Shutdown affects life in Punjab (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) The nationwide shutdown call by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and left parties affected normal life in Punjab and got a mixed response in Haryana and ... Read more...
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Shutdown widespread in Rajasthan
September 20th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 20 (IANS) The nationwide shutdown called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other parties witnessed widespread response in Rajasthan Thursday with traders associations extending support to it.Markets, ... Read more...
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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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13 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Odisha (Second Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, mostly women, were killed and four critically injured when an express train rammed into their auto-rickshaw in Odisha's Sambalpur district Friday, police ... Read more...
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12 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw (Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 12 women were killed and five critically injured when an express train rammed into their auto-rickshaw in Odisha's Sambalpur district Friday, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Six killed as train hits auto-rickshaw
August 24th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least six people were killed when an express train rammed into their auto-rickshaw Friday in Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said.The incident occurred at an unmanned ... Read more...
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Government proposes restart of Airport Metro
August 22nd, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The government proposes to re-start the Airport Metro Express line which has remained suspended for over two months due to construction defects, Minister of State ... Read more...
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16 arrested in Bangalore, northeast exodus subsides (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Sixteen people have been arrested in Bangalore, eight for spreading rumours leading to flight of people from the northeast people from here and eight for ... Read more...
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Exodus to northeast from Bangalore down to trickle
August 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Exodus of northeast people from Bangalore to Guwahati reduced to a trickle -- about 100 Saturday from thousands till late Friday -- even as security has ... 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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18 train fire victims remain unidentified
July 31st, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Eighteen of the 32 people who died in the Tamil Nadu Express fire in Andhra Pradesh Monday are yet to be unidentified even as a forensic ... Read more...
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Two killed in train-truck collision, major accident averted
July 30th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 30 (IANS) A major accident involving a train was averted Monday even as a collision between the train and a truck in this Haryana district left two ... Read more...
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PM condoles deaths in Tamil Nadu train fire (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed "shock and grief" over the death of 32 people who were burnt alive in the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil ... Read more...
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Chronology of major Indian train accidents since 2000
July 30th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In one of India's worst train tragedies and the biggest this year, at least 35 passengers were killed, most of them in their sleep, and ... Read more...
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List of 27 injured in Nellore hospitals
July 30th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Twenty-seven people, including one-year-old Arshita, who were injured when a coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express was gutted Monday morning, have been admitted to ... 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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2008 Malegaon blast accused gets bail
June 5th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here Tuesday granted bail to Lokesh Sharma in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast in Maharashtra that killed six people, ... Read more...
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Beaten on train, French national dies in Haryana
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A French national, who was brutally beaten by fellow passengers on board the Sachkhand Express train in Haryana's Karnal town, succumbed to his injuries in a ... Read more...
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rail budget criticised in northeast
March 14th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday was criticised in the northeast, with an industry body and a powerful student's body lamenting it had ... Read more...
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Prominent hightlights of railway budget for 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Following are the prominent highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in the Lok Sabha Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi:* No steep increase ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 7
March 14th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
* Improvement of passenger amenities at a cost of Rs.1,112 crore; regional cuisines to be introduced.* World Bank funding of R.6,500 crore firmed up for dedicated freight corridors; land acquired for ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi man kills self after seeing wife’s body
March 10th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) A Bangladeshi man took his own life by jumping in front of a train after seeing the body of his wife, who had committed suicide, police ... Read more...
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Samjhauta blast accused arrested in Malegaon case
February 27th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency Monday arrested Lokesh Sharma, an accused in the Samjhauta Express train bombing case, for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon blast ... Read more...
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One killed in Pakistan as militants attack rail tracks
February 25th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) At least one person was killed and train services were affected in Pakistan's Sindh province as rail tracks in many places were blown up by unidentified ... 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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Mamata U-turn: Blames CPI-M for Gyaneshwari train tragedy
February 19th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Months after accusing the Maoists of triggering the 2010 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment - which killed 149 people - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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Almost all major terror cases solved: Government
February 16th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) "Major" terror cases in India since 2000 have been cracked successfully, the government said Thursday strongly rebutting the opposition charges of alleged failure in ... Read more...
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Gogoi seeks new trains for Assam
February 7th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi wants more trains for Assam, particularly to link Chennai and Mumbai.Gogoi made the request to Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Modi plays development card on Godhra stage
January 20th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Godhra (Gujarat), Jan 20 (IANS) Taking his campaign for amity to Godhra that had become a byword for communal tension, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that his state ... Read more...
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Coach attendant found dead in express train
January 14th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A coach attendant was found dead and another injured inside an air conditioned two-tier coach of the Jammu Tawi-bound Himgiri Express near West Bengal's Asansol railway ... Read more...
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Two coaches of Ajmer-bound train derail in Dhanbad
January 14th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) Two coaches of an Ajmer-bound express train derailed Saturday evening in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, said a railway official."Two general coaches of the Kolkata-Ajmer Express derailed near ... Read more...
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Red Ribbon Express launched
January 12th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Red Ribbon Express train, which will ply across the country spreading awareness about HIV among the people, was flagged off Thursday from here.The launch ... Read more...
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Real Madrid routs Granada to lead La Liga
January 8th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 8 (IANS) Real Madrid opened a six point lead over FC Barcelona at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga thanks to a 5-1 home win over Granada.Granada ... Read more...
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