Category: Disaster

Kolkata police team at IVRCL office in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) A team of Kolkata police is at the office here of IVRCL, the firm building the…

9 years ago

Indian Bank’s former CMD among six convicted in fraud case

Chennai, April 1 (IANS) A special court here has convicted including Indian Bank's former chairman and managing director M.Gopalakrishnan and…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Explosion rocks Paris

Paris, April 1 (IANS) An explosion occurred in a building in central Paris on Friday leaving numerous casualties, Daily Mail…

9 years ago

IVRCL denies negligence in Kolkata flyover construction

Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Hyderabad-based IVRCL, the firm building the flyover in Kolkata that collapsed on Thursday killing 24 people,…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Kolkata flyover tragedy: Celebs vent anger at negligence

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A string of sports stars and Bollywood celebrities have given vent to their anger over the…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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,…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Flyover tragedy: Problem started during concrete casting, says worker

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Problems started with the under-construction Vivekanand Road flyover here during midnight of Wednesday-Thursday when concrete casting…

9 years ago

Kolkata flyover disaster: Heart-wrenching scenes in hospitals

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Inconsolable cries of the bereaved, wails of the injured and frenetic searches for their dear ones…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago



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