5 dead in Doon Express mishap

5 dead in Doon Express mishap

Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon Express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. ...
04:41 PM, May 31, 2012

UP: 5 bogies of Doon Express get derailed, 5 dead

UP: 5 bogies of Doon Express get derailed, 5 dead New Delhi: Five people died and twelve got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. Doon Express 13009 was going to Dehradun from Howrah. Most people have been rescued and the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded a probe into the mishap. The District Magistrate...
01:44 PM, May 31, 2012

Two killed as jeep falls into gorge

Two killed as jeep falls into gorge Dehra Dun: Two persons were killed on Tuesday and as many injured when a jeep in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Kalsi area here, police said. The accident occurred when the driver of the jeep lost control over the vehicle, while taking a sharp turn and it fell into the gorge, killing one of its passengers on the spot, they said. Another person succumbed to injuries...
04:46 PM, Feb 28, 2012

Boy loses eyesight after teacher slaps him: FIR

Boy loses eyesight after teacher slaps him: FIR Dehradun: A class 8 student lost his eyesight after he was allegedly thrashed by his teacher for not bringing a book to school. The incident occurred in Scholars' Home. The Principal has denied the allegations. A case has been filed against the school and the teacher. The victim, Mohit Arora, will undergo a surgery in Chandigarh in the next two days. The alleged incident happened last month, according to an...
08:42 AM, Feb 27, 2012

I like Rahul's reaction to shoe throwing: Omar

I like Rahul's reaction to shoe throwing: Omar Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, himself a victim of shoe-throwing incident, on Monday said he liked the response of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to a similar attack on him. "I like Rahul's reaction to the shoe throwing 'phenko, phenko, ek aur phenko' (throw, throw one more)," Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. A shoe was hurled towards Rahul Gandhi by a youth while he was addressing an...
08:12 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Shoe hurled at Arvind Kejriwal in Dehradun

Shoe hurled at Arvind Kejriwal in Dehradun New Delhi: A person on Saturday hurled a shoe at Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal at a public meeting in Dehradun. The shoe was hurled when Kejriwal was on his way to the stage, but before the team could realise anything, the attacker was whisked away by the police. The man, identified as Kishan Lal, has been arrested. Lal said, allegedly this was in response or a reaction to Anna...
06:35 PM, Jan 21, 2012

Shoe hurled at Team Anna in Dehradun

Shoe hurled at Team Anna in Dehradun New Delhi: A person on Saturday hurled a shoe at Team Anna at a public meeting in Dehradun. A man has been arrested for hurling a shoe at them in Dehradun. Anna Hazare's team faced some protests at an event in Haridwar as well. Earlier, the returning officer denied permission for a rally in Haridwar and asked Team Anna to organise their event in a hall. Reacting on not getting...
05:11 PM, Jan 21, 2012

North India shivers, death toll touches 140

North India shivers, death toll touches 140 New Delhi: The cold wave has continued in the capital, where the minimum temperature fell to five degrees on Monday night. The MET department has predicted a further dip in temperatures over the next few days. Snowfall in the upper northern region has resulted in a dip in the temperature. The country wide death toll due to extreme cold has reached to 140. Tourists in Nainitaal enjoyed snowfall as a...
06:04 AM, Jan 10, 2012

Three train mishaps in 24 hours, over 20 injured

Three train mishaps in 24 hours, over 20 injured New Delhi: The country has seen three train accidents in less than 24 hours in which atleast seven people have been killed and over 22 others injured. While the first tragedy took place on Tuesday in which seven people were killed in a fire on the Howrah-Dehradun Express in Jharkhand, a train derailed in Anantnag, Kashmir on Wednesday while another collided with a goods train in Odisha. At least 20...
04:56 PM, Nov 23, 2011

Odisha: Train collision, 2 injured

Odisha: Train collision, 2 injured New Delhi: The Odisha-bound Samaeshwari Express has collided with a goods trains in Jharsuguda on Wednesday. According to reports, 2 passengers have suffered injuries but no casualties have been reported so far. Relief and rescue teams have been rushed to the site and railway officials are already taking stock of the situation there. This comes a day after 7 people were killed when a fire broke out in two bogies...
09:25 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Doon Exp fire: Missing woman not in list of dead

Doon Exp fire: Missing woman not in list of dead New Delhi: A passenger travelling from Kolkata to Lucknow has gone missing ater the Howrah-Dehradun express caught fire on Tuesday. The family of 46-year-old Kusum Singh has been unable to get in touch with her but her name also doesn't feature in the list of names of the dead. Kusum's relatives claim they've searched hospitals, the morgue and even other trains on the platform. Questions are now being raised over...
08:23 AM, Nov 23, 2011

Shaukat loses daughter in Doon Express fire

Shaukat loses daughter in Doon Express fire Dhanbad: It will take Shaukat Ali a long time to overcome the grief of losing his daughter in the early morning inferno in Doon Express near Parasnath in Jharkhand on Tuesday. His eight-year-old daughter Mahjuvi Ali Akhtar was identified as one of the seven charred to death in the fire that gutted two coaches of the train. "I woke up when I heard loud noises by fellow passengers in the...
07:36 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Sabotage not ruled out in Howrah-Doon Exp fire

Sabotage not ruled out in Howrah-Doon Exp fire New Delhi: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday said nothing can be ruled out including the 'involvement of miscreants' in the train fire mishap in Howrah-Dehradun Express. "Let us wait for the inquiry report. Involvement of miscreants cannot be ruled out at this stage. But I am not speculating anything. According to the initial report, a person came with some smelly substance, then smoke came out," Trivedi told reporters outside...
02:30 PM, Nov 22, 2011

Doon Express fire: Railways announces compensation

Doon Express fire: Railways announces compensation New Delhi: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the fire mishap in the Howrah-Dehradun Express and announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of those killed. All other passengers in the affected B-1 and B-2 AC coaches will get Rs 25000 as immediate financial assistance for the inconvenience caused due to the fire, he said. There were a total...
10:15 AM, Nov 22, 2011

Howrah-Doon Express fire: death toll up to 7

Howrah-Doon Express fire: death toll up to 7 Giridih (Jharkhand): Seven passengers, including an Australian woman, were charred to death when a fire broke out in two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express in the district early on Tuesday, with the Railway Minister stating that involvement of 'miscreants' cannot be ruled out. Three other Australian women passengers suffered minor injuries and were admitted to the Railway Divisional Hospital. The fire, which broke out at around 3:00 am in...
09:03 AM, Nov 22, 2011
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