INDIA
Chandrababu Naidu-Shah meet spurs talk of TDP-BJP alliance
The meeting happened late on Saturday. This was Naidu's first meeting with Amit Shah since 2018 when the TDP pulled out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Odisha train tragedy: Initial probe indicates flaws in signalling system
Jaya Varma Sinha, the member of the Railway Board responsible for Operations and Business Development, shared preliminary information regarding the Odisha train tragedy. She further stated that the Board has set up an independent inquiry.
Odisha train tragedy: Accident happened due to change in electronic interlocking: Railway Minister
Vaishnaw, who was at the accident spot and was supervising the restoration work, said, "The Commissioner Railway Safety has completed his inquiry and will submit the report soon. Let the investigation report come, but we have identified the cause of the incident and the people responsible for it. It happened due to changes in electronic interlocking."
Odisha train tragedy: 100 bodies brought to AIIMS, CM Patnaik announces Rs 5L ex-gratia
The bodies were brought in 50 ambulances from Balsore and stored in the mortuary of the AIIMS, an official said. The Odisha government had decided to bring about 160 dead bodies to Bhubaneswar and those will be preserved in mortuaries of different government and private hospitals.
Odisha train tragedy: Death toll mounts to 288; PM Modi assures of best medical treatment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the accident site and took stock of the rescue and relief operations and also met with the accident survivors. Modi said that the government will provide best medical treatment to the injured, adding that those found guilty for the mishap will not be spared.
Odisha tragedy: Coromandel Express derailed, rammed into goods train, dashed with Howrah SF Express
The Railway Ministry officials said that 12841 Coromandel Express (Shalimar-Madras) passing through the main up line first met with an accident and dashed with the stationary goods train in the loop line at Bahanaga Bazar station. The official said that Coromandel Express at the time of the accident was travelling at its full speed across the Bahanaga Bazar station as it was not supposed to stop there.
PM Modi reaches train mishap site in Balasore, takes stock of situation
Before leaving for Odisha from Delhi, the Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting with regard to the tragic train mishap at the Bahanagar Bazar railway station on Friday evening. According to government officials, PM Modi reviewed relief works that are underway at the site of the mishap.
PM Modi can become first Indian PM to address US Congress twice
"During your address, you will have the opportunity to share your vision for India's future and speak to the global challenges our countries both face," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries jointly wrote in a letter to Modi on Friday.
Odisha train tragedy: Death toll rises to 261, PM Modi leaves for accident site
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday morning visited the accident site and announced a detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted and an independent inquiry by the rail safety commissioner.Modi had conducted a review meeting of the accident, following which he has departed for Odisha.
Odisha train tragedy: TN announces one-day state mourning
Stalin also announced that all the state government programmes, events and centenary celebrations of late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, which were scheduled for Saturday, remains cancelled. Addressing reporters at the state emergency centre in Ezhilagam,the Chief Minister said that the Tamil Nadu government was closely.
Don't Miss
Advertisement