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  Amritsar train accident: After ruling out investigation, Railways agrees to probe tragedy

  India | November 03, 2018 17:23 IST

  The probe will begin Sunday (November 4), according to a notification issued by the Northern Railway.

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  After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into Amritsar Dussehra train tragedy

  India | November 02, 2018 23:02 IST

  Sixty people were crushed to death by a train coming from Jalandhar on October 19, when they were watching an effigy of Ravana burn at a ground near railway tracks at Joda Phatak.

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  Amritsar Tragedy: Sidhu writes to Piyush Goyal, seeks high fencing, CCTVs along rail tracks

  India | October 25, 2018 17:28 IST

  Sidhu also offered to take up the matter with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for any help from the state government in this regard.

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  Video | Amritsar Tragedy: Dusshera event organiser says he requested people to keep off tracks

  India | October 22, 2018 16:51 IST

  "Had taken all permissions, had alerted crowd at least 10 times to not stand on tracks. I am extremely pained by the incident," Mithoo said in the video. He also added that some people were trying to defame him.

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  Amritsar train tragedy: SIT panel constituted to probe accident, separate magisterial inquiry ordered

  India | October 22, 2018 15:13 IST

  Speaking to news agency ANI, Commissioner of Police SS Shrivastava said; "ADGP rank officer has been roped to monitor the overall sitaution. A SIT panel has been formed and a separate magisterial inquiry is underway".  

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  Amritsar tragedy: Sidhu targets Railways, asks why loco-pilot was given clean chit in one day

  India | October 21, 2018 21:47 IST

  The railways has said it was not informed by the organisers or the local administration that a Dussehra event was being organised near the tracks. It said Saturday the tragedy was a case of trespassing and ruled out any probe.

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  Amritsar Tragedy: Driver claims stone-pelting by mob as he slowed down train; locals rubbish statement

  India | October 21, 2018 23:27 IST

  In the letter, the driver said that he had applied emergency brakes of the train, but they failed to stop the train before it hit the crowd.

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  Amritsar Tragedy: Video shows organiser's escape

  News | October 21, 2018 12:59 IST

  Amritsar Tragedy: Video shows organiser's escape

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  Amritsar Tragedy: Protestors clash with police, pelt stones at train accident site

  News | October 21, 2018 12:52 IST

  According to police, a few people angry over the accident attacked their residence, broke window panes and pelted stones on Saturday.