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TopicAmritsar train tragedy

Topic: Amritsar train tragedy

All the mistakes that led to Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra

Chitleen K Sethi -
ThePrint brings you excerpts from the report submitted to the Punjab government that details all the mistakes that led to the Amritsar train tragedy.

Punjab panel blames railway staff & Dussehra event organisers for Amritsar train tragedy

Chitleen K Sethi -
As many as 61 people were killed in the Amritsar train tragedy this October, when they were mowed down while watching Ravan dahan on Dussehra.

India moved on so quickly from Amritsar rail tragedy that it forgot to ask key questions

Nitin Pai -
Amritsar tragedy is a wake-up call for govt to stop doling out ex gratia.

Not just Amritsar, several Dussehra events in Punjab are held right next to rail tracks

Chitleen K Sethi -
Organisers of Dussehra events near train tracks tell ThePrint they take several precautions, besides being in touch with railway authorities for coordination.

Public anger mounting over Amritsar train tragedy as authorities play blame game

Chitleen K Sethi -
There’s been no move to track Dussehra event organiser Mithu Madaan. Two inquiries have been ordered — one administrative, the other a criminal probe.

The Amritsar train tragedy, and Bishop Franco Mulakkal gets a ‘hero’s welcome’

Simrin Sirur -
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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

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Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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