Negligence at the local level appeared to have caused the derailment of Utkal Express here, one of the deadliest train accidents in the recent times in which 22 people were killed and over 150 injured, 26 of them grievously, officials indicated today.A probe has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of last evening's derailment, with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today … [Read more...] about Train derailment: Negligence appears to be the cause
cancelled or diverted till 6 PM
Derail: Rlys,UP govt doing everything possible to help: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed extreme pain over the derailment of Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh and said the Railway Ministry and the state government were doing everything possible and providing all assistance required.He said the situation was being monitored very closely by the Railways Ministry.Fourteen coaches of the Utkal Express, which was on its … [Read more...] about Derail: Rlys,UP govt doing everything possible to help: PM
Utkal Express derailment: Trains on Meerut line cancelled or diverted till 6 PM
Trains passing through the Meerut line of the Northern Railway have been either cancelled or diverted till 6 pm today, in the wake of the tragic accident at Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, a senior railway official said.The sleepy town of Khatauli, about 100 kms from Delhi, became the epicentre of rescue operations yesterday after 13 bogies of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal … [Read more...] about Utkal Express derailment: Trains on Meerut line cancelled or diverted till 6 PM