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  • Odisha Police Warns Of Severe Action After Tweets Give Communal Spin To Train Accident

    Odisha Police Warns Of Severe Action After Tweets Give Communal Spin To Train Accident

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has warned of severe legal action against those trying to give a “communal colour” to June 2 triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, which claimed 275 lives.

    “It has come to notice that some social media handles are mischievously giving communal colour to the tragic train accident at Balasore. This is highly unfortunate. Investigation by the GRP, Odisha into the cause and all other aspects of the accident is going on,” it tweeted.

    People have been urged to desist from spreading “false and ill-motivated posts”, it added.

    A Twitter user named The Random Indian (@randomsena) had shared an aerial view of the accident site with an arrow directed towards a white building, which it presumed to be a mosque. The user captioned it as ‘Just Saying Yesterday Was Friday’.

    Just Saying
    Yesterday Was Friday pic.twitter.com/HWz3zoCnS0

    — The Random Indian (@randomsena) June 3, 2023

    This particular tweet was part of a thread wherein the user tried to establish that the train accident was a planned attack by Muslims while the Railways attributed the derailment to an error in the electronic signalling system that led Coromandel Express to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train.

    Several other users tweeted the same image.

    A journalist at the spot later told Alt News that the structure near the accident was the Bahanaga ISKCON temple and not a mosque. Fact-checking website, BOOM FactCheck, also confirmed the same after examining several pictures of the site.

    Another user tweeted that the devastating train accident on auspicious Friday, when special observance are practised for Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswari and Kali, is a very bad omen for the Prime Minister.

  • Snana Purnima in Puri: Blood stain spotted near Snana Mandapa, Mahasnana rituals to be performed again

    Snana Purnima in Puri: Blood stain spotted near Snana Mandapa, Mahasnana rituals to be performed again

    Puri: The Mahasnana (bathing) rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on the occasion of the Snana Purnima will be performed yet again as a blood stain was reportedly spotted near the Snana Mandapa of the 12th century shrine.

    According to reports, the rituals of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Debi Subhadra and His Aayudha Sudarshan Chakra- were held as per the schedule.

    The Snana Purnima rituals began with the Mangala Alati and was followed by the Abakasa Niti. Even the magnificent bathing rituals of the deities had completed after the Chaturdhamurti were treated with 108 pitchers of special herbal water.

    The costumes for the Hati Besha of the deities also had arrived at the Srimandir and the idols of the trinity were about to be decorated with this special attire after bathing rituals. In the meantime, a cop of the Jagannath Temple Police station spotted a blood stain near the Snana Mandapa and informed the servitors.

    Later, the servitors decided to conduct the Mahasnana rituals yet again. As per the tradition, if blood stain is found on the premises of the Srimandir it has to be purified and the rituals have to be performed again.

  • Plea in SC seeks panel headed by retired judge to probe Odisha 3-train accident

    Plea in SC seeks panel headed by retired judge to probe Odisha 3-train accident

    New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to set up an expert commission, headed by a retired judge of the apex court, to probe the triple train accident in Odisha.

    The Balasore train accident, where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved, claimed 275 lives so far and left over 1,000 people injured.

    The PIL, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, sought a direction to immediately set up an expert commission headed by a retired judge of the apex court and also consisting of technical members to analyse and review the current risk and safety parameters in the railway system and the panel should submit its report to the court.

    Citing the Odisha train accident, the plea said: “It needs to be mentioned with greater concern and emphasis that India from the last few decades has seen a series of train collisions and derailments causing severe sufferance to people of our country in the form of deaths and injuries of permanent nature. Time and again, the respondent authorities have been slow to provide redress in developing a safety enforcement mechanism against such collisions and accidents.”

    The plea said, “The enforcement of safety mechanism of such train protection system is still not implemented on practical grounds throughout the country as it has been clearly proven that the KAVACH, which is an Automatic Train Protection System, was still not applied on these routes and such is still in the process of installing Kavach across the network.”

    The plea stressed that with thousands and lakhs of passengers traveling daily on trains, it becomes absolutely necessary on the part of the authorities to ensure the basic implementation of safety and redress mechanisms like the Kavach system, which would ensure safety for the people.

    Citing various accidents over the years claiming hundreds of lives, the plea argued that with unregulated and negligent actions, there needs to be a strict judicial intervention, as this matters the concern of public safety and life which stands at the highest pedestal on the functioning of any state machinery.

    The plea urged the apex court to issue a direction to the government to issue guidelines/directions for the implementation of Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system called KAVACH Protection System in Indian railways with immediate effect to ensure public safety.

  • Odisha train tragedy: Team of expert doctors to arrive from Delhi

    Odisha train tragedy: Team of expert doctors to arrive from Delhi

    Bhubaneswar:  A team of expert doctors along with medical equipment and medicines from New Delhi will reach Odisha to provide quality care to the critically injured in the tragic 3-train accident in Odisha.

