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  • Lost and Found: 15-year-old Nepal boy reunites with parents after deadly train accident in Odisha

    Lost and Found: 15-year-old Nepal boy reunites with parents after deadly train accident in Odisha

    Cuttack: Many people were lost and killed in the deadly train accident in Balasore district of Odisha. Relatives were searching for their kin in the hospitals. They all want their relative to be well and alive. While, many have their hopes quashed and had to return with the cold body of their kin. Some were lucky to find their kin in the hospital still alive.

    Such a case was seen in SCB medical college Hospital in Cuttack. A 15-year-old boy from Nepal, who was a victim of the Balasore Train tragedy, has finally reunited with his parents after the horrific train accident.

    The minor boy identified as Ramanand Paswan was injured in the train accident and was admitted to the Trauma ICU of SCB MCH after the accident.

    With the concerted effort of Odisha’s helpdesk ecosystem, the boy was reunited with his family today. The SCB helpdesk also helped the boy in this matter. During this somber time, this is indeed a matter of great joy.

    The scene of the boy reuniting with his family got everyone emotional in the SCB hospital.

  • Two goes missing after boat capsizes in Odisha’s Malkangiri

    Two goes missing after boat capsizes in Odisha’s Malkangiri

    Malkangiri: Two persons have gone missing while returning from a wedding after the boat they were riding in capsized in the river in Sindiguda village in Swaviman area of ​​Malkangari district.

    According to reports, the two missing persons are Sajit Kidinga and Balaram Kidinga of Dindiguda village. Both of them along with some other people were returning in the boat after attending a wedding feast in the Padalput village in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh. The boat reportedly capsized due to overweight.

    On being informed, the fire fighters reached the spot and rescued three people with the help of the locals. However, they could not find the traces of Sajit and Balaram.

    Both of them are still missing and rescue operation is underway. Khairput fire department team and Mudulipada police are continuing rescue operation at the spot.

  • Odisha Train tragedy: CBI registers case, probes reasons for deadly train accident including possible sabotage

    Odisha Train tragedy: CBI registers case, probes reasons for deadly train accident including possible sabotage

    Balasore: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case under various provisions of IPC and Railway Act regarding the deadly train accident that took place in Bahanaga of Odisha’s Balasore.

    CBI has taken over the investigation of the case from the GRP, which had already filed the case. Some members of Central Forensics are involved in the investigation team along with the CBI. After registering the case, a 10-member CBI team reached the accident site and conducted an investigation. They inspected the north, south cabin, signal room, operating system, and recorded data of Bazar Station. The investigation team also interrogated the station master and other railway employees.

    CBI is probing for the cause of the Bhanaga train accident. CBI is also looking whether it is a human-made error or mechanical error or is there a bigger conspiracy behind the triple train tragedy. The Central Investigation Agency will conduct a thorough investigation in this regard.

    CBi is looking in every questionable direction while probing the case. Is there a grand conspiracy behind the train crash or sheer irresponsibility? Was it an accident? How did the interlocking system change? If there is a conspiracy, who is the conspirator? Why did they made such a conspiracy?

    CBI may interrogate the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of Karmandal Express very soon. After a thorough investigation and cross-examination of the railway staff, the real reason behind the accident will be clear.

  • Bengal government accused of giving scheme money for compensation of Odisha train accident

    Bengal government accused of giving scheme money for compensation of Odisha train accident

    Kolkata (IANS) | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hand over compensation checks to the families of Odisha train accident victims on Wednesday amid allegations that money from a special labor welfare scheme is being diverted for the purpose. . Shubhendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Debanjan Chakraborty, President of the West Bengal unit of the Construction Workers’ Federation of India (CWFI), alleged that the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (BOCWWB) money was being given to the families of accident victims. Is.

    The official said the same was done while paying compensation to the families of the victims of the Bogatui massacre last year – the money allocated for the mid-day meal scheme was used to pay the compensation.

    The Leader of Opposition said that the victims of the train accident should have been provided compensation from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

    Meanwhile, the state president of CWFI said that his association is considering going to court if such diversion of funds from the BICWWB scheme has indeed taken place.

    He said, the state government has no authority to spend the money under the BOCWWB scheme for other purposes. If this has happened then we condemn any such move.

