Bus driver stabbed over two yuan
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) A bus driver in Shanghai city was stabbed by a passenger in a dispute over a 2 yuan (32 US cents) fare, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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2 killed, 16 injured in Ghaziabad accident
March 11th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 10 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were killed and 16 injured when a chartered bus rammed into a tractor trolley on the national highway (NH) 24 in ... Read more...
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Lack of facilities hinders primary education in Azamgarh (With Images)
March 10th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), March 10 (IANS) Even as Uttar Pradesh elected a new government in the hope for change, people of Azamgarh, especially its teachers, hope poor roads and electricity ... Read more...
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Bus driver orders passengers off after woman spills coffee
March 7th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of passengers were ordered to exit a bus after a woman spilled a coffee. The bus driver allegedly told the passengers that they had to ... Read more...
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Driver rams bus into park to avoid collision
March 7th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) An alert Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus driver Tuesday saved lives of several people by crashing his vehicle into a park wall to avoid a ... Read more...
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Man wanted for eight murders escapes
March 1st, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 1 (IANS/EFE) A suspected rapist and killer of eight women escaped from a police lock-up hours after being arrested in Mexico state, officials said.Cesar Armando Librado Legorreta ... Read more...
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Two students killed, 10 missing as bus falls into canal
February 28th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least two students killed and 10 others went missing after a school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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Jail, 100 times bribe fine for two policemen
February 24th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Two policemen who demanded a bribe of Rs.100 from a commuter bus driver were sentenced to a jail term and fined 100 times the bribe ... Read more...
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Six drowned in Goa as school bus falls into river (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) At least six people, including four school children and two women escorting them, were drowned Saturday after their bus fell into a river in Goa, police ... Read more...
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26 die in road accident (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) A packed mini bus and a truck collided in Uttar Pradesh, killing the bus driver and its 25 passengers who were proceeding to attend an event ... Read more...
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One killed as school bus collides with mini-truck
February 5th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 4 (IANS) A head-on collision between a school bus and a mini-truck in this Punjab town Saturday left one person dead and 16 others, including 12 students, ... Read more...
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Pune mayhem: Driver sent to police custody
January 26th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 26 (IANS) A court here Thursday sent to police custody the mentally disturbed state transport bus driver who sped through busy streets here a day earlier, killing eight ... Read more...
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Bus driver’s face devoid of emotion: student
January 25th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) "His face was devoid of any emotion," said a college student who witnessed the mayhem unleashed by a rogue bus driver here who blindly sped through ... Read more...
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Chavan visits Pune victims
January 25th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritiviraj Chavan Wednesday visited a hospital here to meet those injured in the rampage by a rogue bus driver who killed nine people ... Read more...
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Pune road mayhem-waiting to happen?
January 25th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) In a shocking revelation, it is learnt that a majority of the state transport public buses in Maharashtra are fitted with an auto-start mechanism, making them ... Read more...
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Bus driver charges civic officers with negligence for pothole
January 11th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) A government bus driver, booked for running over two students, has filed a case against municipal officers for negligence in repairing roads. He alleged that a ... Read more...
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Good Samaritan saves life, gets killed himself
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A 33-year-old man was Monday crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus in his attempt to save a woman who had suddenly ... Read more...
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Chinese man dies of bird flu
December 31st, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China's Shenzhen city Saturday died of bird flu, officials said.The man named Chen, who worked as a bus driver, died of multiple ... Read more...
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Bus mows down guard
December 29th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A private company's security guard was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus Thursday morning in central Delhi, police said. The bus ... Read more...
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Protests erupt in Dhaka after bus hits journalist
December 28th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Angry journalists from media houses in the Bangladesh capital Wednesday staged demonstrations, burnt tyres and vandalised vehicles after a fellow journalist's right leg had to be ... Read more...
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Bus mows down woman
December 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A 51-year-old woman was crushed by a public transport bus in north Delhi, police said Wednesday. The driver of the privately-operated bus was arrested.Munka Devi ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Kenya road accident
December 19th, 2011 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Dec 19 (IANS) At least eight people, including six women and a child, were killed Sunday in a road accident near Makindu town of eastern Kenya after a public ... Read more...
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A dancing traffic cop who dresses up as Santa
December 13th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Motorists in the Philippines capital were left agape when they saw a traffic policeman, dressed as Santa Claus, dancing to direct traffic, it was reported ... Read more...
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12 Chinese kids killed as school bus overturns
December 12th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) At least 12 students of a primary school were killed in east China Monday evening after their school bus overturned.The accident took place at about 6.00 ... Read more...
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Blueline bus mows down builder
December 9th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 38-year-old builder was crushed to death after his bike was hit by a Blueline bus in south Delhi, police said Thursday. The bus driver ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Haiti road accident
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Dec 3 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and many injured Friday in the Carribean nation Haiti after a high tension wire fell on a bus, leading ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police get hijacked bus, driver’s body
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Police Friday succeeded in reaching a hijacked bus which was in control of Maoists for 36 hours in the state's Khuti district and recovered the ... Read more...
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Stolen dog is found riding a bus
November 29th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After five years, a family has been reunited with their stolen dog. The owner Pat Oates was shocked when the dog was recently returned to her because ... Read more...
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Bus mows down woman in east Delhi
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus ran over a 21-year-old woman moments after she was hit by a speeding motorcycle while crossing a road in ... Read more...
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Pakistan to have task force for players’ safety
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistan will form a sports security task force to take care of visiting international teams, Interior Minister Rehman Malik says.Malik Tuesday said the force would ... Read more...
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Boy crushed by bus
November 18th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding bus here while crossing the road on his way to his school, police said ... Read more...
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Women Kabaddi team’s bus catches fire, two die
November 17th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bathinda (Punjab), Nov 17 (IANS) Two drivers were killed and half a dozen players were seriously injured when a bus carrying the Indian women Kabaddi team in the ongoing World ... Read more...
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18 school kids killed in China accident
November 16th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) At least 20 people, including 18 pre-schoolers, were killed and 45 injured Wednesday when an overloaded kindergarten school bus collided with a coal-laden truck in China, ... Read more...
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Unidentified gunmen attack Iranian bus in eastern Turkey, injuring 8
November 16th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- Unidentified gunmen attacked an Iranian bus in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, local media reported on Wednesday. Eight people, including a young child, were injured in the shooting.The attack ... Read more...
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Eight hurt as Iranian bus attacked in Turkey
November 16th, 2011 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Nov 16 (IANS) Eight people were injured when an Iranian bus travelling to Syria was attacked by unidentified gunmen in eastern Turkey, Xinhua reported Tuesday.There were 40 passengers aboard ... Read more...
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