Park Street fire throws up heroesKOLKATA - Amid the devastation and the loss of lives, the fire at the Stephen Court building here has also thrown up heroes who staked their lives to save fellow beings, whom they did not even know personally. Cold case thaws: 2 men charged with murder, arson in case of 5 NJ teenagers last seen in 1978
Murder charges filed in case of 5 missing NJ teens NYC’s former chief crane inspector admits taking payoffs to fake inspection results
Ex-NYC top crane inspector admits taking bribes Former New York City chief crane inspector admits taking payoffs to fake inspection results
Ex-NYC crane inspector pleads guilty to bribery Stephen Court death count soars to 16KOLKATA - The death count shot up to 16 in the devastating fire that swept through two floors of the sprawling Stephen Court Building in Kolkata’s glamorous address Park Street Tuesday. 8 hurt, 1 seriously, when tour bus rear-ends another near Epcot at Walt Disney World
Tour bus rear-ends another near Epcot; 8 hurt Cold case thaws: Murder, arson charges announced in 1978 report of missing NJ teenagers
Tip from witness helps thaw 1978 cold case in NJ Philadelphia music execs mull museum to replace torched offices; man ordered to stand trial
Philly music-makers mull museum at torched offices 8 hurt, 1 seriously, when 2 tour buses crash near Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida
2 tour buses crash near Epcot at Disney; 8 hurt Emergency worker being fired, 3 suspended in death of Pa. man who waited 30 hours for help
4 EMS workers being punished in Pa. storm death Britain to expel Israeli diplomat over Hamas killingLONDON - Britain is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake British passports by the killers of a Hammas official in Dubai, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday. Tax raids in Bhopal, GwaliorBHOPAL - The Income Tax department Tuesday conducted raids at three places in Bhopal and Gwalior and seized documents, sources said. Goa BJP legislator appeals for ‘help’ to drug peddlerPANAJI - A Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) legislator and former minister in Goa Tuesday appealed to the home minister to help an alleged drug peddler of Goan origin arrested by the Mumbai police. Self-styled godman’s accomplice claims threat to lifeNEW DELHI - A city court Tuesday sought the response from Tihar Jail officials here on the plea of a co-accused of self-styled godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi, arrested in a sex racket case, seeking proper security for himself after other prisoners allegedly beat him up. Fidel Castro going to bed early, has more time for meals, doing very well for age, Raul says
Raul Castro: Fidel doing ‘very well for his age’ When leaping flames engulfed their officeKOLKATA - The lights flickered and then it turned dark. But no one in the top floor offices in the Stephen Court building could have imagined that soon thick smoke and leaping flames would surround them. Coast Guard vessel sinks after collision with ship (Second Lead)MUMBAI - A Coast Guard ship sank after a privately-owned merchant vessel rammed into it in the Mumbai Harbour Tuesday evening, an official said. No casualties were reported. Fire races through old Calcutta building, killing 6 and injuring 20
Fire in old Calcutta building kills 6, injures 20 Inferno in Kolkata’s Park Street kills six, injures 20 (Roundup)KOLKATA - At least six people were killed and scores trapped when a raging fire broke out in a British-era building in the heart of Kolkata’s bustling Park Street Tuesday. The blaze in the top floors of the eight-storey commercial and apartment block could be brought under control only after five hours of struggle. Eight killed as bus falls into Kerala river (Second Lead)KOTTAYAM - At least seven people died when the bus they were travelling in fell into the Meenachil river near here Tuesday, officials and witnesses said. A person engaged in rescue operations also collapsed, taking the toll in the incident to eight. Woman arrested for poisoning two childrenNEW DELHI - A woman, who survived a suicide attempt, has been arrested for poisoning her two children, police said Tuesday. Cheque-stealers’ gang busted, two arrestedNEW DELHI - Delhi Police Tuesday said they had busted a gang of fraudsters who used to steal cheques from drop boxes at petrol pumps and cash them by opening fake bank accounts using forged documents. Woman dies after her clothes catch fireNEW DELHI - A 22-year-old woman died after her clothes caught fire while she was performing puja in her house in northwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. Her husband sustained critical burn injuries when he rushed to her aid. Arch Capital Group sees losses from Chile quake, European, Australian storms near $65 million
