Pinki reinstated in Railway job, joins duty
August 10th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of being a male and arrested for allegedly raping a woman, has been reinstated in her ... Read more...
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Pinki’s gender test report reaches hospital
July 9th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The reports of a chromosomal test to determine the gender of Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of rape, Monday reached the SSKM Hospital and ... Read more...
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Athlete Pinki undergoes gender test again in Kolkata
June 25th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Asiad gold medallist sprinter Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently under judicial custody for "rape", Monday underwent medical tests for determining gender at ... Read more...
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Pinki undergoes sex test (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently in judicial custody for alleged rape, underwent a gender determination test Tuesday ... Read more...
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Pinki undergoes sex test
June 19th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded in judicial custody for alleged rape, underwent a gender determination ... Read more...
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Pinki to undergo medical test Tuesday (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody for alleged rape, will undergo a gender determination ... Read more...
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Pinki undergoes medical test, result Tuesday
June 18th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Asian Games athletics gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody for alleged rape, underwent a gender determination test ... Read more...
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Pinki Pramanik suspended from railways’ job
June 17th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody has been suspended by the Eastern Railway, with whom ... Read more...
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It’s a conspiracy, says family of arrested Asiad medallist (Second lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Even as Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik was Friday sent to judicial custody after she was accused of being a male and held for ... Read more...
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Arrested for rape, Asiad gold medallist Pinki presented in court
June 15th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik, first detained and subsequently arrested on charges of "rape" after being accused of being a man, was presented ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for ‘rape’ (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was detained by police after a complaint was made that she is a male and has allegedly raped a ... Read more...
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Eastern Railway opens aid camps for heat-stroke affected
June 6th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Eastern Railway Wednesday opened special health camps at several stations under its jurisdiction to help the passengers suffering from heat stroke."For the treatment of ... Read more...
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Bus set on fire, train movement partially hit in Bengal
May 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Protestors set fire to a bus, put up road blockades and disrupted train movement in at least one place as the 12-hour shutdown called by ... Read more...
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Thunder squall disrupts train, Metro services in Kolkata
April 9th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) A thunder squall in Kolkata and its adjoining areas uprooted trees that blocked roads and disrupted train and Metro railways services Monday evening.The squall, which hit ... Read more...
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Train movement hit in Bengal
March 30th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Train movement in West Bengal was thrown haywire after some wagons of a goods train derailed in the state's Birbhum district Friday, the railways said.Several express ... Read more...
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Strike evokes partial response; banking, transport hit (Afternoon Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A 24-hour nation-wide strike by 11 trade unions Tuesday remained peaceful and evoked a mixed response, but key sectors like banking and transport took ... Read more...
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Few people on road, trains affected in Bengal
February 28th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Streets wore a near empty look and train services were disrupted as protestors put up blockades at various railway stations Tuesday in West Bengal where normal ... Read more...
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Protesters disrupt services after Mamata extends train
February 20th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced extension of a suburban train, locals and passengers at its original terminus Monday disrupted services ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Republic Day (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) The West Bengal government is bringing the state's farmers under 500 agri-credit societies to ensure they get proper prices for their produce, Governor M.K. Narayanan ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday unfurled the tricolour as the state celebrated the 63rd Republic Day along with the rest of India.The governor took ... Read more...
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Coach attendant found dead in express train
January 14th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A coach attendant was found dead and another injured inside an air conditioned two-tier coach of the Jammu Tawi-bound Himgiri Express near West Bengal's Asansol railway ... Read more...
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Alert railway gangman prevents accident
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) An alert gangman prevented a possible accident when he detected a rail line fracture near Cheragram Station in West Bengal, shortly before the Asansol-Howrah Agniveena Express ... Read more...
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Railway begins probe into Jharkhand train fire
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) The railways Wednesday began probing the Howrah-Dehradun Express train fire in Jharkhand in which seven people, including two children and an Australian woman, were killed a ... Read more...
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Eastern Railway locomotive staff protest staff shortage
November 15th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The locomotive running staff comprising guards and drivers of the Eastern Railway here Tuesday went on a hunger strike protesting against staff shortage."The number of trains ... Read more...
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On-duty cop commits suicide at Howrah station
November 12th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) A Railway Protection Force (RPF) head constable, on duty at the Howrah railway station here, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle Saturday, an ... Read more...
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India’s first superfast double-decker train flagged off
October 1st, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Saturday flagged off the country's first double-decker superfast train from Howrah in West Bengal to Dhanbad in Jharkhand.The 12383 Up/12384 Dn fully ... Read more...
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Railway’s superfast double decker train from Saturday
September 30th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will flag off a superfast double decker train from Howrah to Dhanbad at Howrah station Saturday, an official statement said Thursday.The 12383 ... Read more...
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Railway police forces to join hands to curb crime
August 12th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) In the wake of a spurt in cases of drugging on trains, a high-level meeting Friday decided on enhanced coordination between the Railway Protection Force (RPF) ... Read more...
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Now hear Rabindra Sangeet inside trains
August 8th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) In its homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary, Eastern Eailway has decided to play instrumental Rabindra Sangeet inside some of the ... Read more...
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Derailment toll goes up to two, services partly restored
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The toll in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express derailement in West Bengal's Malda rose to two Monday with discovery of the body of a youth from the debris ... Read more...
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Rail link partially restored, probe starts
August 1st, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The rail link between West Bengal's northern and southern parts was partially restored Monday afternoon while officials began a probe into the derailment of the Guwahati-Bangalore ... Read more...
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Harsh steps against those responsible for rail accident: Trivedi
August 1st, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Sunday said a proper inquiry will be held to fix accountability for the derailment of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Seven trains cancelled after Bengal accident
August 1st, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Seven trains were cancelled as the engine and six coaches of the Bangalore-bound Guwahati-Bangalore Express derailed and were hit by a passenger train passing on the ... Read more...
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Special train leaves Kolkata for train accident site
July 10th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jul 10 (IANS) A special train with relatives of passengers of Kalka-bound Kalka Mail, which ran off the rails in Uttar Pradesh, left Howrah Sunday evening for the accident ... Read more...
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Incessant rains disrupt normal life in Bengal
June 17th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Incessant rains since Thursday night in Kolkata and other southern West Bengal districts disrupted normal life Friday inundating several areas, triggering major traffic snarls and hitting ... Read more...
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