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Amritsar tragedy: Festive euphoria, firecrackers made people oblivious to train
Most people who were mowed down by the speeding train were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
21 Oct 2018 6:35 AM
Railways: No nod sought for event, tragedy not our fault
Toll rises to 59, railways rules out punitive action against driver.
21 Oct 2018 4:13 AM
No penal action against driver in Amritsar train accident: MoS Manoj Sinha
Railway officials said that the accident was a 'clear case of trespassing' and no permission was granted for the event.
20 Oct 2018 5:47 PM
Migrant workers from UP, Bihar among most dead in Amritsar train tragedy
The accident has claimed 61 lives so far out of which 39 bodies have been identified by the authorities.
20 Oct 2018 4:04 PM
Punjab CM visits injured, orders magisterial probe in Amritsar train tragedy
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said four weeks have been given to submit the report to find out who was at fault.
20 Oct 2018 3:05 PM
'Don't do politics on Amritsar Train Tragedy issue,' says Navjot Singh Sidhu
'Nobody has done it deliberately. However, there is a big negligence,' Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Amritsar train accident.
20 Oct 2018 2:37 PM
Amritsar man, who played Ravana, crushed to death while saving others
Singh had completed his act on-stage and was at the event to collect a shield of appreciation when the tragedy hit him.
20 Oct 2018 2:07 PM
Dussehra celebrations have been taking place at accident site for over 20 yrs: locals
Before train going to Amritsar that mowed down revellers, two trains passed through tracks, but they slowed down their speed, local claimed.
20 Oct 2018 10:30 AM
Don't blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people need to be alert: Ashwani Lohani
Ashwani Lohani asserted that Railways was not informed about Dussehra celebrations taking place near the main line.
20 Oct 2018 9:41 AM
Dussehra revellers clicking selfies when train ran over crowd in Amritsar
At least 61 people died near Amritsar when train ran through crowd that had assembled across tracks to watch Dussehra event.
20 Oct 2018 9:03 AM
Train mows down people during Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar
Sound of firecrackers prevented people from noticing train bearing down on them at breakneck speed.
20 Oct 2018 8:44 AM
Amritsar tragedy: 58 dead as train runs over revellers
Some said people could not hear the sound of the approaching train due to bursting of fire-crackers.
20 Oct 2018 5:31 AM
52 dead after train runs over people watching Ravana burning near Amritsar
'A train travelling at fast speed ran over several people during Dussehra celebrations in Choura Bazar,' eyewitnesses said.
19 Oct 2018 8:20 PM
Senior Punjab police official charged for raping law student at gunpoint
The assistant inspector general of police (AIG), however, refuted the allegations, terming them as baseless.
29 Sep 2018 1:18 PM
Rape accused bishop writes to Vatican, seeks consent to step down temporarily
In letter to the Pope, Bishop Mulakkal mentioned that he needs time to concentrate on the police case against him.
17 Sep 2018 8:37 AM
Falsely implicated by anti-church elements: Jalandhar Bishop refutes raping nun
A Kerala nun has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her on several occasions between 2014 and 2016, a charge Bishop has denied.
11 Sep 2018 6:35 PM
Kathua victim was sexually assaulted, died of suffocation: Doctors tell court
As many as 54 witnesses have deposed before the court so far in the ongoing trial in the brutal rape and murder of the girl.
09 Sep 2018 6:05 PM
Priest, wife arrested for using holy scriptures to wrap tiffins for their sons
Police found several more such pages in the kitchen of priest's residence which were apparently meant to wrap food items on daily basis.
01 Sep 2018 1:45 PM
Punjab: Police rescue 42 people from drug rehabilitation centre in Ludhiana
The police raided the illegal rehabilitation centre in Ludhiana after receiving complaints that addicts were allegedly being ill-treated.
31 Aug 2018 9:04 AM
Navjot Singh Sidhu defends himself, says was asked to sit next to PoK leader
Sidhu said, 'If one is invited as guest of honour somewhere, then they have to sit wherever they are asked to.'
19 Aug 2018 6:34 PM
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