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Railway official dismisses reports of staff absconding after Balasore accident
Media reports on Monday said that the CBI sealed the rented house of a junior engineer (JE) named Amir Khan after he was found absconding.
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 04:30 PM IST
Max Hospital's first official update on Rishabh Pant's health after car accident
India cricketer Rishabh Pant, who survived a freak car accident on Friday morning, is under observation and his condition stable, Dehradun's Max Hospital, said in an official statement.
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 04:44 PM IST
HT Sports Desk, New Delhi
Govt job for family members of those killed in Amritsar train accident: Navjot Singh Sidhu
The minister also said the people falling in the old age category would be given pension by the government.
Updated on Oct 26, 2018 07:08 PM IST
Amritsar | Press Trust of India
Magisterial probe begins into Amritsar train accident
Special executive magistrate says role of event organiser, train driver, police, and Sidhu’ wife to be probed; eyewitnesses, victims’ kin asked to record statements, share evidence on Oct 25, 29.
Updated on Oct 23, 2018 10:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma, Amritsar
Amritsar train accident: ADGP forms SIT to probe role of cops at mishap site, get details of train speed
Sahota said the SIT will probe the role of the policemen present at the event, railway employees, and the function organisers.
Updated on Oct 23, 2018 10:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma, Amritsar
Amritsar train accident: Warned people 10 times not to stand on tracks, says event organiser
Saurabh Madan alias Mithu, who went into hiding after kin of the victims in Friday’s tragedy blamed him, said there were no lapses from his side.
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 07:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train accident: No action yet against organiser of Dussehra function
CCTV footage of Saurabh Madan leaving his house in an SUV surfaced on the social media on Sunday. His house has been locked ever since the accident.
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Police commando, photojournalist injured during clashes in Amritsar
Earlier in the day, Punjab Police removed protesters staging a sit-in on the tracks, demanding action against the driver and resignation of local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train tragedy due to negligence, will fix accountability: Punjab Police
Punjab DGP said ADGP Sahota would also conduct an inquiry to ensure that those responsible for the accident are nailed.
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 06:29 PM IST
Jalandhar | Press Trust of India
Locals continue sit-in protest at Amritsar train accident site
Locals had started protesting on Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train’s driver, a day after the accident in Amritsar. Police said locals are sitting on railway tracks and do not want to leave.
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 10:46 AM IST
Amritsar | Press Trust of India
Injured robbed of belongings, even the dead weren’t spared after Amritsar train accident
According to relatives and survivors of the horrific Amritsar train tragedy, while they got their kin’s bodies back, they did not find the ornaments, mobile phones or wallets belonging to them.
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Mandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar
Amritsar train accident: Within minutes, festival turned into tragedy
Police admit to giving permission for the event; Centre says Railways not informed about the festivities near the tracks
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma
Amritsar train accident triggers political slugfest
Both SAD-BJP and Sidhu loyalists posted videos making claims and counter-claims over what happened.
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 11:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Sukhdeep Kaur
Amritsar train accident: Gateman should have alerted driver to slow train down, says Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Navjot Kaur Sidhu said before she went on the dais, four to five announcements were made from the stage, urging people not to stand on railway tracks.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 10:31 PM IST
Amritsar | Press Trust of India
Most killed in Amritsar train accident from UP and Bihar, worked near site: Officials
A senior official in the district administration said most migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar work in an industrial area at a stone’s throw away from the accident site and live nearby.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 07:12 PM IST
Amritsar | Press Trust of India
61 killed in Amritsar train accident, inquiry report within four weeks: Punjab CM
The Punjab chief minister said 61 people were killed in the Amritsar train accident Friday when they were crushed by a speeding train.Visiting the injured in various hospitals, along with his ministers and senior officials, he announced a magisterial inquiry by the police commissioner.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 03:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train accident: Shocked Bollywood demands better safety in public places
Alia Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar and Anil Kapoor led Bollywood in condoling the death of over 60 people in Amritsar train accident.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 10:55 AM IST
ANI, New Delhi
Amritsar train accident: Driver says was given green signal to go on, detained
The Punjab and Railway Police on Saturday questioned the driver of the train that crushed at least 60 people while they were watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track Friday night in Amritsar.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 11:39 AM IST
Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train accident: Unsafe venue, yet police gave go-ahead for festivity
Police had given clearance to the Dussehra organising committee of Amritsar East for burning the effigy of Ravana at dhobi ghat near Joda Phatak railway crossing despite it being too small to accommodate such a huge crowd.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 08:11 AM IST
Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train accident updates: 40 of dead identified, 36 bodies cremated, say officials
Amritsar train accident: Tragedy struck at a Dussehra celebration in Amritsar on Friday when a speeding train ran over a festive crowd that spilled on to the tracks while watching the customary burning of a giant Ravana effigy.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 06:47 PM IST
Liveblog | HT Correspondent
Amritsar train accident: Navjot Kaur Sidhu hits back at critics, says people politicising issue should be ashamed
Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar where over 61 people were killed in a mishap.
Updated on Oct 20, 2018 01:25 AM IST
Amritsar | Agencies
Amritsar train accident: Hospitals battle confusion, chaos to treat victims
Eyewitnesses said it took a long time for ambulances to reach the congested area that became even more inaccessible because of the rescue operation by volunteers and the state police.
Published on Oct 20, 2018 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Kumar
Amritsar train accident: Rail Minister Piyush Goyal says immediately returning from US
The minister, who is in the US to receive the prestigious Carnot prize for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions, said Railways is proving all possible assistance at the accident site.
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 10:27 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Amritsar train accident: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces ₹5 lakh aid to kin of dead
At least 50 people were killed when a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said.
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 09:10 PM IST
Chandigarh | Press Trust of India