Chandigarh (5 Min Read) : The magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy that claimed 61 lives has held that the Dusshera event organised by a ruling Punjab Congress leader was held “without permission” and “without undertaking required safety and security measures”. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday “ordered stern action against all those […]
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Amritsar train tragedy: Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife gets clean chit
Chandigarh (2 Min Read) : Punjab cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur has been given a clean chit in a Punjab government-appointed magisterial probe into the Amritsar train tragedy on Dusshera evening in which 60 people died, sources said here on Thursday. The probe, conducted by Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B. Purushartha, has indicted […]
Amritsar train deaths: Probe blames negligence, trespass for tragedy
New Delhi : Almost a month after 60 people lost their lives, the probe by Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) into the Amritsar train tragedy on Vijaya Dashami day has blamed the “negligence” and “trespassing” of people standing near the railway tracks for the disaster. “In his report, the CCRS S K Pathak has […]
Railways orders probe into Amritsar train tragedy
New Delhi : The railways on Friday ordered a probe into the Amritsar train tragedy in which 60 people were killed while watching a Dussehra function on October 19, officials said. A senior official said an inquiry would be conducted by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), Lucknow. The official said the probe was […]
Amritsar train tragedy: Navjot Singh Sidhu fails to appear before inquiry commission
Amritsar : Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday failed to appear before the one-man commission conducting an inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy in which 60 people were killed on October 19. Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur, who was also summoned by the commission, however, appeared on Friday and gave her statement. Sidhu, who […]
Navjot Sidhu, wife summoned by commission probing Amritsar train tragedy
Chandigarh : 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. Senior IAS officer B. Purushartha, who is conducting the inquiry in Amritsar, has asked the Sidhu couple to […]
Manoj Sinha holds local administration responsible for Amritsar train tragedy
Varanasi : Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Sunday held the local administration responsible for the Amritsar tragedy in which 59 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of the Dusshera effigy. “Had the local administration been cautious, the incident would have been avoided. The Railways was […]
Anger brews in Amritsar after train tragedy, residents block traffic
Amritsar : Angry residents blocked traffic around the Joda Phatak area in Amritsar on Sunday to protest against the apathy of the Punjab government and the railways towards the families of 59 people who lost their lives when a speeding train crushed them as they were watching Dusshera celebrations. “The government has not bothered for […]
Families wiped out, loved ones perish in Amritsar train tragedy
Amritsar : In the death of 59 people in the Amritsar train tragedy on Friday evening, a bigger tragedy has struck many families: their sole breadwinners have died; and in several cases, children are still trying to find their parents. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who visited the accident site and the injured in hospitals on […]
Amritsar train tragedy similar to Thalaserry’s in 1986
Chennai : Friday’s Amritsar’s train tragedy is similar to the one that happened in 1986 in Kerala’s Thalaserry, where an Express train ran through revellers, leaving several dead and injured in its trail, recalled a senior journalist here on Saturday. “I was 20 and working in a private company. The rail track was at a […]