Odisha train accident LIVE: Train services resume on both lines in Balasore

Railway Board recommends CBI probe in Odisha train accident

Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that the railway board has recommended a CBI probe into the Odisha train accident in which 275 people died and 1,175 were injured.

Mamata Banerjee questions official death toll

Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday questioned the death figures given by the Ministry of Railways in the triple train crash in Odisha’s Balasore, stating that 61 people from her state were dead and 182 were still missing.

Mamata Banerjee asked questions on whether Vande Bharat engines were up to the mark. “If from one state, 182 are missing and 61 are confirmed dead, then where would the figures stand?” she asked, addressing a press conference at the state secretariat, Nabanna.

Train services resume on both lines in Balasore; Vaishnaw waves at passengers, prays for safe journey

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday waved at passengers and crew and prayed for their safe journey, as services resumed following repair of the damaged tracks on both the up and down lines, 51 hours after the horrific triple train accident in Balasore left 275 dead and more than 1,000 injured.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the Railways minister said work on reconstruction of the damaged tracks started soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out instructions to that effect.