Amritsar Dussehra Accident

For many people in Amritsar, this Dussehra will be a painful reminder of last year's tragedy, when a train hit a crowd of people watching a Ravana effigy burn. 61 people were killed in the accident.

Last month's accident in Amritsar that claimed 61 lives when a train ran over people watching a Dussehra event was caused by the "negligence" and "trespassing" of those standing near the railway tracks, an inquiry by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety or CCRS has concluded.

A 300-page, magisterial probe report on the Amritsar train accident in which about 60 people died last month was submitted to the Punjab Home Secretary Wednesday.

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra function near in Amritsar where 61 people were killed after being hit by a train people last month, gave her statement on Friday before the probe official.

Days after 61 people were killed in Amritsar after a train ran over revelers watching Ravana burning on Dussehra, another event was organised very close to train tracks in Dhuri, around 200 kilometre from the city. Congress lawmaker, Surendra Singh Dawar, was slammed by the opposition in Punjab, for attending the event, organised by National Studen...

Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra today visited five hospitals to meet those injured in the Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra day.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that he will decide on action after receiving a probe into the tragic Amritsar train accident which killed 61.

To prevent Amritsar-like incidents in future, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events, related to festivals near railway tracks. On October 19, the guard, barely 400 metres away, had failed to alert either the people watching Dussehra celebrations stand...

Under attack from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has said trains usually run at a much slower speed in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar than the one that mowed down 61 people standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn during Dussehra last Friday.

Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose wife was the chief guest at the Dussehra event that ended with a tragic accident that killed 61, announced that he would adopt all the children who had lost their parents.

Amid a political blame-game over the Amritsar train tragedy, a social activist has filed a case against Navjot Kaur Sidhu in a Bihar court on Monday. He held organisers of the Dussehra event and chief guest Navjot Kaur Sidhu responsible for the deaths. The National Human Rights Commission has served notices to the Railways and the Punjab government...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Railways and the Punjab government over the Amritsar accident in which nearly 60 Dussehra revellers were killed when they were run over by a train while watching the festivities. Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that it cannot be said to be a "sane act" by people to...

Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...

Two days after a train ran over 61 people at the venue of a Dussehra event in Punjab's Amritsar, local residents on Sunday vehemently rejected the driver's statement that he had decided against stopping after the crowd began throwing stones.

The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday demanded immediate sacking of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and a judicial probe into the circumstances that led to the train accident near a Dussehra event in Amritsar in which at least 59 people died.

For many people in Amritsar, this Dussehra will be a painful reminder of last year's tragedy, when a train hit a crowd of people watching a Ravana effigy burn. 61 people were killed in the accident.

Last month's accident in Amritsar that claimed 61 lives when a train ran over people watching a Dussehra event was caused by the "negligence" and "trespassing" of those standing near the railway tracks, an inquiry by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety or CCRS has concluded.

A 300-page, magisterial probe report on the Amritsar train accident in which about 60 people died last month was submitted to the Punjab Home Secretary Wednesday.

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra function near in Amritsar where 61 people were killed after being hit by a train people last month, gave her statement on Friday before the probe official.

Days after 61 people were killed in Amritsar after a train ran over revelers watching Ravana burning on Dussehra, another event was organised very close to train tracks in Dhuri, around 200 kilometre from the city. Congress lawmaker, Surendra Singh Dawar, was slammed by the opposition in Punjab, for attending the event, organised by National Studen...

Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra today visited five hospitals to meet those injured in the Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra day.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that he will decide on action after receiving a probe into the tragic Amritsar train accident which killed 61.

To prevent Amritsar-like incidents in future, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events, related to festivals near railway tracks. On October 19, the guard, barely 400 metres away, had failed to alert either the people watching Dussehra celebrations stand...

Under attack from the opposition, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has said trains usually run at a much slower speed in the Joda Phatak area of Amritsar than the one that mowed down 61 people standing on the track to watch a Ravan effigy burn during Dussehra last Friday.

Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose wife was the chief guest at the Dussehra event that ended with a tragic accident that killed 61, announced that he would adopt all the children who had lost their parents.

Amid a political blame-game over the Amritsar train tragedy, a social activist has filed a case against Navjot Kaur Sidhu in a Bihar court on Monday. He held organisers of the Dussehra event and chief guest Navjot Kaur Sidhu responsible for the deaths. The National Human Rights Commission has served notices to the Railways and the Punjab government...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Railways and the Punjab government over the Amritsar accident in which nearly 60 Dussehra revellers were killed when they were run over by a train while watching the festivities. Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that it cannot be said to be a "sane act" by people to...

Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...

Two days after a train ran over 61 people at the venue of a Dussehra event in Punjab's Amritsar, local residents on Sunday vehemently rejected the driver's statement that he had decided against stopping after the crowd began throwing stones.

The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday demanded immediate sacking of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and a judicial probe into the circumstances that led to the train accident near a Dussehra event in Amritsar in which at least 59 people died.