Phnom Penh: Rescuers on Tuesday trawled a muddy river for more bodies and Cambodia prepared for a day of mourning in wake of a stampede by thousands of festival goers which left at least 378 dead and hundreds of injured. The prime minister called it the country's biggest tragedy since the murderous 1970s reign of the Khmer Rouge. A panic-stricken crowd celebrating the end of the rainy season on an...
08:19 AM, Nov 23, 2010
Jakarta: The tsunami triggered by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has claimed nearly 450 lives, while 96 people are still missing, an official said Sunday. "As of Saturday, the tsunami has killed about 450 people," said Arief Yuwono, deputy minister for environmental damage control and climate change. The toll may further increase as search and registration of victims are being conducted on dozens of islands in...
03:34 PM, Oct 31, 2010
Purnia (Bihar): Eight persons were killed and 30 others injured when an overcrowded bus overturned at Janakinagar in Purnia district, police said Monday. The bus, carrying 90 passengers, was on its way to Patna from Saharsa when the accident occurred late Sunday night, Senior Superintendent of Police N H Khan said. Of the injured, ten were admitted to a government hospital here and their condition was stated to be serious....
12:25 PM, Oct 04, 2010
About 28 workers were working in a spinning mill when a tin shed fell on them near Ludhiana. ...
01:21 PM, Oct 02, 2010
Ludhiana: A portion of a factory building collapsed at Jodhan near Ludhiana on Friday claiming six lives and injuring over a dozen people. According to an eyewitness, 28 workers were working in the spinning mill when a tin shed fell on them. The injured were immediately rushed to Ludhiana's Oswal and Civil Hospitals. The police is investigating into the cause of the accident. "In the spinning factory, it fell, how...
01:16 PM, Oct 02, 2010
Despite nearly 50 people falling victim to the disease, the government is still refraining from calling it epidemic. ...
09:31 AM, Sep 02, 2010
Srinagar: Several people were injured as violent protests broke out in Srinagar on Wednesday after a teenager succumbed to injuries sustained in alleged police assault, taking the toll in the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley to 64. A mob attacked security forces with stones and bricks in Soura area of Srinagar following the death of 18-year-old Omar Qayoom Bhat in the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical Institute Soura (SKIMS) after battling for...
08:35 PM, Aug 25, 2010
Srinagar: An eight-year-old boy, hit by a stray bullet during clashes between security forces and protesters, died here on Thursday, taking the toll in the Kashmir Valley unrest since June 11 to 60. Milat Ahmad Dar was injured on Saturday in Harnagh village of Anantnag district. He was playing with his friends when a bullet fired some distance away hit him. "The boy was not part of any mob. He...
12:26 PM, Aug 19, 2010
28 bodies that are yet to be identified have been sent to Burdwan hospital for preservation. ...
03:23 PM, Jul 20, 2010
Jaipur: Nine Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) officials, including general manager Gautam Ghosh, have been arrested for criminal negligence in a major fire at its depot in October last year in which 11 people were killed, police said Friday. "We have arrested nine IOC officials under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder and carrying a maximum sentence of ten years...
12:37 AM, Jul 03, 2010
More bodies are being pulled out from the wreckage of the mangled coaches with rescue operations still continuing. ...
10:43 AM, May 29, 2010
The toll in the German Bakery blast has now gone up tp 13. ...
02:35 PM, Feb 21, 2010
The minaret fell onto a crowded mosque during Friday prayers. ...
07:21 PM, Feb 20, 2010
The downpour has inundated several villages. ...
05:59 PM, Oct 01, 2009
Thousands were stranded as airports shut down operations. ...
12:40 PM, Sep 28, 2009
The H1N1 virus has thus killed 62 people in Karnataka and 17 in Gujarat. ...
07:34 AM, Sep 14, 2009
This is being recorded as one of Gujarat's worst moonshine tragedies. ...
12:09 PM, Jul 10, 2009
The Australian govt has reportedly suppressed details of many deaths. ...
04:17 PM, Jul 01, 2009
The death toll rose from eight to 56 on Tuesday. ...
12:14 PM, May 12, 2009
Nitish Kumar said that the govt is preparing a comprehensive data of missing people. ...
04:29 PM, Sep 15, 2008
