Train Disaster
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Why a ‘fail-safe’ signalling system fails to prevent deadly train crashes
Officials say rail staff, pressed for time, are cutting corners and choosing to tinker with the electronic system – sometimes with disastrous results.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Pakistan: At least 74 people killed after three coaches of a train catch fire in Rahim Yar Khan
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid said the fire broke out on Tezgam Express while passengers were preparing breakfast.
Scroll Staff
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Amritsar train tragedy: Inquiry clears Railways, says public negligence to blame
The central government is considering the findings of the preliminary report submitted by Shailesh Kumar Pathak.
Scroll Staff
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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Punjab: 19-year-old beaten to death by mob over alleged sacrilege at Ferozepur gurdwara
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Amritsar: Police chief says accident due to negligence, will investigate and fix accountability
The toll rose to 62 after one person died of their injuries on Sunday.
Scroll Staff
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Amritsar train accident: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh says 59 people killed, 57 injured
Amritsar Municipal Corporation said the organisers of the Dussehra celebrations did not seek permission from the civic body.
Scroll Staff
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Punjab: At least 58 killed as train hits crowd standing on track celebrating Dussehra in Amritsar
Officials said as the effigy of Ravana was lit and fireworks went off, the crowd started retreating towards the railway tracks.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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Utkal Express derailment: Track was being repaired before the mishap, Railways orders investigation
The toll is expected to rise as 20 of the 156 injured in the accident are believed to be in critical condition.
Scroll Staff
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Egypt: At least 42 killed, 133 injured as trains collide in Alexandria
The country’s transport minister Hisham Arafat said ‘human error’ led to the accident.
Scroll Staff
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Janata Express crash: It may not seem like it, but derailed trains are getting rarer in India
Crash in Uttar Pradesh has left at least 30 dead.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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