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In one of India's worst rail accidents in years, more than 207 bodies were recovered so far, Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director-general of the fire department in Odisha, told Reuters, adding that the death toll "might go up" as rescue teams continued to search. About 900 people had been taken to local hospitals with injuries, with more than 200 ambulances mobilised, state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said in a tweet. Mr Jena said hundreds of stranded passengers were transported by bus to nearby cities, but the death toll was expected to increase. Warning: This story contains imagery that some readers may find disturbing. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said. Many passengers were believed to be trapped under rail cars at the scene. The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Many passengers were believed to be trapped under rail cars at the scene. Images from the scene show rescuers climbing up the mangled wreck of one of the trains to find survivors. Rescue workers searched for survivors well into the next day after the collision. ( Reuters) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said authorities' priority was "removing the living to the hospitals, that's our first concern, to look after the living". Hundreds of young ...

Parents of students of a school in Bahanaga, where the dead bodies of victims of the Balasore train accident were kept, are now refusing to let their children go back to the premises. The school was hastily turned into a temporary morgue, following the deadly train accident that claimed the lives of 288 people and injured over 1,000. The school management committee has now requested the government to demolish the 65-year-old school building of the Bahanaga High School, located near the Bahanaga Bazar railway station. According to a report in Aaj Tak, parents of the students are getting nervous to send their children back to the building. However, the committee has said that the reason for their request to demolish the school is the age of the building. Pramila Swain, headmistress of the Bahanaga High School, has said that the young children are scared to come back to the school. The school has planned to organise ‘spiritual programmes’ and conduct rituals in order to remove the fear from the minds of these children. Swain added that some of the senior students and NCC cadets of the school had also participated in the rescue operation. Also read: The School and Mass Education Department had directed Balasore collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb to visit the school. He said that after meeting the headmistress and the staff, he has learned that everyone wants to demolish the old building and construct a new one. The collector was told by a member of the school committee th...

Live Coromandel Express derailment live updates | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The train crash happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 p.m. on June 2. The Indian Railways has ordered a probe to be led by A.M. Chowdhary, Commissioner Railway Safety, South East Circle. June 02, 2023 10:01 pm | Updated June 03, 2023 11:39 am IST Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore. | Photo Credit: ANI The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga Railway station in Balasore district. The derailed coaches tossed over to the adjoining track and hit the speeding 12841 Coromandel Express coming from the opposite direction. It led to derailment of about 17 bogies. A railway official said that several coaches of 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express travelling to Howrah derailed at Bahanagabazar and fell on the up-line. “These derailed coaches collided with 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and its coaches capsized too,” he said. A goods train was also involved in the accident as the coaches of the Coromandel Express hit its wagons after getting derailed, the official said. The rail accident is being described as one of the worst in recent times. In 2013, the Coramandel Express had met with an accident...

NEW DELHI: Shaken by the Balasore train tragedy, the railway ministry is taking all steps to ensure stricter vigil and inspection of tracks, signals and systems. During a recent meeting, a top railway official told senior zonal officers that "nothing is fail safe and should not be taken to be so", indicating that complete dependence on automation is not ideal for railways, sources said. Officials admitted that the accident has put the brakes on the speed at which the railways was making progress in recent months, including the launch of new Vande Bharat trains. "All necessary steps are being taken by the railways as a whole to prevent any accident on our network and senior officers have been directed not to let their guard down at any cost when it comes to maintenance and safety," said an official. In a recent circular, Railway Board member (infrastructure) has directed all field officials deployed for maintenance activities must be utilised mainly for that job only. They must spend maximum time on maintenance and at work sites, in order to ensure safety and reliability. It has said that the senior engineers must speak to their subordinates who have knowledge about the shortcomings and the strengths of the assets under their jurisdiction. The circular said a comprehensive list of deficiencies with target dates for compliance to improve safety. It added that a summary of the items requiring compliance and action taken will be reviewed in a weekly conference by signal direct...

