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Thursday, June 20, 2024
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Topic: train accident

Probe points to lapses by goods train crew, operating dept in Bengal train accident that killed 10

The horrific accident occurred when a goods train rammed into the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express in Darjeeling district on Monday.

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Goods train rams into Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express in Bengal, 5 dead

According to initial reports, two coaches of the express train was derailed after being hit from behind.

At least 2 killed as train runs over commuters in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district

A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the issue of MEMU train running over two persons who were walking on the track in the region.

Fire breaks out in New Delhi-Darbhanga Special Express train near UP’s Etawah, 8 passengers injured

The cause of the fire, which broke out at around 5.30 pm & damaged 3 coaches, is not yet known. Injured have been admitted to Etawah district hospital.

‘Human error likely’ — initial investigation into Andhra train accident points to ‘signal overshoot’

East Coast Railway CPRO says automatic application of emergency brakes would have been possible if a 'Kavach' system had been in place. Collision left 13 dead, over 50 injured.

At least 6 reported dead, 18 injured after two trains collide in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan ordered to take immediate relief measures and to send as many ambulances as possible from Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli.

At least 13 killed in Bangladesh train collision, multiple injuries reported, say police

The freight train smashed into the passenger train from behind, damaging two coaches, said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police.

At least 4 dead, 70 injured as 6 coaches of Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derail near Buxar

The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks, television visuals showed.

Bodies of 9 pilgrims killed in Tamil Nadu train fire accident to be airlifted to Lucknow

The victims embarked on the pilgrimage from Lucknow last week in a private party coach, and most of them hailed from the Uttar Pradesh capital and its nearby areas.

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PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.