Sunday, 4 June 2023
Kin scour train crash site, hospitals, morgues praying for miracle
The window for rescues has closed in the three-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, given the length of time that has passed, but many families clutched at straws and kept searching Sunday for “missing” relatives — at the site of the tragedy and in hospitals. Desperate, they visited the morgues too, reluctantly. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/jMow648
'Strict action against those giving train crash communal tint'
Odisha Police warned of strict action against those behind communally provocative posts on social media regarding the train accident, saying the focus should instead have been on how volunteers from the area responded to the tragedy, irrespective of community or faith. “... We appeal to all concerned to desist from circulating false and ill-motivated posts. Severe legal action will be initiated against those who are trying to create communal disharmony by spreading rumours," Odisha Police said. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/jMow648
Odisha train tragedy: 'Signal interference root cause’; CBI called in to probe criminal angle
In an unusual move, the Centre on Sunday announced a CBI probe into the rail accident in Odisha as the railways’ preliminary investigation singled out “interference” with the ‘electronic interlocking system’ and ‘points’, which ensure safe movement of trains, as the “root cause” of the crash. The railway ministry ruled out any fault of the loco driver of the Coromandel Express and failure of signals. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/jMow648
Saturday, 3 June 2023
Army slams bid to malign it in Manipur
The Army has taken strong exception to a message doing the rounds on social media. “All ranks of the Indian Army are race, caste, creed and gender agnostic, fair to all and fear none. Officers and troops are posted to all parts of the country as per the requirement of the organisation. It must also be noted that the numbers depicted on the list represent a minute fraction of the total number of officers that are posted in all formations and units in Manipur currently,” it said. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/TFREqgY
No therapeutic basis for ingredients in 14 banned drugs: Panel
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SC nixes Allahabad HC order seeking help of astrology in rape case
The Supreme Court on Saturday nixed a bizarre attempt by a judge of the Allahabad HC to mix law with astrology in deciding the bail plea of a man, who facing rape charges, had reached a purported settlement with the rape survivor to marry her but wriggled out of it alleging that her birth chart suffered an astrological blemish — ‘mangal dosh’. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/TFREqgY
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