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Centre plans Guwahati Water Metro in Phase I of nationwide rollout: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalIndia is set to launch Water Metro services in 18 cities, with Guwahati leading Phase I. This initiative aims to transform waterways into e...
Police incident halts BC Ferries operations at Horseshoe Bay, multiple routes disruptedMajor BC Ferries services faced significant disruptions on April 19, 2026. A police incident aboard the Queen of Surrey ferry at Horseshoe ...
Bridges to Majuli: Connectivity push sparks outsider anxiety in Assam’s river island battlegroundMajuli islanders anticipate the completion of new bridges connecting them to mainland Assam, hoping for improved access to healthcare and e...
Bangladesh: 2 dead, several feared trapped as bus carrying 40 plunges into Padma RiverA passenger bus fell into the Padma River in Rajbari, Bangladesh. Two women were recovered dead. Eleven passengers swam to safety. The bus ...
Air India plans to operate special flight to bring stranded passengers from ShannonAir India is proactively organizing a special charter flight to Shannon this Wednesday. This mission is aimed at retrieving passengers who ...
Ferry carrying more than 350 people sinks off Philippines, killing at least 18Coast guard officials said the cargo and passenger ferry apparently encountered technical problems and sank after midnight. The steel-hulle...
Bali-bound ferry with 65 onboard sinks, 4 dead, dozens missingA ferry carrying 65 individuals tragically sank en route to Bali, Indonesia, resulting in at least four fatalities. As of 07:50 am (0050 GM...
Ferry-Navy craft crash: Body of missing boy found off Mumbai coast; death toll rises to 15The body of a seven-year-old boy was recovered Saturday, bringing the death toll to 15 in the December 18 ferry-Navy craft collision off Mu...
Search operation on for 7-yr-old boy missing after ferry-Navy craft crashA search operation continues for a seven-year-old boy missing after a Navy craft collided with a passenger ferry near Mumbai, claiming 14 l...
Mumbai Boat Accident: What led to Neel Kamal’s fatal ferry crash?Elephanta Ferry Boat Accident: A deadly ferry crash near Mumbai's Gateway of India on Wednesday evening resulted in the loss of 13 lives, w...
Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missingThe burned ferry was towed to Basilan's shoreline, where coast guard personnel and other authorities later discovered 18 more bodies in a b...
Centre forms committee for making coastal shipping guidelinesThis committee, headed by the Chairman, Deendayal Port Authority, would also draft the Model Concession Agreement for Ro-Ro or Ro-Pax Termi...
Bangladesh ferry accident kills 24, dozens missingPolice said some 30 people were still missing while some of the passengers managed to swim ashore. Hundreds of people die each year in ferr...
Assam government to bear cost to replace all single engine vessels with marine engines across stateTicket will be issued to every passenger and his name, address and contract number will be maintained in the register before boarding the v...
World Bank approves Rs 630 crore loan to Assam Inland Water TransportUnder the Assam Inland Water Transport Project (AIWTP), the infrastructure of passenger ferry services will be improved and the capacity of...
Now, hop onto luxurious catamaran to reach city from Goa"A free shuttle service will be available between the ferry terminal and the airport for the convenience of passengers," G Ravi Shankar, Ch...
Boat capsizes in West Bengal, five deadThe incident has led to mob-violence in Shantipur with locals setting six government trawlers on fire and ransacking the local ferry-contro...
Bangladesh ferry carrying hundreds sinks: OfficialsFerry accidents are common in Bangladesh, one of Asia's poorest nations which is criss-crossed with more than 230 rivers.
- Boat with 250 passengers capsizes in Assam, 35 drown
At least 35 people were drowned and many more were missing when a countryboat carrying 250 people capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assa...
- Indonesian ferry catches fire, passengers safe
More than 700 passengers escaped from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire on Sunday shortly before reaching its destination on Borneo isla...