The Latest Breaking News from Odisha

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters

“This is very, very tragic. I have never seen anything like this in my career,” said a fire and emergency official at the scene.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2023

Odisha train crash | Survivors remain traumatised; some wait for news of missing loved ones

At Bahanaga railway station, many passengers could be seen wandering in search of loved ones who were separated in the accident

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Odisha train accident | Probe to examine whether the Coromandel Express derailed or switched tracks

Officials said that none of the trains in the Odisha crash were equipped with anti-collision equipment nor was the section covered by the National Automatic Train Protection System or Kavach

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Mirwaiz’s Hurriyat expresses grief over Odisha train accident calling it “a human tragedy”

The Hurriyat expressed “heartfelt condolence and sympathy” with the families of those killed in the train collision and “prayed for the recovery of the injured”

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

India train crash casualties left 'screaming for help' as 288 die after carriages derail

As many as 288 people lost their lives - with the death toll expected to rise further - after three trains collided in the Odisha state of India on Friday evening

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2023

Coromandel disaster: Families back home face an agonising wait for news of their loved ones

A sombre atmosphere prevailed at Vijayawada Railway Station and other railway stations in the division on Saturday as people, with tension writ large on their faces, queued up at the help desks to enquire about the well-being of their loved ones who had booked tickets on the ill-fated Coromandel Express…

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Opposition mourns the tragedy at Balasore, largely holding back on questions

Opposition parties largely refrained from attacking the government on the Odisha train accident

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

SCR arranging special trains for Odisha train tragedy victims; Governor, Home Minister express grief

SCR arranging special trains for Odisha train tragedy victims

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Odisha train accident | Citizens rush to hospitals to donate blood

The Odisha train accident has once again shown the humane side of villagers who queued up outside medical centres in large numbers to donate blood

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Odisha train accident: APCC wants PM to own moral responsibility, resign

The APCC leader also pressed for an ex gratia of ₹50 lakh each to the families of the deceased and ₹10 lakh each and the best medical treatment to the injured

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023