Railways were not intimated about Dussehra event near tracks: Lohani

NATION

LD TRAIN ACCIDENT

Grief and shock in Amritsar, rlys and civic officials distance themselves

Amritsar: The railways were not informed about the Dussehra event along the tracks and the civic body did not give its permission either, officials from the two organisations said Saturday, a day after 59 revellers were mowed down by a train while Ravana's effigy went up in flames in a cacophonous burst of firecrackers.

TRAIN-ACCIDENT-LOHANI

Railways were not intimated about Dussehra event near tracks: Lohani

New Delhi: The railways were not intimated about a Dussehra event along the tracks that led to the deaths of at least 61 people in Amritsar, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani said in a statement.

TRAIN ACCIDENT-CANCELLATIONS

37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted day after Amritsar tragedy

New Delhi: The railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 trains on Saturday, a day after Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train while they were watching the burning of a Ravan effigy while standing on the tracks near Amritsar, officials said.

MEA-SWARAJ-LANKA

Swaraj meets Wickremesinghe, reviews the progress of development projects

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday called on visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and reviewed the progress of India-assisted development projects in the island nation.

PB-TRAIN ACCIDENT-2NDLD AMARINDER

Amarinder takes stock of relief work; orders a magisterial probe

Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday ordered a magisterial probe into the Amritsar train accident after visiting injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy even as he urged the Opposition not to politicise the issue.

PB-TRAIN-ACCIDENT-MIGRANTS

Most deaths are from UP & Bihar, earning their livelihood in Amritsar: officials

Amritsar: Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations Friday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said here Saturday.

AS-FLOOD ALERT

Assam districts bordering Arunachal on flood alert

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday directed authorities in districts bordering Arunachal Pradesh to "remain alert" for possible flash flood after China informed India about a landslide blocking a river in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.

OD-CYCLONE TOLL

The toll in Cyclone Titli increases to 61

Bhubaneswar: The toll in Cyclone Titli and the subsequent floods in Odisha rose to 61, with the state government confirming four more casualties on Saturday.

CG-NAXALS

3 Naxals gunned down by security forces in C'garh

Raipur: Three Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Saturday, police said.

FOREIGN

SAUDI-2NDLD KHASHOGGI

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, more than two weeks after his disappearance tipped the kingdom into one of its worst international crises.

US-3RDLD KHASHOGGI

Trump believes Saudi explanation for Khashoggi's death, lawmakers sceptical

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed Saudi Arabia's explanation that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a "fist fight" and termed the arrest of 18 people by the Gulf kingdom "a great first step".

AFGHAN-2NDLD BLAST

Dozens of casualties as explosions rock chaotic Afghan elections

Kabul: Explosions rocked polling centres across Kabul on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties, as the long-delayed legislative election dissolved into chaos with many voting locations remaining closed due to technical glitches and lack of staff.