Punjab minister and Amritsar East MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he will adopt child victims of Friday’s train accident and take responsibility for the affected families read more

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged that the Congress government has launched a “cover-up” exercise to save the duo and also attacked Khaira for underplaying the train tragedy. read more

The cricketer-turned-politician is under fire from the families who lost their loved ones, local residents and political opponents since the event was organized by his close aides from the ruling Congress. His wife, Navjot Kaur, was the chief guest at... read more

Earlier in the day, Punjab Police removed protesters staging a sit-in on the tracks, demanding action against the driver and resignation of local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. read more

The SAD’s core committee demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court into the incident of a train mowing down more than 60 people who were on the tracks watching a Dussehra celebration on Friday night. read more

A day after the Railways said the driver was not at fault and tragedy was due to trespassing, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu questioned how a clean chit could be given in one day. read more

Of course, we’re one country - and proud to be so - but we’re also different people. Isn’t this what unity in diversity is all about? That diversity is the richness of India. It’s also its novelty. read more

Police admit to giving permission for the event; Centre says Railways not informed about the festivities near the tracks read more

Both SAD-BJP and Sidhu loyalists posted videos making claims and counter-claims over what happened. read more

Congress councillor Vijay Madaan and her son Saurabh Madaan ‘Meethu’, who organised the Dussehra event, have gone underground after the Amritsar train tragedy that left 61 dead. read more

Punjab’s Minister for Culture and Tourism, Navjot Singh Sidhu visited the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital and met the victims of the Amritsar train accident on Saturday. He spoke on the incident and said that there has been some negligence but it was never intentional. He urged everyone to share the burden of the incident and provide support to the injured and the families of the victims. He also urged political parties to avoid mud-slinging. In his interview, Sidhu reiterated that the incident was an accident and no one had done it willingly. (Hindustan Times)read more

Punjab’s Minister for Culture and Tourism, Navjot Singh Sidhu visited Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. He met the victims of the Amritsar train accident at the hospital. He was also seen interacting with the victim’s families. At least 60 people have been reported dead while 51 people have sustained injuries in the Amritsar train mishap. The incident took place after a train ran over a crowd watching Dussehra celebrations near a train track in Choura Bazar. PM Modi has approved ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh for families of deceased. He also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for the injured. (Hindustan Times)read more

Last year, there was no Dussehra celebration at this venue as it is in a congested area. An eyewitness, said, “This venue is unsuitable to hold such a big crowd.” read more

Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar where over 61 people were killed in a mishap. read more

Festive crowd watching Ravana effigy burning didn’t see train coming. read more