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? '%@ %'%@ @ !"$ -./01 0 4 +, -6 % +5, ; *$+#* , &#'( ) !"#$ % 7<((4197( 88<0 01 -=,1(00>(<04 9<( (((9</4 (4 9<41: 8<00 9( ( 0 2 3.234./5/6/6 ! "$% !& R P Q R The driver couldn’t have seen it. What should we order an enquiry for? Trains travel in OP speed only,” said Sinha when he was asked if an enquiry would be ordered against the driver. Lohani had explained that ! the accident site falls under the “mid-section of the two sta- ! tions” where the trains run at 79( 9 " their “assigned speed” as per the condition of the track. he man who played the “Trains run at their assigned Tcharacter of demon king speed and people are not Ravana at the Ram Leela at expected to go on tracks,” he Joda Phatak was among those said. killed in the train accident. Northern Railways After he enacted the role spokesperson Deepak Kumar of Ravana, Dalbir Singh, in his said neither the area adminis- twenties, was watching the tration nor the organisers burning of an effigy from the informed it about any Dusshera tracks when he, along with 58 ceremony at the spot. others, was run over by a thing else in store for him as “Therefore granting permission train. the train ran over him, killing from the Railways does not Another friend of Dalbir him on the spot,” he said. ! arise,” he added. said that on seeing a speeding Dalbir has an eight- ! "! ! ! # %& No information about the train approaching the area, he month-old daughter. Unable to event was given to the Railway had rushed towards them to control her emotions, Dalbir 08( “The Commission conducts tracks and the people did not authorities by the civil admin- save them. Singh’s mother said her son ! statutory investigation into rail- hear the train coming. It is istration.” “Dalbir was able to push 7 was playing different charac- $ ! he Railways on Saturday way accidents. This was an inci- extremely sad,” Sinha told So far, all accidents, besides to 8 people away from the rail ters in the Ram Leela for the Tasserted that it was not dent where people were tres- reporters while leaving for Railways doing its own track...But there was some- past many years. & ' responsible for the tragedy passing on the tracks and not Amritsar. enquiry, are done by the CRS. involving Dussehra revelers in an accident.” When asked whether the Amritsar and ruled out the The CRS enquiry is man- railways were aware of the cel- mandatory probe by the dated for any rail accidents to ebrations taking place near the Commissioner of Railway enquire into the reasons relat- railway tracks, he said, Safety (CRS). It also refused to ed to the accidents on rail “Railways did not have infor- & take any punitive action against tracks and thereby, prepare a mation about the celebration. P Q P Q the driver of the train. dossier so that such a case is I spoke to the railway officials, Union Minister of State prevented in future. they did not know. (MoS) for Railways Manoj In this case, though the It is the responsibility of the !* +N Sinha and Railway Board accident took place on the rail local administration, which Chairman Ashwani Lohani tracks, the railways has made it should be careful about such both went on record main- clear it was not at fault for once. events.” The Minister said the taining that the tragedy was not Responding to a query, venue was nearly 70 metres Q due to the Railways’ fault. Sinha said that as per his infor- from the accident spot which Sinha said there was no negli- mation, no permission had was not of the Railways. gence on the part of the nation- been sought or intimation Giving clean chit to train " K ! al transporter even as he given for the Dussehra event at driver, the Minister said drivers % advised people not to organise Amritsar. “I have been are given specific instructions 79( 9 ! such events near tracks. informed that the event was on where to slow down the K ' For his part, Lohani said, organised near the railway train. “There was a curve. unjab Chief Minister ( PCaptain Amarinder Singh Q on Saturday set a four-week deadline for the completion of enquiry by the Jalandhar ! Divisional Commissioner into % * ! the tragic train accident in '( !"( #) "*' #) # Amritsar. ! +( , ( Within hours, the Punjab # %& % Home Department issued a ' +,-.