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 […]
Tag: Navjot Kaur Sidhu
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 […]
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 […]
Big mistake from railway authorities: Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Amritsar : After a train tragedy here on Friday, Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu blamed the railway authorities for not issuing directions regarding movement of trains near the tracks, where about over 50 people were feared crushed by a speeding train while they were watching the ‘Ravan Dahan’. “We burnt the Ravan effigies at six […]