Arch Capital: 1Q quake, storm costs near $65M Coast Guard vessel sinks after collision with shipMUMBAI/NEW DELHI - A Coast Guard ship sank after a private merchant vessel rammed into it in the Mumbai Harbour Tuesday evening, officials said. No casualties were reported. Workers stall work at Bina refinery after firingBHOPAL - A strong police force was deployed around the Bharat Oman Refinery in Bina where workers Tuesday struck work in protest against firing by security guards on some of them Monday. I saw people jump to death: eyewitnessKOLKATA - “I saw two desperate people, unable to bear the soaring heat and fumes, cling on to the edge of the balcony and then jump to their death from the sixth floor,” said Rupa Ghosh, eyewitness to the fire tragedy in Kolkata’s Park Street Tuesday. Grenades found in Punjab ahead of IPL matchMOHALI - Five hand grenades made in Pakistan were recovered from a village in Punjab’s Mohali district Tuesday, a day ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here, police said. Blaze in Bangalore defence canteen godown doused (Second Lead)BANGALORE - A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in a three-storeyed building, serving as a godown of the defence canteen stores, near Trinity Circle in Bangalore’s central business district. There was no casualty, police and fire service officials said. Ship rams into Coast Guard vessel in Mumbai harbourMUMBAI - A private ship rammed into a Coast Guard vessel in the Mumbai Harbour here Tuesday evening, an official said. Chinese man stabs eight school children to deathBEIJING - A mentally unstable man stabbed eight children to death and injured five others at a primary school in east China Tuesday, authorities said. Inferno in Kolkata’s Park Street kills two, injures many (Third Lead)KOLKATA - At least two people were killed and scores trapped when a raging fire broke out in a landmark British-era building in the heart of Kolkata’s bustling Park Street Tuesday. The blaze in the top floors of the eight-storey commercial and apartment block could not be controlled even after four hours. British fugitive dies mysteriously in GoaPANAJI - British fugitive Ajay Kaushal died mysteriously while being ferried from a jail here Monday night, an official said Tuesday. He had telephoned a local journalist a few days ago, promising to tell “horror stories” inside the jail. Fire guts Punjab pesticides godownBATHINDA - A raging fire destroyed pesticides worth lakhs of Rupees in a godown in a grain market in this Punjab town Tuesday, officials said. More sandstorms to hit China: OfficialBEIJING - Eight to 10 more sandstorms are expected to hit north China in April and May as a result of the frequent spells of cold during spring, China’s Meteorological department has forecast. Ohio officer seen getting flipped over guardrail by skidding car says he acted on instinct
Ohio cop tossed by car says he acted on instinct Life jail for ex-SS assassin for 1944 Dutch murdersAACHEN - Heinrich Boere, an 88-year-old who admits that he assassinated three suspected members of the Dutch resistance for the SS during the Second World War, was jailed for life Tuesday at the end of a murder trial in Aachen, Germany. Auto-lifters gang busted in Ghaziabad, 11 cars seizedGHAZIABAD - An inter-state gang of auto lifters was busted in Ghaziabad Monday with the arrest of five members and 11 stolen cars were recovered along with the articles used to fabricate fake documents, police said. Medics to be disciplined in death of Pittsburgh man who waited 30 hours for help during storm
2 medics to be disciplined in Pa. snowstorm death Blaze in defence canteen godown in BangaloreBANGALORE - A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in a three-storey building, serving as a godown of the defence canteen stores near Trinity Circle in Bangalore’s central business district. Fire breaks out at defence canteen in BangaloreBANGALORE - Fire broke out in the godown of a defence canteen in Bangalore Monday, officials said. Third biggest fire in two years in KolkataKOLKATA - The Park Street blaze Tuesday is the third big fire in Kolkata in the last two years that has resulted in huge loss of property and many injuries. Four dead, 20 rescued from bus that fell into Kerala riverKOTTAYAM - At least four people died when a private bus fell into the Meenachil river near this Kerala city Tuesday afternoon, eyewitnesses said. Twenty passengers were rescued by the locals but many were trapped inside the bus. Avalanche kills 35 in AfghanistanKABUL - At least 35 people were killed in an avalanche in Afghanistan’s northeast Badakhshan province, an official said Tuesday. Woman held for baring breasts at own wedding partyLONDON - A 40-year-old lesbian had to spend her wedding night in police lock-up after she bared her breasts at a club doorman and later beat him up with her stiletto shoe. Beijing catches its breath after lashing from spring sandstorm
Beijing catches breath after sandstorm BEIJING — Beijing caught its breath Tuesday after the dispersal of sandstorms that had shrouded cities in northern China in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit. Fire rages in Park Street building, deaths feared (Second Lead)KOLKATA - Scores of people were trapped and at least 12 injured when a raging fire broke out in a landmark multi-storied building in the heart of Kolkata’s buzzing Park Street Tuesday afternoon. Some people were feared killed. Maoists derail Rajdhani, train services hit hard (Afternoon Lead)KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR/PATNA - Maoists targeted railways - the nation’s lifeline - blasting tracks to derail the Rajdhani Express and throw train services haywire in vast parts of eastern India on the second and final day of a shutdown in six states Tuesday. Probe Bangladesh violence: ethnic minoritiesDHAKA - Five groups of ethnic minorities have demanded a probe into violence by Muslim settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh. Bus falls into Kerala riverKOTTAYAM - A private bus carrying over 40 people, including many students, fell into the Meenachil river near this Kerala city Tuesday afternoon, eyewitnesses said. Some passengers swam to safety while some were rescued by locals. |
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