<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief on Saturday over the loss of lives in a horrific train crash in Odisha that has killed at least 261 people and injured nearly 1,000.</p>.<p>Dhami also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-train-derailment-death-toll-patnaik-ashwini-vaishnaw-modi-balasore-train-collission-coromandel-express-1224409.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on Odisha train accident here</a></strong></p>.<p>The chief minister cancelled all cultural programmes and road shows lined up for him in Champawat on Saturday to celebrate the completion of a year of his electoral victory from the Assembly constituency.</p>.<p>"The train accident in Odisha has been extremely sad and painful," Dhami said.</p>.<p>The accident occurred in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening.</p>
<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief on Saturday over the loss of lives in a horrific train crash in Odisha that has killed at least 261 people and injured nearly 1,000.</p>.<p>Dhami also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-train-derailment-death-toll-patnaik-ashwini-vaishnaw-modi-balasore-train-collission-coromandel-express-1224409.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on Odisha train accident here</a></strong></p>.<p>The chief minister cancelled all cultural programmes and road shows lined up for him in Champawat on Saturday to celebrate the completion of a year of his electoral victory from the Assembly constituency.</p>.<p>"The train accident in Odisha has been extremely sad and painful," Dhami said.</p>.<p>The accident occurred in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening.</p>