Jharkhand train accident live updates: Howrah-Mumbai mail train derails in Charadharpur, 2 dead, 20 injured

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• Tue, July 30, 2024, 12:12

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Where is the Kavach?, asks RJD

  Howrah, Mumbai train accident LIVE: RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha told PTI, “We will wait and see how many more train accidents there are. They (the central government) don’t care. Where is the ‘kavach’? How many kilometres did it travel? This time it was not mentioned in the budget.”

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 12:08

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Railways announces ₹10 lakh ex-gratia for the families of the dead

  Howrah-Mumbai train accident LIVE: Indian Railways announced ₹10 Lakh ex gratia for the relatives of each person killed and ₹5 lakh for persons with serious injuries.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 12:00

  Jharkhand train accident LIVE updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) says Railway Minister takes no responsibility

  Howrah-Mumbai train accident LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi alleged that the Railway Minister was visiting accident sites only for visual purposes. “I hope the Central government wakes up soon and takes action,” she told PTI.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:45 am

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: People killed, denied medical care, claims Akhilesh Yadav

  Howrah-Mumbai train accident LIVE: Samajwadi Party chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav told PTI, “What happened to the promises regarding railway safety? Why are accidents happening so frequently? People are not getting proper care and are losing their lives. The government should support the families of the deceased and push for stricter measures to prevent such accidents.”

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:24 am

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Special bus provided for passengers

  Howrah Mumbai train accident live: South Eastern Railway in a statement said it had arranged and paid for a special bus service to transport the passengers from the derailment site ₹50,000 each to four injured passengers as voluntary compensation.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 10:15 am

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: TMC MP questions Centre on rail safety

  Jharkhand train accident LIVE updates: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose asked how many more people need to die or get injured before the Modi government admits its failure to ensure rail safety. She asked, “Where is the railway minister? Where is Prime Minister Modi?”

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 09:41

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Indian Railways releases helpline numbers

  Jharkhand train accident LIVE updates: Indian Railways on Tuesday issued helpline numbers CSMT – 022-22694040, Dadar – 9136452387, Kalyan – 8356848078, Thane – 9321336747, Tatanagar: 06572290324, Chakradharpur: 06587 238072, Rourkela: 06612501072/ 06612500244, Howrah: 9433357920/ 03326382217, Jharsuguda: 06645-272530.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 09:26

  Live updates on Jharkhand train accident: Indian Railways cancels five trains

  Jharkhand train accident LIVE updates: Five trains including Howrah-Titalgarh-Kantabanji Express, Kharagpur-Jhargram-Dhanbad Express, Howrah-Barbil-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express, Tatanagar-Itwari Express and LTT Express have been cancelled by the Indian Railways.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 09:09

  Live updates on Jharkhand train accident: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questions the central government about the incident

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on X, “Yet another devastating train accident! Early this morning, a mail train travelling between Howrah and Mumbai derailed in Chakradharpur district of Jharkhand, leaving several dead and a large number injured as the tragic result. I ask seriously: is this government work? This series of nightmares almost every week, this never-ending series of dead and injured on the tracks: how long are we to tolerate this? Will the callousness of the Indian government never end?! My sincere condolences to the bereaved and my sympathies to the next of kin.”

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 08:34

  Live updates on Jharkhand train accident: Two passengers killed, 20 injured

  Jharkhand train accident LIVE updates: At least two people were killed and 20 injured when 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed, reports PTI.

• Tue, July 30, 2024, 08:23

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Indian Railways arranges additional train at Chakradharpur station

  Jharkhand train accident live updates: Six passengers injured, five others with minor injuries were treated at the spot, one was hospitalized. No deaths reported so far. Extra arrangements are being made for the passengers, including an extra train at Chakradharpur station.