Kotdwar: An elephant and a bluebuck died on Monday morning after being run over by an express train near the Kotdwar railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said. The accident occurred about 1.5 km away from the Kotdwar railway station around 5 am, Sub Divisional Officer of Najibabad Division Rajiv Kumar said. The animals were knocked […]
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Distraught survivors recount feeling heavy jerks before train collision in AP’s Vizianagaram
Visakhapatnam: Survivors of the Vizianagaram train accident recalled experiencing sudden jerks as the train they were travelling in applied its brakes several times before the collision that resulted in the death of 14 people. Satyanarayana, one of the survivors, told PTI that the passengers felt a few jerks followed by a huge sound and then […]
Andhra accident: Initial probe points finger at Rayagada passenger train crew
New Delhi: A preliminary railway probe into the Sunday night accident in Andhra Pradesh has held the driver and the assistant driver of Rayagada Passenger train responsible for the collision as it passed two defective auto signals violating norms. Both crew members were killed in the accident. Signed by seven experts, the preliminary report said […]
Andhra train accident: Toll rises to 13 while 50 injured
Visakhapatnam: The number of casualties in the train accident on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh rose to 13 while 50 people were injured, Superintendent of Police M Deepika said on Monday. Officials of the East Coast Railway (ECR) said that at around 7 pm on Sunday, the Palasa passenger train hit […]
Human error likely reason for Andhra railway accident
Human error was a likely reason for the railway accident in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, sources in the Indian Railways said. Sources said during the preliminary probe it was found that the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train overshot the signal. “Two coaches of 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger train from the rear and the loco of 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger […]
Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceased in Andhra Pradesh train accident
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to families of the victims of the train accident that left at least 10 dead and about 25 injured. The accident occurred when the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train stopped due to a break in an overhead cable and the oncoming train, a Visakhapatnam-Palasa Express service, […]
Andhra train accident: PM speaks to railway minister, takes stock of situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh and spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of the situation. At least six persons have died and 25 were injured in the accident involving two trains, according to officials. […]
Andhra train accident: Here are the helpline numbers
The East Coast Railway has come out with helpline numbers following the train accident in Andhra Pradesh in which several are feared dead. Bhubaneswar – 0674-2301625, 2301525, 2303069 Waltair – 0891-2885914 Visakhapatnam Railway Station: 0891 2746330, 0891 2744619 Airtel: 81060 53051, 8106053052 BSNL: 8500041670, 8500041671 At least 10 people were killed and about 25 injured […]
9 dead, over 32 injured as 2 passenger trains collide in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: At least 9 passengers died and 32 others were severely injured in a train derailment incident that took place near Kantakapalli junction of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. The mishap happened when Rayagada passenger train went and hit a stationary passenger train that was waiting for signal on the track. Due to the collision, […]
PM Modi to launch multiple development projects on 2-day Gujarat visit from Oct 30
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Monday during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 5,950 crore, officials said on Sunday. The PM will also pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Narmada district during […]
Dharmendra Pradhan flags off special train to Delhi for ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ to New Delhi on Saturday. Pradhan flagged off a special train at the Bhubaneswar station, in which about 1,600 volunteers with soil collected from 13,250 villages of Odisha will reach the national capital, as part of the ‘Meri Mati, Mera Desh’ programme. Soil […]
Amrit Kalash special train flagged off at SMVT Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A special train from Bengaluru to New Delhi was flagged off on Friday to accommodate the participants of the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ programme on October 30 and 31 in the national capital. Rajya Sabha member Lehar Singh Siroya flagged off train no. 06507/06508 SMVT Bengaluru–Hazrat Nizamuddin–SMVT Bengaluru Amrit Kalash Yatra Special. It left […]