Tag: Hirakhand Express

Hirakhand Express With Modern LHB Coaches Flagged Off From Bhubaneswar Railway Station
Hirakhand Express With Modern LHB Coaches Flagged Off From Bhubaneswar Railway Station

Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express (08445/08446) was flagged off with modern Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches at Bhubaneswar railway station on Friday.

  • Friday, 10 September 2021
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Goods train derails near Damanjodi; rail traffic affected

Bhubaneswar: Six wagons of a goods train derailed between Dumuriput and Damanjodi stations in Koraput district last night following which route no 3 of Damanjodi yard has been blocked, East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said. However, no injury or casualty has been reported. Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Waltair Railway Division of ECoR zone […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Hirakhand mishap: NIA to bring detained ISI agent to Delhi for quizzing today

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: To further its probe into series of train accidents across the country including the Hirakhand Express occurred last month, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is bringing ISI agent Shamsul Huda, who was detained in Nepal, to New Delhi on Wednesday. Huda is believed to be the mastermind behind a failed attempt to detonate […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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NIA team in Rayagada to probe into Hirakhand Express mishap

Rayagada: A 10-member team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived at Rayagada district headquarters today to probe into the Hirakhand Express mishap in the night on January 21. Sources said the NIA team, led by IG, Mukesh Singh, will stay in Rayagada for about 10 days. The team will probe into four aspects—whether the speed […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Train tragedy: NIA team meets injured at Rayagada hospital, visits mishap site

Rayagada: A 5-member team of National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is currently probing into possible role of Pakistan spy agency ISI in Indore-Patna Express mishap last year, accompanied by a DIG of police from Andhra Pradesh visited the Hirakhand Express mishap site at Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh after meeting the injured at Rayagada hospital on […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Hirakhand mishap toll 40; probe to begin today

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: The Commissioner Railway Safety will conduct a thorough inquiry to ascertain the cause of Hirakhand Express derailment from today. Commissioner (Safety) Ram Kripal will start the probe at the Railway guest house in Rayagada at 5 pm today. Anyone can depose before the probe team as witness to the tragic mishap. They can depose […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
POLITICS
Hirakhand Express tragedy: Parties get into blame game

Bhubaneswar: War of words today ensued between leaders of BJD, Congress and BJP following Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express tragedy which claimed 39 lives late last night near Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh. BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb said, “If people of the country lose lives, there is no point of talking on modernization in railways. We appeal the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Hirakhand mishap: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh announce ex-gratia

Bhubaneswar: The government of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh today announced compensation for the families of their respective citizens who lost lives in the Hirakhand Express accident. The Odisha government has declared Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the family of deceased from the State and free treatment of the injured who are undergoing treatment at […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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39 killed as 10 coaches of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derail

Bhubaneswar: At least 39 people were killed and over 50 were believed to be injured after 10 coaches of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, officials said today. The incident took place around 11 PM yesterday when the train was on its way to Bhubaneswar from Jagdalpur. The engine and nine coaches […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Bollywood celebs saddened by Hirakhand Express tragedy

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities, including Boman Irani and Anupam Kher, are deeply saddened by the Hirakhand Express tragedy, which claimed at least 36 lives and left 50 people injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district. The incident occurred on Saturday at 11.30 p.m. near Kuneru station, 24 km from Rayagada in […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
SURESH PRABHU
Stringent action against guilty in Hirakhand Exp mishap: Prabhu

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said “stringent action” will be taken against those found responsible for the derailment of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express today which has killed at least 39 people. “The cause of the accident will be probed. It is an unfortunate incident. Stringent action will be taken against those found responsible,” Prabhu told […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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NIA may include Hirakhand Express derailment in ongoing probe

New Delhi: With Railway suspecting sabotage in derailment of Hirakhand Express in Andhra Pradesh, the Home Ministry may ask the NIA to include the incident in its ongoing probe into possible role of Pakistan spy agency ISI in Indore-Patna Express mishap last year. “The Home Ministry may ask the NIA to see if the derailment […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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It would be foolish to rule out sabotage

By Sandeep Sahu The implications are scary. There was a definite message in the fact that a team of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) reached the site of the derailment of the Hirakhand Express near Kuneru station late on Saturday night that left at least 39 dead and over 50 injured even before the probe […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Goods train derails near Maliguda Station in Koraput

Koraput: A few bogies of a goods train derailed near Maliguda Station today disrupting rail traffic on the route. The mishap severely affected railway services and several passenger trains on the Koraput-Jagdalpur route had to be cancelled for today. Koraput Station Master informed that Hirakhand Express which was on its way to Jagdalpur was halted […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Min Approves Two Independent Train Services
Railway Min Approves Two Independent Train Services Between BBS-JNRD & BBS-JDB

Bhubaneswar: In what could be a boon for train passengers, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has okayed a proposal for running two independent trains between Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh-Bhubaneswar. Train no. 18437/18438 Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road Express between Bhubaneswar & Junagarh Road and Train no. 18447/18448 Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express between Bhubaneswar and Jagdalpur, will soon run as separate […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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