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India's worst train crash in decades kills at least 288

At least 288 people have died in India's worst rail crash in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in an accident a preliminary report blamed on signal failure.

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TMC demands Railway Minister's resignation over Odisha accident

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Friday demanded Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation over the horrific triple train crash in neighbouring Odisha.

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Factbox-India's deadliest rail accidents

Here are details of some of the deadliest rail accidents in recent decades in India, where a railway official said at least 275 people were killed in a train crash in eastern state of Odisha on Friday.

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Accident fatalities incidence up by 24.91% in one year in Odisha

In three districts, Jharasuguda, Jajpur and Deogarh, road accident deaths had doubled during the time.

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Coromandel Express derailment | PM Modi announces ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for next of kin of deceased

Expressing distress over the train accident in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said rescue operations were underway at the site and all possible assistance was being given to those affected.

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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.

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More than 280 killed as Indian passenger trains collide in the night

At least 50 people have been killed and 350 injured when two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

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At least 28 dead, 300 hurt in India rail crash: officials

NEW DELHI - At least 28 people have died, more than 300 were injured and many are feared trapped in a multiple train collision in eastern India's Odisha state, a medical officer said Friday.

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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.

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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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Several dead and 180 injured after carriages derail in horror India train crash

Two passenger trains and a goods train have collided in the Odisha state of India, with nearly 50 ambulances sent to the scene and several fatalities feared.

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India train crash: More than 280 dead and hundreds more injured

More than 280 people were killed and hundreds more injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday.

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At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades

Extensive search-and-rescue operation ends as probe under way into triple train pile-up that injured more than 1,100.

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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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Medium-range ballistic missile Agni-1 test-fired in Odisha

The Agni series of missiles are the mainstay of India’s nuclear delivery options.

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Odisha constitutes committee to recognise, release of traditional millet varieties

The Odisha government has constituted a ‘Landrace Varietal Release Committee (LVRC)’ for the release of traditional millet varieties as certified seed, the first State to develop a protocol for the release of millets landraces.

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Focus on poor tribal households will improve health of children, study finds

Inequality in wealth among tribal families in Jharkhand and Odisha has affected poor children’s growth

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Naveen Patnaik launches 'Odisha for AI, and AI for Youth' initiative

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Odisha for Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Artificial Intelligence for Youth’ initiatives on Monday in the state capital.

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Odisha police cracks down on ganja peddlers; over ₹3 crore worth properties seized from father-son duo

Odisha police have seized over ₹3 crore worth of property of a father-son duo in raids across various places on May 28, officials said

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Odisha produces 13.606 million tonnes of food grains, highest production so far for State

Despite being prone to severe weather conditions, Odisha has produced 13.606 million tonnes of food-grains in 2022-23 – highest ever annual production for the State, through scientific interventions and effective extension programmes.

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Naba Kishore Das murder case | Assailant developed personal grudge, anguish against Minister, says Odisha Police

Police officer Gopal Krishna Das feared for his life and gradually plotted the murder of Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das, according to the chargesheet in the high-profile case

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Royal Photographic Society’s ‘associate’ tag for Guntur man

Sunil Kumar G., a photographer from the Guntur district, was conferred the distinction of ‘Associate’ from the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) for his documentary on the Bonda tribe in Odisha.

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Naveen Patnaik govt. urged not to make cash payment under social security schemes

After incidences of elderly persons facing problems of withdrawing their pension from banks as biometric devices failed to read blurred fingerprints, the Naveen Patnaik Government had on May 20 announced that all beneficiaries under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana would be receiving cash on 15 of every month at disbursement places…

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Forest guard shot dead by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

An on-duty forest guard in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve was killed by poachers on Monday night.

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Odisha: Three new ministers sworn into CM Naveen Patnaik's cabinet today

Former Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha was among three new ministers who were on Monday sworn into the Odisha cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Read further on Dynamite News:

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