While the Railway Department has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the family members of the deceased, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh.
While his drive is making headlines, the amount spent on these events had now turned heads as an RTI activist was told by the Southern Railways about the amount spent on the Vande Bharat train inaugural event in Kerala.
Last Friday, Balasore district in Odisha witnessed a tragic triple-train collision where two passenger trains and a frieght carrier crashed each other and killed 278 people.
While the crash has been recorded as one of the deadliest train accidents in India in the last four decades, let's take a look at some of the deadliest railway accidents in India.
After visiting the spot, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters that he had ordered a high-level investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
India woke up on Saturday to the distressing visuals from the state of Odisha that have shown incredible train accident that the country hasn't witnessed in several decades.
The heinous crime has drawn a nationwide attention and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) police have arrested three people in connection to the theft.
The award-received mobile web application called TPMS, which is used to control the lifecycle of tens of thousands of PRS/UTS peripherals and data connectivity devices.