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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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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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Assam boat tragedy: Death toll lesser than original estimate?
Latest reports suggest that the death toll in the Assam boat tragedy could be much less than the original estimate. Last night, over 100 people were feared dead after an over-packed steamer, reportedly carrying 350 passengers, sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam after being caught in a severe storm. According to reports, the accident happened cl...
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Assam boat tragedy: Top ten developments
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Assam boat tragedy: Families wait in torrential rain for news of missing members
Hundreds of people wait at the banks of the Brahmaputra for information on their family members missing in the ferry capsize, as rescuers braving torrential rain search the river at Jaleswar for any signs of survivors. The double-decker ferry broken into two pieces and personal belongings of the victims strewn all around are a grim testimony to the...
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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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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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Assam boat tragedy: Death toll lesser than original estimate?
Latest reports suggest that the death toll in the Assam boat tragedy could be much less than the original estimate. Last night, over 100 people were feared dead after an over-packed steamer, reportedly carrying 350 passengers, sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam after being caught in a severe storm. According to reports, the accident happened cl...
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Assam boat tragedy: Top ten developments
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Assam boat tragedy: Families wait in torrential rain for news of missing members
Hundreds of people wait at the banks of the Brahmaputra for information on their family members missing in the ferry capsize, as rescuers braving torrential rain search the river at Jaleswar for any signs of survivors. The double-decker ferry broken into two pieces and personal belongings of the victims strewn all around are a grim testimony to the...
