Vibrations to help in energy harvesting
May 7th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 7 (IANS) Sensors, transmitters and GPS modules need only a few milliwatts of power to operate, which could also be met by vibrations produced by moving objects, thanks ... Read more...
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Chemical spill shuts down Australian station
November 19th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 19 (IANS) A railway station in Australia was shut down Saturday following a chemical spill from a 25,000 litre freight train, officials said.Emergency workers were called to the ... 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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Pakistan Army major sacked for theft
September 15th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) A Pakistani Army major who was involved in the theft of copper wire worth millions of rupees from a railway wagon has been sacked, the authorities ... Read more...
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‘Pakistani army major in railway theft’
September 14th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The involvement of a Pakistan Army major in the theft of copper worth millions from a railway wagon has come as "a great shock", said a ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army officer held for theft
September 13th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) A serving army major in Pakistan has been arrested for theft of copper cable from a railway wagon.The officer, Major Ayub, was taken into custody over ... Read more...
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Five die in Pakistan train collision
August 30th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 25 injured when two trains collided Tuesday morning in Lahore, media reports said.The accident took place when a freight ... Read more...
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Train derailment in central Poland kills 1, injures dozens
August 13th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by BNO News
WARSAW, POLAND (BNO NEWS) -- One person was killed on Friday afternoon and dozens more were injured when a passenger train carrying some 280 people derailed in central Poland, officials said on ... Read more...
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Major train accidents in the last six years
July 7th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The train-bus collision that killed 31 people early Thursday at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Kanshiram Nagar is the latest in a series of ... 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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Railways loses over Rs.200 crore due to Jat agitation
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Northern Railway has suffered losses of over Rs.200 crore ($44 million) due to disruption of rail traffic caused by the Jat community's job quota ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist activist held in Gyaneshwari train sabotage case
February 21st, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist was arrested in connection with the May 28, 2010 Gyaneshwari Express sabotage in West Bengal's West Midnapore district in which 148 people were killed, police ... Read more...
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One more arrest in Gyaneshwari train sabotage
January 5th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) Sunil Mahato, one of those charge-sheeted in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express sabotage, was arrested from Manikpara village in West Midnapore district Tuesday.Even though the Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Diesel locomotive derails after ramming into freight train in Ambala
December 24th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Paramjeet Singh VirkHaryana, Dec.24 (ANI): A diesel locomotive derailed after it rammed into a Delhi-bound freight train at Ambala in Haryana on Friday morning.Besides the locomotive, many wagons of the freight ... Read more...
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Cat ends up in English village after 250-mile Channel hop
December 17th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): A cat that crossed the Channel from France has come a long distance away from home after he was found 250 miles away in an English village.Tommy, a ... Read more...
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Derailment of freight train disrupts rail traffic in Ludhiana
December 8th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan KapoorLudhiana, Dec.8 (ANI): A freight train derailed causing hours of disruption for rail traffic here on Wednesday morning.The accident took place near Ludhiana station, leaving many passengers stranded.The railway officials ... Read more...
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‘Unstoppable’ keeps the tension going(IANS Film Review; Rating:***1/2)
November 27th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Unstoppabale"; Director: Tony Scott; Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson; Rating: ***1/2The '90s audience chased a bus in "Speed". The 2000s could have been the decade of ... Read more...
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Unscheduled Freight Train Delays Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon
November 15th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than thousand participants at the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon faced a delay of close to 4 minutes due to the passing of a ... Read more...
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Several injured after freight train, empty passenger train collide in Washington, D.C.
November 5th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Several people were injured on early Friday morning when a freight train and an empty passenger train collided in Washington, D.C., officials said.The collision, which reportedly happened ... Read more...
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Injuries reported after D.C. freight train accident
November 5th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A freight train was involved in an accident in Washington, D.C. on early Friday morning, emergency officials said, injuring several people.DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ... Read more...
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Woman jumps with baby before train, baby escapes
September 29th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) A two-year-old baby had a miraculous escape Wednesday after her mother jumped in front of a speeding freight train while carrying her in her arms in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Ramesh to visit site where train killed tuskers
September 28th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will Thursday visit the location in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal where seven elephants were mowed down by a freight train last week.
"I am ... Read more...
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Railways blames elephants for straying
September 24th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Terming the mowing down of seven elephants by a freight train near Jalpaiguri in West Bengal as "unfortunate", senior Indian Railways officials Friday said the tragic incident ... Read more...
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Train accident: Mamata Banerjee announces Rs five lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead
September 20th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced an ex-gratia of Rs. five lakh each to the families of those killed in a railway accident in Madhya Pradesh on ... Read more...
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13 killed, 40 injured as trains collide in Madhya Pradesh
September 20th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Shivpuri (MP), Sep 20 (ANI): At least thirteen people were killed and over 40 others injured when the Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express collided with a freight train at the Bhadarwas railway station in ... Read more...
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Scores injured after trains collide head-on near Johannesburg
September 10th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by BNO News
ALRODE ALBERTON, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of passengers were injured when two trains, one of them a passenger train, collided head-on in a town near Johannesburg on Friday morning, emergency ... Read more...
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Dozens injured after trains crash near Johannesburg - official
September 10th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by BNO News
ALRODE ALBERTON, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of passengers were injured when two trains, one of them a passenger train, collided in a town near Johannesburg on Friday, emergency officials said.Chris ... Read more...
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One more in CBI custody in Gyaneshwari case
August 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) A court in West Bengal Monday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of a pro-Maoist activist in Jhargram of West Midnapore district for his alleged involvement ... Read more...
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Mamata doubts West Bengal shootout’s genuineness
August 28th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday expressed doubt over the genuineness of a shootout in which a prime accused in the Gyaneshwari Express sabotage case was killed in ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari sabotage key accused killed in gun battle (Lead)
August 27th, 2010 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Pro-Maoist leader Umakanta Mahato, a prime suspect in the Gyaneshwari Express sabotage case, was killed in a gun battle with joint security forces in West Bengal's West Midnapore ... Read more...
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Maoist leader killed in encounter
August 27th, 2010 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Pro-Maoist leader Umakanta Mahato, a prime suspect in the Gyaneswari Express sabotage case, was killed in an encounter with joint security forces in Jhargram area of West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Two pro-Maoist activists held in Gyaneshwari case
August 26th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Two pro-Maoist activists were arrested from West Bengal's West Midnapore district Thursday in connection with the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express tragedy, in which 148 passengers were killed, police ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s Left Front to petition PM on price rise
August 24th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday accused the opposition of inducting false names in the voters' list and said it will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist tribal held for Bengal train sabotage
August 16th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) A pro-Maoist tribal, allegedly involved in the derailment of the Gyaneshwari Express May 28 in which 148 people were killed, was arrested in West Bengal's West Midnapore district ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari disaster: Two pro-Maoist activists arrested (Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Two pro-Maoist activists were arrested Sunday for their alleged involvement in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express derailment in West Bengal in which 148 people were killed, police said.
People's ... Read more...
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