India

NEW DELHI, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Railway Board has recommended a probe by the country's top investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), into Friday's devastating train accident in which 275 people died and nearly 1,175 were injured, announced Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday.

NEW DELHI, June 4 (Xinhua) -- An under-construction bridge over river Ganga in India's eastern state of Bihar collapsed on Sunday, but there were no reports of any known human casualties.

The incident was caught on mobile phone cameras of local residents, and the videos soon went viral on various social media platforms with people shouting about possible human casualties.

The ill-fated Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was about to be completed this year. This is the second time when the bridge collapsed.

BALASORE, India (AP) — The train derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks, India’s railways minister said Sunday.

”Who has done it and what is the reason will come out of an investigation,” Ashwini Vaishnaw said in an interview with New Delhi Television network.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country’s deadliest train crashes in decades.

The accident, which happened about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata on Friday night, led to a chaotic scene as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches to free survivors.

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh government in its administrative reshuffle has transferred as many as eight IAS officers, including two divisional commissioners.

Reportedly, Kanpur divisional commissioner has also been transferred. He has been given charge of secretary, agriculture department.

In his place, Saharanpur DC Lokesh M has been sent to take charge here in the same capacity.

NEW DELHI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others injured Wednesday after a blast took place inside a firecracker godown in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

The blast took place at Ellakattava village in Tirupati district, about 758 km southwest of Visakhapatnam, the main city of Andhra Pradesh.

According to police, the explosion immediately triggered fire inside the godown.

The police rushed the fire brigade to the spot to contain the blaze. An investigation into the blast is underway.

Kanpur: Attentively listening to different complaints from the public in her office, the Mayor directed all the zonal officers to redress all those civic issues earlier.

Municipal Commissioner, Additional Municipal Commissioner and others were present at this important meeting.

The Mayor said in a stern tone that a sum of Rs 2,500 will be charged against any person who throws garbage on the road after the removal of the garbage in the morning hours.

The households should be alert in giving garbage to door-to-door agency workers turning up to collect the garbage.

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A two-seater training aircraft made an emergency landing on Tuesday in India's southern state of Karnataka following a technical glitch, confirmed a local cop.

The aircraft, with a pilot and a trainee pilot onboard, developed a technical problem. The pilot managed to land the aircraft on a farm field in Honnihala village in Belagavi, seven kilometers from Sambra Airport, at a controlled speed, which saved the lives of both pilots, local media said.

The two pilots had minor injuries and were admitted to a hospital.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skid off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said.

The bus was on way to Katra town from the northern state of Punjab’s Amritsar city when it fell into the gorge near Jammu city, police said.

Local police officer Chandan Kohli told reporters that the bus was overloaded. He said the dead were from India’s eastern Bihar state.

Kanpur:  The newly married woman allegedly ran away from her husband's house with cash and jewellery, among other items.

The incident was revealed on Sunday after a complaint was lodged at the Rasoolabad police station of the district.

Ram Karan, a resident of Nirala Nagar, stated in his complaint that a local took Rs 70,000 from him for "fixing his marriage".

"He got my marriage fixed with a girl from Bihar. After taking the money, on May 15, the marriage was solemnised at Dharamgarh Baba temple.