Amritsar Train Accident

Clean Chit To Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife In Amritsar Train Accident Probe

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 6, 2018

Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur has been given a clean chit in a Punjab government-appointed magisterial probe into the Amritsar train tragedy

Magisterial Probe Report On Dussehra Train Tragedy In Amritsar Submitted

Amritsar News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 22, 2018

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.

Navjot Sidhu Exempted From Appearing Before Inquiry On Amritsar Tragedy

Amritsar News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Giving a clean chit to Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the probe official exempted him from appearing before the magisterial inquiry being conducted into the last month's train tragedy near Joda Phatak in Punjab's Amritsar in which about 60 people were killed.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu Records Statement On Amritsar Dussehra Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 2, 2018

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.

No Lessons Learnt. Another Event Organised Near The Tracks In Punjab

Amritsar News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday October 29, 2018

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...

Health Minister Gives Compensation To 38 Injured In Amritsar Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 28, 2018

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

Family Of Those Killed In Amritsar Train Tragedy To Get Government Jobs

Amritsar News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

The Punjab government will provide jobs to the eligible family members of those killed in the Amritsar rail tragedy in Amritsar, Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said today.

Will Decide Action After Report On Amritsar Accident: Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 24, 2018

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.

Slow Down On Spotting Crowd Near Tracks: Northern Railways To Drivers

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 25, 2018

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...

Magisterial Probe Begins Into Amritsar Train Accident That Killed 60

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 24, 2018

The Jalandhar divisional commissioner has initiated a probe into the Amritsar train accident which left nearly 60 people dead and many injured, officials said Tuesday.

Amarinder Singh Reviews Amritsar Situation Via Video Link From Israel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 23, 2018

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday asked state government officials to expedite the process of providing relief and compensation to the families of those dead and the injured in a tragic train accident in Amritsar last week.

Punjab Minister Backs Navjot Singh Sidhu, Wife Over Amritsar Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018

Punjab minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Monday defended Navjot Kaur Sidhu over the Amritsar train tragedy, saying she was not at fault, and blamed the railway gateman for the incident, in which 62 people were killed on Friday.

Authorities Negligence Apparent In Amritsar Train Accident: Watchdog

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018

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...

"What Is My Fault?": Amritsar Event Organiser, In Hiding, Releases Video

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday October 22, 2018

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...

Amritsar Train Accident Reminds Of Jallianwala Massacre, Says Shiv Sena

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday October 22, 2018

In a strongly-worded article in its mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena on Monday compared the Amritsar train accident with the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, saying to "die like insects" have become people's destiny.