New Delhi: The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) concluded its inquiry of the deadly Amritsar Train tragedy and blames peoples negligence, as they were standing near the railway tracks to witness Ravan Effigy burning celebration. ‘No information was given about the Dussehra event to the railways’ CCRS Shailesh Pathak[Read More…]
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Amritsar Train Tragedy: Inquiry Commission summons Navjot Singh Sidhu and wife Navjot Kaur
In a big development in Amritsar train tragedy, Punjab Cabinet Ministers Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur have been summoned by a one-man commission conducting an inquiry in the tragic matter. Senior IAS officer B Purushartha, who is conducting the inquiry in Amritsar, has asked the duo to[Read More…]
Sinha holds local administration responsible for Amritsar train tragedy
Varanasi: Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Sunday held the local administration responsible for the Amritsar tragedy in which 59 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of the Dusshera effigy. “Had the local administration been cautious, the incident would have been[Read More…]
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh heads to Israel
Chandigarh: Claiming to be “completely satisfied with the relief and rehabilitation measures being carried out for the victims of the Amritsar train tragedy” and following assurances by his ministerial colleagues that everything will be taken care of, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday decided to visit Israel. The Chief[Read More…]
Amritsar train tragedy similar to Thalaserry’s in 1986
Chennai: Friday’s Amritsar’s train tragedy is similar to the one that happened in 1986 in Kerala’s Thalaserry, where an Express train ran through revellers, leaving several dead and injured in its trail, recalled a senior journalist here on Saturday. “I was 20 and working in a private company. The rail[Read More…]
Amritsar train tragedy: Railways deny responsibility
Amritsar: Hours after 60 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy here, the Railways on Saturday said it was not responsible for the tragedy. Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said in a statement that the event was organised in an area[Read More…]