Odisha Tragedy

For two whole weeks in the small by-lanes of the village of Naharpada, 10 kilometres away from the bustling city of Cuttack, the conversation has not shifted. At the playground, at tea stalls, on the kerb as people sit and whisper, there…
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The driver of the ill-fated Coromandel Express which derailed on Friday in Odisha’s Balasore killing 270 people was conscious after the crash and was in a condition to confirm that he got a green signal, the Railway Board has confirmed.…
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The Odisha Police has warned that severe legal action will be taken against those who are trying to give a “communal colour” to the Balasore accident involving three trains on Friday evening that has claimed more than 270 lives so far.…
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The first prone bodies began to arrive at the Balasore district hospital by 10pm on Friday. But within a few hours it became clear to health officials manning the gates of hospitals big and small- from PHC’s to district headquarters- the…
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