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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: 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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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: 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...
