the mishap, a number of trains in the region have been cancelled and some h...

• Midnapore train mishap: List of injured

  At least 71 passengers were killed and 150 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early on Friday. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.The injured passengers were admitted in Khargpur Railway Hospital and Midnapore Medical College Hospital, the officials said. Here is th...

• Chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar

  Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.April 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours.May 2008 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for five hours.November 2009 - Maoists blow up railway tracks in Simdega district in Jharkhand derailing a passen...

• Maoist-backed organization claims responsibility: Police chief

  The West Bengal police have said that Maoist-backed organization People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has claimed responsibility for the Gyaneshwari Express accident."Two posters belonging to the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) have been found at the site," West Bengal Director General of Police Bhup...

• Railways was on alert for Maoist 'Black Day': Mamata

  Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has rushed to the site where the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express first derailed and then was hit by a goods train, has said the Railways was on red alert and there had been patrolling on the tracks just an hour before the incident happened. Mamata said the accident was caused by a blast. But there is stil...

• Gyaneshwari Express derails, 65 dead, 200 injured

  At least sixty five passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early today after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Del...