Amritsar Tragedy
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Amritsar train accident: After ruling out investigation, Railways agrees to probe tragedy
India | Nov 03, 2018, 05:23 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 02, 2018, 11:02 PM ISTSixty 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 | Oct 25, 2018, 05:28 PM ISTSidhu 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 | Oct 22, 2018, 04:51 PM 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 | Oct 22, 2018, 03:13 PM ISTSpeaking 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 | Oct 21, 2018, 09:47 PM ISTThe 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 | Oct 21, 2018, 11:27 PM ISTIn 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 | Oct 21, 2018, 12:59 PM ISTAmritsar Tragedy: Video shows organiser's escape
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Amritsar Tragedy: Protestors clash with police, pelt stones at train accident site
News | Oct 21, 2018, 12:52 PM ISTAccording to police, a few people angry over the accident attacked their residence, broke window panes and pelted stones on Saturday.