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Assistant Station Master of Bahanaga Bazar railway station, and 4 staffers working in the signalling department are being questioned, as per reports.

Odisha train crash: 5 Railway staffers under probe scanner, says report

The Assistant Station Master of Bahanaga Bazar railway station and 4 staffers working in the signalling department are being questioned, as per reports.

Over 10 days after the horrific triple train crash in Odisha, it has emerged that 5 employees of the Indian Railways are under the lens of investigators.
Assistant Station Master of Bahanaga Bazar railway station and 4 staffers working in the signalling department are being questioned, as per a Hindustan Times report.
They are under suspicion for possibly not conducting proper tests after a maintenance operation, the report said. This may have interfered with the signalling system on June 2, when disaster struck.

The Bahanaga High School had asked the state government to demolish the building as students were scared to return to their classes

Odisha train accident: Balasore school where dead bodies were kept demolished

The school in Balasore that was turned into a temporary morgue after the triple train collision in Odisha on June 2 has been demolished. 

The Bahanaga High School had asked the state government to demolish the building as students were scared to return to their classes

The school in Balasore that was turned into a temporary morgue after the triple train collision in Odisha on June 2 has been demolished.&nbsp;
Students of Bahanaga High School in Odisha were scared to return to their classes in the building where the dead bodies of the victims were kept.&nbsp;
Such was the reluctance of the young students and their parents to come back to a building associated with tragic mass death that the school management committee had pleaded with the state government to demolish the 65-year-old building.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Younger students are scared,&rdquo; admitted Bahanaga High School Headmistress Pramila Swain, adding that the school had planned to &ldquo;conduct spiritual programmes and follow some rituals to help them overcome their fears.&rdquo; She said some senior students and NCC cadets from the school had even joined the rescue work.
Though the bodies have been shifted to Bhubaneswar and the school campus has been sanitised and cleaned, the students and the guardians are scared and in a state of panic.
&ldquo;It is difficult to forget that so many bodies were kept in our school building,&rdquo; said a student.
The SMC had initially allowed only three classrooms for the purpose. Later the district administration used the open hall of the school for keeping the bodies for identification.
(with PTI inputs)

A woman from Cuttack district had even identified a body as her husband's.

Odisha train accident: woman fakes husband's death for compensation

A woman who tried to "fake" her husband’s death in the Balasore train accident for compensation is in trouble.

A woman from the Cuttack district had even identified a body as her husband's.

A woman who tried to "fake" her husband&rsquo;s death in the Balasore train accident for compensation cash announced by the state government and Railways is in trouble.
Gitanjali Datta of Maniabanda in Cuttack district had claimed that her husband Bijay Datta had died in the accident on June 2 and had even identified a body as her husband's. However, after verification of the documents, it was found that her claim was false.
Though police let her go with a warning, trouble started after her husband filed a complaint at Maniabandha police station. The woman has now gone into hiding fearing arrest, police said.
Police said the couple has been living separately for the last 13 years.
Bijay has demanded stringent action against Gitanjali for attempting to grab public money and also faking his death.
Maniabanda police station in-charge Basant Kumar Satpathy said police have asked Gitanjali&rsquo;s husband to lodge a complaint at Bahanaga police station in Balasore district as the incident took place there.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary PK Jena asked the Railways and Odisha police to take stringent action against people making fake claimants over bodies.
Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the deceased while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh. On the other hand, the Railway Ministry has declared Rs 10 lakh compensation for the families of those who died in the accident.
The Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2. In all, some 288 people died in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured.
A few coaches of Coromandel toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.&nbsp;

The 15-year-old boy saw his parents on a news channel while he was being treated at a Cuttack hospital

Odisha train accident: TV interview helps Nepali couple reunite with son

 A live television interview of a Nepali couple aired from AIIMS Bhubaneswar helped them reunite with their minor son who was injured in the Odisha train accident. 

