Relief for the families of those killed in Amritsar train tragedy; govt jobs for them

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Over two years after the tragic incident when a DMU (diesel multiple unit) train had mowed down a crowd standing on the rail tracks near Jaura railway crossing Golden Avenue to watch the Dussehra festivities, a ray of hope has emerged for the victims’ families after the state Cabinet’s approval to offer jobs to the next of victims’ kin.

At least 59 people had lost their lives, with one still unidentified, and over 70 others were left injured in the incident occurred on October 19, 2018. Former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife and ex-MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu was chief guest at the event, which was organised by a close aide of Sidhu and local leader, Mithu Madan.

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