Odisha: News
04 Jul 2023
BalasoreOdisha train tragedy: Wrong signaling led to collision, says report
The inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has found wrong signaling and human errors as the reasons for the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, which killed at least 293 people last month, reported the Indian Express.
01 Jul 2023
Indian RailwaysFaults at various levels caused Balasore train tragedy: CRS report
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), investigating the catastrophic triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, reportedly submitted a report to the Railway Board on Thursday that highlighted faults of the Operations (Traffic) Signaling and Telecommunication (S&T) departments.
23 Jun 2023
BalasoreWeeks after Balasore train crash, Railways transfers 5 top officials
Around three weeks after the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore district, five top officials of the South Eastern Railway (SER) have been transferred.
20 Jun 2023
IndiaMangoes worth Rs. 2.5 lakh/kg stolen in Odisha
Mangoes worth Rs. 2.5 lakh/kg in the global market were stolen from a farm in the Nuapada district of Odisha, a day after the farm's owner shared their picture on social media, reported India Today.
20 Jun 2023
SpiritualityJagannath Rath Yatra: History, significance, and celebrations
The most anticipated Hindu festival in Odisha, Jagannath Rath Yatra is being celebrated on June 20 this year.
19 Jun 2023
Indian RailwaysOdisha crash: Know about Railways' Rs. 370 crore 'deep-screen' plan
The Indian Railways has reportedly decided to spend Rs. 370 crore to "deep-screen" all tracks in the South Eastern Railway, the zone where the horrifying triple-train accident occurred in Odisha earlier this month.
13 Jun 2023
Tata SteelOdisha: Blast at Tata Steel plant injures 19
At least 19 people were injured after an explosion occurred at a blast furnace of Tata Steel's plant in Meramandali village of Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Tuesday, reported MoneyControl.
12 Jun 2023
Indian RailwaysHuman errors caused 192 train accidents in India since 2017
Human error by the railway staff and general public reportedly caused over 192 train accidents in India between 2017 and 2022, data by the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) revealed, per News18.
11 Jun 2023
BalasoreHow victims of Odisha train accident were identified using AI
The triple train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore threw multiple challenges for the authorities, and the biggest one was the identification of scores of bodies.
09 Jun 2023
BalasoreOdisha train tragedy: School-turned-morgue demolished after corpses terrify students
The Bahanaga Nodal High School in Balasore, which was turned into a temporary morgue for the Odisha train accident victims, has been demolished, News18 reported.
07 Jun 2023
BalasoreOdisha train accident could be result of human error: Report
The Odisha triple train accident, which killed at least 288 people and injured over 900, might be the result of "human error," Railways officials told News18.
07 Jun 2023
Train Accident51 hours, 2,300 personnel: All about Balasore accident rescue
The triple train crash near Odisha's Balasore, which claimed the lives of 288 people and injured over 900 others, saw more than 2,300 personnel carry out an arduous rescue operation lasting for 51 hours.
06 Jun 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)CBI takes over Odisha train tragedy probe on Centre's request
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday took over the investigation into the Odisha triple train crash, which killed around 278 people and injured over 900.
06 Jun 2023
Indian RailwaysOdisha train tragedy: Railways to ensure 'double locking arrangements'
After the three-way train accident in Odisha, which claimed 275 lives and injured over 900 passengers, the Indian Railways has instructed its zonal headquarters to ensure "double locking arrangements" in station relay rooms and compounds housing signal equipment (goomties), reported the Hindustan Times.
05 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train accident: Passenger trains back on track after restoration
After nearly 60 hours of laborious rescue and restoration work following the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, passenger trains resumed operations on the repaired tracks on Monday.
05 Jun 2023
BalasoreAnother train derails in Odisha 3 days after massive tragedy
A goods train derailed in Odisha's Bargarh district on Monday, barely three days after the state witnessed one of the worst train accidents in Balasore district, killing nearly 290 people and injuring over 900 others on Friday, NDTV reported.
05 Jun 2023
Rahul Gandhi'Congress didn't blame British when…' RaGa reacts to Odisha tragedy
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre over the accident in Odisha that claimed hundreds of innocent lives after three trains collided on Friday night.
05 Jun 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Odisha train accident: Railways seeks CBI probe amid political outburst
The Railways has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the Odisha train accident after Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw claimed the "root cause of the accident" and the individuals behind the "criminal" act were identified.
