Sabotage angle in train derailments gains currency after PM Modi termed Kanpur train accident a "conspiracy"
On November 20, 2016, 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur claiming 150 lives and more than 100 injuries.
Feb 25, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Kanpur train derailment: PM Narendra Modi hints at Pakistan hand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday touched upon the 2016 Kanpur train tragedy and termed it as a "conspiracy" of the people "sitting across the border".
Feb 24, 2017, 19:02 PM IST
ISI agent Shamshul Huda, prime suspect in Kanpur train derailment, arrested in Nepal
The NIA is investigating the role of ISI in the derailment of Indore-Patna Express train on November 20 last year in Kanpur in which 150 people lost their lives.
Feb 07, 2017, 09:14 AM IST
Toll mounts to 151 in Indore-Patna Express derailment
Indore-Patna Express had met with an accident on Sunday.
Nov 24, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
Kanpur train accident: Spot inquiry into Indore-Patna Express rail mishap concludes
The spot inquiry into the Indore- Patna Express accident by Railway Safety Commissioner (Eastern Circle) P K Acharya concluded today even as he inspected the wrecked coaches of the ill-fated train at Pukhrayan in Kanpur Dehat district.
Nov 24, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
Xi, Li extend condolences to India over Kanpur train tragedy
On behalf of the Chinese government, Jingping offered his deepest condolences to the victims and their families.
Nov 23, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
Indore-Patna Express derailment: Jhansi DRM transferred, five engineers suspended
The accident claimed 146 lives and left about two hundred injured.
Nov 22, 2016, 21:32 PM IST
Kanpur train disaster: Extra coach led to derailment?
A fracture in rail tracks is also being talked about as the possible reason for the tragedy that led to the death of 148 people and injured over 100 others.
Nov 22, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Train mishap: Passenger who claimed strange wheel sound told to depose
A day after he claimed that wheels of Indore-Patna Express had made some strange sound long before it derailed in Kanpur Rural district of Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Sharma, who had travelled between Indore and Ujjain, was today asked to depose before competent authority.
Nov 22, 2016, 00:50 AM IST
Railways not to launch trains on saturated routes, to retrofit old coaches
Railways decided to increase the frequencies of ultra sonic flaw detection system.
Nov 21, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Kanpur train accident: Shaken survivors burst into tears on reaching Patna
Although dozens of them had minor injuries, the pain was overcome by the joy of reaching alive and reuniting with their families.
Nov 21, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
Indore-Patna Express accident: Death toll mounts to 133, search and rescue operations continue
Most of the casualties were in S1 and S2 compartments.
Nov 21, 2016, 10:30 AM IST
Special train to carry passengers to Patna
The railway minister reached the site in the evening and also visited those injured in the hospital.
Nov 20, 2016, 22:10 PM IST
Indore-Patna Express derailment: 8 deceased from MP
The derailment took place just a little after 0300 hrs when the passengers were deep asleep and jolted as the train jumped off the tracks.
Nov 20, 2016, 21:47 PM IST
Derailment: Nitish condoles deaths; announces Rs 2 lakh each
Nitish Kumar described the derailment of the train in Kanpur rural area as sad and expressed deep grief over the tragedy.
Nov 20, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
President, PM condole train tragedy
PM Modi observed two-minute silence to condole the loss of lives at the Rail Vikas Shivir at Surajkund on the outskirts of the national capital.
Nov 20, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
Over 115 killed as 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derail
With several passengers feared trapped, rescue personnel employed cold cutters to break open the compartments as gas cutters produced excessive heat and suffocation hampering their efforts.
Nov 20, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
Indore-Patna Express derailment: 7 deceased from MP
The disaster took place just a little after 0300 hrs when the passengers were deep asleep and jolted as the train jumped off the tracks.
Nov 20, 2016, 17:35 PM IST
Disclosure of casualty list only after verification: Ministry of Railways
Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, has reached the spot to oversee the relief operations.
Nov 20, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Train derailment tragic, trying to keep casualties at minimum: CM Akhilesh Yadav
Five search and rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been mobilised to Kanpur.
Nov 20, 2016, 15:38 PM IST
