Last Updated: June 03, 2023, 17:13 IST

PM Modi spoke to the Cabinet Secretary and the Health Minister from the site and asked them to ensure all needed help is provided to the injured and their families. (Photo: News18)
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Hello Readers, in today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on the Odisha train derailment tragedy and how the ‘Kavach’ system could have averted it and other top stories.
The indigenously developed Kavach system is designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it notices another train on the same line within a certain distance. Its implementation has been so slow that not even 1,500km of the 65,300km broad-gauge route of the Indian Railways has been covered so far. READ MORE
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