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…
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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,…
Threat to JNU student leader Kanhaiya not proper: Goa CM
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday said a BJP leader’s alleged comments about beating up JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar were “not proper”. “I do not know what (BJP’s state…
Kolkata horror – and how people rose to the occasion
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) By Anurag Dey Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Strewn body parts,…
Flyover collapse: Disaster teams were late, empty-handed, say angry locals
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) Amid sights of despair and distress,…
Flyover collapse: Governor seeks report from Mamata government
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Thursday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government over the flyover collapse in the city that so far has claimed 14 lives. A large…
Parrikar assures of all help in Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has directed the armed forces to provide all assistance in the rescue operations underway at the site of the under-construction flyover’s collapse in Kolkata. Defence ministry spokesperson…
Coal case: Sentencing in case against JIPL, directors on April 4
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A court here, which pronounced the first conviction in a coal block allocation case, on Thursday fixed April 4 to deliver its order on sentence against Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd….
Rajnath apprises Modi about Kolkata accident; condoles deaths
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday expressed grief over the death of 14 people in a flyover collapse in Kolkata and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting…
Raped Dalit girl battles for life
Ghaziabad, March 31 (IANS) A minor Dalit girl who set herself on fire after being raped in Ghaziabad is battling for life with 50 percent burns in a hospital here. Police said Babloo Yadav, an…