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Coromandel Express: ‘Distressed’: PM Modi on Coromandel Express train accident | India News

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over Coromandel Express train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district and assured that all possible assistance is being given to those affected.The Prime Minister said he was distressed to hear of the accident and had spoken to Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of … Read more

Railways to cancel 670 passenger train trips to rush coal rakes

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NEW DELHI: The spike in coal requirement due to the steep increase in electricity demand has forced Indian Railways to cancel around 16 mail/express and passenger trains daily in the past couple of weeks to create extra paths for rakes carrying the key ingredient to power plants located across the country. The railway ministry has … Read more