#BalasoreTrainAccident #OdishaTrainTragedy

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The Central Bureau of Investigation today arrested three employees of the Indian Railways in connection with the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore last month that killed more than 290 people, and left several others severely injured.
#Knowledge #Men #OdishaTrainTragedy
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cbi-arrests-3-railway-employees-in-connection-with-odisha-train-tragedy-in-which-more-than-290-died-4186938

A month after the Balasore triple train tragedy that led to 293 deaths, and over 1,000 injured, the Commissioner of Railways Safety (CRS) probing the accident has flagged human error of workers in signalling department.
#OdishaTrainTragedy #HumanError
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/railways-report-on-odisha-train-tragedy-points-to-human-error-4171211

According to official data, over 900 people were injured in the #OdishaTrainTragedy of which more than 100 are still being treated at hospitals

(@debabrata2008 reports)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/migrant-labourer-injured-in-odisha-train-tragedy-dies-death-toll-rises-to-290-101686908326426.html #press

The Railway Board asked zonal heads in April to instruct staff against “unsafe” incidents and to avoid “short-cut methods,” terming the instances “alarming”.

#OdishaTrainTragedy

(Reports @ld_Neha)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/railway-board-warns-against-short-cut-methods-weeks-before-odisha-train-accident-that-killed-289-people-101686770706048.html #press

Officials said of the 289 people killed in India’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades, bodies of 208 of them have been identified since June 2

#OdishaTrainTragedy

(@debabrata2008 reports)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/daily-wagers-wait-anxiously-for-dna-test-results-to-claim-their-loved-ones-remains-from-the-puri-train-crash-101686722670243.html #press

Officials said of the 289 people killed in India’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades, bodies of 208 of them have been identified since June 2

#OdishaTrainTragedy

(@debabrata2008 reports)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/daily-wagers-wait-anxiously-for-dna-test-results-to-claim-their-loved-ones-remains-from-the-puri-train-crash-101686722670243.html #press

#OdishaTrainTragedy: Mass cremation looms over 81 unclaimed bodies

"The civic body is ready for mass disposal of bodies at short notice. Everything depends on when the signal comes from the government," a municipal official said.

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The assistant station master of the Bahanaga Bazar railway station, and four workers employed in the signalling department of the railways are being questioned.

#OdishaTrainTragedy

(Report @ld_Neha & @debabrata2008)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/5-railway-staff-under-lens-in-odisha-train-tragedy-101686596578223.html #press

#Bahanaga locals perform 10th-day ritual for crash victims, shave heads

After shaving their heads, all the 116 people took bath in the pond and wore new clothes. They were given freshly prepared food.

#BalasoreTrainAccident #OdishaTrainTragedy

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#OdishaTrainTragedy | A week after the 12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express, which Dulal had boarded, met with an accident, he met his father Subash Majumder on Friday. "It was an emotional moment for the father-son duo."
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#OdishaTrainTragedy | A week after the 12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express, which Dulal had boarded, met with an accident, he met his father Subash Majumder on Friday. "It was an emotional moment for the father-son duo."
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Fear gives way to relief as Coromandel resumes ops

"We thought Coromandel, which literally feeds our families, had gone off track indefinitely. Thank god, it hasn't."

#CoromandelExpress #BalasoreTrainAccident #OdishaTrainTragedy

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Gitanjali Datta said her husband Bijay Datta had died in the June 2 train accident and even pretended that she identified a body as that of her spouse

#OdishaTrainTragedy

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-train-crash-gitanjali-datta-fakes-husbands-death-compensation-101686126571936.html #press

Gitanjali Datta said her husband Bijay Datta had died in the June 2 train accident and even pretended that she identified a body as that of her spouse

#OdishaTrainTragedy

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-train-crash-gitanjali-datta-fakes-husbands-death-compensation-101686126571936.html #press

‘Small tales create love’: Love poems found scattered on tracks at #OdishaTrainTragedy site

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/small-tales-create-love-love-poems-found-scattered-on-tracks-at-odisha-train-tragedy-site/videoshow/100791893.cms #press

#OdishaTrainTragedy: Officer dissents, says train crash not due to signal failure

A datalogger is a microprocessor-based system that monitors the railway signalling system. It scans, stores and processes data and can be used to generate reports.
http://toi.in/2K7cYZ/a24gk #press

Of the 288 bodies recovered from accident site, 205 have been identified and sent back to their families

(@debabrata2008 reports)

#OdishaTrainTragedy

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/race-against-time-odisha-government-and-railways-combat-growing-challenge-in-wake-of-india-s-worst-rail-accident-101686077392478.html #press

The national transporter showcased an index based on the number of accidents per million train kilometres

(@sunetrac reports)

#OdishaTrainTragedy

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-railways-officials-assured-safety-measures-before-fatal-train-accident-parliamentary-committee-upset-101686077575744.html #press

Biswajit, despite being in pain, managed to answer the call with a feeble voice, conveying that he was still alive but suffering greatly. Read https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-train-crash-fathers-unwavering-hope-helps-find-son-alive-in-morgue-101686021205370.html

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