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Rescue operation by local people
Odisha train tragedy: Locals who acted promptly and turned saviours for accident victims share experiences

As soon as the accident happened, they didn’t waste a minute. They climbed into the mangled coaches of Coromandel Express immediately to rescue the passengers amid pitch darkness.

Odisha train tragedy: East Coast Railway to run 3 special trains for stranded passengers 
Odisha train tragedy: East Coast Railway to run 3 special trains for stranded passengers 

Going to facilitate the stranded passengers, the East Coast Railway has decided to run three special trains between Puri and Howrah. 

Odisha train tragedy: Preservation and identification of over 150 bodies, a big challenge for State
Odisha train tragedy: Preservation and identification of over 150 bodies, a big challenge for State government  

What makes the identification of the bodies difficult is that most of them are disfigured beyond recognition.

Balasore train crash: 260 currently undergoing treatment in Odisha hospitals
Balasore train crash: 260 currently undergoing treatment in Odisha hospitals

Three Union ministers - Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mansukh Mandaviya and Dharmendra Pradhan - visited the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack where 202 injured people have been admitted, an official of the health facility said.

Odisha train disaster: Disabled passengers/legal heirs/nominees can claim Rs 10 lakh insurance, insu
Odisha train disaster: Disabled passengers/legal heirs/nominees can claim Rs 10 lakh insurance, insurers silent

Similarly, no announcements like that of LIC seem to have come from private life insurers and the sectoral regulator.

Snana Purnima: Three unpleasant incidents delay ceremonial bath in Puri Srimandir 
Snana Purnima: Three unpleasant incidents delay ceremonial bath in Puri Srimandir 

A Rajasthan devotee while witnessing the bathing rituals of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in the temple fell ill and collapsed on the ground.

Family from Patna had a miraculous escape
Odisha train tragedy: Family on its way to Chennai for treatment narrates terrifying experience after miraculous escape

A family from Patna with Parents Atala Bihari, his wife Savitri, their two daughters and one son had a miraculous shave from the accident.

Odisha train crash: Love poems found scattered on tracks
Odisha train crash: Love poems found scattered on tracks

The jottings on torn pages of a diary with sketches of elephants, fish and sun on the other side, were probably written during the leisure time of a passenger whose identity is not known as yet.

Odisha Train Tragedy: CBI probe recommended by Railway Board, informs Ashwini Vaishnaw
Odisha Train Tragedy: CBI probe recommended by Railway Board, informs Ashwini Vaishnaw

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.

Jyotirmay
Odisha train tragedy: Survivor from Berhampur narrates harrowing experience, thanks God for second lease of life

After reaching home, Jyotirmaya shared his first hand harrowing experience about the accident and thanked God for surviving along with his family members.

Odisha train tragedy: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions official death figures
Odisha train tragedy: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions official death figures

Taking a swipe at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused it of not doing anything to trace out those who are still missing. 

Tracks at Balasore accident site repaired: Vaisnaw
Tracks at Balasore accident site repaired: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted that track linking Up-line has been restored and overhead electification work has also started.

Frantic search of close relatives continues
Odisha train tragedy: People from neighbouring states continue frantic search of their close relatives

After reaching Balasore, some of the family members are searching their relatives at the accident spot in Bahanaga station, Bahanaga High School, Balasore and Bhadrak amid the scorching heat, but in vain.

Maha Snana: Know why and when Lord Jagannath, his siblings' purification bath is performed
Maha Snana: Know why and when Lord Jagannath, his siblings' purification bath is performed

A Jagannath Temple Police (JTP) personnel first spotted the blood stains and reported it to the servitors. It is suspected that any servitor might have sustained injuries during observation of ‘Deva Snana’ rituals. 

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