3 killed, 50 injured when trains collide near Karachi
September 17th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by BNO News
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Two passenger trains collided near Pakistan's largest city of Karachi on early Monday morning, killing two railway employees and a passenger and injuring more than 50 others, ... Read more...
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Hand me Army, I’ll straighten out nation: Bal Thackeray
September 8th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday claimed that if he was given charge of the Indian Army, he would solve all problems and set things ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways on road to revival?
August 20th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The beleaguered Pakistan Railways may be finally on the road to revival, as the government has approved various projects at a whopping cost of Rs.287 billion ... Read more...
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Train accident averted in Bengal
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) A major train accident was averted in West Bengal when the driver of an express train stopped the engine after it got detached from the passenger ... Read more...
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Ill-fated Tamil Nadu Express reaches Chennai (Fourth Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) The ill-fated New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express reached Chennai Central station, minus the gutted bogie in which 35 passengers were burnt alive early Monday morning, officials ... Read more...
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One killed in Maharashtra train accident, probe ordered
July 20th, 2012 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman has been killed, while 14 others have been injured after the speeding Vidarbha Express rammed into 11 derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban ... Read more...
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One killed, 20 injured in Thane train collision (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) At least one woman was killed and another 20 passengers injured when the Vidarbha Express rammed into four derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban train in ... Read more...
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10 injured as Vidarbha Express rams into derailed local train
July 20th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when the Vidarbha Express rammed into four derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban train in Thane district, officials said here ... Read more...
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Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express halted on bomb scare (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi-bound Trivandrum Rajdhani Express has been halted at the Margao railway station, 35 km from here, after an anonymous caller informed authorities of a bomb ... Read more...
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Minor collision between two Mumbai trains, no casualties
June 17th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Two suburban local trains suddenly came opposite each other at Mumbai's Andheri station Saturday night and collided, a railway official said. No casualties were reported.The incident ... Read more...
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One of worst train disasters in Andhra
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tuesday's train disaster at Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is one of the worst train tragedies in the state in the last two decades. Following are the major train disasters ... Read more...
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25 dead as Hampi Express rams into goods train in Andhra (Second Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 25 people, including four children, were killed in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district early Tuesday when the Banglore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods ... Read more...
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15 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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15 dead in Andhra train accident
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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26 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak (Second Lead)
May 6th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 6 (IANS) AT least twenty-six people were reported injured when eight coaches of the Punjab Mail derailed at Sampla in Haryana's Rohtak district early Sunday.The derailment occurred ... Read more...
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20 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak (Lead)
May 6th, 2012 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 6 (IANS) At least 20 people were injured when eight coaches of the Punjab Mail derailed in Sampla area of Haryana's Rohtak district early Sunday.The derailment occurred ... Read more...
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Manu Gandas Wins Toyota IGU Haryana Junior
April 20th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 20 (IANS) Manu Gandas of DLF Golf and Country Club won the Toyota Indian Golf Union (IGU) Haryana Junior Golf Championship at the par 72 championship course of ... Read more...
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Samjhauta blast: Assemanand denies knowing Kamal Chauhan
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Feb 22 (IANS) Hindu activist Swami Aseemanand Wednesday said that he did not know RSS worker Kamal Chauhan, who has been arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) ... Read more...
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Harried Shatabdi passengers reach seven hours late
October 28th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) For a 250-km journey that was to take only three hours, reaching seven hours late Friday was a harrowing time for hundreds of passengers on the ... Read more...
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Special train for Bhutan royal couple
October 25th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The railways have extended the famed Indian hospitality to Bhutan's visiting royal couple by arranging a special luxury train for their honeymoon trip to ... Read more...
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Indian Railways to get its most powerful diesel locomotive
September 26th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Locomotive major Electro-Motive Diesel Monday said it has completed the design for a high-horsepower locomotive for the Indian Railways.According to the company, the new design ... Read more...
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Inquiry team set up on Tamil Nadu accident
September 14th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Southern Railway has announced setting up of an inquiry team to probe the Tuesday night's Tamil Nadu train accident which has claimed 10 lives.The Chennai ... Read more...
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Human error caused Tamil Nadu train accident
September 14th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) Human error seems to have caused the train accident that killed 10 people in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday.The Chennai Beach-Vellore ... Read more...
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10 die in Tamil Nadu train collision, survivors recount trauma
September 14th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) A big metallic bang... that's what survivors remembered Wednesday from the traumatic moments the night before when an EMU train rammed a stationary passenger train near ... Read more...
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Harsh steps against those responsible for rail accident: Trivedi
August 1st, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Sunday said a proper inquiry will be held to fix accountability for the derailment of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Assam on high alert after train bombing
July 11th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded Monday across Assam after the overnight separatist bombing that derailed a passenger train and left more than 100 people ... Read more...
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100 injured as passenger train bombed in Assam (Third Lead)
July 11th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) At least 100 people were injured, 20 of them critically, when a powerful bomb ripped apart a passenger train late Sunday in India's restive northeastern state ... Read more...
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50 injured as passenger train bombed in Assam (Second Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Separatists bombed a passenger train Sunday night leaving at least 50 people injured, several of them critically, in India's restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said.A ... Read more...
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Samjhauta blasts: NIA charges Aseemanand, four others
June 20th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), June 20 (IANS) The National Investigating Agency (NIA) Monday filed its chargesheet against radical Hindu activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in a court here, holding them responsible ... Read more...
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Truck falls over train, 13 trains cancelled
May 16th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) As many as six express and seven passenger trains were cancelled after a truck fell on to a goods train from an overhead bridge in Andhra ... Read more...
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26 hurt in Orissa train collision, a few trains cancelled (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) At least 26 passengers were injured after a goods train collided with the Koraput-Rourkela Inter City Express in Orissa's Bolangir district early Wednesday, forcing railway authorities ... Read more...
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I stand by my statement: Sanjiv Bhatt
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) A senior police officer, who has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court implicating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots in the ... Read more...
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Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani catches fire, one injured
April 18th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A passenger was injured when three bogies, including the pantry car, of the Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh early Monday, ... Read more...
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Tanker train to help water scarce areas of Jharkhand
April 10th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Jamshedpur, Apr 10 (ANI): The railway authorities in Jharkhand allotted a tanker train to supply water to the water scarce regions of city.With the temperature rising, people of Jamshedpur are undergoing severe ... Read more...
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Neelachal express derails after hitting road roller in Orissa
February 27th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (ANI): Ten bogies of the Puri-Delhi Neelanchal Express derailed near Bhadrak, about 120 kilometres from here on Sunday after the train collided with a road roller.No casualties have, however, ... Read more...
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