BJP seeks CBI inquiry in flyover tragedy
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought a CBI inquiry into the collapse of a flyover here that killed 23 people, and said the corrupt nexus between the West Bengal…
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Three killed in road accident near Hyderabad
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Three people were killed and two injured on Friday when a bus and a car collided near Hayatnagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police said. The accident occurred near Inamguda village…
Kolkata flyover crash toll 23, army, NDRF continue rescue
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) With the discovery of two more bodies, the toll in the flyover tragedy in Kolkata rose to 23 on Friday, as the army and the disaster management teams continued their efforts…
Flyover tragedy: Kolkata police seals city office of IVRCL
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The police have sealed the city office of IVRCL Infrastructure — the implementing agency of Kolkata’s Vivekananda Road Flyover, which collapsed on Thursday. “The office of the construction company here have…
Flyover tragedy: Problem started during concrete casting, says worker
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Problems started with the under-construction Vivekanand…
Kolkata flyover disaster: Heart-wrenching scenes in hospitals
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Inconsolable cries of the bereaved, wails…
Modi calls up Mamata, offers all help
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a visit to the US, spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday and assured “all possible support” in the wake of a flyover…
Kolkata flyover crash toll 21, army leads rescue work
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Twenty-one people were killed when a…
Flyover collapse toll now 21: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) The toll in the…
Kolkata flyover crash toll 18, army leads rescue work
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Eighteen people were killed when a flyover under construction crashed in a crowded market area here on Thursday, crushing scores of unsuspecting people and some vehicles, top officials and witnesses said….
Pakistan JIT quizzes Salwinder, others in Pathankot attack
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended…
NCM promises action over beating of Muslim boys
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The head of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Thursday promised “appropriate action” over the attack on three Muslim boys after they refused to shout “Mata ki Jai”. Chairperson…
Political slugfest over Kolkata flyover tragedy
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) The collapse of a…
Kolkata flyover crash kills 18, army begins rescue work
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed when a flyover under construction crashed in a crowded market area here on Thursday, crushing scores of unsuspecting people and vehicles, police and witnesses said….
Gurgaon road rage: Man survives bonnet ride
Gurgaon, March 31 (IANS) A senior executive in a private firm was driven nearly 500 metres on the bonnet of a car after he fell on it following an incident of road rage in Gurgaon,…
Another woman alleges sexual harassment by Pachauri
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A third woman has levelled sexual harassment allegations against TERI executive vice chairman R.K. Pachauri through an open letter on Thursday. The letter was accessed by IANS from her lawyers…
Over one lakh prosecuted in Delhi for driving on wrong side
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Over one lakh motorists have been prosecuted in Delhi for driving on the wrong side of the road this year, police said on Thursday. Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Muktesh…
BJP leader held for misbehaving with Kashmir official
Jammu, March 31 (IANS) A block-level BJP leader was arrested on Thursday on the charge of misbehaving with a senior district officer in Doda district of Jammu region. “Bharatiya Janata Party’s Thatri block president Basant…
Mukherjee, Ansari condole deaths in flyover collapse
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths in the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Kolkata….
Netizens ‘prayforkolkata’, sideline India-West Indies WorldT20
Mumbai: Spectators at during the second WT20 semi-final match between India and West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on March 31, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Most of them expressed shock,…