The derailment of the Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh’s Khatauli was due to the “failure of railway staff”, a preliminary investigation has said. According to The Indian Express, the investigation has placed the blame on an engineer, the assistant station master, and the section controller. Prepared by the commissioner of[Read More…]
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Six coaches of Utkal Express derail in Muzaffarnagar; 20 dead
At least six coaches of the Haridwar-bound 18477 Utkal Express derailed on Saturday at Khatauli railway station, 25 km from Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, 20 persons have died while 34 others were injured and were rushed to hospitals. Uttar Pradesh ADG law and order, Anand Kumar said preliminary[Read More…]
Derailment: AP CM announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia
ISI hand suspected behind Indore-Patna Express train derailment
Pakistan’s ISI hand is suspected behind two major incidents — the derailment of the Indore-Patna Express train near Kanpur that took 140 lives and the failed attempt last year to blow up goods and passenger trains near Ghorasahan station in Bihar, said police on Tuesday. According to the east Champaran[Read More…]