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Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny station

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Coromandel Express departs from West Bengal's Shalimar to Chennai, first time after three-train accident in Odisha

Days after triple train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore that involved Coromandel Express, the train resumed its services on Wednesday and left Shalimar station in West Bengal for its journey to Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 7, 2023

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’

In a touching story, Helaram Mallik’s 230-kilometre journey to Balasore led him to reunite with his 24-year-old son Biswajit who was presumed dead after the Odisha train accident

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Train ticket cancellations after Odisha accident did not increase, IRCTC denies Congress' claims

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) denied Congress’ claims that thousands of Indians cancelled their tickets following the unfortunate accident in Odisha and termed it as factually incorrect.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash

Officials try to source iced containers to preserve bodies as they appeal to families to identify the dead.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Smoke from coach AC halts Secunderabad-Agartala Express in Odisha's Brahmapur

Though the smoke was controlled immediately, the panic stricken passengers refused to travel in the coach fearing another electrical breakdown. They demanded a replacement of the coach.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed

A 10-member CBI team, which is in Odisha to probe the triple train accident, inspected the tracks, signal room and talked to railway officials at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district on June 6

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Trinamool Congress behind Odisha train accident, alleges Suvendu Adhikari

The Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari accuses Trinamool Congress of being behind the Balasore triple train accident in which at least 275 people were killed.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash

Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families on Tuesday to help identify 83 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after the death toll in the country's deadliest rail crash in over two decades rose to 288.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Asking CBI to probe Balasore train accident is Modi govt.’s ‘headline management,’ alleges Congress

The Congress on June 6 slammed the government over the Railways seeking a CBI probe into the Odisha railway tragedy, and termed the move as headlines management.

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023