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  • Odisha train tragedy: 18 trains cancelled, 7 diverted and 1 partially cancelled

    Odisha train tragedy: 18 trains cancelled, 7 diverted and 1 partially cancelled

    Kolkata:  As many as 18 trains remain cancelled and seven of them have been diverted, and one train is partially cancelled following the Odisha train tragedy.

    The trains starting from various locations were intended to pass through the Balasore stretch where more than 50 persons have been killed and over 100 injured, following several coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express train derailed near the Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district.

    Following trains scheduled to commence their journey on Friday and Saturday will remain cancelled according to the latest bulletin released by the Indian Railways.

    “12837 Howrah-Puri Express; 12863 Howrah-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Express; 12839 Howrah-Chennai Mail; 12895 Shalimar-Puri Superfast Express; 20831 Shalimar-Sambalpur Express; 02837 Santragachi-Puri Special; 22201 Sealdah-Puri Duronto Express, 12509 SMVT Bengaluru-Guwahati from Bangalore, all trains intended to commence their journey on Friday (June 2) are cancelled.”

    12074 Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express from Bhubaneswar; 12073 Howrah-Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express from Howrah; 12278 Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express from Puri; 12277 Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express from Howrah; 12822 Puri-Shalimar Dhauli Express from Puri; 12821 ShalimarPuri Dhauli Express from Shalimar; 12892 Puri-Bangiriposi from Puri; 12891 Bangiriposi-Puri Express from Bangiriposi; 02838 Puri-Santragachhi Special from Puri; 12842 Chennai-Shalimar Coromandel Express from Chennai trains which were intended to commence their journey on June 3 (Saturday) have also been cancelled.

    The following trains will be diverted via Tatanagar as per the official press release. 22807 Santragachi-Chennai Express; 22873 Digha-Visakhapatnam Express; 18409 Shalimar-Puri Sri Jagannath Express; 22817 Howrah-Mysuru Express journey commencing on June 2 will be diverted via Tatanagar.

    12802 New Delhi-Puri Purusottam Express from New Delhi commenced journey on June 1 will run via Tata-Kendujhargarh.

    18478 Rishikesh-Puri Kalinga Utkal Express from Rishikesh began its journey on June 1 will run via Tata-Kendujhargarh.

    12815 Puri-Anand Vihar (new Delhi) Nandankanan Express from Puri on June 3 will run via Jakhapura-Jaroli.

    08415 Jaleswar-Puri Special from Jaleswar on June 3 will originate from Bhadrak instead of Jaleswar, according to the latest official bulletin.

  • Coromandel Train Accident: Rescue Operation underway, says Chief Secy

    Coromandel Train Accident: Rescue Operation underway, says Chief Secy

    Balasore: 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.

    In a briefing, Chief secy informed that NDRF and other personnel are carrying out the rescue operations. There could be a requirement of a railway crane too, he added.

    “So far 233 persons have died in the train mishap and over 900 passengers are injured. Most of the injured have been admitted to various hospitals including Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack SCB and other hospitals. Those who have suffered minor injuries are being discharged after administering first aid,” said Chief Secy Jena.

    “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.” He added.

    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 Coromandel Express train derailed near Bahanaga Station in Balasore of Odisha on Friday evening. The express train derailed after colliding with a goods train. Over 900 passengers are stated to be injured while more than 233 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
  • Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik declares one day state mourning, no celebrations today

    Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik declares one day state mourning, no celebrations today

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik  declared one-day state mourning in view of the horrific train accident that took place on Friday evening near Bahanaga Station in Balasore.

    The deadliest crash has killed over 233 people and has left more than 900 people injured, informed Chief Secretary PK Jena.

    “Important Announcement: In view of tragic rail accident at Bahanaga, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sri Naveen Patnaik has ordered for State Mourning for a day. Hence no State celebration to take place on 3rd June through out the State,” the Information & Public Relations Department of the Odisha government tweeted.

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    Earlier today, Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the accident site and took stock of the situation. He said, that our focus is on rescue and relief operations. Restoration will begin after clearance from district administration. A detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also do an independent inquiry.

    The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also declared one-day state mourning following the Balasore Train Accident in Odisha which claimed 233 lives and left 900 injured. 

  • Picture of humanity of Balasore residents, flock to donate blood for accident victims

    Picture of humanity of Balasore residents, flock to donate blood for accident victims

    Balasore: Odisha experienced the biggest train accident of the century. On Friday evening, over 8-10 bogies of Coromondel Express train derailed after colliding with goods train near Bahanaga of Odisha’s Balasore district. Due to the accident, over 233 people lost their lives and 900 got injured.

    In such a situation, the residents of Balasore have shown a great view of humanity. Last night yesterday, hundreds of people reached Balasore District Headquarter Hospital to donate blood to the victims of the train mishap.

    The scene of the hospital was heart warming as numerous people reached out the hospitals so that they can help out the injured.

    On the other hand, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep concern over disaster Coromandel Express accident near Balasore said that saving lives of injured passengers is now top priority of the government. He visited the SRC Office on Friday evening and took stock of the situation.

    Speaking to media persons the CM said that our first priority is to take injured persons to hospitals and save their lives. He will visit the accident site today morning and review the situation on spot.

    While over 233 people were killed, more than 900 people were injured due to the train accident in Odisha.

    Meanwhile, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced compensation for the kin of the victims. “Ex-gratia compensation of 10 Lakh in case of death, Rs 2 Lakh towards grievous and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries,” he said.