    Meanwhile, the state government officials are maintaining complete silence on the matter.

    However, a senior official of the state finance department, on the condition of anonymity, said that he was not aware of the matter, but there have been instances that in case of emergency, the state government diverts funds allocated under a particular scheme for a different purpose. uses for He said, the state’s finance department later returns the money again in the same scheme. This has been happening for centuries.

    There was no response from the Trinamool Congress till the filing of this report.

    –IANS

  • Odisha train accident: Mamata said, 31 people from Bengal are missing, 103 bodies identified

    Odisha train accident: Mamata said, 31 people from Bengal are missing, 103 bodies identified

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said 31 passengers from her state, who were traveling in the express trains that collapsed in Odisha’s Balasore on the evening of June 2, are still missing. Mamata reached Odisha on Tuesday afternoon and was received at the Bhubaneswar airport by state minister Tusharkanti Behera. Immediately after landing in Bhubaneswar, she left for Cuttack and met the injured people undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and hospitals.

    Speaking to media persons in Cuttack, Mamata said, “There are many people traveling from West Bengal in Express. We are calling everyone, some are receiving and some are not. So far 103 bodies have been identified.” Out of which 83 bodies have been handed over to the next of kin. The process of handing over other bodies is underway, still 31 people are missing.”

    In addition, more than 200 people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Odisha and West Bengal, out of which around 93 people are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Odisha.

    When asked about her reaction to the CBI probe, the chief minister said, “I don’t want to say anything. Truth should come out. Truth should prevail, it should not be suppressed.”

    On the death toll, he said, “This is not the time for debate. So many people have died. Truth prevails.”

    At least 278 people were killed and four injured in a head-on collision between the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, Howrah-bound SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express and a good train near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on the evening of June 2. More than 1,100 were injured.

    –IANS

  • CBI Steps Up Probe At Odisha Train Accident Site In Balasore

    CBI Steps Up Probe At Odisha Train Accident Site In Balasore

    Bhubaneswar: A day after reaching Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district, a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday stepped up its probe into the horrific triple train mishap in which at least 278 people were killed and over 1100 injured.

    After arrival, the 10-member CBI team visited Bahanaga railway station and started the investigation. The CBI sleuths are also accompanied by a forensic team, sources said.

    The team members visited the signal room at the railway station and examined different equipment and gadgets. They also spoke to the employees at the signal room and sought information about the functioning of different equipment.

    This apart, the CBI sleuths went around the site where two passengers trains and a freight were involved in the deadly accident on Friday evening.

    The team members examined the railway tracks at the site. They also examined both the loop line and the main line at Bahanaga, besides interacting with railway officials to seek several information as part of the investigation which is likely to continue for some time.

    As per the data logger, the signal for the Coromandel Express on the loop line was green. But technically it is not possible. Hence tampering with the electronic interlocking system cannot be ruled out, according to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Khurda Road, Rinkesh Ray.

    Following the accident, which has officially claimed 278 lives and left more than 1,100 passengers injured, the Railway officials had indicated the possibility of sabotage.

    On Sunday evening, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said the Railway Board recommended investigation by the CBI.

    According to the procedure, the Central agency takes over the Balasore GRP case number 64 registered by Odisha Police on June 3, a day after the accident.

    A senior railways official said that the CBI is conducting investigation taking into consideration all possible aspects. The probe team is gathering different information and the railways will extend full cooperation.

    Vaishnaw had on Sunday said that the Railway Board recommended for the CBI probe on the basis of our administrative information regarding the mishap. The probe will include the circumstances that led to the the train accident and the persons responsible for this, he had said.

    The Commissioner of Railway Safety and the CBI are probing the mishap simultaneously and independently, a railway official said.

  • Odisha Train Accident: Over 40 Passengers Died Due To Electrocution, Says Reports

    Odisha Train Accident: Over 40 Passengers Died Due To Electrocution, Says Reports

    Bhubaneswar: While several bodies were disfigured beyond recognition, over 40 bodies retrieved from Coromandel Express, which was involved in Odisha’s triple train crash, had no visible injury marks.