    This was informed by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who took stock of medical assistance being provided to the injured victims in the Balasore’s triple train tragedy here at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

    He discussed the procedures regarding embalming of dead bodies and handing them over to the family members.

    Speaking to reporters, Mandaviya said more than 1,000 people were injured in the terrible train accident and their treatment was underway.

    Over 100 patients need critical care and for their treatment, expert doctors from different hospitals, including Delhi AIIMS, Lady Hardinge Hospital and RML Hospital along with modern equipment and medicines will arrive in Odisha through a special plane of the Air Force in some time, he said.

    “We had a detailed discussion and prepared a working plan on which expert doctor can assist which patient,” the Minister said.

    “Special treatment of the critical patients will start so that we can save a greater number of people,” he added.

    The disastrous train accident has claimed 288 lives so far while over 1,000 people sustained injuries.

  • Train accident: Check list of passengers undergoing treatment at hospitals, photos of deceased uploaded on these websites

    Train accident: Check list of passengers undergoing treatment at hospitals, photos of deceased uploaded on these websites

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has uploaded the list of the injured passengers, who are undergoing treatment at different hospitals after the train accident in Balasore, on different websites with the aim to facilitate their identification.

    The State government has also uploaded the photos of the deceased persons to help their family members to identify them.

    The lists of the passengers undergoing treatment at different hospitals and photos of the deceased persons have been uploaded on three different websites (srcodisha.nic.in, https://bmc.gov.in, https://osdma.org).

    However, as the images posted, given the nature of the accident, are disturbing, children have been advised not to view these images and the viewers’ discretion may be exercised.

    Besides, none (Media/Individual/Firms etc.) shall reproduce/publish and use the images without prior written approval of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC).

    Click on the links given below to visit directly to the official website and see the list of passengers undergoing treatment at hospitals and photos of deceased person:

    srcodisha.nic.in
    https://bmc.gov.in
    https://osdma.org
    Earlier, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a helpline number for relatives of the people who were killed in the train accident at Bahanaga railway station.

    According to BMC commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange, 170 bodies have been kept in different hospitals of Bhubaneswar and the helpline number has been issued to facilitate family/friends/relatives of deceased people and people stranded in the tragic train accident.

    The helpline number is 1929. People can make phone calls round the clock or visit the BMC-ICOMC tower in Satya Nagar area of Bhubaneswar to get information about the deceased persons.

  • Odisha train tragedy: Unidentified bodies to be brought to Bhubaneswar

    Odisha train tragedy: Unidentified bodies to be brought to Bhubaneswar

    BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has decided to bring about 160 bodies of victims of the tragic train mishap in Balasore to Bhubaneswar for better preservation and to facilitate smooth identification by the family members of the deceased.

    At least 288 people died and over 900 were left injured after Chennai-bound Coromandel Express and Howrah bound SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express were involved in the major accident near the Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening.

    Speaking to reporters on Saturday evening, Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena said, “We will bring about 160 bodies to Bhubaneswar and those will be preserved in mortuaries at different government and private hospitals.”

    Train communication has been snapped to Bhadrak and Balasore due to the accident. So the family members can visit Bhubaneswar smoothly to find the bodies, he said.

    “The unidentified bodies will be preserved for 42 hours. If no one claims the them, we can dispose them of as per medical procedures,” Jena added.

    According to official sources, about 55 bodies have been identified which have been handed over to the family members after autopsy.

    The unidentified bodies are kept at the Bhanaga High School and a temporary mortuary at the business park of North Orissa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) on the outskirts of Balasore.

    A total of 1,175 persons have been admitted to different hospitals in Odisha, of which 793 have been discharged.

  • After train crash, Aviation Ministry advises airlines not to increase fares to, from Bhubaneswar

    After train crash, Aviation Ministry advises airlines not to increase fares to, from Bhubaneswar

    NEW DELHI: In the midst of a horrific train crash in Odisha, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday advised airline companies to keep an eye on the unusual surge in fares of flights coming to and from Bhubaneswar. The Ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) has issued an advisory to all airline companies not to increase fares.

    “In view of the unfortunate accident in Odisha, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has advised all airlines to monitor any abnormal surge in airfares to and from Bhubaneswar and other airports of the State and take necessary action regarding the same,” MoCA said. Further, the ministry has advised all airlines not to charge any fee for cancellation and rescheduling to Bhubaneswar.

    “Any cancellation and rescheduling on flights due to the incident may be done without penal charges,” MoCA has advised all the airline companies.

    The accident involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and a goods train on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar Station in the State’s Balasore district. According to Odisha Government’s Special Relief Commissioner’s office 17 coaches of the two trains had derailed and severely damaged on Friday evening.