    President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with several others expressed their deep grief over the loss of lives and property following the train accident in Odisha.

  • Odisha Train Tragedy: Mamata-Railway Minister spar over death toll at accident spot

    Odisha Train Tragedy: Mamata-Railway Minister spar over death toll at accident spot

    Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday engaged in a verbal duel at the train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district.

    While interacting with the media, Mamata said she got information that the death toll in the train crash might exceed 500.

    At this, Vaishaw, who was standing beside her intervened immediately and said, “As per Odisha government’s data, the death toll is 238.”

    In response to the Railway Minister’s reply, the West Bengal CM reiterated the figure claiming that 238 was Friday night’s toll. “Rescue work in three coaches is still not complete, hence the toll would go up further,” she ascertained.

    The Chief Minister also said that anti-collision was not fitted in the express trains which led to the mishap. She demanded a high-level probe into the accident.

    As per latest official figures, the toll in the train tragedy has increased to 261, while more than 900 are injured.

    The injured passengers have been admitted in Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak, Soro and Cuttack SCB hospitals.

  • Survivors of Odisha train accident said, I survived by the grace of God

    Survivors of Odisha train accident said, I survived by the grace of God

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | Manickal Tiwari, one of the fortunate survivors of the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, believes he has been reborn by the grace of God. Tiwari, a resident of Balasore town, sustained serious injuries on his hand and head. Recalling that horror, he said, I boarded the S1 coach of the Coromandel Express train at Balasore and traveled to Cuttack. I was recording video on my mobile at the window to show my family members about the speed of the train.

    Suddenly their coach derailed between Khantapara and Bahnaga and overturned. The entire area was covered with dust, Tiwari said. He said, I was bleeding profusely from my head and had a serious injury on my hand.

    Tiwari said, the whole accident happened in just five seconds. A young couple was sitting in front of me. The man died while his wife survived.

    He told that he was traveling in a reserved compartment. The coach was completely packed with passengers, and many of them may not have had tickets. Tiwari said the train was running at a speed of over 100 kmph at the time of the incident.

    When I managed to get out of the coach, I saw that my coach was completely shattered and hundreds of people were lying on the track without any movement, he said.

    He said, by the grace of God I was saved. I don’t even want to remember Black Friday.

    Significantly, more than 261 people had died and 900 people were injured in this accident. The injured passengers have been admitted to Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak, Soro and Cuttack SCB hospitals.

    –IANS

  • Odisha train accident: Special train carrying stranded passengers leaves for Chennai

    Odisha train accident: Special train carrying stranded passengers leaves for Chennai

    Chennai (IANS) | A special train carrying 250 stranded passengers left Bhadrak for Chennai on Saturday morning following the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening and will reach Chennai Central Railway Station on Sunday. In addition, Southern Railway will run a special train from Chennai to take the families of the victims to the accident site. The train will leave for Bhadrok in Odisha at 7.20 pm from Chennai Central Railway Station.

    Southern Railway requests people whose relatives or friends were involved in the ill-fated train to travel to Odisha by special train

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin told media persons that the state government was in constant touch with the Odisha government regarding the rescue and other operations.

    Although no casualties have been reported from Tamil Nadu so far, the state government has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of the deceased.

    An amount of Rs one lakh each has been approved for those injured in the accident.

    –IANS

  • Udhayanidhi, Sivasankar and 3 IAS officers to leave to Odisha tomorrow

    Udhayanidhi, Sivasankar and 3 IAS officers to leave to Odisha tomorrow

    CHENNAI: Ministers and officials headed by Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will leave for Orissa this morning from Tamil Nadu to directly meet the victims of the train accident.

    Accompanied by Transport Minister SS Shivshankar and three IAS officers, Uday is expected to leave for Odisha on a 9.30 am flight from Chennai. The team will offer assistance and arrange transportation for those wishing to return to Tamil Nadu from Odisha.

    At least 50 people were killed and over 350 injured in a horrific triple train accident involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train in Odisha on Friday.

  • Deeply Anguished By Loss Of Lives In Odisha Train Accident: President Murmu

    Deeply Anguished By Loss Of Lives In Odisha Train Accident: President Murmu

    President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said she was “deeply anguished” by the loss of lives in an unfortunate train accident in Odisha and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

    At least 50 people died and 350 were injured in a three-way accident involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, Coromandel Express and a goods train on separate tracks in Bahanagar in Odisha’s Balasore district.

    “Deeply anguished to know about the loss of lives in an unfortunate rail accident in Balasore, Odisha. My heart goes out to the bereaved families. I pray for the success of rescue operations and quick recovery of the injured,” Murmu said in a tweet.

  • Distressed By Train Accident In Odisha: PM Modi

    Distressed By Train Accident In Odisha: PM Modi

    Expressing distress over the train accident in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said rescue operations were underway at the site and all possible assistance was being given to those affected.

    Modi spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of the situation. At least 50 people died and 179 people were injured in an accident involving three trains — Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express, Coromandel Express and a goods train — in Bahanagar in Odisha’s Balasore district Friday evening, officials said.

    “Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon,” Modi said in a tweet.

    “Spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and took stock of the situation. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected,” the prime minister said.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the accident was “deeply agonizing”.

    “The train accident at Balasore in Odisha is deeply agonizing. The NDRF team has already reached the accident site, and other teams are also rushing to join the rescue operation. My condolences to the bereaved families and praying for the speedy recovery of those injured,” Shah tweeted.