Jena said that even though several 'conflicting' figures are being claimed, the official and confirmable death toll in the horrific Odisha train accident
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03 June,2023 10:25 AM IST | PTIVaishnaw stated further that troops from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRF), and local authorities were rushed to mobilise rescue and relief at the scene of the Odisha train tragedy
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03 June,2023 09:44 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentThe Odisha triple train crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday
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03 June,2023 08:43 AM IST | AgenciesA PTI reporter at the spot said several people were trapped under the derailed coaches, and locals were assisting emergency services personnel to rescue them, but darkness was hindering the operation
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02 June,2023 11:33 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe Odisha train accident resulted after coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah train derailed at Bahanagabazar and collided with the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, causing its coaches to overturn. The goods train was also involved as the derailed coaches hit its wagons
02 June,2023 11:10 PM IST | Odisha | mid-day online correspondentPankaja, who served as the minister of rural development, women and child welfare when BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was the chief minister between 2014 and 2019, was speaking to reporters a day prior to the ninth death anniversary of her father
02 June,2023 10:43 PM IST | Aurangabad | PTIA railway official said that several coaches of 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express travelling to Howrah, derailed at Bahanagabazar and fell on the up line
02 June,2023 10:14 PM IST | Balasore | PTIThe accident happened around 7.20 pm near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central station from the Shalimar station near Kolkata, officials said
02 June,2023 08:42 PM IST | Balasore | PTIGandhi, during a media interaction at the National Press Club in Washington, US, was asked about his party being in alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala while talking about secularism, to which he answered "Muslim League is a completely secular party
02 June,2023 08:20 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentAccording to PTI, the Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi was in Agra to highlight the achievements of the Modi government in the past nine years
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Speaking on Coromandel Express Derailment, the Chief Secretary of Odisha Pradeep Jena on June 3 informed that 233* dead bodies have been recovered. He said, “So far around 900 passengers have been injured and are being treated in various hospitals in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Cuttack districts. So far, 233* dead bodies have been recovered. The search and rescue operation is going on. One bogie which is severely damaged is left; NDRF, ODRAF & Fire Service are still working to cut the bogie & try to recover the living or the dead.” *The death toll has risen to 238.
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03 June,2023 08:33 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesWarnings were issued in parts of western and central Japan, with up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) of rain forecast through Saturday evening
Two others allegedly involved in the crime are still at large.
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