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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Contracts signed for four more bus clusters in Delhi
November 1st, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday awarded contracts for four more private bus clusters in the capital under its scheme aimed at phasing out the notorious Blueline buses."We have ... Read more...
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Girl, rickshaw puller killed in Noida accident (Lead)
October 29th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Oct 29 (IANS) A private bus rammed into a cycle rickshaw here Friday, killing the rickshaw puller and a 15-year-old girl travelling in it, police said.Suchitra Mazumdar, a Class 11 ... Read more...
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Girl, rickshaw puller killed in Noida
October 29th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Oct 29 (IANS) A private bus rammed into a cycle rickshaw here Friday, killing the rickshaw puller and a teenaged girl travelling in it, police said.The girl was identified as ... Read more...
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Eight devotees killed in Uttar Pradesh
October 15th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) Eight devotees were killed and 12 critically injured when a speeding bus rammed into a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, police said Friday.The accident took place late ... Read more...
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14 die as bus falls into river in Uttar Pradesh
October 11th, 2010 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 19 critically injured Monday when the bus carrying them fell into a river in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, police said."The accident ... Read more...
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Two women die in accident
October 3rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Two women were killed and 10 injured early Sunday when a private bus turned turtle in Maharashtra's Amravati district, police said.The bus was plying from Nagpur to Indore ... Read more...
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Road accident sparks violence in Uttar Pradesh town
September 27th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 27 (IANS) An angry mob damaged several vehicles, destroyed public property and fought pitched battles with the police in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district Monday after a speeding bus mowed down ... Read more...
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Six killed as bus rams into truck
September 13th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) At least six people, including a child and two women, were killed and 14 injured when the bus in which they were travelling ploughed into a stationary truck ... Read more...
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Woman killed, 30 devotees injured in accident
September 11th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 11 (IANS) A woman was killed and 30 other devotees were injured, 15 of them critically, when a private bus carrying them to a temple overturned in Uttar ... Read more...
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21 dead, 41 rescued in Madhya Pradesh bus accident (Lead)
September 9th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 9 (IANS) As many as 21 people were killed and 41 others were rescued when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said.
The accident ... Read more...
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18 dead, 30 missing in Madhya Pradesh bus accident
September 9th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said, adding that more than 30 passengers are ... Read more...
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Students go on rampage following classmate’s death
September 6th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 6 (IANS) The death of a college student, mowed down by a private bus in this Uttar Pradesh district Monday, sparked violence as several students indulged in brick-batting, ... Read more...
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Bus rolls down Himachal gorge, 24 killed (Second Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) Twenty-four people were killed and 29 injured when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a 500-foot deep gorge Thursday evening near this Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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19 killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal (Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) Nineteen people were killed and 12 injured near this Himachal Pradesh capital when a private bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge Thursday, police said.
It ... Read more...
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12 killed in Himachal as bus rolls down into gorge
August 19th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed near this Himachal Pradesh capital when a private bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge Thursday, police said.
This was ... Read more...
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Three students crushed by bus in Chhattisgarh
August 19th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 18 (IANS) A speeding private bus crushed three students of a government polytechnic in Chhattisgarh Wednesday, police said.
The accident took place on national highway 43 in Dhamtari district, about ... Read more...
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Violence in Uttar Pradesh town after schoolboy’s death
August 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) The death of a teenaged student, mowed down by a speeding bus, sparked violence in this Uttar Pradesh town Tuesday, with an angry mob indulging in ... Read more...
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Naidu outwitted by Maharashtra to make him leave
July 25th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra government induced Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues to leave the state by claiming to withdraw all cases ... Read more...
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Make disputed areas a union territory, says Maharashtra
July 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Alleging "police raj" in the disputed territory on the state's border with Karnataka, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Tuesday demanded that all the 865 Marathi-majority villages in ... Read more...
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Maharashtra transporters track situation after attack on buses
July 13th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Private bus and truck operators in Maharashtra have adopted a wait and watch policy before deciding whether to continue plying in the Maharashtra-Karnataka sectors after four buses ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CPI-M activist in West Bengal
June 21st, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was killed Monday in Ranibandh village in West Bengal's Bankura district by suspected Maoists who claimed he was a police spy.
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Delhi govt clears hike in auto fares
June 21st, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Monday announced a hike in auto fares following the CNG price increase.The revised fares will be announced in a day or two.Talking ... Read more...
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Delhi Govt may revise auto, taxi fares on Monday
June 20th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): The Delhi Government may announce revised fares for taxi and auto-rikshaws services in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday.The Sheila Dikshit led government is under ... Read more...
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Auto, taxi fares in Delhi likely to go up
June 20th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Bowing to demands from auto and taxi unions for a fare hike in the wake of rise in price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the Delhi government ... Read more...
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‘Cyclone Laila’ affects normal life in Andhra Pradesh
May 21st, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and strong winds preceding 'Cyclone Laila' have adversely affected normal life, transport and communication links in Andhra Pradesh's coastal regions.Vijayawada Railway station, which is ... Read more...
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Narender Modi says only talks can resolve Maoist issue
May 20th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), May 20 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi on Thursday said only talks can resolve the Maoist issue.In a seemingly contradicting statement Modi said: "The Maoist issue can ... Read more...
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Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss Chattisgarh’s Naxal attack
May 19th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Security is meeting on Wednesday evening to take stock of the situation in the aftermath of Chattisgarh's Naxal attack.The meeting assumes significance ... Read more...
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Naxalites are terrorists, says Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
May 19th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said the Naxalites are terrorists, adding that it is quite possible that they might be linked to terrorist outfits.Speaking at ... Read more...
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