60 dead, 150 injured in West Bengal train accident (Afternoon Lead)

SAINTHIA – At least 60 people were killed and 150 injured when a speeding passenger train ploughed through a train standing at a station in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in the early hours of Monday.

The Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into three coaches, one luggage van and two unreserved general second class coaches, of the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 60 dead, 150 injured in West Bengal train accident (Afternoon Lead).

Bengal announces Rs.3 lakh compensation for train victims

KOLKATA – The West Bengal government has announced compensation of Rs.3 lakh each for the families of those killed in the railway accident at Sainthia in Birbhum district Monday.

Announcing this, Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said the state government would also bear the entire expenses for treatment of the injured in the accident that occurred at …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

BP, feds disagree over what to do next with capped oil, seep near well causes new concerns

Spill success marred by BP, government bickering

NEW ORLEANS – With a newly installed cap keeping oil from BP’s busted well out of the Gulf during a trial run, this weekend offered a chance for the oil company and government to gloat over their shared success – the first real victory in fighting the spill. Instead, …. Read the original article  : BP, feds disagree over what to do next with capped oil, seep near well causes new concerns.

Student’s suicide: police to question friend’s father

NEW DELHI – Delhi Police will question the man, who scolded a 17-year-old student for being friends with his daughter, leading to the teenager committing suicide, an official said Monday.

“The victim’s family has registered a complaint against the girl’s father, alleging that his behaviour incited the teenager to commit suicide. We will interrogate the girl’s …. Source article  : Student’s suicide: police to question friend’s father.

At least 61 people killed in train collision in eastern India, more than 100 others injured

61 people killed as trains collide in east India
CALCUTTA, INDIA (ap) – A speeding express train plowed into a stationary passenger train in eastern India on Monday, killing 61 people in a crash so powerful it sent the roof of one car flying onto an overpass. Officials said they could not rule out … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : At least 61 people killed in train collision in eastern India, more than 100 others injured.

Train Accident Victim In Trinidad Identified

TRINIDAD, CARIBBEAN ISLAND (GaeaTimes.com)- Police have been able to identify a man who was killed in a train accident at Las Animas County in Trinidad last Friday. According to the Colorado State Patrol officials the man was killed when his truck accidentally struck against an Amtrak train in Trinidad. The accident which took place on … Read more >>.

Train passengers’ kin desperately seek information

KOLKATA – Worried relatives of the passengers in the Vananchal Express and the Uttar Banga Express involved in an accident Monday dashed from one station to another to know whether their near and dear ones were dead or alive.

“My mother-in-law Mala Roy and my wife were coming from Coochbehar. They were in the Uttar Banga …. Original source  : Train passengers’ kin desperately seek information.

RICO lawsuits accuse BP, Transocean of running longterm criminal racket in Gulf operations

RICO law made to combat Mafia used in BP lawsuits

MIAMI – Using a law originally enacted to combat the Mafia, attorneys are filing lawsuits accusing BP PLC and Transocean Ltd. of committing a longterm series of crimes by concealing flaws in deepwater drilling plans and lacking safeguards to contain a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill.
BP … Read more »».

With Gulf’s underwater buffet closed by oil spill, fishing families turn to fast food, burgers

Fishing families turn to fast food, ‘grind meats’

POINTE A LA HACHE, La. – Grow up on the water, the children of southern Louisiana learn, and you’ll never go hungry. As long as you can toss a line, a net or a trap, you can eat – and eat well.
Or you could, until now.
Millions of gallons … Read more : With Gulf’s underwater buffet closed by oil spill, fishing families turn to fast food, burgers.

BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico oil leak reaches nearly $4 billion

BP puts Gulf oil spill cost at nearly $4 billion

LONDON – Oil company BP says that the cost of dealing with the Gulf of Mexico spill has now reached nearly $4 billion.
The company, which last week managed to place a temporary cap on the leak, said Monday it has made payments totaling $207 million to … Read more »».

Sonia anguished over train tragedy

NEW DELHI – Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday expressed “her deep grief and anguish” over the train tragedy in West Bengal in which at least 60 people were killed.

“While conveying her deep condolences to the bereaved families, she also wished speedy recovery for the injured,” said an All India Congress Committee (AICC) statement.
About …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Train Accident In West Bengal: Railway Minister Expresses Doubt

KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- In the wake of the another train accident in West Bengal on Monday morning, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has revealed to the media that she is still ’suspicious’ about the circumstances that led to the tragedy. When asked about the probable causes that might have resulted in the mishap, the … Original article on : Train Accident In West Bengal: Railway Minister Expresses Doubt.

West Bengal train accident toll rises to 60

SAINTHIA – The toll in Monday’s train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district has shot up to 60, railway sources said.

The 60 victims include 57 passengers and three railway employees, an Eastern Railway release said here.
Over 150 people have been injured.
The accident occurred when the speeding Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : West Bengal train accident toll rises to 60.

West Bengal train accident sixth major one in past year

NEW DELHI – The train accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district Monday in which at least 60 people were killed and 150 injured is the sixth major one in the past one year and the second in less than two months in the state:

- On May 28, 148 people died as Maoists cut open the … Original source on Gaea Times at : West Bengal train accident sixth major one in past year.

Fire in Washington state burns 3 homes, endangers others and covers city in smoke

Wash. state fire burns 3 homes, endangers others

YAKIMA, Wash. – A wildfire in central Washington covered parts of nearby Yakima in smoke, destroyed at least three homes and threatened others late Sunday night, authorities said.
The fire started in the afternoon about 10 miles west of the city’s downtown and grew to 10,000 acres by 11 …. Read the original article  : Fire in Washington state burns 3 homes, endangers others and covers city in smoke.

Massacre of 17 at party in northern Mexico the latest in string of mass killings

Officials say gunmen kill 17 at party in Mexico

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico – The gunmen did not say a word as they jumped from their cars and stormed the private party. They simply opened fire. When they were done, 17 people lay dead and 18 wounded.
Sunday’s massacre in the city of Torreon was ghastly, but no … Original article on : Massacre of 17 at party in northern Mexico the latest in string of mass killings.

From Facebook with love: Status updates from behind prison bars

PANAJI – Prison bars brook no stopping for suspected Israeli drug dealer David Driham alias Dudu as far as updating his latest developments on social networking portal Facebook is concerned.

Arrested for possessing a narcotics cocktail of ecstacy, cocaine, heroine, LSD and charas of Rs.3.81 lakh (about 8,000 USD) Feb 21, Dudu has been updating … Read more : From Facebook with love: Status updates from behind prison bars.

Helpline numbers for West Bengal accident

KOLKATA – Following is a list of helpline numbers started by the railway authorities for information on Monday’s train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal.

At least 60 people were killed and over 150 injured when the speeding Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into three coaches of the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rs.5 lakh, job to kin of dead in accident: Mamata

KOLKATA – Compensation of Rs.5 lakh will be paid to the kin of those killed in the train accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday.

She said a job will also be provided to the kin of the dead.
At least 49 people were dead and 150 injured when the … Read more »».

Train Accident Kills 19 Year Old

ELTON, LOUISIANA (GaeaTimes.com)- A teenage boy was killed this weekend in the Jeff Davis Parish near Elton when the truck that he was driving struck against a train, thus crushing him and his vehicle. The police authorities who appeared at the scene of the train accident reported that the 19 year old had died … Read more »»».