The 15-year-old boy saw his parents on a news channel while he was being treated at a Cuttack hospital

A live television interview of a Nepali couple aired from AIIMS Bhubaneswar helped them reunite with their minor son who was injured in the Odisha train accident
The 15-year-old boy, Ramananda Paswan, who was recuperating in the ICU of a hospital in Cuttack, saw his parents on a news channel and alerted the staff.&nbsp;
The hospital then facilitated the reunion of the boy with his parents who had come from Nepal to search for him.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I am happy to find my son. He was travelling with three of our relatives. All of them were killed in the accident. He, however, miraculously escaped with injuries,&rdquo; said the boy&rsquo;s father Hari Paswan.
After coming to Bhubaneswar, Hari and his wife were visiting one hospital after another in search of their son.
While in AIIMS Bhubaneswar, they came across a journalist of a local TV news channel who reported their ordeal.
Ramananda saw the report on the television in his room and identified his parents. He informed the hospital authorities about it.
&ldquo;The hospital called up the TV channel&rsquo;s office, got the videos and showed them to Ramananda to reconfirm if they were indeed his parents. Following this, the hospital authorities were successful in connecting Ramanada with his parents,&rdquo; SCB Medical College Emergency Officer Dr BN Moharana told PTI.
"Emotional moment for us that a 15-year-old boy from Nepal Ramanand Paswan who was a victim of Baleswar Train tragedy got his parents miraculously," the hospital tweeted.
The Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2. A few of those toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.
In all, 288 people died in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured.&nbsp;

Railway Ministry officials reportedly said that disagreement during preliminary inquiry in such cases is normal.

Odisha train crash: dispute among Rail officials over cause of accident, says report

Railway Ministry officials reportedly said that disagreement during the preliminary inquiry in such cases is normal.

Amid a CBI investigation into the triple train crash in Odisha, a dispute has arisen among Railway officials over a joint inspection report on the incident, as per the news outlet Times of India.
Four members of an inter-departmental panel which prepared the report said that the accident occurred because the driver of the Coromandel Express was given the signal to take the loop line where a goods train was parked, leading to a crash.
However, one member has submitted a dissent note, saying that the Coromandel Express was given a green signal to take the main line, and not the loop line.
Railway Ministry officials said that disagreement during preliminary inquiry is normal.

IRDAI has asked the companies to have a designated offices or set up camps to ensure that the claim settlement is smooth. The details of these offices should be published through websites, media, and state government channels

Odisha Train Accident: IRDAI directs insurers to expedite, ease claim settlement process for victims

IRDAI has asked the companies to have a designated offices or set up camps to ensure that the claim settlement is smooth. The details of these offices should be published through websites, media, and state government channels

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has directed all the insurance companies to proactively process, simplify and fast-track settlement claims of Odisha triple train clash victims. The companies include life, non-life and health insurance companies.
&ldquo;Claims shall be processed proactively, if the insured&rsquo;s name is in the list of deceased or injured persons&hellip;and was travelling in the trains which met with accident as identified by the appropriate government authorities,&rdquo; the IRDAI said in a circular issued to insurers on June 5. IRDAI has also directed the companies to fast-track disbursement of approved claims.
Apart from this, the insurance regulator has also asked the companies to display information related to the accident claims on their website on a daily basis for one week, and then on a weekly basis for a month. The information would include, every detail on claims received, settlement and outstanding under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), policies issued through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), other individual or group personal accident policies, as well as health insurance claims.
&ldquo;There is an urgent need for the insurance industry to take immediate steps to mitigate the hardships of the affected insured population by ensuring immediate registration and settlement of eligible claims,&rdquo; the insurance regulator has said.
IRDAI has also asked the companies to have a designated offices or set up camps to ensure that the claim settlement is smooth. The details of these offices should be published through websites, media, and state government channels.
The insurance companies will have to set up a helpline number to deal with queries from victims and their families. This will be supervised by a senior officer, who would act as a nodal officer.
&ldquo;The nodal officer would be coordinating the receipt, processing, and settlement of all eligible claims. The details of the nodal officer and the helpline number of the insurer may be given due publicity including hosting on the website&rdquo;.
Insurers are also asked to undertake awareness programs elaborating on the simplified process of filing claims.&nbsp;

BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari threatened to go to court if CBI failed to probe the alleged conspiracy and phone-tapping.

Odisha train crash 'conspiracy by TMC', claims BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari threatened to go to court if CBI failed to probe the alleged conspiracy and phone-tapping.

A political war appears to be brewing in Bengal over the Odisha triple train crash which killed at least 278 people.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on June 5, 2023 alleged a conspiracy by the ruling Trinamool Congress behind the incident, as per news agency ANI.
Suvendu asked why TMC was afraid of a CBI probe, and why the party was "panicking" when the incident had taken place in another state. The BJP MLA also claimed that TMC leaders had tapped phones of railway officials.
He threatened to go to court if CBI does not probe this.

