Tropical storm forces delay of 9/11 trial
August 24th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A military commission hearing of suspects of 9/11 terrorist attacks, including alleged mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohammad, that was set to begin Thursday has been postponed because ... Read more...
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Two killed as train derails in US
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Two young women were killed in a massive train derailment in the US state of Maryland, which crushed several vehicles and closed nearby streets, media ... Read more...
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Mamata U-turn: Blames CPI-M for Gyaneshwari train tragedy
February 19th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Months after accusing the Maoists of triggering the 2010 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment - which killed 149 people - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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Two train accidents injure 21
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) At least 21 people were injured in two rail accidents Wednesday -- a train derailment in Kashmir and a collision between two trains in Odisha ... 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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Train derailment: Railways open several helplines
August 1st, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways have opened several helpline numbers to assist the relatives of the passengers of the derailed Bangalore-bound Guwahati-Bangalore Express in West Bengal's Malda district.The ... Read more...
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Ignoring PM directive, Mukul Roy leaves for Junglemahal
July 12th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed him to visit the train derailment site in Assam, Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy Monday evening ... Read more...
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Train derailment: Passengers’ kin unhappy with helpline
July 10th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The relatives of passengers aboard the Kalka Mail which derailed in Uttar Pradesh Sunday said they could not obtain information about their loved ones from the ... Read more...
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Train derailment: Minister calls for compensation
July 10th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy Sunday asked the Railway Board to give compensation of Rs.5 lakh and Rs.1 lakh to families of those killed ... Read more...
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Inspector fired from job for miniature train derailment
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Spartanburg, Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A safety inspector has been fired from his job after he admitted that he failed to check a miniature train’s engine speed leading to derailment and the ... Read more...
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One held for damaging railway track in Bengal
October 26th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) A possible train derailment was averted in West Bengal as a man was caught while damaging the track on Azimganj-Nalhati section of Eastern Railway's Howrah division Tuesday.Trackman ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari Express mishap: PCPA leader Manoj Mahato arrested
September 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 4 (ANI): West Bengal police has arrested People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Manoj Mahato, a key accused in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express derailment.Manoj Mahato was nabbed from ... Read more...
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11 dead in China rail accident
August 14th, 2010 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) Eleven people were killed in a train derailment at a railway construction site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Friday, authorities said.
The accident happened when a train ... Read more...
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Another arrest in Gyaneshwari Express derailment case
June 24th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested in West Midnapore district for his alleged involvement in the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal ... Read more...
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Train sabotage: Bapi Mahato brought to West Bengal (Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Ranchi, June 21 (IANS) Pro-Maoist activist Bapi Mahato, prime accused in last month's Gyaneshwari Express sabotage in which 148 people were killed, was brought to West Bengal's West Midnapore district Monday, a ... Read more...
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One of prime accused in train sabotage arrested (Third Lead)
June 20th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi/Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) One of the three prime accused in a train derailment in West Bengal last month allegedly due to Maoist sabotage, in which 148 people were killed, was ... Read more...
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One more arrested for West Bengal train sabotage (Lead)
June 19th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A 25-year-old pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the sabotage that triggered the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month killing ... Read more...
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One more arrested in Gyaneshwari Express derailment
June 19th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month killing 148 people, Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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CBI arrests Gyaneshwari Express derailment case accused
June 15th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi /Midnapore, June 15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested one person for his involvement in the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment case.According to CBI spokesperson, Harsh ... Read more...
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Third arrest in Gyaneshwari train accident (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month killing 148 people, CBI sources ... Read more...
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Third arrest in Gyaneshwari train crash
June 15th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month in which 148 people were killed, ... Read more...
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Blood donation camp organized for Jhargram train mishap passengers
June 14th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Panskura (West Bengal), June 14 (ANI): The Indian Railways have organized a blood donation camp here for the passengers injured in train derailment near Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore District ... Read more...
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Maoist hand suspected in Jhargram train incident: Chidambaram
May 31st, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the Maoist hand is suspected in Friday's train derailment in West Bengal's West Midnapore District, adding that the ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s intellectuals divided over rail disaster
May 30th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Intellectuals in West Bengal have unanimously condemned the deaths in Friday's train accident in Jhargram but are divided in fixing responsibility for it.
Those close to the state's ... Read more...
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Sporadic clashes mar West Bengal civic polls (Lead)
May 30th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Sporadic clashes were reported from many places in West Bengal Sunday as urban voters queued up to cast their votes for the civic body polls considered the ... Read more...
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Railway officials call high-level meeting in Ranchi after train sabotage
May 30th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi (Jharkhand), May 30 (ANI): Railway officials have called a high-level meeting in Ranchi to take stock of safety of tracks in the wake of Friday's Gyaneshwari Express train derailment, which has ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari Express derailment: Death toll crosses 140 mark
May 30th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 30 (ANI): The death toll in the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment has risen to over 140 on Sunday, as more bodies were pulled out from the wreckage of ... Read more...
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Ill-prepared railways failed to protect passengers: CPI-M
May 28th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accused the Indian Railways of violating safety measures and failing to protect the lives of passengers in the West ... Read more...
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Death toll after train derailment in India reaches 65
May 28th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by BNO News
JHARGRAM, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 65 passengers were killed and more than 250 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound train derailed on Friday morning after the tracks were blown ... Read more...
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Train attack is ninth major Maoist strike this year
May 28th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The train derailment, which led to the death of 65 people in West Bengal Friday and is blamed on Maoist insurgents, is the ninth major strike by ... Read more...
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Sabotage may have caused train derailment: Railways
May 28th, 2010 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Indian Railways said sabotage by suspected Maoist guerrillas may have caused the train derailment in West Bengal that left 20 people dead and over 100 injured ... Read more...
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Train derailment: IAF launches rescue efforts
May 28th, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday launched a massive rescue operation after a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, killing 20 people and ... Read more...
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President condoles death in train derailment
May 28th, 2010 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, who is on a six-day visit to China, Friday condoled the death of passengers in a train derailment following a huge explosion by suspected ... Read more...
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At least 32 people die in northeast China coach-truck collision
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:28 am ICT by BNO News
SHENYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 32 people were killed in a coach-truck collision early Sunday morning at an expressway section in Fuxin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, state-run media ... Read more...
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At least 7 dead, up to 20 injured in Italian train derailment
April 12th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by BNO News
MERANO, ITALY (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed and up to 20 more were injured when a train derailed near the northern Italian town of Merano during Monday's rush ... Read more...
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