04 Jun 2023
Comptroller and Auditor GeneralMonths before Odisha tragedy, CAG report highlighted rail safety flaws
While the Centre is yet to fix the accountability for the Odisha triple train accident, a 2022 audit report of the Indian Railways of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has surfaced, which flagged several serious rail safety lapses.
04 Jun 2023
Indian RailwaysOdisha train accident: Latest details on rescheduled, canceled trains
Restoration work is in full swing after a tragic accident in Odisha's Balasore, where three trains collided on Friday night, leaving nearly 290 people dead and over 900 injured.
04 Jun 2023
BalasoreTriple train crash in Odisha: How it happened
The triple train crash that took place on Friday in Odisha's Balasore district involved two passenger trains, moving in opposite directions near Bahanaga Bazar station, and stationary goods train.
04 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train accident: Root cause identified, says Railways Minister Vaishnaw
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that the root cause of the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore—which killed nearly 300—had been identified.
04 Jun 2023
BalasoreOdisha train accident: Balasore hospitals turn into war-zones amid tragedy
The Balasore District Hospital and Soro Government Hospital in Odisha looked like war zones soon after three trains collided on Friday—in one of the most horrific train accidents—as authorities began rushing the injured to these facilities.
03 Jun 2023
Indian RailwaysOdisha train accident: 'Kavach' safety system unavailable on affected route
The Kavach safety system developed by the Indian Railways to prevent train accidents was reportedly unavailable on the tracks in Odisha's Balasore, where three trains crashed on Friday night in one of India's worst train accidents.
03 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiOdisha train accident: Opposition parties target BJP-led Centre over tragedy
Opposition parties launched a full-fledged attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s central government after three trains crashed in Odisha on Friday night in one of India's worst train accidents.
03 Jun 2023
BalasoreOdisha train crash: 250 survivors board special train to Chennai
As many as 250 survivors of the Odisha train tragedy boarded a special train on Saturday, with a majority of them on their way to Tamil Nadu's Chennai, PTI reported, quoting a railway official.
03 Jun 2023
Narendra Modi'Painful': PM Modi after meeting survivors of Odisha train accident
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the site where the horrific three-way train crash occurred in Balasore, Odisha, to take stock of the situation.
03 Jun 2023
Train AccidentCoromandel Express switched to wrong track minutes before crash: Report
The train crash in Odisha's Balasore on Friday might have resulted from human error since the Coromandel Express switched to the wrong track minutes before the accident, reported Hindustan Times, quoting a senior official.
03 Jun 2023
Howrah'Dead bodies everywhere': Survivors of Odisha train accident recount horror
"Families crushed away, limbless bodies and a bloodbath on the train tracks." This is how Anubhav Das, a survivor of Odisha's Balasore triple train crash on Friday, described the aftermath of India's worst train accident.
03 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiOdisha train crash: Modi to visit accident site, meet survivors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to visit the accident site where three trains collided in Balasore one after another on Friday evening, ANI reported, quoting sources.
03 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train tragedy: 'No time for politics,' says railway minister
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday visited Odisha's Balasore, where nearly 290 people reportedly died after three trains collided in one of the worst train accidents in India.
03 Jun 2023
Naveen PatnaikOdisha: Nearly 290 dead in India's worst train accident
At least 288 individuals died, and 900 others were injured after three trains collided in Odisha on Friday night in one of the worst train accidents in recent history.
02 Jun 2023
ChennaiOdisha: 50 dead, 350+ injured as 3 trains collide
At least 50 people died and over 350 were injured on Friday following a three-way accident involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train at Bahanagar in Odisha's Balasore district.
31 May 2023
National Investigation Agency (NIA)PLFI terror-funding case: NIA, police conduct searches; seize arms, explosives
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in a terror funding case involving the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) as it seized a large number of explosives, arms, and ammunition from Jharkhand with the help of the Jharkhand Police.
19 May 2023
West BengalEgra firework factory blast: Absconding owner dies at Odisha hospital
Krishnapada Bag, also known as Bhanu Bag, the prime accused in the blast at the illegal firework factory in West Bengal's Egra, died in the early hours of Friday at a hospital in Odisha's Cuttack, reported News18.
