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4 Killed After Being Hit By Express Train While Crossing Tracks In Jharkhand
Four people were crushed to death by an express train outside Gamariah station in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday evening, a police officer said.
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Opinion: What To Make Of Amit Shah's Warning After Nuns' Harassment
The ABVP young men who alerted the railway police about the "crime" they were witnessing as their train, the Utkal Express, was speeding along clearly thought they were doing a patriotic duty. When, as a result, two nuns from Kerala plus the two trainees accompanying them were taken off the train at Jhansi, the ABVP vigilantes may have reminded the...
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Northern Railway Cancels Around 287 Trains Due After Cyclone Fani
The Northern Railway has cancelled about 287 trains passing through the East Coast Railway zone after damage to infrastructure due to Cyclone Fani, including Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express and Bhuvneswer-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, railways said Sunday.
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Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims
Special benches of Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) would be held at six places, including Bhubaneswar, to expeditiously settle compensation claims of victims of recent Kalinga Utkal Express and Kaifiyat Express train accidents.
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13 Railway Employees Sacked For Utkal Express Derailment
Services of 13 railway employees were today terminated for gross negligence that led to the August 19 train derailment in which more than 20 people were killed.
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After Air India, Ashwani Lohani Will Now Head Railway Board
Air India chief Ashwani Lohani, viewed as something of a turnaround specialist, will take over as the new Chairman of the Railway Board after the resignation of its current chief AK Mittal in the shadow of several train crashes.
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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu Meets PM Modi, Suggests He's Offered To Quit: 10 Developments
After two train accidents in five days, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tweeted today that he had taken "full moral responsibility", suggesting that he had offered to quit. The Prime Minister, he shared, had asked him to "wait". Commenting on the move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: "Accountability is a goo...
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Utkal Express To Resume Services Today
Kalinga Utkal Express train would resume services from Puri tomorrow and from Haridwar on August 25 after remaining cancelled for a day due to derailment near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh.
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Kalinga Utkal Express Derailment: Rail Traffic Restored In Khatauli, Says Railways
Rail traffic in Khatauli, suspended after a derailment, was restored today, with the first train leaving the spot at 1:21 am, the Northern Railways said.
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Kalinga Utkal Express Derailment: Junior Railway Minister Manoj Sinha Promises Stringent Action
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha today said there would be unprecedented action against those found guilty in the inquiry report of the Kalinga Utkal Express derailment.
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No Terror Angle So Far In Utkal Express Derailment: UP Police
Uttar Pradesh Police's ADG (Law and Order) said on Sunday that there was no proof as of today, that the derailment of Utkal Express could have links to any terror outfit's involvement at Khatauli in which 22 people lost their lives.
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In Utkal Express Accident, Railways Lose One Of Its Own
At least 20 people have been killed and over 200 injured in Saturday's train tragedy in Uttar Pradesh' Muzaffarnagar. Among the dead was Alok Sarkar, a 48-year-old railway employee working with Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Office in Delhi.
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Railways In Process Of Using Modern Technology To Plug Accidents: Official
The railway ministry has already initiated measures like inducting modern coaches, creating a safety fund as well as incorporating new technology to not only plug accidents due to derailments, but also to reduce casualties, a senior ministry official said today.
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Uttar Pradesh Train Tragedy: Police To Scan Audio Clip On 'Negligence'
An audio clip of a purported conversation between a railway employee and a mediaperson, in which the former claimed yesterday's tragedy in Khatauli was due to "negligence", would be looked into by a team probing the derailment, a top railway ministry official said on Sunday.
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586 Train Accidents In Last 5 Years; 53 Due To Derailments
Nearly 53 per cent of the 586 train accidents in the last five years were due to derailments, with the Utkal Express derailment being the latest.
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4 Killed After Being Hit By Express Train While Crossing Tracks In Jharkhand
Four people were crushed to death by an express train outside Gamariah station in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday evening, a police officer said.
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Opinion: What To Make Of Amit Shah's Warning After Nuns' Harassment
The ABVP young men who alerted the railway police about the "crime" they were witnessing as their train, the Utkal Express, was speeding along clearly thought they were doing a patriotic duty. When, as a result, two nuns from Kerala plus the two trainees accompanying them were taken off the train at Jhansi, the ABVP vigilantes may have reminded the...
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Northern Railway Cancels Around 287 Trains Due After Cyclone Fani
The Northern Railway has cancelled about 287 trains passing through the East Coast Railway zone after damage to infrastructure due to Cyclone Fani, including Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express and Bhuvneswer-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, railways said Sunday.
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Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims
Special benches of Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) would be held at six places, including Bhubaneswar, to expeditiously settle compensation claims of victims of recent Kalinga Utkal Express and Kaifiyat Express train accidents.
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13 Railway Employees Sacked For Utkal Express Derailment
Services of 13 railway employees were today terminated for gross negligence that led to the August 19 train derailment in which more than 20 people were killed.
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After Air India, Ashwani Lohani Will Now Head Railway Board
Air India chief Ashwani Lohani, viewed as something of a turnaround specialist, will take over as the new Chairman of the Railway Board after the resignation of its current chief AK Mittal in the shadow of several train crashes.
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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu Meets PM Modi, Suggests He's Offered To Quit: 10 Developments
After two train accidents in five days, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tweeted today that he had taken "full moral responsibility", suggesting that he had offered to quit. The Prime Minister, he shared, had asked him to "wait". Commenting on the move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: "Accountability is a goo...
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Utkal Express To Resume Services Today
Kalinga Utkal Express train would resume services from Puri tomorrow and from Haridwar on August 25 after remaining cancelled for a day due to derailment near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh.
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Kalinga Utkal Express Derailment: Rail Traffic Restored In Khatauli, Says Railways
Rail traffic in Khatauli, suspended after a derailment, was restored today, with the first train leaving the spot at 1:21 am, the Northern Railways said.
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Kalinga Utkal Express Derailment: Junior Railway Minister Manoj Sinha Promises Stringent Action
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha today said there would be unprecedented action against those found guilty in the inquiry report of the Kalinga Utkal Express derailment.
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No Terror Angle So Far In Utkal Express Derailment: UP Police
Uttar Pradesh Police's ADG (Law and Order) said on Sunday that there was no proof as of today, that the derailment of Utkal Express could have links to any terror outfit's involvement at Khatauli in which 22 people lost their lives.
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In Utkal Express Accident, Railways Lose One Of Its Own
At least 20 people have been killed and over 200 injured in Saturday's train tragedy in Uttar Pradesh' Muzaffarnagar. Among the dead was Alok Sarkar, a 48-year-old railway employee working with Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Office in Delhi.
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Railways In Process Of Using Modern Technology To Plug Accidents: Official
The railway ministry has already initiated measures like inducting modern coaches, creating a safety fund as well as incorporating new technology to not only plug accidents due to derailments, but also to reduce casualties, a senior ministry official said today.
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Uttar Pradesh Train Tragedy: Police To Scan Audio Clip On 'Negligence'
An audio clip of a purported conversation between a railway employee and a mediaperson, in which the former claimed yesterday's tragedy in Khatauli was due to "negligence", would be looked into by a team probing the derailment, a top railway ministry official said on Sunday.
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586 Train Accidents In Last 5 Years; 53 Due To Derailments
Nearly 53 per cent of the 586 train accidents in the last five years were due to derailments, with the Utkal Express derailment being the latest.
