Bhopal Boat Tragedy

A man who saved eight people from drowning in Friday's boat tragedy in Bhopal, in which 11 people were killed, has been rewarded with a cheque of Rs 50,000 by the district administration.

Shafiqa Sheikh is pained to recall the last conversation she had with her 12-year-old son Parvez who became the youngest victim of the twin boat capsize tragedy on Friday during immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesh on the last day of the ten-day festival.

A day after 11 people drowned after two boats carrying them capsized in a lake in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Legal Affairs Minister PC Sharma has demanded a high-level inquiry as well as action against senior officials of police and district administration.

For residents of a slum in Bhopal's Piplani area, the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival ended with an irreparable tragedy in the early hours of Friday - the drowning of its 11 young men during the idol immersion. And yet, despite widespread anger over the incident, the only people charged so far are two boatmen who were even involved in the res...

A man who saved eight people from drowning in Friday's boat tragedy in Bhopal, in which 11 people were killed, has been rewarded with a cheque of Rs 50,000 by the district administration.

Shafiqa Sheikh is pained to recall the last conversation she had with her 12-year-old son Parvez who became the youngest victim of the twin boat capsize tragedy on Friday during immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesh on the last day of the ten-day festival.

A day after 11 people drowned after two boats carrying them capsized in a lake in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Legal Affairs Minister PC Sharma has demanded a high-level inquiry as well as action against senior officials of police and district administration.

For residents of a slum in Bhopal's Piplani area, the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival ended with an irreparable tragedy in the early hours of Friday - the drowning of its 11 young men during the idol immersion. And yet, despite widespread anger over the incident, the only people charged so far are two boatmen who were even involved in the res...