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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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Body of Assam Officer, Missing After Boat Tragedy, Recovered
The body of the missing Circle Officer in Assam's Dhubri boat incident was recovered on Sunday, 72 hours after the mishap.
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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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Body Found 4 Days After Boats Collide In Brahmaputra In Assam
The body of one of the two missing victims of the boat disaster at Nimati Ghat in Assam's Jorhat district was recovered four days after the incident near Biswanath Ghat, about 100 km downstream of the Brahmaputra river from the accident site.
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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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Amit Shah Speak to Himanta Sarma On Assam Boat Tragedy, Assures Help From Centre
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the phone and pledged full support to the state government in conducting rescue operations after a boat accident in Jorhat, according to the Assam CMO.
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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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PM Modi Expresses Anguish Over Assam Boat Tragedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish over the boat tragedy in Assam and said that all possible efforts are being made to rescue the passengers.
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10 Drown After Boat Capsizes In Assam's Goalpara District
Ten persons drowned when four boats capsized in Sabon river during a severe storm in Assam's Goalpara district, a senior district administration official said today.
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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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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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Body of Assam Officer, Missing After Boat Tragedy, Recovered
The body of the missing Circle Officer in Assam's Dhubri boat incident was recovered on Sunday, 72 hours after the mishap.
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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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Body Found 4 Days After Boats Collide In Brahmaputra In Assam
The body of one of the two missing victims of the boat disaster at Nimati Ghat in Assam's Jorhat district was recovered four days after the incident near Biswanath Ghat, about 100 km downstream of the Brahmaputra river from the accident site.
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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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Amit Shah Speak to Himanta Sarma On Assam Boat Tragedy, Assures Help From Centre
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the phone and pledged full support to the state government in conducting rescue operations after a boat accident in Jorhat, according to the Assam CMO.
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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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PM Modi Expresses Anguish Over Assam Boat Tragedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish over the boat tragedy in Assam and said that all possible efforts are being made to rescue the passengers.
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10 Drown After Boat Capsizes In Assam's Goalpara District
Ten persons drowned when four boats capsized in Sabon river during a severe storm in Assam's Goalpara district, a senior district administration official said today.
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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...
