Malda: Three bodies have been recovered and around 12 people were missing when a boat capsized in the river Ganga in Malda district of West Bengal on Friday.
Five more bodies have reportedly been spotted by the villagers on Friday. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes.
The boat carrying around 50-55 people mostly daily labourers and farmers capsized in midstream in inclement weather after it left Dharampur for the char (riverine island), Malda District Magistrate G Kiran Kumar said.
The District Magistrate said 31 people swam to safety while six others were rescued by the local people....
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03:08 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Malda: An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganga river in Manikchak area of Malda district in West Bengal. Around 40 people are reportedly missing and three bodies have been recovered so far. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes. Rescue operations are on with local divers and teams from the civil defence deparment. Officials said a country boat carrying around 60 passengers, mostly daily...
01:26 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Howrah: At least 15 people have gone missing after a boat capsized in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday. The incident happened when the boat was going to Garden Reach from Sankrail. The boat was carrying 45 people and bikes. Reports say the boat capsized due to overcrowding. The search and rescue operation is on for the missing 15. Divers and river traffic police have reached the sport. ...
11:54 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Ranchi: A group of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers had a narrow escape when the boat carrying them capsized in Jharkhand. At least a dozen persons, including three Jharkhand government officials, on Monday had a narrow escape when their boat overturned in Dhurva Dam, about 20 km from Ranchi. Secretary of the Fisheries Department Arun Kumar Singh, two other officials of the department and some media persons were set to...
11:13 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Konnagar: One woman drowned and six others, including a two year-old, are reported missing after a country boat capsized on Saturday in Hooghly River near a ghat in Konnagar. Police said the boat with about 19 pilgrims and oarsmen was on way from Sukhchar in North 24 Parganas district to here when it capsized near the Baro Madirtala ghat. The pilgrims were bound for Shakuntala Kalibari at Konnagar in Hooghly...
11:16 AM, May 12, 2012
Despite tragedies, for the people who live along the Brahmaputra, ferries and flimsy boats remain their lifeline. ...
10:56 PM, May 01, 2012
Dhubri: More than 100 people have been found dead and the death toll from the boat accident in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dhubri continues to rise. As rescue teams searched for survivors, the families of those who died and those who were missing were inconsolable. A day after the ferry capsized, very few bodies have been recovered. There is no clarity on the number of people dead. While there...
09:08 PM, May 01, 2012
Guwahati: It has been almost 24 hours since a ferry capsized on the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Rescue operations are on in difficult weather conditions. Reports say 103 are dead, but many were still missing as the ferry was carrying 350 people. The police, Army, BSF and National Disaster Relief Force personnel have been working to find the survivors, but bad weather and a strong river current made operations difficult....
05:01 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each for next of kin of those killed in the Assam boat tragedy. "An assistance of Rs two lakh has been announced for the next of kin of each of the deceased in the tragedy from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund," a PMO statement said. The Prime Minister also spoke to Assam Chief Minister...
12:00 PM, May 01, 2012
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that an inquiry will be conducted in the boat capsize accident in Brahmaputra. ...
09:32 AM, May 01, 2012
Guwahati: A fierce storm in Assam has caused not one but two boats to capsize on the Brahmaputra river. In the first incident, 103 people, including women and children, have drowned after a ferry carrying 350 people capsized in Dhubri distirct. According to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, as many as 40 bodies had been recovered so far. This is being tipped as one of the worst tragedies in recent...
07:43 AM, May 01, 2012
Indore: A boat with nearly 11 bank employees on board capsized in the Narmada river near Maheshwar in Indore on Monday. Reports said seven of the bank employees had been rescued while four were still missing. The bank employees had gone to Indore for a training programme. The identity of the bank has not been revealed yet. ...
08:15 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Rome: A young Moldovan woman, who says she was called to the bridge of the stricken Costa Concordia to help evacuate Russian passengers, defended the embattled captain on Thursday, saying he worked tirelessly and "saved over 3,000 lives." Domnica Cemortan, who says she was translating Capt Francesco Schettino's orders during the frenzied evacuation, has emerged as a potential new witness in the investigation into the officer's actions the night the...
04:48 AM, Jan 20, 2012
The survivors of the Italy boat capsize and their family members speak about their ordeal. ...
09:20 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Russel Rebello of Mumbai is the only Indian missing after a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy on Friday killing 11. ...
09:47 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Chennai: Christmas turned catastrophic in Chennai after 14 people died when a boat capsized in the Pulicat Lake. Eight others are still missing, while only three people survived the accident. What was to be nice boat ride at Pulicat Lake turned horribly wrong when the overload boat of two families capsized. 25 people had got on to a fishing boat that could take only ten. So far only three seem...
08:15 AM, Dec 26, 2011
Chennai: In a tragic incident in Tamil Nadu, at least 13 people died on Sunday after a boat capsized at Pulicat Lake near Chennai. As many as 11 others are still missing while three people have survived the accident which took place about 60 km north of Chennai. Rescue operations are on. Two cost guard shifts have been diverted and local fishermen and fire and rescue service divers are also...
07:04 PM, Dec 25, 2011
Rameswaram: Sixteen people, including 10 women were drowned when their boat capsized in the sea near Vazhai Theevu island in the Gulf of Mannar, off Periyapattinam coast, police said. The victims included an Australian NRI woman, who came to attend a marriage, police said. The victims, hailing from the fishermen colony of Periyapattinam village, were on a picnic between Rameswaram and Tuticorin in a boat fitted with engine when the...
04:43 PM, Dec 26, 2010
The incident occurred on Monday when a boat carrying villagers, mainly from four families, capsized. ...
12:22 PM, Jun 15, 2010