17 May 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)IMD predicts light rain in Delhi, dust storms to continue
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted the ongoing dust storms in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), Rajasthan, Haryana, and West Uttar Pradesh, would continue till Thursday.
16 May 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Weather update: Delhi continues to sizzle amid dust storms
Delhiites are expected to see slight relief from the scorching heat as thundershowers and light rain are likely for two days, starting from Tuesday, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
09 May 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Cyclone Mocha could intensify by Friday, no landfall in India
A low-pressure area formed over southeast Bay of Bengal on Monday, which is likely to intensify into a depression on Tuesday evening and into Cyclone Mocha on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
06 May 2023
DY ChandrachudLive streaming of court hearings has flip side: CJI Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday noted that the live streaming of court hearings had a "flip side" as a lot of "funny clips" were being posted on the internet, reported PTI.
04 May 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Cyclone Mocha likely to hit Odisha, West Bengal next week
Cyclone Mocha is likely to hit states like West Bengal and Odisha before making landfall on the Indian east coast between May 8 and May 11, reported India Today.
21 Apr 2023
Nirmala Sitharaman70-year-old woman walks barefoot to withdraw pension, video goes viral
A heart-wrenching video has surfaced on social media, showing a 70-year-old woman walking barefoot in scorching heat for several kilometers with the help of a broken chair to collect her old-age pension from a bank.
15 Apr 2023
SambalpurOdisha: 1 killed, many injured in Sambalpur violence; curfew imposed
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Odisha's Sambalpur and extended the internet ban there after a 30-year-old man was reportedly stabbed to death and four others injured in fresh communal clashes after Hanuman Jayanti processions on Friday.
14 Apr 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Odisha's Baripada records 43.5°C, heatwave warning issued: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said as many as 25 places in Odisha on Thursday recorded maximum day temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above.
12 Apr 2023
PuriOdisha: BJP's Sambit Patra walks barefoot on burning coal bed
Bharatiya Janata Party's national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday walked barefoot around 10 meters on a burning coal bed at the ongoing Jhamu Jatra festival in Rebati Raman village of Puri, Odisha.
11 Apr 2023
Travel And TourismTop 5 Blue Flag beaches you must visit in India
Known for their cleanliness and beauty, there are a total of 12 Blue Flag beaches in India.
07 Apr 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)IMD predicts rain, thunderstorm in these states: Check forecast here
With the strong western disturbances reaching the northeastern part of India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that numerous parts of the country, including Odisha and Maharashtra, will be witnessing thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall on Friday.
31 Mar 2023
Biju Janata DalOdisha: BJD fields slain Naba Das's daughter for Jharsuguda bypoll
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday nominated Dipali Das, the daughter of late Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, as the candidate for the upcoming bypoll to Odisha's Jharsuguda Assembly constituency.
23 Mar 2023
Kapil SharmaOdisha government waives entertainment tax on Kapil Sharma's 'Zwigato'
Nandita Das's socio-political drama Zwigato, led by Kapil Sharma has warmed the audience's hearts ever since its release last Friday (March 17).
19 Mar 2023
CelebrityDJ Azex found dead in Bhubaneswar under mysterious circumstances
Popular DJ Azex, whose real name was Akshay Moharana, was found dead at his residence in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Saturday, said multiple media reports.
15 Mar 2023
Reliance JioJio 5G launched in 34 cities, overall count reaches 365
Reliance Jio has launched its fifth-generation service in 34 new cities in India, including Ambur, Suryapet, Sundargarh, Dharmavaram, and Dharamshala.
17 Feb 2023
Bharti AirtelAirtel 5G launched in more locations across Bihar, Odisha
Bharti Airtel has launched its 5G services in more locations across Bihar and Odisha including Begusarai, Kishanganj, Purnia, Gopalganj, Sonepur, Bhawanipatna, and Paradeep.
16 Feb 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Odisha BJP leader booked for allegedly assaulting lady cop
Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jayanarayan Mishra ignited a fresh controversy by reportedly assaulting a woman police inspector and accusing her of taking bribes during a protest in Sambalpur on Wednesday.
15 Feb 2023
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: Ashram turns into torture home; 142 residents rescued
A shelter home in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, which was supposed to be a place where homeless and distressed people could live with dignity, allegedly turned out to be a house of horrors.