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‘Casual attitude to safety’: After Odisha accident, editorials demand accountability from railways

In the wake of the horrific train accident in Odisha, multiple newspapers published editorials on lessons that need to be learned – and why the railways must prioritise safety.

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Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

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Experience in disaster management helps Odisha govt save 1,200 lives in Bahanaga train tragedy

BHUBANESWAR: With the state being prone to natural disasters because of its geographical location, the Odisha government’s past experience of dealing with cyclone and floods came in handy for the rescue teams to save around 1,200 lives from a near-death situation in the Bahanaga train tragedy on June 2, the…

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King offers ‘heartfelt prayers’ after ‘appalling tragedy’ of India’s train crash

Nearly 300 people died and more than 1,000 were injured when three trains collided on Friday in the state of Odisha.

The Independent UK

A man searches desperately for his nephew, who is missing after India's train crash

Nitam Roy, a construction worker and a father of two, was on one of the trains that crashed in India's eastern state of Odisha. His uncle is hoping he can at least find some trace of his nephew.

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Trains resume service 51 hours after deadly India crash

BALASORE, India: Passenger and freight trains were running again on Monday at the site of India's deadliest train disaster in decades, which officials said was caused by failures linked to signal systems.

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Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume

Official investigation into India’s deadliest rail crash in 20 years begins as trains cross the disaster spot in Odisha.

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Odisha Triple Train Crash: Indian Railways resume passenger trains services on tracks in Balasore

Indian Railways on Monday has started running passenger trains on the tracks in Bahanaga village in Odisha's Balasore which were affected due to the triple train accident. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India's worst railway disaster in decades has killed at least 275 people. Here's what we know

At least 275 people are dead and nearly 1,200 more injured after a horrific three-train pile-up in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Here's what we know so far.

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Days after the horrific accident, another goods train derails in Odisha

Several wagons of a goods train carrying limestone derailed near Sambardhara in the Bargarh district, of Odisha on June 5. The train was en route to Bargarh from Dunguri. No casualty was reported.

The Hindu

India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site

The official investigation into India's deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause for a collision that killed at least 275 people and injured 1,200.

Reuters

Railway Minister ‘lauds’ Andhra Pradesh’s initiatives in tracing Odisha train accident victims

Besides setting up a committee to monitor the situation at the accident spot, the government has arranged control rooms and announced ex gratia to the victims, IT Minister Gudivada Amarnath tells Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu

Odisha train accident: 32 from Karnataka who were stranded in West Bengal return safely

As many as 32 people from Karnataka, part of volleyball teams, who were stranded after the train accident in Balasore, managed to return on Sunday

The Hindu

18-year-old Chotu Sardar dreamt of pucca house, ventured to Kerala for work; Odisha train crash killed him

BURDWAN(WEST BENGAL): Chotu Sardar, who just turned 18, dreamt of building a pucca house for his family, so he joined his father -- a construction worker -- to venture to Kerala in search of work.

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Ground report: How a bogus communal angle was added to the Odisha train tragedy

The Odisha train accident involving three trains has claimed approximately 275 lives and left 1,000 injured. But that hasn’t stopped unscrupulous elements from attempting to add a communal angle to the tragedy that took place on June 2.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident: Officials clueless about injured and missing passengers from Andhra Pradesh

While the railway officials say that only ‘a few passengers’ travelled by the trains that met with an accident, the people’s representatives have put the figure at 695, and claim that the whereabouts of 28 are not known

The Guardian - UK

India train disaster: signal fault identified as cause, says minister

Train was diverted on to wrong tracks before collision, says railways minister as efforts to clear crash wreckage continue in Odisha

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Government announces ex gratia of ₹10 lakh each to next of kin of those who died in Odisha train accident

A sum of ₹5 lakh each will be given to those seriously injured in the Odisha train accident and ₹2 lakh who suffered minor injuries; this is in addition to the ex gratia announced by the Central government to the train accident victims

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Srikakulam youth line up to donate blood for train accident victims in Odisha

People are queueing up at the blood bank belonging to Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) in Srikakulam to help the victims of the railway accident that occurred in Balasore of Odisha. Many youngsters including new donors from Hayathingaram, Relli Veedhi, Peda Relli Veedhi and other places donated blood on Saturday…

Dynamite News

Adani Group to educate children who lost parents in Odisha train tragedy

Adani Group will take the responsibility of the school education of the wards of those deceased in the tragic Odisha train accident. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters

India rail crash probe focuses on electronic track management system

Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and caused India’s deadliest train crash in more than two decades, railways officials said on Sunday.

Dynamite News

Dial 139 helpline for any assistance related to Odisha train tragedy

Arrangements have been made at the Railways dedicated helpline number 139 to facilitate family and relatives of deceased persons and passengers stranded in the tragic train accident in Odisha. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Signalling system error led to deadly train crash: India official

Error in electronic signalling system blamed for deadliest crash in decades as families search for missing loved ones.

Al Jazeera

India train disaster: What we know so far

The failure of a sophisticated electronic system designed to keep trains from colliding has been blamed for the crash.

The Hindu

Congress demands Rail Minister’s resignation, alleges Centre prioritised PR of Vande Bharat trains over rail safety

Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Centre of not implementing the suggestions for track renewals as reason for Odisha train accident.

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