'Looping' of the location box gave a green signal to the oncoming Coromandel Express, but directed it towards the goods train, as per an Indian Express report.

Odisha train crash: how 'tampering' of 'location box' led to tragedy, as per report

'Looping' of the location box gave a green signal to the oncoming Coromandel Express, but directed it towards the goods train, as per an Indian Express report.

With the CBI beginning its probe into the Odisha triple train crash, officials reportedly said that the most likely cause of the accident was "tampering of the location box" near the railway station.
The trigger was probably a malfunctioning level-crossing gate which prevented a green signal on the main line, an Indian Express report said. As a temporary solution, railway staff made changes to the 'location box' which is placed along the tracks and helps guide trains to their designated tracks.
On June 2, manual alteration of the location box gave a green signal to the oncoming Coromandel Express, but the point remained directed towards the loop line instead of the main line.
On the loop line, a stationary goods train was waiting, and was hit by the Coromandel Express.

The 74-year-old monarch also reflected upon his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.

Odisha train accident: King Charles sends condolence message, recalls his 1980 visit to state

Britain’s King Charles III on Monday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his profound shock and sadness over the deadly train accident in Balasore.

The 74-year-old monarch also reflected upon his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.

Britain&rsquo;s King Charles III on Monday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his profound shock and sadness over the deadly train accident in Balasore, recalling his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.
The accident, involving three trains, is one of the worst in the country and took place in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday night which has claimed an estimated 275 lives and left over 1,200 people injured.
&ldquo;Both my wife [Queen Camilla] and I have been most profoundly shocked and saddened by the news of such a dreadful accident outside Balasore. I would like to express our deepest possible condolences to the families of all those who have so tragically lost their lives,&rdquo; Charles was quoted as saying in a statement issued by Buckingham Palace.
In the statement that was also posted across the royal social media channels, the 74-year-old monarch speaks of the special place in his heart for India and reflects upon his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.
&ldquo;I do hope you know what a special place India and the people of India have in our hearts. I have particularly fond memories of visiting Odisha in 1980 and meeting some of its people on that occasion," it said.
"I pray, therefore, that you may be able to convey our most heartfelt prayers and sympathy to all those who have been affected by this appalling tragedy, together with our special thoughts for the people of Odisha,&rdquo; the King concludes.
The message follows several condolence messages from the UK government, including from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who extended his &ldquo;heartfelt support and admiration to the survivors and those working tirelessly to respond&rdquo; to the accident.
On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly also expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy.

The FIR states that the 'culpability of specific railway employees has not been ascertained.'

Odisha train accident: 'death by negligence' charges filed in FIR

The Odisha Rail Police has filed 'causing death by negligence' and 'causing grievous injury' charges in the Balasore train accident case, according to a report by NDTV. 

The FIR states that the 'culpability of specific railway employees has not been ascertained.'

The Odisha Rail Police has filed 'causing death by negligence' and 'causing grievous injury' charges in the Balasore train accident case, according to a report by NDTV.&nbsp;
The FIR states that the 'culpability of specific railway employees has not been ascertained.'
At least 275 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured after three trains were involved in a collision on June 2.&nbsp;

In the hope of fast-track deployment of 'Kavach', markets saw a rise in stock prices of HBL Power Systems and Kernex Microsystems

Odisha accident: These stocks' prices surge, as Govt pushes for 'Kavach' 

HBL power, Kernex microsystems shares spike amid hopes that govt will fast-track 'Kavack' adoption

In the hope of fast-track deployment of 'Kavach', markets saw a rise in stock prices of HBL Power Systems and Kernex Microsystems

HBL Power Systems' stock price increased by nearly 10% to reach a new 52-week high of ₹123 while Kernex Microsystems' stock price opened at its 5% upper circuit of ₹297 in early trade on Monday.&nbsp;
A mint report citing market experts, says that the stocks are rising on expectations that the government will prioritise the Kavach system deployment contracts following horrific Odisha train accident. These two companies are two of the major suppliers of transportation-related goods and services.
Both stocks have been rising over the past few days; shares of Kernex Microsystems have increased by almost 16% over the past week, while those of HBL Power Systems have increased by more than 13% in just three sessions of June.
What is ' Kavach'
On 23 March 2022, the Ministry of Railways announced a significant step towards enhancing the safety of train operations in India with the development of the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System called Kavach.
Kavach has been developed to enhance train operations in conditions such as severe fog, and to help locomotive pilots avoid Signal Passing At Danger (SPAD) and overspeeding. The device ensures improved control over train speed and averts potential accidents by automatically deploying brakes as needed.

