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Kidnapped baby boy of visually impaired beggar rescued, one arrested
Kidnapped baby boy of visually impaired beggar rescued, one arrested
Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:02 PM IST
PTI |
Tragedy averted as train’s battery hits pole jutting out into track in Odisha
Officials said 22612 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai express almost derailed as the battery underneath the engine, which provides stand-alone power, fell off under the impact of the accident
Published on Feb 22, 2025 08:31 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Curfew imposed in parts of Odisha's Balasore ahead of eviction drive
The eviction drive was required as some people have illegally occupied railway land and obstructing the construction, an official said.
Published on Jan 11, 2025 01:48 PM IST
PTI |
Prime accused arrested in Odisha assault of women over religious conversion
Police arrested Badal Panda, the prime accused in the assault of two women in Balasore, Odisha, over alleged religious conversion attempts.
Published on Jan 01, 2025 10:48 AM IST
PTI |
Two youths run over by express train in Odisha
Just before the express train passed by the level crossing, one of youths riding pillion got down and started running towards the railway tracks
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 01:52 PM IST
Odisha: Ambulance collides with truck, catches fire; 4 injured
After a collision with a trcuk, an ambulance carrying a patient caught fire in Odisha, injuring four people, including the pharmacist who was seriously injured
Published on Jun 23, 2024 12:46 PM IST
Odisha man kills elderly parents over land dispute: Police
Ramesh is accused of killing his 90-year-old father, Bulei Behera, and 75-year-old mother, Champa Behera, said police
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:54 PM IST
Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police
Two members of Sabuja Vahini (volunteers of Kuldiha sanctuary in Odisha’s Balasore district) were injured during patrolling
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:13 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Two months after Odisha train tragedy, 29 bodies yet to be identified
In the aftermath of the accident, most victims were identified with their Aadhaar cards, driving licenses or PAN cards but not all.
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 08:34 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy
The Railways has decided not to go public with the CRS report to ensure there is no influence or interference on the CBI probe.
Updated on Jul 02, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Vaishnaw announces ₹2 cr for development of villages near Odisha accident site
Vaishnaw stated ₹1 crore had been allotted for the development works of Bahanaga Hospital and another ₹1 crore to develop the village and nearby villages.
Published on Jun 20, 2023 05:23 PM IST
Balasore train tragedy death toll rises to 290
According to the officials, Prakash Ram, hailing from Pathra village in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, was travelling back home on the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express when the general coach he was in derailed and fell into a ditch after being hit by the derailed bogies of the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express.
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:39 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
Weeks before Odisha tragedy, Railway Board warned against ‘alarming’ incidents
The Railway Board asked zonal heads in April to instruct staff against “unsafe” incidents and to avoid “short-cut methods,” terming the instances “alarming”.
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 04:54 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
‘Still haunts’: Odisha villagers observe mass tonsuring for train mishap victims
The villagers at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district said that the victims’ desperate cries to save them during the accident still haunt them
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 06:22 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Injured migrant workers face uncertain future after Balasore train accident
Most of the injured in the June 2 accident were migrant labourers from Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 08:47 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Cuttack
Odisha train accident: CBI seizes mobile phones of six railway employees
CBI sleuths and a team of forensic experts spent 45 minutes at Bahanaga Bazar railway station – where the accident took place.
Updated on Jun 08, 2023 12:58 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar:
Days after Odisha train crash, Coromandel Express passes through accident site
As the train passed through, a sizeable number of onlookers witnessed the locomotive chug through the distance.
Published on Jun 06, 2023 11:16 PM IST
PTI |
Bolster safety systems to avert rail tragedies
A mere focus on signalling, therefore, could miss the forest for the trees. How could this change? Here are six action points
Published on Jun 06, 2023 09:11 PM IST
Odisha train crash: Audit report last year flagged many shortcomings. 10 points
In its 2022 report, ‘Derailment in Indian Railways’, the CAG held the engineering department of Indian Railways responsible for the majority of derailments.
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 07:27 PM IST
Karnataka government arranges a flight for the Volleyball team stuck in Kolkata
A team of Volleyball players and their coaches who were stuck in Kolkata will be sent through flight, as the trains in the route are cancelled.
Published on Jun 04, 2023 10:04 AM IST
Odisha train accident survivors recount tales of horror: ‘Heard a loud thud…’
A Bardhaman resident, who works in Bengaluru, said he was injured in the chest, feet and head when the coach in which he was travelling turned turtle.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 09:48 PM IST
PTI |
BJP vs TMC over Odisha train crash; Vaishnaw reacts to Mamata's toll claim
Mamata Banerjee and Ashwini Vaishnaw had engaged in a verbal duel over the death toll after the massive three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 09:49 PM IST
Coromandel Express went on wrong track minutes before accident, say officials
The Coromandel express train running at a speed of 127 km/per hour collided with a goods train and derailed on the main line, an official said
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:16 PM IST
Ritesh MishraDebabrata Mohanty
Odisha train accident: CM Patnaik declares one-day state mourning
The death toll stands at 207, while around 900 people were injured in the accident that occurred near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 05:59 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Odisha train accident: Toll tops 200; ‘High-level’ probe ordered, says rail min
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the accident was unfortunate and the rescue operation began shortly after word of the incident reached his ministry.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 04:15 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Deadliest rail accidents in India in recent decades
A triple train crash accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday killed over 200 people and injured another 900.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 03:58 AM IST
Reuters |
Trains derail, collide in Odisha accident; scores feared killed
A train crash near Balasore district in Odisha has resulted in the possible death of over 100 people and injured at least 300. The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express derailed, with several coaches falling onto the adjoining track, before being hit by the Howrah-bound Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express coming from the opposite direction. A goods train was also involved in the crash. Rescue operations are underway, with hundreds of rescuers, doctors and railway officials on the scene.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
‘Loud shrieks, blood…': Eyewitnesses recount horror of Odisha train tragedy
Visuals of the accident site showed 15 coaches of the Coromandel Express lying on their side, and passengers crying for help.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 08:11 AM IST
Debabrata MohantyTanmay Chatterjee
Full list of helpline numbers for Coromandel Express accident in Odisha
Three teams of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) & four units of Odisha's DRF along with 60 ambulances were mobilized for the search and rescue operation.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 10:09 PM IST
Odisha local BJP leader critical after miscreants hack him during morning walk
Locals rushed the injured BJP leader to the Soro community health centre but he was shifted to the Balasore district headquarter hospital after his condition deteriorated
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 04:35 PM IST
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