Major train collision averted in West Bengal (Lead)
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A major railway accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday when two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track ... Read more...
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Train accident averted in West Bengal
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A major accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday after two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after ... Read more...
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Maoist shutdown evokes partial response in parts of Andhra
July 7th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The 48-hour shutdown called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest the killing of their spokesperson Azad evoked partial response in parts of ... Read more...
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Railways send coffins for accident victims
May 29th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) The railways have despatched coffins to the Jhargram accident site and earmarked one coach each in some local trains of the South Eastern Railway for the kin of ... Read more...
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Train schedule goes haywire after derailment
May 28th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Train schedules in West Bengal went haywire after the derailment of the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express near Jhargram Friday, leaving 76 people dead.
Four trains were cancelled: 2021/2022 Howrah-Barbil Jan ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila hits train services in coastal Andhra
May 20th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) The severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal has badly hit train services in coastal Andhra Pradesh with as many as 31 passenger trains being cancelled and ... Read more...
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West Bengal strike disrupts train services in Orissa
July 17th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) Train services in Orissa were disrupted Friday due to a 12-hour shutdown in West Bengal by the Congress protesting an attack on party legislators earlier this week, a ... Read more...
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Flash floods hit half a million people in Orissa
June 18th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the past four days have hit about half a million people in four districts of northern Orissa, submerged thousands of acres ... Read more...
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