Boy averts major train mishap in capital
January 15th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A young boy averted a major train mishap in the capital Sunday by alerting the authorities after noticing cracks in the railway tracks, an official ... Read more...
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Driver error caused train mishap, probe ordered (Roundup)
September 14th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) Driver error has been found to be the cause of a train accident near Chennai that left 10 people dead and disrupted rail services in Tamil ... Read more...
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Youth activists in Kolkata protest against recent metro train mishap
October 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct.26 (ANI): Youth activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), protested against recent derailment of a metro train in Kolkata.Protestors held a demonstration outside the Metro Rail Bhavan demanding ... Read more...
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CPI Marxist leader slams Banerjee over Kolkata metro mishap
October 25th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Sankha GhoshKolkata, Oct.25 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Biman Bose slammed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for her baseless allegations against his party over the recent metro train ... Read more...
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Sabotage caused Gyaneshwari train mishap, probe reveals
October 21st, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A probe panel has confirmed that sabotage caused the May 28 mishap of the Gyaneshwari Express train that led to the deaths of 150 passengers and ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee accuses Left Front of spreading misinformation
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 22 (ANI): Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the ruling Left Front Government in West Bengal is trying to tarnish her image ahead of ... Read more...
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Sold by father, boy hurt in train accident faces uncertain future
July 20th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Suri (West Bengal), July 20 (IANS) Ashraful Haq, 12, was sold off by his father to a blind beggar, who was taking him to Ranchi in the ill-fated Vananchal Express for helping ... Read more...
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West Bengal Govt. announces compensation for train mishap victims
July 19th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 3,00,000 to the families of those killed in the train mishap in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Paswan demands judicial probe on West Bengal train mishap
July 19th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Patna/Kolkata/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the train mishap in West Bengal's Birbhum District and blamed Railway ... Read more...
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West Bengal train mishap: Toll climbs to 60
July 19th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 19 (ANI): At least 60 people were killed and over 150 were injured when a train in high speed tore through the rear of another at the Sainthia station in ... Read more...
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‘Some doubt over West Bengal train mishap’, says Mamata Banerjee
July 19th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said there was some doubt over the West Bengal train accident in which at least 49 people were killed.Banerjee told reporters while ... Read more...
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At least 49 killed in West Bengal train mishap
July 19th, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by ANI
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 19(ANI): At least 49 people have been killed and 89 others injured when the Uttarbanga Express (New Cooch Bihar-Sealdah) rammed into a stationary Vanachal Express (Bhagalpur-Ranchi) at Sainthia ... Read more...
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Are Maoists really serious about bringing peace?
June 23rd, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, June 23 (ANI): The Maoists' attempt to distance themselves from Gyaneshwari Express train mishap, statements disowning the key accused Bapi Mahato, encouraging speculation about its spokesperson Azad's ... Read more...
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CBI announces reward on Gyaneshwari train mishap prime accused
June 17th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Midnapore, June 17 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday announced a reward of 100,000 each for the information leading to the main accused of the Gyaneshwari Express train ... 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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Alert driver evade a major train mishap in Tamil Nadu
June 12th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Villupuram (Tamil Nadu), June 12 (ANI): The passengers of Chennai bound Tiruchirapalli-Chennai Rockfort Express had a narrow escape from a tragedy as the driver stopped the train after noticing major breaches in ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi slams central government over Maoist attacks
May 31st, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Suarat, May 31 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the central government for failing to tackle the Maoist violence.Addressing a public meeting here on Sunday, Modi said: "They ... Read more...
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CPI-M snubs Mamata Banerjee’s allegations over West Bengal train mishap
May 29th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 29 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury on Saturday rubbished Railway Minister Mamata Banrejee's charges against CPI-M with regard to Friday's Gyaneshwari Express ... Read more...
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West Bengal train mishap death toll rises to 120
May 29th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29 (ANI): The death toll into Friday's Gyaneshwari Express mishap near Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore District is reported to be 120 by Saturday evening.The number of ... Read more...
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Train tragedy toll rises to 131 (Third Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29 (IANS) The death toll in Friday's train tragedy near this West Bengal town has risen to 131, police said Saturday, also blaming Maoist guerrillas for the Gyaneshwari ... Read more...
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West Bengal train mishap survivors still clueless about missing relatives
May 29th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29(ANI): The survivors of Friday's Gyaneshwari Express mishap near Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore District, which is supposed to have been triggered by suspected Maoists, are still ... Read more...
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Train tragedy toll rises to 108 (Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29 (IANS) The death toll in Friday's train tragedy near this West Bengal town has risen to 108, police said Saturday, also blaming Maoists guerrillas for the Gyaneshwari ... Read more...
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Mamata demands CBI probe over W.Bengal train mishap
May 29th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 29 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into Friday's Gyaneshwari Express train mishap.Addressing a press conference here, ... Read more...
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Left Front leaders condemn Maoists for Jhargram train mishap
May 29th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, May 29 (ANI): Left Front leaders have condemned the Maoists for Friday's train mishap in West Bengal's West Midnapore District.Addressing a rally organised by the Darjeeling unit of Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Train mishap appears to be sabotage: Chidambaram
May 28th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said the derailment of the Howrah-Kurla-Gyaneshwari Express train in West Bengal's West Midnapore District appeared to be a case ... Read more...
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Train mishap: IAF rushes six choppers for rescue operation
May 28th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 28 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched a massive rescue operation after the Mumbai bound Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express train was derailed killing about 65 ... Read more...
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West Bengal Police suspect Maoist hand behind train mishap
May 28th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 28 (ANI): West Bengal's Director General of Police, Bhupinder Singh, on Friday claimed that the Maoist could be behind the Gyaneshwari Express train accident.Singh told a private news channel: "It ... Read more...
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Report on 2009 Thane train mishap submitted to Centre
February 17th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.17 (ANI): The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Central Circle, Mumbai, Sudhir Kumar, has submitted a preliminary report to the Central Government with regard to the October 23, 2009 train mishap ... Read more...
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Railway orders probe into the train mishap in Gonda
November 2nd, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 2 (ANI): An enquiry has been ordered into the train mishap in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, which left 15 people dead and 51 injured.At least 11 people were ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh announces Rs.10 lakh for train mishap victims
October 21st, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will give compensation of Rs.10 lakh and a job to the families of those killed in the train accident in Mathura early ... Read more...
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One dies, 21 hurt in Bihar train mishap
October 8th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Khagaria (Bihar), Oct 8 (ANI): One person died and 21 others were injured when the Amritsar-Katihar-AmrapaIi Express derailed in Bihar's Khagaria district on Wednesday.The actual cause of the train mishap is unknown, ... Read more...
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7 dead, 60 hurt in Thailand train mishap
October 5th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 5 (Xinhua) A train derailed Monday in Thailand's Hua Hin district, killing seven people and injuring over 60, a media report said.
The accident took place at about 4.45 a.m. at ... Read more...
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Two injured in Pak train mishap
September 10th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep.10 (ANI): Two people were injured and 28 bogies were overturned when two goods train collided with each other near Kotri Railway Station on Thursday.According to the Dawn, a freight train ... Read more...
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Masadur to swim Palk Strait in July next year
July 30th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Having swum the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, physically challenged swimmer Masadur Rahman Baidya will set out to cross the Palk Strait in July next year.
The ... Read more...
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Seven injured in Ghaziabad train mishap
July 4th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Ghaziabad (UP), July 4 (ANI): At least seven persons, including a driver and a guard, were injured when a Delhi-bound passenger train hit a goods train loaded with petrol near the Ghaziabad ... Read more...
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