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An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Amritsar shows us our moral vacuum

The tragedy of Amritsar is that we can get away with the story that no one was responsible in a causal sense.

27 Oct 2018 1:13 AM IST

Security on high alert as the first train passes by before resumption of railway services since the train accident in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar tragedy: Protesters clash with cops on tracks

Minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha had ruled out an inquiry into the incident on Saturday.

22 Oct 2018 6:13 AM IST

Relatives of victims of a train accident in Amritsar mourn in Gopalganj, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar tragedy: Festive euphoria, firecrackers made people oblivious...

Most people who were mowed down by the speeding train were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

21 Oct 2018 6:35 AM IST

Navjot Kaur Sidhu

Opposition says Sidhu's wife, organisers must be arrested

Navjot Kaur Sidhu was the chief guest at the event.

21 Oct 2018 5:17 AM IST

Mass funeral of victims of rail accident in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Railways: No nod sought for event, tragedy not our fault

Toll rises to 59, railways rules out punitive action against driver.

21 Oct 2018 4:13 AM IST

An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

How many tragedies before we wake up?

Trespassing is a criminal offence and the railways prosecuted nearly 1.75 lakh people for crossing the tracks in 2017.

21 Oct 2018 12:12 AM IST

An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Amritsar tragedy: 58 dead as train runs over revellers

Some said people could not hear the sound of the approaching train due to bursting of fire-crackers.

20 Oct 2018 5:31 AM IST