    As per the information received till now from the South Eastern Railway, there are 288 casualties. As total of 56 passengers have suffered grievous injury and 747 passengers were minorly injured. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the train crash site in Odisha’s Balasore. He was accompanied by Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

    At the site PM Modi spoke to Cabinet Secretary and Health Minister and asked them to ensure all needed help is provided to the injured and their families, government sources said. After taking stock of crash incident, PM Modi visited Fakir Mohan Hospital, Balasore, where some of the passengers injured in Friday’s accident involving three trains were admitted. After meeting the crash survivors, he said that directions have been given to probe the train accident and that whoever is found guilty will not be spared.

    He also thanked the people of Odisha, who came forward to help crash survivors, whether by donating blood or providing assistance in the rescue operation. Prior to this, PM Modi had also convened a meeting to review the situation in connection with the rail accident.

  • Coromandal Express Accident: Restoration work begins, says Vaishnaw

    Coromandal Express Accident: Restoration work begins, says Vaishnaw

    Bhubaneswar: Nearly 18 hours after the massive train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district, restoration work has begun at the accident site, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

    The overturned coaches are being removed from the tracks through cranes, he said.

    “We will conduct a detailed investigation to reach out the root cause behind the accident and we will take necessary steps to ensure that such an accident will not reoccur in future,” Vaishnaw said.

    Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was at the accident site, sought cooperation from the locals to carry out the restoration and relief work by the Railway. He also thanked the locals for extending help in the rescue operation.

    Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the accident spot. She will take stock of the rescue work and interact with the injured passengers from West Bengal at the hospital.

    The death toll in the massive accident of three trains including two express trains rose to 261.

    According to information given by South Eastern Railway, the death toll in the train tragedy has been increased to 261 and the figure may go up as rescue operation is yet to complete.

    Over 900 persons have been injured in the mishap. The injured passengers have been admitted in Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak, Soro and Cuttack SCB hospitals, the Railway officials said.

  • CM Naveen Patnaik thanks local people for carrying out rescue operations at accident spot

    CM Naveen Patnaik thanks local people for carrying out rescue operations at accident spot

    Balasore: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Saturday reached Balasore to assess the aftermath of the horrific train accident that took place at near Bahanaga Station in Balasore on Friday evening.

    He also went to the Balasore District Head quarters Hospital to take stock of treatment requirements of the injured persons.

    CM Naveen Patnaik said, “An extremely tragic train accident.I have to thank the local teams, local people & others who have worked overnight to save people from the wreckage.Railway safety should always be given the first preference.The people have been taken to hospitals in Balasore and Cuttack so that they recover as fast as possible.”

    In response to the tragedy, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also inspected the accident site and ordered a thorough high-level inquiry into the mishap. “A detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted, and the rail safety commissioner will also conduct an independent investigation,” Vaishnaw announced.

    Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan, curtailed his visit to Kolkata and immediately headed to Balasore where several coaches of a passenger train derailed after colliding with a goods train.

  • ‘The person you are calling is no more’, aftermaths of Balasore train tragedy comes to light

    ‘The person you are calling is no more’, aftermaths of Balasore train tragedy comes to light

    Balasore: Odisha experienced the biggest train accident of the century with over 233 casualties and 900 injuries. On Friday evening, Coromandel Express train derailed after colliding with good train in Bahanaga Station in Balasore of Odisha leading to loss of lives in huge number.

    In such a situation, heart-wrenching scenes of strangers receiving calls from dead bodies and informing the deceased’s families about their demise is coming forward.

    The Howrah-Chennai Coromandel train was carrying thousands of passengers from all over the country. As the news of the accident is now all over the nation, the family of the passengers have been trying to contact them over the call to know their whereabouts. As the deceased cannot receive the calls, the residents and workers present in the hospital are receiving the call and informing them about the demise of the person.

    Meanwhile, the rescue operation is still continuing even after 12 hours of the mishap, informed Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena. The Chief Secy also informed that rescue operation is taking time as the last coach of the ill-fated train Coromandel has been extensively damaged while another coach has climbed onto it.

    NDRF and other personnel are carrying out the rescue operations. Several volunteers came forward and at present there is a stock of 900 units of blood in Balasore following a massive donation by the locals. Similarly, volunteers are also ready to donate blood in Bhadrak and Cuttack. The process of identifying the bodies and autopsy has already started.

    The bodies will be dispatched to their destinations after autopsy. The statutory procedure to identify the bodies has also been started, informed Chief Secy.

    Note-worthy, that over 900 passengers are stated to be injured while more than 238 died as 8-10 bogies of the train skidded off the track after being hit by goods train near Bahanaga.

    HELPLINE NUMBER:

    Disaster management Numbers at GRC- 03324503371, 03324397928

    • Rly Number – 46060, 46061.
    • HWH – 033-26382217.
    • KGP- 8972073925, 9332392339.
    • BLS- 8249591559, 7978418322.
    • SHM- 9903370746.

    Helpline numbers set up by SWR at

    • Bangalore: 080-22356409
    • Bangarpet: 08153 255253
    • Kuppam : 8431403419
    • SMVB : 09606005129
    • KJM :+91 88612 03980