GETTY IMAGES Image caption,Officials said several carriages from the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed
BBC NEWS- Published 1 hour ago 03/05/23 This screen grab made from AFPTV video footage taken on June 3, 2023 shows people gathering at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Odisha. Three trains are believed to have been involved in the collision in the eastern state of Odisha on Friday evening Dozens have been killed and injured in a train crash in the eastern Odisha state of India. The crash is being described as the country’s worst train accident this century. Three trains are believed to have been involved in the collision. This article contains details that some readers may find disturbing.
Watch: Drone footage shows the devastation after Friday’s train crash At least 261 people have been killed and 1,000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say.
One passenger train derailed on to the adjacent track and were struck by an incoming train on Friday, also hitting a nearby stationary freight train. A massive rescue operation was launched, with hundreds of emergency services searching the wreckage.
It is India’s worst train crash this century and the cause is not yet clear. Officials said several carriages from the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed at about 19:00 (13:30 GMT) in Balasore district, hit a stationary goods train and several of its coaches ended up on the opposite track.
Another train – the Howrah Superfast Express travelling from Yesvantpur to Howrah – then hit the overturned carriages.
“The force with which the trains collided has resulted in several coaches being crushed and mangled,” Atul Karwal, chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) told news agency ANI.
It was the third deadliest crash in the history of Indian railways, he said. More than 200 ambulances and hundreds of doctors, nurses and rescue personnel were sent to the scene, the state’s chief secretary Pradeep Jena said.
Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, had earlier said 288 had died.
The rescue operation recovering people from the wreckage has finished and work to restore the site of the crash begun, India’s South Eastern Railway company said on Saturday.
All trapped and injured passengers have been rescued. It is not clear how serious the injuries of those taken to local hospitals were. Rescuers searching the wreckage for survivors
It is India’s worst train crash this century Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is at the site of the accident and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the injured in hospital later on Saturday.
Survivors and eyewitnesses have described chaotic scenes and the heroic efforts of people from nearby villages to save passengers trapped by the wreckage.
Mukesh Pandit, who was trapped for half an hour before being rescued by locals, told the BBC he heard a “thunderous sound” shortly before the carriage overturned.
“Four passengers who were travelling from my village have survived, but a lot of people are injured or still missing. A lot of people died in the coach I was travelling in,” he added.
Eyewitness: ‘I survived but many died around me’ In pictures: Deadly India train accident
“I got hurt in my hand and also the back of my neck. When I came out, I saw someone had lost their hand, someone had lost their leg, while someone’s face was distorted,” the survivor told India’s ANI news agency. Site of the crash
June 1981: Nearly 800 people died when seven of the nine coaches of an overcrowded train fell into a river during a cyclone
August 1995: At least 350 people are killed when two trains collide 200km (125 miles) from Delhi
August 1999: Two trains collide near Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) killing at least 285 people
October 2005: 77 people are killed when a train derails in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh
November 2016: Nearly 150 people are killed and an equal number are injured when 14 carriages of the Indore-Patna Express train derail near the city of Kanpur Presentational grey line
Residents of the neighbouring villages were among the first to reach the site of the accident and start the rescue operation.
India has one of the largest train networks in the world with millions of passengers using it daily, but a lot of the railway infrastructure needs improving.
Trains can get very packed at this time of year, with a growing number of people travelling during school holidays.
Both passenger trains involved in the crash were full and had many more people on the waiting list, according to passenger lists on the Indian rail ministry website reviewed by the BBC.
India’s worst train disaster was in 1981, when an overcrowded passenger train was blown off the tracks and into a river during a cyclone in Bihar state, killing at least 800 people.
BBC NEWS -30/05/23 IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings claim last-ball victory over Gujarat Titans in thrilling final Last updated on29 May 202329 May 2023. From the sectionCricket Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Superkings celebrates Chennai have equalled Mumbai’s record tally of five IPL titles
Indian Premier League final, Ahmedabad; Gujarat Titans 214-4 (20 overs): Sudharsan 96 (47), Saha 54 (39), Gill 39 (20) Chennai Super Kings 171-5 (15 overs): Conway 47 (25), Mohit 3-36, Noor 2-17 Chennai Super Kings win by five wickets on Duckworth-Lewis method Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings hit 10 off the last two balls to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets and win the Indian Premier League for a fifth time.
Sai Sudharsan’s 96 had helped put the Titans in a commanding position as they finished their innings on 214-4.
A rain delay saw the Super Kings’ innings reduced to 15 overs and set a target of 171.
And Ravindra Jadeja struck the decisive runs, a six and final-ball four, to settle a thrilling encounter.
“I was just trying to swing hard because every ball was important,” Jadeja said of the dramatic finale.
“I knew anything could happen, so I was trying to swing hard and hit it straight.”
There was much talk beforehand that the match would be the last of Chennai’s 41-year-old captain M.S. Dhoni’s career.
He entered the fray late in his side’s innings, but was out for a first-ball duck, briefly resulting in stunned silence, before Chennai rallied to seal victory in dramatic fashion.
Afterwards, Dhoni hinted he could be tempted to play on for another season.
He said: “This is the best time to announce my retirement, but the amount of love I have received all over.
“The easy thing would be to walk away from here, but the harder thing would be working hard for nine months and try to play another IPL.
“It would be a gift from me, [but] won’t be easy on the body. You do get emotional, the first game at CSK everyone was chanting my name. My eyes were full of water, I needed to take some time off in the dugout.”
The final had originally been scheduled for Sunday, but heavy rain in Ahmedabad meant organisers moved it to its reserve day.
An impressive display by the 21-year-old Sudharsan, whose 96 runs came off 47 balls and included six sixes, put the Titans in a strong position to defend the title they won for the first time last year.
Openers Wriddhiman Saha (54) and Shubman Gill (39) also shone, while Matheesha Pathirana took 2-44 for Chennai.
The Super Kings had to wait almost three hours to get their run chase under way and, by the time they finally emerged to bat, it was well after midnight local time.
But the 75,000 who had waited patiently inside the stadium were treated to a fearless display of cricket.
Devon Conway made 47 and Shivam Dubey was unbeaten on 32 as Chennai scrapped towards their target as Mohit Sharma took 3-36.
Jadeja sealed a tense victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method by hitting Sharma’s last two balls for crucial boundaries.
PM Modi inaugurates India’s new parliament building by Staff Writer
NEWS FIRST NEWS-28-05-23 28-5-2023 | 3:53 PM
India’s new parliament building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (28) amidst protests and boycotts.
Several opposition parties chose not to participate, expressing their desire for the President, rather than PM Modi, to open the building.
The new building replaces the previous British-era parliament.
The formal inauguration ceremonies commenced at 07:00 local time on Sunday (28), with Modi unveiling a plaque dedicating the building to the nation.
He later addressed a gathering of lawmakers, emphasizing that the structure represents the aspirations and dreams of 1.4 billion Indians.
He referred to it as the “temple of our democracy,” conveying India’s determination to the world.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the main opposition Congress party, criticized Modi’s approach to the parliament inauguration, characterizing it as a coronation ceremony.
Last week, a collective decision was made by 19 parties, including the Congress, to boycott the event.
The government faced criticism for not involving President Droupadi Murmu, the head of state, in the opening of the new building.
Additionally, the opposition parties denounced the decision to hold the event on the birth anniversary of VD Savarkar, a Hindu nationalist ideologue.
While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regards Savarkar as a hero, the opposition views him as a divisive figure.
The BJP responded to the opposition’s boycott by accusing them of disrespecting democracy.
In a notable incident during the ceremony, prominent wrestlers were detained when they attempted to protest near the new parliament.
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