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TopicAmritsar train tragedy

Topic: Amritsar train tragedy

All the mistakes that led to Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra

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

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

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

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

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’

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During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

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