Assam Boat Accident: 200 feared killed and missing

Assam Boat Accident 300x212 Assam Boat Accident: 200 feared killed and missingSituation was worse while an overloaded Indian ferry split in two and sank in northeast India Brahmaputra River amidst torrential rain, killed more than 100 and around 100 missing and authorities feared that the toll may rise.

The ill-fated double-decker boat that had capacity to carry 250 passengers was seemed to be overloaded with 500 without lifeboats or lifebelts. According to the Police, total 150 were safely recovered from the river, out of them 105 bodies were of women and children.

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Trade unions calls strike, Banking, transport affected allover India

Trade Unions Strike 300x181 Trade unions calls strike, Banking, transport affected allover IndiaAs per latest news, a bandh of 24 hours hit by all trade unions and government employees on Tuesday including major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata on major issue of rising prices, disinvestment of profit-making PSUs and the violation of labour laws.

Due to this nationwide strike, participation of 11 trade unions across party lines along with 8 lakh public sector employees with the exception of those in the Railways struck out banking, transport and government services across the country.

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ISI is active in Assam: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

In fresh reports it was said by the respected Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi that the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is active in the Assam state and was helping the Maoists there.

The Assam Chief Minister was talking to media after a security review meeting with Union home minister P Chidambaram on Sunday. While talking to media, the CM Gogoi said, “The Maoists are spreading in Assam. The ISI has also joined hands with them.”

Further, addressing to media, the Assam CH said that the ISI was also trying to get its nose in the activities of numberless militant activities of the state and in the same way, the Maoists recognized links with the rebel groups.

Tarun Gogoi said, “So, we discussed (in the meeting) how we can deal with the situation.”

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Train derails in Assam, 50 passengers injured

The breaking news of the day stats that around 50 passengers were injured when the engine and 5 compartments of a train derailed after it collided with an earth-cutting vehicle on its Kamrup (Rural) district of Assam today morning.

As per the latest information released by the Indian Railways officials, The Bongaigaon-Guwahati Chilarai Passenger train crashed into the earth-cutting vehicle and jammed on the track at Gossainghati between Azara and Mirza railway stations, which thereafter left around 50 passengers injured.

It is further reported that the incident took place at around 9.30 a.m. today morning.

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