The letter mentions that the incident happened on February 8 and the train in question was Train No: 12649 Sampark Kranti Express.&nbsp;

Odisha train accident: top official flagged 'serious signal system flaws' 3 months ago?

Serious concerns about the electronic interlocking system of the railways were raised by the chief operating manager of the South Western Railway Zone in February, according to a report by India Today. 

The letter mentions that the incident happened on February 8 and the train in question was Train No: 12649 Sampark Kranti Express.&nbsp;

Serious concerns about the electronic interlocking system of the railways were raised by the chief operating manager of the South Western Railway Zone in February, according to a report by India Today. He had also stressed on the need for take safety measures.&nbsp;
The report comes as Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a 'change in electronic interlocking' was the reason behind the triple train crash in Odisha on June 2
India Today has reported that in a letter dated February 9 the principal chief operating manager of South Western Railway zone raised concerns of signal failure of an express train. He said that a head on collision with a goods train was averted due to the alertness of a loco pilot.
The letter mentions that the incident happened on February 8 and the train in question was Train No: 12649 Sampark Kranti Express.&nbsp;

Vaishnaw said that a CBI probe has been recommended keeping situation in mind

Odisha train accident: Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recommends CBI probe

Odisha train accident: Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recommends CBI probe
Vaishnaw: restoration work of tracks almost over

Vaishnaw said that a CBI probe has been recommended keeping situation in mind

The Railway Board has recommended a CBI probe into the Balasore train accident that has so far claimed 275 lives.
&ldquo;We have recommended a CBI probe into the triple train accident that claimed 275 lives and left over 1,000 injured,&rdquo; Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening.
The Centre along with the support of the state government are giving all support to the injured patients who are admitted to various hospitals in Balasore, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
&ldquo;Patients are being given all facilities in hospitals. There are teams of doctors who are taking care of patients round-the-clock,&rdquo; Vaishnaw said.
He said the government was trying to get in touch with the families of the deceased.
&ldquo;We are trying to get in touch with families of the dead,&rdquo; the Minister added.
The Odisha government on Sunday revised the triple train accident&rsquo;s death toll to 275 from 288, and put the number of injuries at 1,175.
Chief Secretary P K Jena said some bodies were counted twice. "After detailed verification and a report by Balasore District Collector, the final toll has been fixed at 275," he said.
Three trains&mdash; Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah super fast and a goods train &mdash; were involved in the pile-up on Friday, now being described as one of India&rsquo;s worst train accidents.
The Coromandel Express rammed into a stationary goods train and many of its carriages overturned including some onto another train - the Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express which was also passing by at the same time on Friday.

An interlocking system is a safety mechanism that ensures the safe and efficient movements of trains at railway junctions, stations and signalling points.

Odisha train accident: what is an electronic interlocking system? 'Root cause' of mishap

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the 'root cause' of the triple train collision in Odisha's Balasore on June 2 was a change in 'electronic interlocking'. 

An interlocking system is a safety mechanism that ensures the safe and efficient movements of trains at railway junctions, stations and signalling points.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the 'root cause' of the triple train collision in Odisha's Balasore on June 2 was a change in 'electronic interlocking'.&nbsp;
What is an interlocking system?
An interlocking system is a safety mechanism that ensures the safe and efficient movements of trains at railway junctions, stations and signalling points.
The interlocking system makes sure that movable sections of track that allow trains to change direction from one track to another are properly aligned and locked in the correct position before a train can pass over them. &nbsp; There are circuits installed on the track that detect the presence of a train. The circuits help to determine whether a section of track is occupied or empty, enabling the interlocking system to control train movements.
Electronic interlocking is a modern form of interlocking technology in which the control and supervision of train movements are carried out through software, &nbsp;computers, programmable logic controllers , and communication networks.&nbsp;

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