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BRS demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and a thorough probe into the incident and ascertain if there was any sabotage

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday assured the Tamil Nadu government of providing all possible help

Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday advised airline companies to keep an eye on the unusual surge in fares of flights coming to and from Bhubaneswar

As of 2 pm today, the death toll in the Odisha train accident has risen to 288 while 747 people have been injured along with 56 grievously injured.

All proceeds generated from the forthcoming charity stream will be donated to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund-Government of Odisha.

CM KCR requested the State and Union Governments to take steps to provide better treatment to the injured and extend adequate support to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.

Control rooms were set up in the districts and they were on the job of tracing passengers who did not respond to mobile phone calls.

Before leaving for Odisha from Delhi, the Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting with regard to the tragic train mishap at the Bahanagar Bazar railway station on Friday evening.

Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said "There should be a high-level inquiry and action should be taken against those responsible for it...There was major negligence. They have destroyed Railways,"

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a train accident in Odisha.

Anup Kumar Satpathy said that the number of passengers in the general coach has yet to be confirmed. However, the number of casualties and injured is yet to be known.

I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to all the bereaved families, Sonia Gandhi said in a statement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted a review meeting of the Odisha train tragedy that claimed the lives of 261 people.

By Saturday afternoon the number of people who were killed in the incident had gone up to 261 while around 900 have been been injured, according to officials

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy urged the creation of inquiry and grievance cells in the district collectors' offices to handle complaints and provide prompt resolution

The train crash, one of the deadliest in the country, took place in Balasore district about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar around 7 pm on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier held a meeting to review the situation amid the massive ongoing relief-and-rescue operation

It probably is the biggest train accident related incident. Not to exaggerate but I have myself witnessed more than 200-250 deaths, said Anubhav Das

The South Central Railway (SCR) has either cancelled, diverted or rescheduled several trains following the major train accident in Balasore, Odisha

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation