Amritsar Train Tragedy
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Fire Breaks Out In Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express In Punjab
A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express near Sirhind railway station here on Saturday morning, officials said.
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Amritsar Rail Tragedy Returns To Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
In a fresh trouble for former Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a non-profit organisation has termed the 2018 Amritsar rail tragedy a major blunder in which 60 people were killed and scores injured.
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Where 61 Died Was Held "Without Permission"
The magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy that claimed 61 lives has held that the Dussehra event organised by a ruling Punjab Congress leader was held "without permission" and "without undertaking required safety and security measures".
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Don't Blame Railways For Amritsar Train Tragedy, Says Piyush Goyal
Stating that Railways should not be blamed for the Amritsar accident, railways minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said it had nearly eliminated unmanned railway crossings.
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After Ruling Out Investigation, Railways Agrees To Probe Amritsar Tragedy
The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train, the Indian Railways said Friday, nearly two weeks after it had ruled out any investigation into the tragedy.
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Navjot Sidhu, Wife Summoned By Panel In Amritsar Train Tragedy Probe
Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur have been summoned by a one-man commission conducting an inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy in which 60 people were killed on October 19.
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Under Opposition Attack, Navjot Sidhu Questions Train Speed, Defends Wife
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.
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Sukhbir Badal Demands Rs 1 Crore For Families Of Amritsar Tragedy Victims
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore per person and government jobs for the families of those killed in the tragic train accident in Amritsar.
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Navjot Kaur On Dais, Amritsar Organiser Says "Even If 500 Trains Pass..."
Moments before 61 people watching a Ravan effigy burn were crushed under a train in Amritsar on Friday evening, an organizer of the Dussehra event had announced to the chief guest, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu, that the crowd there was so enthusiastic to see her that they would stand on the nearby railway tracks and not move even if hundreds o...
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Amritsar Train Tragedy Survivors, Families Recall Night Of Horror
As people milled around the hospital compound, some stunned into silence by the enormity of the tragedy that felled their loved one and others holding back tears, the injured were inside, grappling with their wounds and trying to piece together what had happened.
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No Approval Was Given For Dussehra Event: Amritsar Municipal Corporation
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation said today that no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at 'Dhobi ghat' ground in Amritsar.
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"Railways Was Not Informed About Dussehra Event": Manoj Sinha On Tragedy
A day after 61 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over them, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha today said his ministry is not to be blamed for any lapses leading to the disaster.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Offers Condolences On Amritsar Train Accident
At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near Amritsar.
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37 Trains Cancelled, 16 Diverted Day After Amritsar Train Tragedy
The railways said 10 mail/express trains and 27 passenger trains were cancelled.
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Amarinder Singh Visits Injured; Orders Probe Into Amritsar Train Tragedy
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train accident after visiting injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy on Dussehra.
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Fire Breaks Out In Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express In Punjab
A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express near Sirhind railway station here on Saturday morning, officials said.
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Amritsar Rail Tragedy Returns To Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
In a fresh trouble for former Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a non-profit organisation has termed the 2018 Amritsar rail tragedy a major blunder in which 60 people were killed and scores injured.
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Where 61 Died Was Held "Without Permission"
The magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy that claimed 61 lives has held that the Dussehra event organised by a ruling Punjab Congress leader was held "without permission" and "without undertaking required safety and security measures".
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Don't Blame Railways For Amritsar Train Tragedy, Says Piyush Goyal
Stating that Railways should not be blamed for the Amritsar accident, railways minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said it had nearly eliminated unmanned railway crossings.
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After Ruling Out Investigation, Railways Agrees To Probe Amritsar Tragedy
The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train, the Indian Railways said Friday, nearly two weeks after it had ruled out any investigation into the tragedy.
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Navjot Sidhu, Wife Summoned By Panel In Amritsar Train Tragedy Probe
Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur have been summoned by a one-man commission conducting an inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy in which 60 people were killed on October 19.
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Under Opposition Attack, Navjot Sidhu Questions Train Speed, Defends Wife
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.
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Sukhbir Badal Demands Rs 1 Crore For Families Of Amritsar Tragedy Victims
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore per person and government jobs for the families of those killed in the tragic train accident in Amritsar.
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Navjot Kaur On Dais, Amritsar Organiser Says "Even If 500 Trains Pass..."
Moments before 61 people watching a Ravan effigy burn were crushed under a train in Amritsar on Friday evening, an organizer of the Dussehra event had announced to the chief guest, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu, that the crowd there was so enthusiastic to see her that they would stand on the nearby railway tracks and not move even if hundreds o...
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Amritsar Train Tragedy Survivors, Families Recall Night Of Horror
As people milled around the hospital compound, some stunned into silence by the enormity of the tragedy that felled their loved one and others holding back tears, the injured were inside, grappling with their wounds and trying to piece together what had happened.
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No Approval Was Given For Dussehra Event: Amritsar Municipal Corporation
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation said today that no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at 'Dhobi ghat' ground in Amritsar.
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"Railways Was Not Informed About Dussehra Event": Manoj Sinha On Tragedy
A day after 61 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over them, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha today said his ministry is not to be blamed for any lapses leading to the disaster.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Offers Condolences On Amritsar Train Accident
At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near Amritsar.
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37 Trains Cancelled, 16 Diverted Day After Amritsar Train Tragedy
The railways said 10 mail/express trains and 27 passenger trains were cancelled.
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Amarinder Singh Visits Injured; Orders Probe Into Amritsar Train Tragedy
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train accident after visiting injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy on Dussehra.