In one of India's worst rail accidents in years, more than 207 bodies were recovered so far, Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director-general of the fire department in Odisha, told Reuters, adding that the death toll "might go up" as rescue teams continued to search. About 900 people had been taken to local hospitals with injuries, with more than 200 ambulances mobilised, state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said in a tweet. Mr Jena said hundreds of stranded passengers were transported by bus to nearby cities, but the death toll was expected to increase. Warning: This story contains imagery that some readers may find disturbing. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said. Many passengers were believed to be trapped under rail cars at the scene. The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Many passengers were believed to be trapped under rail cars at the scene. Images from the scene show rescuers climbing up the mangled wreck of one of the trains to find survivors. Rescue workers searched for survivors well into the next day after the collision. ( Reuters) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said authorities' priority was "removing the living to the hospitals, that's our first concern, to look after the living". Hundreds of young ...

Parents of students of a school in Bahanaga, where the dead bodies of victims of the Balasore train accident were kept, are now refusing to let their children go back to the premises. The school was hastily turned into a temporary morgue, following the deadly train accident that claimed the lives of 288 people and injured over 1,000. The school management committee has now requested the government to demolish the 65-year-old school building of the Bahanaga High School, located near the Bahanaga Bazar railway station. According to a report in Aaj Tak, parents of the students are getting nervous to send their children back to the building. However, the committee has said that the reason for their request to demolish the school is the age of the building. Pramila Swain, headmistress of the Bahanaga High School, has said that the young children are scared to come back to the school. The school has planned to organise ‘spiritual programmes’ and conduct rituals in order to remove the fear from the minds of these children. Swain added that some of the senior students and NCC cadets of the school had also participated in the rescue operation. Also read: The School and Mass Education Department had directed Balasore collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb to visit the school. He said that after meeting the headmistress and the staff, he has learned that everyone wants to demolish the old building and construct a new one. The collector was told by a member of the school committee th...

NEW DELHI: Shaken by the Balasore train tragedy, the railway ministry is taking all steps to ensure stricter vigil and inspection of tracks, signals and systems. During a recent meeting, a top railway official told senior zonal officers that "nothing is fail safe and should not be taken to be so", indicating that complete dependence on automation is not ideal for railways, sources said. Officials admitted that the accident has put the brakes on the speed at which the railways was making progress in recent months, including the launch of new Vande Bharat trains. "All necessary steps are being taken by the railways as a whole to prevent any accident on our network and senior officers have been directed not to let their guard down at any cost when it comes to maintenance and safety," said an official. In a recent circular, Railway Board member (infrastructure) has directed all field officials deployed for maintenance activities must be utilised mainly for that job only. They must spend maximum time on maintenance and at work sites, in order to ensure safety and reliability. It has said that the senior engineers must speak to their subordinates who have knowledge about the shortcomings and the strengths of the assets under their jurisdiction. The circular said a comprehensive list of deficiencies with target dates for compliance to improve safety. It added that a summary of the items requiring compliance and action taken will be reviewed in a weekly conference by signal direct...

Live Coromandel Express derailment live updates | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The train crash happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 p.m. on June 2. The Indian Railways has ordered a probe to be led by A.M. Chowdhary, Commissioner Railway Safety, South East Circle. June 02, 2023 10:01 pm | Updated June 03, 2023 11:39 am IST Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore. | Photo Credit: ANI The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga Railway station in Balasore district. The derailed coaches tossed over to the adjoining track and hit the speeding 12841 Coromandel Express coming from the opposite direction. It led to derailment of about 17 bogies. A railway official said that several coaches of 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express travelling to Howrah derailed at Bahanagabazar and fell on the up-line. “These derailed coaches collided with 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and its coaches capsized too,” he said. A goods train was also involved in the accident as the coaches of the Coromandel Express hit its wagons after getting derailed, the official said. The rail accident is being described as one of the worst in recent times. In 2013, the Coramandel Express had met with an accident...