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Odisha mishap: Goa Vande Bharat flag-off cancelled
June 02, 2023
The ceremony to flag off the inaugural Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Madgaon station has been cancelled in the wake of the accident involving three trains in Odisha, Konkan railway officials said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to flag off the Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express through video link on Saturday morning while Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was to remain present at Madgaon station for the ceremony.
But Vaishnaw was now heading for the accident site in Odisha and the ceremony was cancelled, officials said. -- PTI