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3 Die After Boat Sinks In Assam's Goalpara, 2 Missing
The incident took place at Simlitola in Rongjuli police station area when the boat with around 20 people on board was returning after the cremation of a person in a nearby isolated location.
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4-Year-Old Dead, 2 Missing After Boat Capsizes In Assam's Brahmaputra River
A four-year-old child died and two persons were reported missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in South Salmara-Mankachar district, amid heavy rain and hailstorm across Assam, a senior official said on Monday.
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Assam Boat Tragedy Death Count Rises To 3 As Body Of Last Missing Person Found
The body of the last missing person in the boat tragedy was recovered from the Brahmaputra river in Assam on Tuesday, a week after the accident, raising the death count to three, an official said.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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Body Of Man Missing After Assam Boat Tragedy Recovered
The body of one more person who went missing after a boat accident in Assam's Nimatighat has been recovered on Saturday morning.
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Additional Chief Secretary To Probe Into Boat Accident: Assam Cabinet
The Assam Cabinet on Thursday decided that Additional Chief Secretary Maninder Singh will conduct the inquiry into the boat tragedy in which one person died and two others went missing, and submit a report within a month, a minister said.
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Congress Blames BJP For Assam Boat Tragedy, Wants Minister To Quit
The Congress party in Assam has blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in the state for Wednesday's boat tragedy in the Brahmaputra river which led to the death of at least one person.
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On Camera, Screams, Survivors' Desperation In Assam Boat Tragedy
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Jorhat, around 350 km from Guwahati, this morning to oversee rescue operations following the boat tragedy in the Brahmaputra river that resulted in the death of at least one person
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PM Dials Himanta Sarma, Enquires About Assam Boat Tragedy
Hours after a boat capsized in Assam leaving several dead and injured, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him up to enquire about the progress of the rescue operations.
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1 Dead As 2 Boats Collide In Brahmaputra In Assam, Several Missing
A woman has died and around 30 people are missing after two passenger boats collided with each other in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Jorhat.
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3 Missing Day After Boat Capsizes In Katakhal River In Assam
Search operation to trace the three persons who went missing in a country boat capsize in Hailakandi district yesterday continued today by SDRF personnel but did not bear any fruit, the official sources said.
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3 Missing After Boat Capsizes In Katakhal River In Assam
Three persons went missing while 12 others were rescued after a country boat capsized in Katakhal river in Assam's Hailakandi district today evening, official sources said.
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Two Dead, Two Missing In Brahmaputra Boat Capsize, Says Assam Minister
A day after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that two bodies had been found and not three as reported earlier.
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Owner, crew of ferry arrested; one more body recovered
The owner and crew of the double-decker ferry that capsized on April 30 in the Bramhaputra river in Assam's Dhubri district have been arrested. Owner of the ferry Syed Ali Bepari, pilot Golabuddin, ticket checker Syed ur Rahman and helper Shah Alam Sheikh were arrested on the charge of plying the ferry after expiry of its licence, Dhubri Additional...
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Assam boat tragedy: Search operations still on
Search operations continued for the eighth day today to find survivors of the Dhubri boat tragedy with the Army, NDRF and BSF trying to trace victims. Police said no bodies were found either yesterday or today. Bodies of 38 victims have so far been recovered and 42 victims have been registered as officially missing.
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3 Die After Boat Sinks In Assam's Goalpara, 2 Missing
The incident took place at Simlitola in Rongjuli police station area when the boat with around 20 people on board was returning after the cremation of a person in a nearby isolated location.
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4-Year-Old Dead, 2 Missing After Boat Capsizes In Assam's Brahmaputra River
A four-year-old child died and two persons were reported missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in South Salmara-Mankachar district, amid heavy rain and hailstorm across Assam, a senior official said on Monday.
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Assam Boat Tragedy Death Count Rises To 3 As Body Of Last Missing Person Found
The body of the last missing person in the boat tragedy was recovered from the Brahmaputra river in Assam on Tuesday, a week after the accident, raising the death count to three, an official said.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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Body Of Man Missing After Assam Boat Tragedy Recovered
The body of one more person who went missing after a boat accident in Assam's Nimatighat has been recovered on Saturday morning.
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Additional Chief Secretary To Probe Into Boat Accident: Assam Cabinet
The Assam Cabinet on Thursday decided that Additional Chief Secretary Maninder Singh will conduct the inquiry into the boat tragedy in which one person died and two others went missing, and submit a report within a month, a minister said.
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Congress Blames BJP For Assam Boat Tragedy, Wants Minister To Quit
The Congress party in Assam has blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in the state for Wednesday's boat tragedy in the Brahmaputra river which led to the death of at least one person.
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On Camera, Screams, Survivors' Desperation In Assam Boat Tragedy
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Jorhat, around 350 km from Guwahati, this morning to oversee rescue operations following the boat tragedy in the Brahmaputra river that resulted in the death of at least one person
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PM Dials Himanta Sarma, Enquires About Assam Boat Tragedy
Hours after a boat capsized in Assam leaving several dead and injured, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him up to enquire about the progress of the rescue operations.
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1 Dead As 2 Boats Collide In Brahmaputra In Assam, Several Missing
A woman has died and around 30 people are missing after two passenger boats collided with each other in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Jorhat.
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3 Missing Day After Boat Capsizes In Katakhal River In Assam
Search operation to trace the three persons who went missing in a country boat capsize in Hailakandi district yesterday continued today by SDRF personnel but did not bear any fruit, the official sources said.
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3 Missing After Boat Capsizes In Katakhal River In Assam
Three persons went missing while 12 others were rescued after a country boat capsized in Katakhal river in Assam's Hailakandi district today evening, official sources said.
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Two Dead, Two Missing In Brahmaputra Boat Capsize, Says Assam Minister
A day after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that two bodies had been found and not three as reported earlier.
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Owner, crew of ferry arrested; one more body recovered
The owner and crew of the double-decker ferry that capsized on April 30 in the Bramhaputra river in Assam's Dhubri district have been arrested. Owner of the ferry Syed Ali Bepari, pilot Golabuddin, ticket checker Syed ur Rahman and helper Shah Alam Sheikh were arrested on the charge of plying the ferry after expiry of its licence, Dhubri Additional...
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Assam boat tragedy: Search operations still on
Search operations continued for the eighth day today to find survivors of the Dhubri boat tragedy with the Army, NDRF and BSF trying to trace victims. Police said no bodies were found either yesterday or today. Bodies of 38 victims have so far been recovered and 42 victims have been registered as officially missing.
