Poor training and regulation caused Assam boat accident: Global body
May 4th, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) A global workers association has blamed poor training, dangerous working practices and inadequate regulation for the deadly ferry accident in Assam. Seventy-one bodies were recovered so ... Read more...
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PM announces Rs.2 lakh for Assam boat accident victims
May 1st, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday announced compensation of Rs.200,000 each for the next of kin of deceased in the Assam boat accident that has ... Read more...
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150 missing, toll could rise in Assam boat accident
May 1st, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 1 (IANS) Rescue operations continued in the Brahmaputra in Assam Tuesday, a day after a ferry capsized in the river killing nearly 70 people, but with at ... Read more...
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Singapore ship suspected in Kerala boat accident
March 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Indian authorities suspect that a Singapore-flagged ship may have been responsible for the collision with a boat in the Arabian Sea off Kerala March 1 ... Read more...
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37 Pakistanis among dead in Indonesia boat accident
December 28th, 2011 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Thirty-seven Pakistani youths were among those drowned in a boat accident off the Indonesian coast of Java about two weeks ago, the interior ministry said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Tsunami’s 7th anniversary observed in Tamil Nadu
December 26th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) People of Akkaraipettai and Keechankuppam in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district Monday observed the seventh anniversary of the fateful day of Dec 26, 2004, when a tsunami ... Read more...
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Toll in Tamil Nadu boat accident rises to 15 (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.A boat, carrying 25 passengers ... Read more...
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50 drown in Comoros boat accident
August 9th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moroni (Comoros), Aug 9 (IANS) At least 50 people have drowned when an overcrowded boat capsized off the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The accident occurred Monday. ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Moscow river boat accident
July 31st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Nine people were killed when a pleasure boat collided with a barge and sank in Russia's Moskva river here Sunday.
The accident occurred at about 1.30 ... Read more...
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Four dead, five missing in Mexico boat accident
March 10th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 10 (IANS/EFE) Four people were killed and five went missing when a fishing boat capsized in the Sea of Cortez off Mexico coast, officials said.The boat lost ... Read more...
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Kerala to seek judicial probe into Sabarimala tragedy
January 15th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kumily (Kerala) Jan 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday announced that the government will seek a judicial probe into the Sabarimala-Pulumedu stampede. The updated toll in the tragedy, according to ... Read more...
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Judicial panel starts hearings in Kerala boat tragedy
December 20th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thekkady (Kerala), Dec 20 (IANS) Almost 15 months after a boat capsized in Kerala's Thekkady wildlife reserve leaving 45 people drowned, the one-man judicial commission appointed by the government Monday recorded statements ... Read more...
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Seven kids among dead in Australia boat capsize (Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Seven children - including four babies - were among the dead after a boat carrying about 70 Asian asylum seekers crashed into the rocks Wednesday at Christmas Island ... Read more...
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12 missing in Indonesia boat accident (Lead)
October 22nd, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 22 (IANS) Twelve people were reported missing after a boat carrying 30 passengers capsized in eastern Indonesia Friday afternoon, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred at about 17:30 p.m. local time ... Read more...
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30 missing in Indonesia boat accident
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 22 (IANS) All 30 passengers aboard a boat are reported missing after the vessel capsized in eastern Indonesia Friday afternoon, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred at about 17:30 p.m. local ... Read more...
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British tourist feared drowned in Nepal lake
October 19th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (IANS) A 48-year-old British tourist is feared to have drowned in a Nepal lake after workers failed to find him even a day after his boat accident.The ... Read more...
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11 dead, 30 missing in Bihar boat accident
October 17th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed when a boat capsized in the Punpun river in Bihar's Patna district, police said Sunday.There were around ... Read more...
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40 missing in Bihar boat accident
October 11th, 2010 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 40 people were missing and feared drowned when a boat capsized Sunday in the Ganga river in Bihar's Buxar district, police said.The accident occurred late Sunday ... Read more...
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70 feared dead in boat accident in Uganda
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, Aug 2 (DPA) Over 70 people are feared to have drowned after storms overturned an overloaded boat in Uganda's Lake Albert, reports said Monday.
The accident was the latest in a spate ... Read more...
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130 killed in Congo boat accident
July 29th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, July 29 (IANS) At least 130 people were killed when a boat with 250 passengers on board capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Thursday.
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Nick Schuyler Recounts Boating Tragedy
July 17th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nick Schuyler recounted the horrific boat accident that killed three of his close friends in the latest episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The episode focused ... Read more...
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Refugees die in boat accident off Spanish coast
July 11th, 2010 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Granada, July 11 (DPA) Five African refugees including two babies died in a boat accident about 80 km south of Motril on the southern Spanish coast, officials said Saturday evening.
The boat, which ... Read more...
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Fiancée of Indian-American killed in NY boat accident, refuses to accept fact
July 6th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 6 (ANI): The distraught fiancée of the young Indian American physiotherapist, Jijo Puthuvamkunnath, is in a shocked state of mind and is refusing to accept that her betrothed was ... Read more...
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Indian American bridegroom-to-be killed in boat accident
July 4th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, July 4 (IANS) A young Indian American physiotherapist preparing to marry his long-time sweetheart next month was killed in a boating accident in New York Harbour, media reports ... Read more...
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Toll in boat accident is three
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) Two more bodies were recovered Wednesday in the Saryu river in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll in a boat capsize a day earlier to three, an official ... Read more...
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12 killed, many missing in Bangladesh boat accident
June 8th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 8 (IANS) Twelve people died and dozens were missing Tuesday when their boat capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh, police said.
The accident occurred in Sunamgonj district, some 296 km ... Read more...
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Missing picnickers untraced, kin hold protests
January 5th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The 17 missing picnickers in Sunday's boat accident on Rupnarayan river in East Midnapore district still remained untraced Tuesday, despite officials saying search operations had been intensified. The ... Read more...
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Over 80 killed in Bangladesh accidents (Lead)
November 29th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 29 (IANS) More than 30 people were killed in road accidents in Bangladesh during the Eid-ul-Azha festival rush Saturday while 53 died when an overloaded boat capsized, media reports ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over sugarcane prices (Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The winter session of parliament got off to a chaotic start Thursday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day as the entire opposition united ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over sugarcane price
November 19th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday, the opening day of the winter session of parliament, when the entire opposition united to oppose the new sugarcane pricing ... Read more...
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35 days after Thekkady, another boat tragedy strikes Kerala
November 5th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (IANS) Just when Kerala was coming to terms with the Thekkady boat tragedy in which 45 people died, the state witnessed another boat mishap Wednesday evening when eight students ... Read more...
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Orissa boat accident: 2 bodies recovered, 5 still missing
November 3rd, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) Bodies of two pilgrims who drowned when an overloaded boat capsized Monday in the Mahanadi river in Orissa's Cuttack district Monday, were recovered Tuesday. Five passengers are still ... Read more...
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Kerala boat tragedy: Families of Delhi victims await bodies
October 1st, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Relatives and friends of the 12 people from Delhi who were among the 42 who drowned in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Wednesday when their tourist boat capsized ... Read more...
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Baghmati boat accident claims 11 lives
September 29th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Khagaria, Sept 29 (ANI): The bodies of eleven persons have been found after an overcrowded boat capsized in midstream of swollen river Baghmati in Bihar's Khagaria district.According to police, eleven bodies, including ... Read more...
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Madonna is unlucky for Bulgaria, say religious leaders
September 10th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna has been declared unlucky for Bulgaria by the religious leaders of the country. They claim that her decision to perform in the country on ... Read more...
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