Over 200,000 devotees pray for ancestors in GayaSeptember 9th, 2009 PATNA - Over 200,000 Hindu devotees have come to Bihar's Gaya town to perform the 'pinda daan', a religious service for ancestors, in the first six days of the auspicious fortnight, officials said Wednesday. "Till date more than two lakh devotees have performed the pinda daan.
Armed robbers loot handicapped in Bihar trainSeptember 6th, 2009 PATNA - Armed criminals looted nearly a dozen handicapped passengers, and shot and injured one of them in the Danapur-Howrah express train in Bihar late Saturday night, police said Sunday. The robbers shot and injured Vishwakarma Sharma, a school teacher before looting the other handicapped passengers on the train late Saturday night between Karauta and Bhakhtiyarpur stations near Patna.
Coaches of Delhi-Patna train set ablaze in BiharAugust 18th, 2009 PATNA - A group of students set four coaches of the Delhi-Patna Shramjivi Express train on fire Tuesday following an altercation with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, officials said. However, no passenger was injured in the incident.
Coaches of Delhi-Patna train set ablazeAugust 18th, 2009 PATNA - A group of students set two coaches of the Delhi-Patna Shramjivi Express train on fire Tuesday following an altercation with men of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), officials said. The incident occurred at the Bihta railway station, about 30 km from Patna.
Stationary train catches fire in Amritsar, no casualtiesJuly 22nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - A coach of a stationary train caught fire here on Wednesday. However, no casualties were reported.
Doon Express derails near Gaya, 12 injuredJuly 10th, 2009 GAYA - At least 12 passengers were injured when two coaches of Dehradun bound 3009 Howrah-Dehradun, Doon Express derailed near Gaya early this morning. According to East Central Railway sources, The SLR van and guard's coach were derailed near Bilwa station about 50 km from district place Gaya at about 3.55 am.
AIDS victim sets himself on fire in GayaJuly 3rd, 2009 GAYA - An AIDS patient in Bihar's Gaya district committed suicide by setting himself on fire. Satyendra Malakar, who worked as a daily wage labourer in Gujarat, returned to Barorah village after falling sick.
Four killed in Chennai train collisionApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.
Rail coach catches fire in Patna stationApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - A coach of a Gaya-Patna passenger train caught fire at the main railway station here Wednesday. Officials said there was no passenger on board, and that firefighters had reached the spot.
Patna-bound Rajdhani Express avoids fatal mishapMarch 21st, 2009 CHANDAULI - A major accident was averted in the wee hours of Saturday morning, when the Patna-bound Rajdhani Express came to a sudden halt after pantry car of the train caught fire near the Karman Station in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which happened at around 3:30 a.m.
Maoists blow up rail track in BiharMarch 21st, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoist rebels blasted a railway track in Bihar's Gaya district, disrupting train services on the Gaya-Mughalsarai section, officials said Saturday. Railway sources said a group of armed Maoists blew up the track between Guraru and Pairayya stations in Gaya this morning.
12 injured in Bihar train collisionFebruary 13th, 2009 PATNA - At least 12 people were injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train in Bihar's Motihari district early Saturday morning, the second accident within 24 hours. The Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur passenger train collided with the engine of a goods train standing at Sugauli railway station near Motihari.
Scare at Patna airport as grass catches fire from plane exhaustFebruary 12th, 2009 PATNA/NEW DELHI - There was a scare at Patna airport Friday as a patch of grass caught fire as a plane was taxiing after landing. The fire was put out before it could cause any loss or injury.
About 150 passengers escape after plane catches fireFebruary 12th, 2009 PATNA - It was a miraculous escape for about 150 passengers on an Air India plane that caught fire while landing at the Patna airport Friday. But thanks to quick work by the fire brigade neither any damage nor any casualties were reported.
Maoists attack train in Bihar, policeman killedDecember 24th, 2008 PATNA - Suspected Maoists Thursday attacked a passenger train in Bihar, killing a policeman and injuring two others and escaping with some arms and ammunitions, officials said. Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said a group of Maoists attacked Muzaffarpur-Bhagalpur intercity train near Bariyarpur in Lakhisarai district, about 150 km from here.
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