    These victims are suspected to have died of electrocution after the live overhead wires snapped and fell on the compartments during the collision between Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express and Yeshwantpur (Bengaluru)-Howrah Express and a stationary goods train on June 2 evening, TOI reported quoting top officials.

    The FIR registered at Balasore GRP station against unknown persons also attributed some deaths to electrocution. “Many passengers succumbed to the injuries caused due to the collision and electrocution coming in contact with overhead LT (low tension) line,” sub-inspector Papu Kumar Naik said in his complaint.

    The Railways on Tuesday put the official death toll at 278 after three more passengers succumbed to injuries. A total of 1,100 were injured in the crash. The death figures of Odisha government at 275 remains unchanged.

    Meanwhile, a 10-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team visited Bahanaga railway station and started the investigation. They are being accompanied by a forensic team, sources said.

  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reaches Odisha

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reaches Odisha

    Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has reached Odisha. She is scheduled to visit the silver city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

    The CM of West Bengal further informed that she will also visit Bhubaneswar today. Sources say that as many as 53 persons from West Bengal injured in the train accident in Odisha are being treated at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.

    The CM is slated to visit them in the hospital and oversee their treatment. The CM further said that she will then visit Bhubaneswar and oversee the treatment procedures and interact with the injured.

    The CM further assured that the family or nearest kin of those deceased in the train accident shall be given jobs for the upkeep of their family. The family member or nearest kin of the deceased will be appointed as a special home guard. They shall also be granted an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh.

    Further, also in case of complete grievous hurt, the family member of the person shall be given a job as a special home guard. In case of serious injury, an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees shall be given. In case of injury, the amount shall be Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 25,000.

    She promised that in case there is no injury or mental trauma, such persons will receive an amount of Rs. 10,000 as compensation. She further added that the families of the deceased persons shall receive a free ration.

    The CM questioned the decision of the Railways to hand over the investigation of the accident to the CBI. She said that this is an accident and not a crime. The CBI is equipped to handle criminal investigations only. She said that the CBI is yet to submit a report on the Jnaneswari Express train derailment which happened back in May 2010.

    As authorities brought back Odisha train accident victims to WB, CM Mamata Banerjee paid respect to them on June 5. The Balasore catastrophe that took place on June 2, claimed 275 lives and left more than 900 injured.

  • Child dies after consuming expired medicine in Odisha’s Gajapati

    Child dies after consuming expired medicine in Odisha’s Gajapati

    Gajapati: An 11-month-old child died after consuming expired medicine allegedly given by the Anganwadi center in Jajpur village of Odisha’s Gajapati district.

    According to reports, the deceased fell ill after consuming expired medicines supplied by the Anganwadi center in the village on April 11. He was cured after the treatment, and a few days later he became serious again.

    The parents of the minor took the baby to several hospitals including Parlakhemundi district headquarters hospital (DHH), a Vishakhapatnam-based hospital, AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, and Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack. But their all efforts went in vain.

    He breathed his last night while undergoing treatment at the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack.

    Demanding action against the Anganwadi worker and ASHA activist, the villagers and family members blocked the road, disrupting the traffic between Parlakhemundi and Mohana on Tuesday morning.

    The family members of the child have filed a complaint at the local police station. Based on the complaint, the cops have launched a probe into the matter.

  • Odisha train accident: CBI team reaches Balasore

    Odisha train accident: CBI team reaches Balasore

    Balasore: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reached Odisha to speak to the concerned officers in connection with the Balasore triple train tragedy.

    As of now, the CBI has not made any official statement in this connection.

    According to sources, the team reached Balasore Monday night.

    “We haven’t registered a case in this matter as of now. We are examining the incident spot,” the source said.

    The Railway Board had on Sunday recommended for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the train accident.

    “The way this accident happened, looking at the conditions, and according to the administrative information, the Railway Board is recommending the probe to the CBI,” Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said on Sunday.

    Vaishnaw came under fire from the opposition parties which are demanding his resignation. The opposition has been citing several reports and audits that highlighted the lapses on the part of Railways.

    In one of the horrific tragedies, at least 275 people died while over 1,000 were injured when 21 coaches of two — Coromandel Express and SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express — and a goods train collided and derailed on Friday evening near Bahanaga Bazar Railway station in Odisha’s Balasore.
    (With inputs from IANS)