Explosion rocks Paris, five injured
Paris, April 1 (IANS) An explosion in a building in central Paris on Friday left five people injured, the media reported. The cause of the blast, at sixth district of Paris, was a gas explosion,…
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Explosion rocks Paris
Paris, April 1 (IANS) An explosion occurred in a building in central Paris on Friday leaving numerous casualties, Daily Mail reported. The cause of the blast may have been a gas explosion, it said. The…
IVRCL denies negligence in Kolkata flyover construction
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) Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Hyderabad-based IVRCL, the firm building the…
Firm denies using substandard material in Kolkata flyover
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The construction firm that was building the now collapsed Kolkata flyover on Friday denied it had used substandard material in it. The flyover crash has claimed 24 lives. “The work…
Kolkata flyover tragedy: Celebs vent anger at negligence
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) Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A string of sports stars and…
PIL seeks court-monitored probe into Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) A petition was filed on Friday at the Calcutta High Court for a court-monitored probe into the flyover tragedy here that has claimed 24 lives so far. Filed before the bench…
Kolkata tragedy: BJP alleges fraud, seeks CBI probe
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Calling the Kolkata flyover tragedy an “act of fraud protected by the West Bengal government”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought a CBI inquiry into the incident. Addressing mediapersons…
Goods train derails in UP
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) A goods train derailed on Friday on the Ballia-Varanasi network in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic, officials said. The train split up and ran off the tracks near Sagarpali railway station….
I lived on but many women can’t; so help me stop this: Acid attack survivor
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) On a hot summer day 11 years ago, 16-year-old Laxmi was passing by the Khan Market bus stand in central Delhi when a spurned lover threw…
Philippines recovers $4.6 million stolen from Bangladesh Bank
Manila, April 1 (IANS) Philippine authorities recovered $4.6 million, which were robbed from the Bangladeshi central bank and were on the way to being laundered in the country’s casinos, the media reported on Friday. The…
Kolkata flyover tragedy toll rises to 24
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The toll in the Kolkata flyover tragedy climbed to 24 on Friday as the army and the disaster management teams continued efforts to find bodies and survivors trapped under the debris….
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…
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…