Odisha train tragedy: 100 bodies brought to AIIMS, CM Patnaik announces Rs 5L ex-gratia
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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
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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
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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 
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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.
Odisha train tragedy: Death toll rises to 261, PM Modi leaves for accident site
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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
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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.
Death toll in Odisha train tragedy rises to 233
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On Friday evening, 17 coaches of the Coromandel Express and SMVT-Howrah Super Fast Express derailed, leading to one of the worst railway accidents in the country in the last 15 years. More than 200 ambulances along with 30 buses have been pressed into service, the Chief Secretary said.
Major train accident in Odisha's Balasore as express trains collide and derail, 50 fatalities reported
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According to initial reports, at least four coaches of the express train derailed at Bahanaga station. There was no clarity about the reason for the accident, though some reports said that it took place when the train rammed into a goods train standing at the station, but Railway officials have denied it.
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