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Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected, the Prime Minister said.. Expressing distress over the train accident in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said rescue operations were underway at the site and all possible assistance was being given to those affected.Modi spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of the situation...
At least 50 people died and 179 people were injured in an accident involving three trains Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express, Coromandel Express and a goods train in Bahanagar in Odishas Balasore district Friday evening, officials said..
Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected, the Prime Minister said..
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