586 train accidents in last 5 years; 53% due to derailmentsNearly 53 per cent of the 586 train accidents in the last five years were due to derailments with the Utkal Express derailment being the la...
20 Aug, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
586 train accidents in last 5 years; 53 per cent due to derailmentsOver 20 people died and 97 were injured after 14 coaches of the Utkal Express derailed near Muzzafarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh on Satur...
20 Aug, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Sabotage angle in train derailments gains currencyAmid a growing number of derailments, railways has earlier cited "outside interference" as the possible reason in more than 40 such cases i...
25 Feb, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
Kin of Kanpur rail accident victims to get early compensationThe chairman, Justice (retd) K Kannan, of the country’s apex body, has instructed hearing to be fixed not later than six weeks from date of...
07 Feb, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Failure of railway staff biggest cause of accidents: ReportRailway has constituted a task force on safety on December 6 last year after the derailment near Kanpur, killing 151 people.
29 Jan, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
Rail fracture suspected in Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailmentThough the real reasons behind the derailment would be ascertained after the completion of the inquiry, prime facie it seems a possible fra...
28 Dec, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails near Kanpur, several injuredRescue & relief operations were being carried out by the administration & railway officials.The incident has affected the movement of train...
28 Dec, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
After 19 years, Railways doubles compensation to rail accident victimsThe compensation for 34 other kinds of injuries has also been doubled to Rs 7.2 lakh-Rs 64000 now from the earlier levels.
23 Dec, 2016, 06.34 AM IST
Derailment: Toll touches 150; deadliest rail mishap since 1999Medical College Principal Dr. Navneet Kumar said 65 injured persons are admitted in the Hallet Hospital and six of them are in the ICU.
22 Nov, 2016, 09.31 PM IST
Toll mounts to 148 in Indore-Patna Express derailment, rail services resumesThe Railway official said that besides replacing rails, electrical works were completed to ensure train operation on the busy route.
22 Nov, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Indore-Patna derailment: Frantic relatives search for loved onesBodies from among the 143 dead have been sent to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and UP while the over 200 injured have been admitted to various hosp...
21 Nov, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
120 dead, 200 injured in Patna-Indore express mishap near KanpurAs many as 14 coaches of the train with close to 600 passengers rolled off track close to Pukhraya near Kanpur in what railway officials sa...
21 Nov, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
Make train journeys safe: PM Narendra Modi to railway officials after derailmentThe derailment of the Indore-Patna Express at Kanpur dehat will be probed, said the Prime Minister at the Rail Vikas Shivir (rail developme...
20 Nov, 2016, 05.39 PM IST
Derailment: Sumitra Mahajan calls up Suresh Prabhu, takes stock of situationMahajan is an MP from Indore. Her private staff helped the relatives of either those who were killed or injured in the mishap.
20 Nov, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Rail fracture suspected to be cause of derailmentThe accident comes at a time when railways are undertaking a massive brainstorming exercise to generate new innovative ideas to improve rai...
20 Nov, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
- Drivers of Gorakhdham and Licchavi Express suspended
Railway authorities have suspended the drivers and assistant drivers of Gorakhdham Express and Licchavi Express that rammed into stationary...
04 Jan, 2010, 12.51 PM IST
- 10 killed, 39 injured in three train accidents in UP
Though fog appeared to be the reason behind the mishap, an inquiry has been ordered to know exact reason behind the accident. In Pics: Kanp...
02 Jan, 2010, 12.05 PM IST