New Delhi: Railways have ordered an inquiry into the Gulbarga train fire incident on Tuesday which claimed two lives and announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 lakh to the next of the kin of the dead. Two passengers were charred to death and about nine suffered severe burns when a general coach of Solapur-bound Falaknuma passenger train from Hyderabad caught fire during its halt at Gulbarga station. "An inquiry...
07:38 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Bangalore: The Hyderabad-Solapur Falaknuma passenger express caught fire in Karnataka on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and seven others injured. The train caught fire at the Gulbarga railway station in North Karnataka. Two coaches of the train were gutted in the fire. The fire was brought under control as the train was stationary when it caught fire. Some passengers were stuck inside the coaches that caught fire. The...
03:49 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Burdwan: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old higher secondary school girl died after being pushed from a train compartment, allegedly by a stalker, at Kalna in Burdwan district on Saturday. Sujaya Basak, student of Samudragarh High School, was returning from private tuition to her Purbasthali home from Nabadwip in Katwa-bandel local along with four other girls when she confronted a youth, who had been stalking her for past several days,...
08:14 AM, Oct 14, 2012
Guntur: Three persons were killed and as many injured when their autorickshaw collided with a bus near Budampadu village in the district, police said on Friday. Six persons were going from Guntur city to Brahmana Kodur late last night when their autorickshaw was knocked down by an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus, police said. While two persons died on the spot, another one succumbed on way to...
11:08 AM, Oct 12, 2012
CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai took a trip down memory lane with the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan. In a candid interview he spoke about how the 'Coolie' accident where he was declared clinically dead for a few minutes, changed his life. Amitabh recalls the time and says, "I went into almost a haze and a coma-like situation. Within five days of coming into Breach Candy I had another surgery and ...
10:42 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Rajahmundry: A woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed when they fell on a railway track and run over by a train at Samalkota railway station in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, police said. Another daughter of the deceased woman received severe injuries in the accident, police added. According to Railway Police, the woman had come to the railway station along with her daughters to catch a...
04:50 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's convoy rammed into an auto rickshaw in Jamui on Monday, killing three villagers. Seven policemen were also injured in the mishap. Nitish was not in the convoy at the time of the accident. The incident happened after the cavalcade dropped Nitish at Nawada after a rally. Nitish Kumar has been addressing rallies demanding a special status for Bihar. ...
08:55 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Strengthening the safety infrastructure, Railways has developed a new system to prevent train accidents. The new system, Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), is a fusion of Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) and Anti-Collision Device (ACD). "Automatic braking system will be applied if two trains come closer on a same track with the TCAS in force," said Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal. TPWS and ACD are already operational on...
01:53 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Palwal: A family of five was charred to death on Tuesday when their Santro car collided with a tractor on the national highway in Palwal in Haryana. The collision caused a CNG leak and a massive explosion. The family was returning from Vrindavan when the accident took place. According to police, the occupants of the car were on their way to Delhi from Agra when the tractor moving ahead of...
08:59 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Chennai: A 20-year-old air-hostess was killed in a freak accident on Tuesday after she was thrown off an adventure ride inside an amusement park on the outskirts of Chennai. The victim, who hailed from Nagaland suffered head injuries, was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. The cause of death is being probed. Three people including the amusement park's facility manager have been arrested. The police said...
07:24 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Faridabad: Five members of a family on Tuesday evening died near Palwal in Haryana after their car caught fire following a collision with a tractor. The family was coming from Vrindavan when the accident took place, and they burnt to death as the fire brigade arrived late. The car with a Delhi number met with the accident at around 4 pm on Tuesday near Palwal in Haryana. According to the...
10:14 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Hong Kong: A boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, authorities said. The boat was carrying utility company workers and their families to famed Victoria Harbour to watch a fireworks display in celebration of China's National Day and mid-autumn festival. The two vessels collided Monday night near Lamma Island off the...
09:42 AM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: Around seven people died and 11 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in turned turtle in Burdwan district of West Bengal. The incident happened on the Durgapur expressway on Sunday morning. The victims were mostly from Bihar's Hajipur area and had gone to visit the Kalighat temple in Kolkata. They were on their way back when the accident took place. The injured were shifted to...
10:46 AM, Sep 30, 2012
Washington: Ever dreamed of riding a car that drives by itself? The fantasy may turn into a reality by 2015. American auto maker General Motors (GM) is in the final stages of developing a semi-autonomous car that can stay in its lane, steer away from danger, apply breaks when needed, completely on its own, nearly eliminating the possibility of an accident. The company expects the technology to be in cars...
07:18 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Siwan: A bus on Wednesday collided with an express train at an unmanned railway crossing in Siwan district in Bihar, killing as least seven students. Following the accident, an angry mob set on fire the railway crossing where the incident took place. The mob also ransacked the Siwan railway station. The situation continues to be tense in the area. The speeding Bagh Express rammed into the bus of the DAV...
05:42 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court decision on senior advocate RK Anand in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case is expected on Monday. Anand was found guilty of contempt of court charges last week for trying to influence Sunil Kulkarni, a key witness in the case. The court had asked him to either pay Rs 20 lakhs to the Delhi Legal Aid Services or provide free legal service to poor people. The...
07:12 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Kochi: Five people were killed when their car was hit by the Hapa-Tirunelveli Express at an unmanned level crossing at nearby Aroor on Sunday, Railway sources said. Three persons were killed on the spot, while two others, including a three year-old child, were rushed to hospital, where they were declared brought dead, the sources said. The accident occurred around 3:00 pm, they said. ...
05:04 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Hyderabad: Police are on a hunt to catch the driver of a car, allegedly a minor, who mowed down three boys, killing one on the spot, at Shamshabad on Thursday evening. Though the car was traced to a locked house in Buchi Reddy Colony in Shamshabad, the driver of the vehicle is absconding. Akash (10) was killed in the accident while two others, Ankush and Babu, suffered severe injuries. According...
12:32 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Ghaziabad: There is tension in Ghaziabad after a truck ran over seven policemen killing two of them and injuring five others. In fact, one policeman is in a critical condition. The incident took place on Thursday night at the National Highway 24, when the police were manning a check-post. Angry locals took to the streets and set the truck on fire and the driver was arrested. The accident took place...
09:00 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Known for comedy punches in his columns, fire in villain roles, humor in comedy roles and very circumspect in his approach Rajendra Karanth has prepared a convincing script to launch himself as a director. He has also got approval from Ramesh Aravind to head the star cast. Rajendra Karanth hailing from theatre background shot in to fame from 'Rama Shama Bhama' in the dialogues and in screenplay with 'Accident' of...
04:35 PM, Sep 19, 2012
