Tag Archives: tragedy

‘Not The Time…’: Railway Minister Vaishnaw After Spat With Mamata Banerjee Over Toll In Odisha Train Tragedy

By | 06/04/2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday engaged in a verbal duel at the train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district (Image/ PTI) NCP chief Sharad Pawar demanded an inquiry into the three-train accident in Balasore and cited the example of then railway minister Lal Bahadur Shastri resigning after… Read More »

Odisha Train Accident Updates: Death Count In Tragedy Climbs To 288

By | 06/04/2023

Over 3,400 passengers were travelling in two trains, according to railways officials. New Delhi: At least 288 people have been killed and around 803 were injured in a horrific three-train collision. The crash involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. The crash saw one train ram so hard… Read More »

Joe Biden Says He is ‘Heartbroken’ By Train Crash in India, Xi Jinping ‘Shocked’ at Odisha Tragedy

By | 06/04/2023

Last Updated: June 04, 2023, 06:58 IST File photo of US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Several world leaders including Xi Jinping, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Fumio Kishida and others have expressed their condolences to the families of the train crash US President Joe Biden on Saturday expressed his condolences on the… Read More »

“Who Was Responsible?” Asks Siddaramaiah Over Odisha Train Crash Tragedy

By | 06/04/2023

Death count from Odisha train tragedy was pegged at 288 by Railways on Saturday. Bengaluru: Expressing grief over the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday questioned the Railways ministry over accountability. “The news of the terrible train accident is heart-rending. Such a terrible accident has never happened before. There… Read More »

Coronation Street star teases tragedy for Daisy Midgeley and Daniel Osbourne

By | 06/03/2023

Coronation Street stars Rob Mallard and Charlotte Jordan attended the red carpet event for the British Soap Awards at the weekend.  The ITV stars are in with a chance of walking away with Best Dramatic Performance and Scene of the Year for the harrowing acid attack storyline.  Daniel Osbourne and Daisy Midgeley were happily set for… Read More »

‘Not The Time to Do Politics’: Railway Min Vaishnaw As Oppn Demands Resignation Over Odisha Train Tragedy

By | 06/03/2023

Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar termed the train accident a failure of the government and said Vaishnaw should resign from the post by taking moral responsibility for the tragedy. (Photo: PTI) Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar termed the train accident a failure of the government and said Vaishnaw should resign from the post by taking… Read More »

Odisha Train Accident: How the Coromandel Express Tragedy Unfolded

By | 06/03/2023

The fog is lifting off the sequence of events that led to the deaths of more than 260 people in a three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district, with government sources stating that it was the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express that derailed first and rammed into a stationary good train. Some of its derailed coaches then knocked… Read More »

Odisha Tragedy: A Look At Deadliest Train Accidents In History of Indian Railways

By | 06/03/2023

Last Updated: June 03, 2023, 14:15 IST The accident took place on Friday evening when three trains collided one after another in a horrific sequence in Odisha’s Balasore district. (Photo/PTI) India witnessed one of its worst railway disasters when a three-way train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening claimed over 250 lives India… Read More »

Kavach Could Have Averted Odisha Tragedy, Says Official. How the Train Protection System Works | Explained

By | 06/03/2023

Could the implementation of the ‘Kavach’ automatic train protection system have averted the three-train collision that killed more than 280 people in Balasore district of Odisha? The train accident, believed to be the deadliest in two decades, smashed 17 coaches in total and has once again led to questions on rail safety in the country.… Read More »

Odisha Train Tragedy: MK Stalin Announces Financial Assistance For Train Accident Victims

By | 06/03/2023

Mr Stalin informed that he had spoken to Odisha’s CM Naveen Patnaik Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced an assistance amount of Rs 5 lakh for the family of the dead and Rs 1 lakh for the injured in the Balasore train accident. Mr Stalin today reached the State… Read More »

Odisha Tragedy: Train Coaches Flew Up In Air, Smashed Off Tracks

By | 06/03/2023

The accident involved two passenger trains and another carrying goods. Carriages perched on top of each other and lines of bodies collected by rescue workers: as dawn broke on Saturday, it revealed the horror of one of India’s deadliest railway crashes. Involving two passenger trains and another carrying goods, the accident saw one train ram… Read More »

Odisha Tragedy: 5 Big Updates On One Of India’s Worst Rail Accident

By | 06/03/2023

Odisha Train Accident: The crash, one of the deadliest in India in recent times. New Delhi: At least 233 people were killed and over 900 were injured as four coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening, following which it collided head-on with a goods train coming from the opposite… Read More »

