Railway Board Chairman resigns after 2 derailments in 4 days
The Chairman of the Railway Board, Ashok Mittal, on Wednesday submitted his resignation to Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu after two train derailment incidents in Uttar Pradesh within four days. While the Haridwar-bound Utkal Express derailed in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday and left 22 dead and over 150 injured, the Kaifiyat Express derailment in Auraiya earlier this day left 74 injured.