%% (( :9(3 notification directing taken against those responsi- to the victims. %* /%% Divisional Commissioner, ble for the tragedy once the The 3-member Crisis /77 our siblings were found Jalandhar, Baldeo Purushartha, inquiry report comes. The Management Group, headed 0 Fhanging from ceiling fans in to conduct an enquiry into the probe will cover all aspects of by Health Minister Brahm * O. ! ' aking advantage of the their rented house in Surajkund Amritsar tragedy. the tragedy, he added. Mohindra, will camp in Tabsence of mainstream area near Faridabad in Haryana The enquiry has been At the same time, the Amritsar as long as they are /0 political parties — National on Saturday. authorised “to conduct a thor- Chief Minister urged all polit- needed to monitor and assist Q !N O Conference and the Peoples According to Inspector ough probe into the unfortu- ical parties to rise above petty in the relief operations, said the O !"#$% Democratic Party — from the Vishal Kumar, station house nate incident and to examine politicking to join hands to Chief Minister. poll arena, the BJP on Saturday officer (SHO) of Surajkund acts of omission and commis- mitigate the sufferings of the The Chief Minister said he *1 reaped a “bumper crop” by police station, sion by an individual or victims and their families. was at the airport, ready to 1 ! % winning 97 wards for the first the siblings — three sisters and agency, if any, and according- Asked if there were any leave for Tel Aviv, when he ( time in urban local bodies a brother — were unmarried ly fix responsibility. lapses on the part of the heard of the terrible tragedy 2 % ' election at the grass roots level and aged between 37 and 52. The Magisterial Enquiry Railways, the Chief Minister and had to rush back after & in Kashmir valley. “The deceased are identi- has also been asked “to suggest said the probe will look into postponing his Israel visit ! &' Twenty-two BJP candi- fied as Meena Matthew (52), remedial measures to ensure the matter, and when asked about the delay in & ( dates won in a straight contest, Beena (51), Jaya (49) and their that such unfortunate incident will ascertain whether visiting the site of tragedy. ")%* while 75 candidates won unop- youngest brother Pradeep do not reoccur”. approvals for holding the func- Capt Amarinder 34 posed in the absence of oppo- (37),” said the SHO. Talking to reporters after tion were given or not. announced that mourning will 3 3* sition. “The incident came to light reviewing the situation on the However, this was not the continue in Amritsar district ! 4 Out of 132 wards spread after a caretaker raised an ground and meeting the time to play political games on till Monday and the national ! 3 ' % across four terrorism-infested alarm about injured in three hospitals, the issue, said the Chief flag will fly at half mast and all 5 Q6 7! 5'6,% South Kashmir districts, BJP foul smell emanating from besides visiting the spot where Minister, calling upon all to educational institutions 4 7 candidates emerged victorious their rented flat in the tragedy had occurred, Capt join hands with the will remain closed in this P Q 7 ' in 53 wards. Dayalbagh. Amarinder said action will be Government to provide relief period. ' ! ! Q 8 ,) !. + ! 08( ing authorities who were plan- ning to roll out more stringent 9 elhi on Saturday was measures to combat pollution. 08( !" ! ! Dengulfed in a thin haze as The air quality temporari- #$R %% air quality deteriorated further ly improved on Friday after- he CBI has booked its own ! with values of Suspended noon after rainfall, but it wors- TSpecial Director Rakesh Q Particulate Matters (SPMs) ened again in the evening. An Asthana for accepting 2 crore & ' R 7 approaching “severe” on the official warned that the PM2.5 bribe to sabotage the probe National Air Quality Index was reaching a dangerous level. against controversial meat ! (NAQI) in some parts. The Supreme Court exporter Moin Qureshi. : 7 Incidentally, average values appointed Environment The CBI’s Anti-Corruption ( 4 * of SPMs in Dwarka and CRRU Protection Control Unit has arrested one Manoj * Mathura Road were 414 and Authority (EPCA) had on Kumar, the middleman who in the CBI and tried to facili- * 402 micro cubic per gram Friday held a meeting with gave money to settle the case

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