Three killed in road accidents
February 6th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Three people were killed in three different road accidents in the national capital, police said Sunday.An unidentified man, in his mid-thirties, was killed in a ... Read more...
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Shutdown by Dalit groups in Andhra
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A day-long shutdown began in Andhra Pradesh Monday on a call given by Dalit groups to protest the recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar.Schools, ... Read more...
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Goa bus operators coerced into ferrying workers for Sonia rally
December 15th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Goa this Saturday has triggered controversy even before she has landed here with bus operators complaining that they were ... Read more...
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Four from Tripura killed in Meghalaya accident
November 11th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 11 (IANS) Four people, including three women, from Tripura were killed and 20 injured Friday when a bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Meghalaya, ... Read more...
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Seven Gujarat pilgrims killed in Punjab accident
November 6th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) At least seven pilgrims from Gujarat were killed when their bus skidded off the road and landed in a drain near Jalalabad town in southwest Punjab ... Read more...
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Azamgarh tense after student’s death in accident
November 4th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) A mob fought pitched battles with police and resorted to arson and vandalism in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district Friday after a school student was mowed down ... Read more...
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10 killed in Orissa road accident
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 10 people, including three women, were killed and 20 injured when a truck hit a private bus in Orissa's Sambalpur district Thursday, police said.The ... Read more...
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Police post torched during protest
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) Furious after a bus ran over a school girl Wednesday, hundreds fought pitched battles with police and torched a police post in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, ... Read more...
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Telangana protesters torch buses, railway counter
September 28th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) The ongoing movement for a separate Telangana state appears to be taking a violent turn with suspected protesters allegedly setting afire two private buses and ... Read more...
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Keralites hapless, angry over yet another shutdown
September 19th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) Monday saw yet another statewide shutdown in Kerala, India's most literate state, and as usual educational institutions, offices, shops were all closed, leading to widespread ... Read more...
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39 people have died in Himachal rains
September 10th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) Monsoon rains have claimed 39 lives in Himachal Pradesh and the damage to property is estimated at Rs.355.29 crore, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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14 killed in Tamil Nadu bus accident
September 5th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and several others were injured Monday when two buses collided head-on near Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, officials said.Expressing her condolence to the ... Read more...
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12 killed as bus falls into swollen Himachal rivulet
August 10th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) At least 12 passengers were killed when a mini-bus rolled down a hill and plunged into a rivulet in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Train derails after colliding with bus (Third Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, June 28 (IANS) A passenger train derailed Tuesday after it rammed into a bus on a railway track in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida area near the Indian capital, ... Read more...
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Three killed in Chandigarh accident
June 19th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) Three people, including a woman and her nephew, who were part of a religious procession were killed after being mowed down by a bus here. The ... Read more...
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Four killed in Chandigarh accident
June 19th, 2011 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) Four people, part of a religious procession, died after they were mowed down by a private bus here Saturday night, police said.Following the accident in Sector ... Read more...
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Boy’s death sparks violence
June 9th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), June 9 (IANS) Irate residents clashed with the police, pelted stones and damaged several vehicles after a child was mowed down by a speeding bus in Maharajganj ... Read more...
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12 dead, 50 injured as bus overturns in Bengal (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) As many as 12 people were killed and 50 others injured when an overloaded private bus overturned in West Bengal's Bankura district Monday, police said.According ... Read more...
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Eight students among 12 killed in Haryana road accident
April 28th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Yamunanagar (Haryana), April 28 (IANS) Eight management students and two teachers were among the 12 people killed when a college bus collided head-on with an over-loaded truck near near this ... Read more...
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Three schoolboys injured as bus hits scooty
April 28th, 2011 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 28 (IANS) Three schoolboys were injured, two of them seriously, when a private bus hit the scooty they were riding in the Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad Wednesday ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident
April 19th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 18 injured when their bus was hit by a speeding truck here Monday, police said.The accident took ... Read more...
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Five devotees killed in Uttar Pradesh accident
April 13th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) At least five devotees were killed and 30 injured when the bus in which they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Gonda in ... Read more...
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Cash for votes rains in Tamil Nadu, Rs 5.11 cr seized
April 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Trichy, Apr 5 (ANI): In yet another haul of unaccounted cash in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, six bags full of currency worth Rs 5.11 crore have been recovered in Trichy on Tuesday.The bags ... Read more...
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Ten killed in Himachal accident
April 4th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 25 injured when a private bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Monday ... Read more...
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Clash in Uttar Pradesh city after woman’s death
March 26th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, March 26 (IANS) The death of a woman, who was mowed down by a speeding bus, sparked violence and tension here Saturday as a protesting mob indulged in arson, ... Read more...
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10 students hurt in Uttar Pradesh bus accident
February 25th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 25 (IANS) At least 10 students were injured when a speeding bus crashed into their school bus here Friday afternoon, police said.The accident took place in Civil Lines ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar
February 11th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district early Friday, police said. Train traffic was disrupted.They blew up the track near Kurhni railway station to ... Read more...
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Runaway tyre kills two minor sisters
January 21st, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Jan 21 (IANS) In a freak accident, two minor sisters died here Friday after they were hit by a tyre that got detached from a speeding private bus, police said.The mishap ... Read more...
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Haryana Police advises slow driving during fog
December 28th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) The Haryana Police Tuesday advised motorists to drive slowly and cautiously on national and state highways and other roads across the state due to dense fog in many ... Read more...
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Four Tripura tourists killed in Mathura road accident
December 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) Four Tripura women were killed and 17 others were injured when a speeding truck ploughed into a tourist bus carrying them in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh Monday, police ... Read more...
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Policeman crushed to death by speeding bus in Noida
December 12th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Dec 12 (IANS) A private bus operating between Noida and Ghaziabad crushed a policeman to death Sunday evening.Uttar Pradesh Police constable Surendra Singh, posted in Noida, was on his way to ... Read more...
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Eight injured as buses collide in Delhi
December 8th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Eight passengers were injured when a DTC bus collided with a private bus in east Delhi Wednesday, police said.The incident took place during the office rush ... Read more...
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Access to education a battle for many kids, despite RTE
November 11th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Despite the Right to Education Act, access to education is an everyday struggle for many Indian kids because of challenges like inaccessibility to schools and unavailability of ... Read more...
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Bodo tribals massacre 18 Hindi speakers (Second Lead)
November 9th, 2010 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 9 (IANS) Assam's fragile peace was shattered Monday when tribal separatists killed at least 18 Hindi-speaking people, including eight bus passengers, in three separate attacks in the northeastern state of ... Read more...
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Assam peace broken; Bodo tribals massacre 14 Hindi speakers (Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) Assam's fragile peace was shattered Monday when tribal separatists killed at least 14 Hindi-speaking people, including eight bus passengers, in three separate attacks in the northeastern state of ... Read more...
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