Mumbai stampede News
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Rahul Gandhi remarked that ‘inaugurations and publicity’ only hold significance when they are supported by a foundation genuinely aimed at serving the public.
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Raut lashed out at Vaishnaw over the incident, claiming that he was too busy with the bullet train project while passengers in Mumbai were being ignored.
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A foot overbridge (FOB), connecting the Parel-Elphinstone Road stations, collapsed at the suburban Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai in September 2017, killing 23 people.
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Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Indian Army will help in the construction of a new foot overbridge at the Elphinstone Road station, several opposition leaders have spoken against the decision.
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The probe panel report states that that none of the witnesses said that a short circuit on the bridge led to the chaos
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A man was taken aback after he found his photograph on posters of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate Elphinstone Stampede here.
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Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has shot off a letter to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal stating that wrong information allegedly displayed on the boards at Gwalior station may cause chaos and lead to a stampede like situation.
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Mumbai police is set to initiate an inquiry into incidents of molestation and theft during and after the Friday's stampede at the Elphinstone railway station's foot-over-bridge. 23 people died in the unfortunate incident while dozens were grievously injured.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had expressed sadness over the Mumbai stampede.
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He also said that from now on the Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) would be deemed mandatory and not just a public amenity.
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The death toll in the stampede on a foot overbridge (FOB) linking two railways stations here has gone up to 23 with a critically injured person succumbing at the KEM hospital on Saturday.
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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move "which will kill everything else", and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety.
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday asked the central government to keep national security in mind while taking a decision on Rohingyas who are seeking shelter in the country.
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The petition has sought an inquiry into the incident, urging the high court to supervise the matter and issue appropriate directions.
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The MNS chief blamed Railway authorities for the unfortunate incident that led to 22 deaths. He said he will give authorities a list of issues related to Mumbai Local trains - with a deadline.
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Bodies of 17 of the 22 people killed in the stampede at Elphinstone Road railway station here have been handed over to their relatives so far, hospital authorities said on Saturday. At least 22 persons were killed and 39 injured in a rush hour stampede on a narrow foot-over-bridge (FOB) linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations during heavy rain on Friday morning.
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Authorities at a hospital in Mumbai have come in for severe criticism for their "insensitivity" after the bodies of Elphinstone Road station stampede victims were marked with numbers on forehead and their pictures put up for public display.
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Former Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had sanctioned a fund of Rs 11.86 crore for the construction of a wider bridge at Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station that witnessed a deadly stampede on Friday, said a report.
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Fadnavis said he has also informed the railway ministry that the state government and the local administration will do whatever is needed on their part.
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