Truck crashes into passenger bus in southern Vietnam, killing 10
November 7th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by BNO News
HANOI (BNO NEWS) -- At least ten people were killed on early Monday morning when a truck lost control and crashed into two passenger buses in southern Vietnam, police said. More than ... Read more...
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Karachi violence toll climbs to 47 (Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) The unabated violence in Pakistan's port city of Karachi has claimed 47 lives in the last two days, a media report said.Firing continues in the old ... Read more...
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Shoot at sight orders in Karachi as violence toll mounts
July 8th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Shoot at sight orders have been issued in the port city of Karachi where spiralling violence over the past three days has left 63 people dead, ... Read more...
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29 die, 75 hurt in Sudan bus collision
June 17th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, June 17 (IANS) Twenty-nine people were killed and 75 others injured when two passenger buses collided head-on in southern Sudan Friday, Xinhua reported.The buses were registered in Uganda, a ... Read more...
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Shutter-down strike in Sindh against MQM leader’s killing
May 1st, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 1(ANI): A complete shutter-down strike is being observed in Karachi, Hyderabad and other cities of Sindh against the killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Liaquat Qureshi.The MQMobserved a ... Read more...
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Iraqis demand end to American occupation
April 10th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Baghad to mark the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and demand the departure ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan firing
March 25th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and five injured Friday when unidentified militants fired at two passenger buses in northwest Pakistan.The incident took place in ... Read more...
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CNG buses to make Agartala a green city
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 6 (IANS) After 22 years, the Tripura government will bring back town bus services in capital Agartala by introducing 75 buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to make ... Read more...
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All-India shutdown call by trade unions: Bengal, Kerala worst hit
September 7th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Nine major trade unions have called for a 24-hour long nationwide shutdown today.The strike has been called by the INTUC, CITU and other seven Central Trade ... Read more...
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15 killed in bomb blast in Somalia (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Sep 1 (IANS) At least fifteen people were killed and more than 30 injured Tuesday after a roadside bomb explosion hit two passenger buses in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and ... Read more...
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High alert on borders on eve of Independence Day
August 14th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) Security was put on high alert in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday with mounted vigil on the frontiers with Pakistan on the eve of Independence Day.
A senior police official ... Read more...
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Blockade in Delhi over water crisis
July 6th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Over 250 people in east Delhi blocked roads, damaged buses and stoned policemen here Tuesday after going without water in their homes for 10 long days, police ... Read more...
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Manipur blockade makes life miserable for local residents
May 27th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, May 27 (ANI): People in Manipur are suffering immensely due to the continuing economic blockade that started over a month ago even though it was temporarily lifted.Shortages of essential commodities ... Read more...
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Day after massacre, terror stalks Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) The top brass of Chhattisgarh visited Dantewada to instil confidence and commiserate with the victims of the Maoist massacre the day before, but Chhattisgarh stayed fearful Tuesday with ... Read more...
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Fearful in Chhattisgarh day after Maoist strike (Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Security forces stayed fearful in their base camps and life was hit in several parts of Chhattisgarh as a 48-hour Maoist shutdown began Tuesday, a day after at ... Read more...
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Shutdown begins in Chhattisgarh amid fears of more attacks
May 18th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Security forces stayed fearful in their base camps and life was hit in several parts of Chhattisgarh as a 48-hour strike called by Maoists began Tuesday, a day ... Read more...
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Highway blockage by Naga groups causing to shortage of fuel in Manipur
April 26th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 26 (ANI): The week-long economic blockade called by the United Naga Council (UNC) against the "Manipur District Council (amendment) Act, 2008" has disrupted normal life in the hill districts.The ... Read more...
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Agartala to be India’s first green city
March 21st, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 21 (IANS) Tripura Sunday announced plans to make all public and private vehicles in Agartala run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by 2013, thus making the capital "India's first green ... Read more...
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Traffic suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway due to snowfall
January 30th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan 30 (ANI): Traffic has been suspended on the 300 kilometer long Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to slippery conditions caused by heavy snowfall, leaving hundreds of trucks, passenger buses and tourist ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh forms committee to implement transport policy
January 14th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 14 (IANS) In order to make road connectivity smoother Madhya Pradesh has formed a four-member committee to implement the new transport policy which was endorsed by the state cabinet in ... Read more...
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Cold waves in northern India claim 157 lives
January 6th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/ Uttar Pradesh/ Bihar/ Punjab/ Srinagar, Jan 6 (ANI): Despite a reduction in the intensity of cold waves on Tuesday on account of the sun coming out and raising the temperature ... Read more...
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Cold wave in northern India leaves over 125 dead
January 5th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jan 5 (ANI): With temperatures dipping below normal and snowfall witnessed in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir valley, the normal life ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall suspends traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway
January 4th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan 4 (ANI): The traffic has come to a still on the 300 kilometer Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Monday due to slippery conditions caused by heavy snowfall, leaving hundreds of trucks, ... Read more...
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Maoists’ anniversary hits life in Chhattisgarh
December 2nd, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerilla Army (PLGA), the ... Read more...
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Meghalaya outfit suspends road blockade against uranium mining
October 29th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 29 (IANS) The Khasi Students Union (KSU), a dominant student-youth body, has temporarily suspended its road blockade against uranium mining in Meghalaya after the government invited it for talks, officials ... Read more...
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Road blockade against uranium mining in Meghalaya
October 20th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 20 (IANS) The influential Khasi Students Union (KSU) has decided to intensify its agitation by enforcing a night-long road blockade on national highways from Tuesday night to protest a proposed ... Read more...
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Students’ blockade against uranium mining turns violent
October 15th, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 15 (IANS) A two-night blockade in Meghalaya, called by the Khasi Students Union (KSU) to protest a proposed uranium mining project, turned violent Wednesday night with many vehicles set on ... Read more...
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Night blockade against uranium mining in Meghalaya
October 14th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 14 (IANS) The influential Khasi Students Union (KSU) has announced a two-night road blockade in Meghalaya beginning Wednesday to protest a proposed uranium mining project in the state.
The road blockade ... Read more...
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At least 80 die in Nigerian highway horror
October 10th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by BNO News
UMUNYA, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- Scores of people died when a fuel tanker exploded on a highway in Nigeria's Umunya on Friday, destroying at least nine other vehicles, including a loaded ... Read more...
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70 killed in Nigeria accident
October 10th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Oct 10 (Xinhua) At least 70 people were killed when an oil tanker exploded and caught fire enveloping eight other vehicles in southeast Nigeria, a media report said Saturday.
The accident occurred ... Read more...
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17 killed in Pakistan bus accident
September 18th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Fateh Jhang (Pakistan), Sep 18 (IANS) Seventeen people were killed and 55 others wounded Friday in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in eastern Pakistan, a media report said.
The accident occurred ... Read more...
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Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks (Second Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms ... Read more...
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Nine dead as speeding bus falls on rail tracks (Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of ... Read more...
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23 killed in Peru bus accident
July 3rd, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, July 3 (EFE) At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said.
The accident ... Read more...
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26 missing in Jammu and Kashmir bus accident (Lead)
June 7th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 7 (IANS) At least 26 people were missing after a mini bus with 30 people on board swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a swollen river in Jammu ... Read more...
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