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Railway got a clean chit in the train accident in Amritsar on the night of Dussehra. In this accident, 61 people were killed. The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given a clean chit to the Railways.

In the investigation, CCRS has said that the incident happened due to negligence of the people. People standing on the railway track of Dhobi Ghat were careless to see the Dussehra fair.

In the inquiry report, CCRS has also recommended that before the event, the district administration and organizers should give prior information about the rally and fair to the Railway Administration. So that the Railways can take appropriate precautions.

Let us know that this big rail accident in Amritsar was near the Joda railway gate on 19th October. A crowd of about 1,000 people gathered to see the fireworks of Dussehra. The crowd of people spread on the rail tracks. People did not see or hear the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU train between the brightness and shout of fireworks. 61 people had lost their lives due to the speeding train coming in. 143 people were injured in the accident.

Witnesses had told that a few minutes before the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU, Amritsar-Howrah train had passed through it. If both the train had passed there at the same time, more people would be killed in the accident.

Two terrorists attacked the grenade during a nirankari satsang on Sunday in Amritsar, Punjab. Three people were killed in this, while more than 10 people were injured. More than 200 people were participating in the prayer meeting at the time of the attack. This incident is being seen as a return to terror in Punjab.

Intelligence agencies and Army chief had already anticipated such an attack. Suresh Arora, Director General of Punjab Police, described this as a terrorist incident and said that a search operation was being conducted to catch the accused.

Three people have died in Amritsar Blast. The Punjab government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the people who have died.

There have been many terrorist attacks in Punjab in the last two years. In January 2016, seven terrorists attacked at Air Force Station, Pathankot. In the 17-hour continuous encounter, four terrorists were killed and 6 soldiers were martyred.

In January 2017, three people were killed and 15 persons were injured during a car bomb blast in Maud Manji in Bathinda. Where this explosion occurred, there was a rally of Congress candidate Harminder Jassi, 100 meters away.

In April 2017, two people were killed and six people were injured when a sudden bomb explosion in a junk shop located in Gurdaspur. This incident took place when Kabbadi was checking some things, but suddenly blasted.

In September 2018, some miscreants had made four blasts inside the Maksuda police station in Jalandhar, during which a stampede broke out inside and around the police station. A police personel was injured during this accident. Police was linking this incident with a terrorist attack, some months after which the police had arrested Kashmiri students with weapons and explosive material.

In India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the arrest of all five human rights activists detained in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case by Maharashtra Police on Tuesday. But Maharashtra police allowed them to remain in their houses till September 6 in the next hearing. At the same time, the Center of India and the Maharashtra government will reply in the matter by September 5.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra, had mentioned this petition and requested the hearing on Wednesday itself. The bench of Chief Justice Deepak Mishra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandchud heard the hearing after four and a half hours after completion of the hearing of the special hearing court. After hearing both the sides, the court ordered the accused to remain in the house till September 6.

During the hearing, the bench remarked that the differences in the democratic system are like the safety valves. If they are stopped then the pressure cooker will explode. At the same time, questioning the arrest of Maharashtra Police after nine months of the incident.

During the hearing senior lawyers A M Singhvi, Indira Jaysingh, Rajiv Dhawan, Dushyanthan Dave, Raju Ramachandran, Amarendra Sharan and CU Singh debated during the hearing. They said that the arrests made by the Maharashtra Police are an attempt to crush the disagreement. These people are working for tribals. One of these lawyers Sudha Bharadwaj has decided to leave the citizenship of America and work for tribals. The police came to arrest them too. They said that in December last year in the violence in Bhima-Koregaon, these people were not even on the spot. But they are still made an accused.

AAAG Tushar Mehta argued by the Government of Maharashtra. He said that strangers can not demand bail for giving bail plea to the accused. He said that no accused has come to the Supreme Court. The Delhi High Court is still hearing the case.

Singhvi, submitted by the accused, said that a comprehensive issue has been raised in the petition. This is a matter of personal rights under Article 21. On the other hand, Gautam Navlakha and Sudha Bhardwaj have gone to related high court. But the chief justice strictly rejected this argument.

Historians Romila Thapar, Prabhat Patnaik, Devaki Jain, Satish Deshpande and Maju Daruwala had filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution.

Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Gautam Navlakha from Delhi, Sudha Bharadwaj from Faridabad, Varra Rao from Andhra Pradesh, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonzalvis arrested on all India raids on Tuesday. Navlakhla and Bhardwaj had stopped the High Court from carrying Maharashtra Police and ordered them to remain in the house.

While hearing the petition, the apex court said that all the five human rights activists arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon case should not be sent to jail, but to be interned in the house until next 6th September. Simultaneously, the Center and the Maharashtra government to keep their side in the matter till September 5. The bench also questioned the arrest of these people after nine months of the incident from Maharashtra Police.

Significantly, the AllGar Council near Pune had organized a program on December 31, 2017, due to which there was violence in Bhima-Koregaon. The police arrested these people for alleged role in this violence.

In India, 11 people were killed in a road accident near Rohtang Pass of Himachal Pradesh's district Kullu. According to the information, this incident occurred due to falling scorpio into a ditch in Rahninala near Rohtang.

Kullu Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said that the dead included five women, three children and three men. She said that the accident took place when the car was going Panagi from Manali.

She said that the vehicle number HP - 457000 passed through the Gulabi check post near Manali, but didn't reach Kokarsar near the Lahaul.

It is being told that some people saw the car in the ditch after the accident, after which the police were informed. Relief work has been started after getting information.

The people killed in the accident have not been identified yet. Due to bad weather, Rescue work is having trouble.

The police is considering the dense fog as the cause of the accident. However, officials say that only after examining the right reasons will be found.

Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Tuesday that he was a passionate moment when he was caught in a controversy by embracing Pakistan Army Chief during the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Sidhu clarified that his visit was not inspired by any politics. Significantly, before the oath taking ceremony of Imran, he was seen hugging Pakistani army chief General Kamar Javed Bajwa during that event.

Sidhu said, "Pakistan Army Chief said that they are trying to open Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, which was a passionate moment."

Earlier, on Sunday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that he is not in favor of Sidhu's move. He also made it clear that Sidhu's decision to join Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony has nothing to do with his government. Simultaneously, he said that Sidhu, who came to politics from cricket, has gone to Pakistan on his own ability.

After the statement of the Chief Minister of Punjab on Sidhu's visit to Pakistan, he said, "Many people of Congress including Captain Sahib have spoken on this. This is democracy and everyone has the right to take their opinion."

On the other hand, BJP has termed Siddhu's visit to Pakistan, especially hugging the Army Chief, as shameful. Earlier, Sidhu had defended himself on Sunday after coming to Pakistan and said what he should do when somebody talked about opening the path of historical Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib.