Five Killed, many injured in Syria blast
September 4th, 2012 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least five people were killed and about 30 injured in a car bomb blast in the Jaramana neighbourhood of Damascus, reported Al-Mayadeen TV Monday.Until ... Read more...
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Congo blast toll tops 240
March 7th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in Sunday's munitions depot blasts in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, has topped 240, a media report said Wednesday.A short ... Read more...
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West Bengal hooch deaths rise to 171, official suspended (Roundup)
December 16th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Diamond Harbour (West Bengal), Dec 16 (IANS) The death count in West Bengal's hooch tragedy rose to 171 as more succumbed to the moonshine they had consumed. Around 90 ... Read more...
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AMRI directors grilled, toll now 93 (Roundup)
December 12th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) Police Sunday grilled the six arrested AMRI hospital directors as the death toll in Friday's fire at the high-cost medical facility in south Kolkata went ... Read more...
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Hospital fire: Kolkatans protest, Mamata orders judicial probe
December 11th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) Angry Kolkatans protested on the streets Saturday as the AMRI Hospital blaze toll rose to 91 while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered a ... Read more...
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Darjeeling bridge collapse toll rises to 32
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 23 (IANS) With the recovery of five more bodies, the death toll in the bridge collapse in this north Bengal district has shot up to 32, besides ... Read more...
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After quake, tour operators get calls from anxious tourists
September 20th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) After Sunday's earthquake, tour operators have been receiving hundreds of anxious calls about the conditions in Darjeeling and Sikkim from tourists who have done advance ... Read more...
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Bengal flood toll now 47
August 20th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The death count in West Bengal floods soared to 47 Saturday with 11 more deaths reported since Friday evening, while several major rivers continued to flow ... Read more...
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West Bengal floods toll 21
August 15th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) The death count in floods in West Bengal rose to 21 with six more people perishing in the last 24 hours, an official said Monday.About 1.9 ... Read more...
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Egypt unrest toll put at 384
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 23 (IANS/(AKI) At least 384 people died and 6,467 were injured in the 18 days of clashes between protesters and security forces which toppled Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, the ... Read more...
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Pro-Trinamool intellectuals to meet president, PM
January 14th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Carrying their battle against West Bengal's ruling Left Front to Delhi, a group of painters, theatre activists and economists associated with the Trinamool Congress will meet President ... Read more...
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Mumbai lift crash toll rises
January 10th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) The sole survivor of Sunday's service lift crash at an under-construction building here later succumbed to his injuries, raising the death count in the accident to six, an ... Read more...
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West Bengal trawler capsize toll rises to 82 (Lead)
November 4th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 4 (IANS) Divers Thursday spotted the ill-fated vessel which capsized in the Muriganga river of West Bengal, even as the death count rose to 82 with the discovery ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler capsize: Toll rises to 81 (Second Lead)
November 4th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 3 (IANS) Five more bodies were fished out Wednesday from the Muriganga river, taking the death count in the West Bengal trawler tragedy to 81, an official said. ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler capsize: Toll rises to 80, over 50 still missing (Lead)
November 3rd, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 3 (IANS) The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 80, with four more bodies being recovered Wednesday. Fifty-one people still ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler capsize toll rises to 76 (Lead)
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 2 (IANS) The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 76 Tuesday, as divers and locals recovered ten more bodies during ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler tragedy toll rises to 69
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 2 (IANS) The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 69 Tuesday, as divers and locals fished out three more bodies ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler tragedy toll rises to 66 (Third Lead)
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 1 (IANS) The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river shot up to 66 Monday as divers and locals fished out 43 ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler tragedy toll rises to 62 (Second Lead)
November 1st, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Nov 1 (IANS) Divers and locals fished out more than 30 bodies Monday from Muriganga river, as the death count soared to 62 in the West Bengal trawler ... Read more...
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Death toll in Bengal trawler tragedy rises to 30
November 1st, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) The death count in the West Bengal trawler tragedy in Muriganga river has shot up to 30 after seven more bodies were found Monday. Over 100 people ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler capsize toll rises to 23, 100 missing (Second Lead)
October 31st, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Oct 31 (IANS) The deaths in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 23 after five more bodies were fished out Sunday, even ... Read more...
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Bengal trawler capsize: Toll now 20 (Lead)
October 31st, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kakdwip (West Bengal), Oct 31 (IANS) The death toll in the West Bengal trawler capsize rose to 20 after two more bodies were fished out Sunday, even as divers from the ... Read more...
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The Jammu and Kashmir situation: The Security Forces
September 9th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Salim HaqNew Delhi, Sept.9 (ANI): Of all the pieces in the Kashmiri jigsaw, none has been more criticized than the security forces, whether it is the army, the Central Reserve Police ... Read more...
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Death toll in Sainthia railway accident 63
July 20th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 19 (IANS) The death count in the Sainthia train tragedy in West Bengal went up to 63 with two more people succumbing to their injuries Monday night, officials ... Read more...
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Special relief train for Gyaneshwari passengers
May 29th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Indian Railways has despatched a special relief train to bring back the survivors of the West Bengal train tragedy and relatives of the victims, many of who ... Read more...
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Train tragedy toll rises to 95
May 29th, 2010 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29 (IANS) The death count in Friday's train tragedy near this West Bengal town rose to 95 as rescue workers continued to extricate bodies from mangled coaches of ... Read more...
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Stephen Court death toll 43, more bodies feared (Roundup)
March 30th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) With nine more bodies extricated from the rubble at Stephen Court Monday, the death count in the March 23 blaze mounted to 43, as the Kolkata police ... Read more...
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Nine bodies found in Stephen Court rubble, death toll 43 (Second Lead)
March 29th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Nine more bodies were recovered from the rubble in Stephen Court Monday, taking the death count of the March 23 blaze to 43.
The West Bengal government ... Read more...
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Two more bodies found, Stephen Court death count 36
March 29th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Two more bodies were extricated from the debris of Stephen Court early Monday, taking the toll in the city's worst fire six days ago to 36, police ... Read more...
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Death count in Kolkata blaze rises to 30 (Second Lead)
March 26th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The death count in the killer blaze at Stephen Court shot up to 30 Friday with the recovery of half a dozen burnt bodies from the rubble of ... Read more...
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Stephen Court death count rises to 24 (Lead)
March 24th, 2010 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The death toll soared to 24 Wednesday in a fire which broke out in the Stephen Court building in the heart of Kolkata's bustling Park Street Tuesday.
While four ... Read more...
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Stephen Court death count soars to 16
March 24th, 2010 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The death count shot up to 16 in the devastating fire that swept through two floors of the sprawling Stephen Court Building in Kolkata's glamorous address Park Street ... Read more...
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Toyota Death Count Reaches 34
March 1st, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Japan, Mar 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Toyota Motor Corporation, the Japanese auto giant is desperately trying to redeem its image after being plagued by a global recall affecting millions of its ... Read more...
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U.S. Fault Lines Make Seismologists Concerned
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Earthquake that hit the impoverished nation, Haiti, a few days back have caused the seismologists and scientists to take notice about the possibility of similar ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll touches 748 (Lead)
December 16th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The swine flu contagion continues to create havoc in India with a record 18 deaths reported Wednesday, taking the total toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) ... Read more...
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