Newly-wed Pakistani couple dies of suffocation
February 8th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A newly-wed couple in a rural area of Pakistan's Islamabad city died of suffocation caused by gas leakage from a room heater, said police. They were ... Read more...
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Four of family burnt to death in Pakistan
December 31st, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Four members of a family, including two minor boys, were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in their house in Lahore, a media ... Read more...
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14 hospitalised after gas leakage in Bulgaria
December 17th, 2011 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
Sofia (Bulgaria), Dec 17 (IANS) Fourteen workers of a dairy factory in a Bulgarian town were hospitalised Friday after there was a gas-leakage.According to police, the incident that took place ... 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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Bhopal gas tragedy feeds a people’s museum (Feature)
September 19th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 19 (IANS) Just four hours before the world's worst industrial disaster took place, Inayat Mohammad had gifted his wife Bano Bee a sari. The 45-year-old man died that ... Read more...
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Naphtha pipeline shut as fire continues
August 22nd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) The authorities here Monday ordered the shutdown of a pipeline ferrying naphtha from the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to a fertilizer company as a fire caused ... Read more...
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Seven injured in cylinder blasts in Meghalaya
July 20th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 20 (IANS) Seven people were injured, two of them critically, in twin LPG cylinder blasts Wednesday at two cafes here in Meghalaya, police said.The first blast occurred inside ... Read more...
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27 kids fall ill after chlorine gas leaks in China
June 19th, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Chlorine gas leakage from a chemical plant in China led to the hospitalisation of 27 primary school students, officials said.The incident took place in southwest Guizhou ... Read more...
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US experts to help ONGC cap gas leak at Tripura well
June 18th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 18 (IANS) State-owned exploration giant ONGC has sought US experts' help to plug a leaking gas well in western Tripura from which natural gas continued to gush out ... Read more...
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Three die in Uttar Pradesh gas leak, factory owner booked (Second Lead)
January 29th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, died and seven others were hospitalised following a gas leak at a chemical factory here, officials said Saturday. A magisterial inquiry ... Read more...
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Three die of gas leak in Uttar Pradesh, enquiry ordered (Lead)
January 29th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, died and seven others were hospitalised following a gas leak at a chemical factory here, officials said Saturday. A magisterial inquiry ... Read more...
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Three die of gas leak in Uttar Pradesh
January 29th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, died and two others were hospitalised following a gas leak at a chemical factory here, an official said Saturday.The gas leakage ... Read more...
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Major fire in Moradabad brassware factory, no casualty
January 13th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 13 (IANS) Goods worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out in a brassware factory in Moradabad town Thursday, officials said. No casualty ... Read more...
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Cylinder blast causes roof collapse in Delhi, five hurt
January 4th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A cylinder blast in a west Delhi home caused its roof to collapse Tuesday morning, injuring five people, an official said.The incident took place in at 6.55 ... Read more...
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Fresh gas leakage from Bengal factory triggers panic
January 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Fresh emission of ammonia gas from a West Bengal ice factory where one person was killed and 20 fell ill after inhaling poisonous gas a day ago triggered ... Read more...
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More Bluelines going out, private low-floors being introduced
December 28th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) More than 1,200 Blueline buses will be phased out from the capital's roads by Friday, and the Delhi government is introducing private low-floor buses in several clusters ... Read more...
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25 injured in Gurgaon hotel explosion
December 17th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 17 (IANS) At least 25 people were injured Friday when gas leakage resulted in an explosion in a five star hotel in this suburban town of the national capital, ... Read more...
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25 faint due to gas leak in Karachi
November 4th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 4 (IANS) At least 25 people, including 18 students and seven women teachers, fainted due to gas leakage in a private school in Karachi Thursday, a media report said.Due to ... Read more...
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Over 200 top chief executives coming with Obama
October 29th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) With trade high on his agenda, some 200 odd top US business chiefs, including soft drink giant Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi, are expected to ... Read more...
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GAIL official killed, three injured in plant fire
September 11th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) An official of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) was killed while three others suffered burn injuries when a fire broke out in a GAIL plant in ... Read more...
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10 girls hospitalised after gas leakage in school lab
August 25th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Ten girl students of a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district were hospitalised Wednesday after they fell unconscious following a gas leak in the chemistry laboratory of ... Read more...
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12 students ill after gas leak in school
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) Twelve girl students of a government-aided school in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district were hospitalised Tuesday after they fell unconscious following a gas leak from a generator in the ... Read more...
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Jindal official held for plant mishap
July 16th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 16 (IANS) An official of the Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) was arrested Friday on charges of lapses that led to the death of two workers at the company's ... Read more...
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Probe into workers’ death in Jindal plant begins
July 15th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh police Thursday began probe into the death of two workers at a Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) plant, police said.
Two workers were killed and one ... Read more...
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103 hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in Bombay Port Trust
July 14th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): At least 103 people were hospitalised due to chlorine gas leaking from a cylinder stored in Bombay Port Trust premises near Sewri on Wednesday.TV reports earlier said that ... Read more...
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Shipping Ministry asks for report on Mumbai gas leakage
July 14th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The shipping ministry has sought a detailed report on the leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder inside the Mumbai Port Trust compound early Wednesday in which ... Read more...
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Chlorine gas leak near Mumbai Port Trust, three killed, over 50 hospitalised
July 14th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): At least three people have been died and over 50 hospitalised of a suspected chlorine leak at the Mumbai Port Trust near Sewri on Wednesday.The gas leakage ... Read more...
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35 person taken ill after gas leakage in Orissa’s Berhampur
June 21st, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by ANI
Berhampur (Orissa): At least 35 persons, including school children, women and employees of the drinking water supply department, were taken ill on Monday after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder of urban ... Read more...
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Billings Tornado Causes Massive Destruction
June 21st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A tornado ripped through the Billings area on Sunday around 5pm. The destructive storm was accompanied by golf ball sized hail in the area. The tornado ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy : Complaint filed against Arjun Singh
June 15th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, June 15 (ANI): A complaint has been registered against veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Arjun Singh over his alleged role in the release of former Union Carbide ... Read more...
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Bhopal tragedy: Pranab defends Arjun Singh’s decision to release Anderson
June 13th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday defended former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Arjun Singh's decision to release Warren Anderson, then chairman of the Union Carbide, ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh maintains silence on Anderson issue
June 11th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Even as Congress leader Arjun Singh is being increasingly blamed for the release of former Union Carbide Corp chief Warren Anderson in 1984, the then Madhya ... Read more...
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Congress disappointed at delayed Bhopal verdict
June 8th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Congress Monday expressed its disappointment over the delay in justice to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy, saying the administrative and judicial system should be capable ... Read more...
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Haryana orders probe into Hisar gas leak
May 16th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday ordered an inquiry into an incident of ammonia gas leakage from an ice factory in Hisar city.
Several children of a local ... Read more...
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Three killed in Chhattisgarh coal mine blast
May 7th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Koria (Chhattisgarh), May 7 (ANI): At least three persons, including a deputy general manager, were killed and 32 injured in a blast in the South Eastern Coalfield Limited (SECL) coal mines in ... Read more...
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