Tearful farewell to murdered teacher
February 10th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) A woman teacher who was stabbed to death by a student was consigned to flames here Friday, with hundreds of teary-eyed relatives, friends, colleagues and students ... Read more...
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Florida highway pile-up kills at least ten people
January 30th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gainesville, Fla., Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly pile up that left at least ten people dead and several others injured. Several cars were ... Read more...
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Husband, wife commit suicide
January 25th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Apparently depressed over frequent spats due to financial problems, a 50-year old man and his wife committed suicide by setting themselves ablaze in Rajasthan's churu district, ... Read more...
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Five killed in Turkey building fire
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Jan 23 (IANS) At least five people were killed and as many injured after a fire broke out in a three-storey building in Turkey's largest city Istanbul Monday, the ... Read more...
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Man rams tanker into ex-wife’s house
January 23rd, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) An estranged husband in Britain made his wife run for life as he tried to blow up her house by ramming it with a fuel tanker.Christine ... Read more...
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Journalist-academician Sunit Mukherjee dead
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Renowned journalist and academician Sunit Kumar Mukherjee died following a massive cerebral attack at a South Kolkata nursing home Saturday night, family sources said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Massive fire in refinery, ULFA claims responsibility (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Guwahati Refinery Tuesday night, with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claiming responsibility.A refinery spokesperson said the fire ... Read more...
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11 killed in New Zealand ballooning accident
January 7th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 7 (IANS) Eleven people were killed in New Zealand when the hot air balloon they were enjoying a ride in went up in flames early Saturday, Xinhua reported.According ... Read more...
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Man sets over 20 fires in LA
January 1st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS/EFE) Los Angeles police are searching for a man suspected to have caused at least 28 fires that have burned vehicles and buildings around the city.At least ... Read more...
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Two killed in fire
December 31st, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Akola (Maharashtra), Dec 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others were severely injured in a fire after a stove burst in this Maharashtra town Friday, police said.Those ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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Thousand quintals of wood used in Himachal winters
December 30th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 30 (IANS) Thousands of quintals of fuel wood is going into flames every year in Himachal Pradesh households and working places to keep the winter chill away. This ... Read more...
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Train engine catches fire
December 26th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 26 (IANS) The engine of the Dharmanagar-bound passenger train Monday caught fire in Tripura but no one was hurt, police said here.Flames enveloped the engine at Nabincherra in ... Read more...
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Three kids die in US fire
December 26th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) Five people, including three children, died in a fire early Sunday at a house in Stamford, Connecticut, an official said.The victims were two adults and three ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata factory, no casualties (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A huge fire broke out in a rubber shoe factory in south east Kolkata's Tiljala area, fire brigade sources said Tuesday, days after a fire ... Read more...
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Two killed in fire at Andhra pharma factory
December 19th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Two employees were killed in a huge fire at a pharmaceutical company at Patancheru near here, police said.The fire broke out Sunday at the chemical ... Read more...
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A mass, a cremation…adieu Mario Miranda
December 12th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Loutolim (Goa), Dec 12 (IANS) Goa bid a moving, teary farewell to acclaimed artist Mario Miranda, who was consigned to flames at a crematorium after a funeral mass at a ... Read more...
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Eight die as truck ploughs into Brazil procession
December 10th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed when an out-of-control truck ploughed into a religious procession in the northeastern Brazilian town of Feira Grande, authorities said.The truck's brakes ... Read more...
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Flames that would flicker more - you wish (IANS Book Review)
December 10th, 2011 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Flickering Flames"; Author: Rajnish Sharma; Publisher: HAR-Anand; Pages: 194; Price: Rs.395At the heart of "Flickering Flames" is a love story, a love so unspoken, unexpressed and understated that you start ... Read more...
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Blast at Oil India installation in Assam
December 2nd, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 2 (IANS) Separatists Friday blew up a major installation of India's premier oil exploration firm Oil India Limited (OIL) in Assam, triggering a massive fire leaping up to ... Read more...
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Fire in crash test of Chevy Volt launches investigation
November 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has commenced investigation into the potential of electric cars catching fire. The administration released a statement saying there are ... Read more...
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Nine charred bodies found in Mexico
November 24th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Culiacan (Mexico), Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) Nine charred bodies were discovered Wednesday inside two vehicles abandoned at separate locations in this western Mexican city, police said.The first gruesome find took place ... Read more...
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Train blaze survivors relate tales of horror
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Nov 22 (IANS) "I can never forget the sight of two kids burning as their partially burnt mother wailed for help," said Nupur Mishra, one of the survivors of ... Read more...
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Car catches fire on Akbar Road
November 21st, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A car caught fire on the Akbar Road in the high security central Delhi area Monday, police said. The driver escaped unhurt.The Hyundai Accent suddenly ... Read more...
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Australian nurse charged with five murders
November 19th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 19 (IANS) A 35-year-old male nurse in Australia was Saturday charged with five murders after a nursing home blaze in Sydney killed five elderly patients.Three people died when ... Read more...
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Four killed in Delhi warehouse fire
November 13th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Four people, including two children, were burnt to death and two critically injured when a warehouse in central Delhi caught fire Sunday morning, a fire ... Read more...
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Tibetan immolates self outside Chinese embassy
November 4th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A 26-year-old Tibetan man suffered burns on his legs when he set himself on fire outside the Chinese embassy here Friday to protest Beijing's rule ... Read more...
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Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in China, dies
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) A nun died after she set herself on fire Thursday in China's Sichuan province, authorities said.Qiu Xiang from a nunnery in Dawu county of Garze Tibetan ... Read more...
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Ailing man burns self on pyre
October 31st, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 31 (IANS) Unable to bear mounting medical expenses, an ailing 40-year-old man in Rajasthan built a pyre and lit it after sitting on it, police said Monday.Giriraj Sharma ... Read more...
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Pastel-shaded return of traditional diyas this Diwali
October 25th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 25 (IANS) It is not always about the bright flames that diyas appear to offer out of cupped palms of baked clay. Sometimes, especially these days here, the ... Read more...
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Fire in Amritsar cracker shop
October 23rd, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Oct 23 (IANS) One person was injured and goods worth millions of rupees were destroyed when an illegally run cracker shop caught fire in this Punjab city, an official ... Read more...
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Woman killed, two injured as car catches fire
October 18th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) A woman was charred to death while two others received serious burns in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district Monday when the car they were travelling in went ... Read more...
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Train derailment, explosion in US town prompts evacuation
October 7th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Oct 7 (IANS) Officials are evacuating the town of Tiskilwa in Illinois after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars containing ethanol exploded early Friday, Chicago Tribune reports.The ... Read more...
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18-year-old dies during Dussehra
October 7th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) An 18-year-old school student here died after coming in contact with high voltage electric wires when he mounted a water tank to watch Dussehra celebrations, ... Read more...
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Ravana burning leads to girl’s death
October 7th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl died of critical injuries after a burning log from a Ravana effigy in flames fell on her at Ramlila Maidan here, police ... Read more...
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