Odisha To Observe One-Day State Mourning In Wake Of Train Crash Tragedy

By | 06/03/2023

207 people died and about 900 were injued in a massive train accident in Odisha last evening. New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared one-day state mourning on Saturday in view of the horrific train crash that killed more than 200 people and injured around 900. The crash, one of the deadliest in India… Read More »

Odisha To Observe One-Day State Mourning In Wake Of Train Crash Tragedy

By | 06/03/2023

207 people died and about 900 were injued in a massive train accident in Odisha last evening. New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared one-day state mourning on Saturday in view of the horrific train crash that killed more than 200 people and injured around 900. The crash, one of the deadliest in India… Read More »

Investigators board boat after two dead in Bournemouth tragedy

By | 06/02/2023

A group of people was seen inspecting the cabin of the Dorset Belle cruise boat which has been impounded at Cobb’s Quay Marine in Poole, Dorset. This comes after reports officers searched the pleasure boat on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into the deaths of two children. A 17-year-old boy from Southampton and… Read More »

Police appeal after ghouls post videos of Bournemouth beach tragedy online

By | 06/02/2023

Police have issued an appeal to members of the public to share clips of Wednesday’s Bournemouth beach tragedy with them rather than posting them online after graphic clips emerged of two people receiving CPR. A 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton died after suffering what was described as “critical injuries” in… Read More »

Bournemouth MP urges police to give up more detail on beach tragedy

By | 06/02/2023

Dorset Police have been urged by an MP to give more details of their investigation into the deaths of two children on Bournemouth beach to avoid discouraging people from visiting the beach. Tobias Ellwood, the MP from Bournemouth East, called on officers to “assure beachgoers that this occurrence is unlikely to happen again” after a 17-year-old boy,… Read More »

Paul O’Grady’s husband suffers another tragedy as beloved pet dies

By | 06/02/2023

The late Paul O’Grady’s husband, Andre Portasio, 42, has announced the tragic news that their pet goats have died today. The couple gave homes to many rescued animals, including Maleficent and Beebo, who were Black Benal goats. The death of their beloved animals comes just two months after the presenter died at the age of… Read More »

Children killed in Bournemouth Beach tragedy ‘knocked off pier by jet ski wave’

By | 06/01/2023

Police in Dorset are understood to be working on a theory that the 10 people rescued from the sea off Bournemouth Pier were swept into the water by a jet ski or similar motorised vessel. So far Dorset Police has confirmed that a 17-year-old boy and a girl aged 12 died in the incident. A man… Read More »

Police issue fresh update on Bournemouth beach tragedy after boy and girl killed

By | 06/01/2023

Polcie in Dorset have ruled out physical contact between a vessel and 10 swimmers who were injured at Bournemouth Beach on Wednesday. A 17-year-old-boy and a girl aged 12 died, and a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the incident off Bournemouth beach. The force said in a statement: “We continue to investigate… Read More »

‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong & Director Mark Mylod On How The Series Finale Highlights The Inevitability Of The Roy Family Tragedy

By | 05/29/2023

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains spoilers for the series finale of HBO’s Succession. It’s the end of an era. Succession wrapped its final season on Sunday, revealing once and for all who would prevail as the new CEO of Waystar Royco. Episode 10, titled “With Open Eyes,” opens with Kendall (Jeremy Strong) still trying to… Read More »

Muhammadu Buhari and the tragedy of the long grudge, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

By | 05/29/2023

On 31 December 1983, Sani Abacha, then an unknown Brigadier in the Nigerian Army, went on radio to announce the overthrow of the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari, claiming that the military had done so “in the discharge of our national role as promoters and protectors of our national interest” because of “the… Read More »

King Charles suffered Coronation ‘tragedy’ after concert chaos, says TV star

By | 05/28/2023

Ryan-Mark Parsons delivered commentary on the day of Charles’s Coronation (May 6) as thousands flocked to the streets of London to see the newly crowned King and Queen, and an audience peak of over 18 million watched at home. The former Apprentice star, who is currently starring as Joey Vitale in the play Tony n’… Read More »

Mary Tyler Moore Was a Legendary Entertainer Who Also Had Children — But Tragedy Ensued

By | 05/27/2023

Source: Getty Images Mary Tyler Moore is the focus of Max’s documentary ‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’, which discusses topics such as her career and children. Details ahead. Not only is Mary Tyler Moore an entertainment legend, but she is also the prime focus of Max’s documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore, which discusses topics such as… Read More »