Cigarette ban up in smoke in Kolkata stations
November 4th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) With hundreds of passengers leisurely puffing away at their cigarettes on trains and railway platforms in suburban Kolkata, it is hard to imagine that smoking on ... Read more...
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Train services disrupted in Bengal
October 27th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Train services on the Khana-Rampurhat section of Eastern Railway's Howrah division were suspended for over three hours Wednesday after a trailer got stuck while crossing the railway track ... Read more...
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One held for damaging railway track in Bengal
October 26th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) A possible train derailment was averted in West Bengal as a man was caught while damaging the track on Azimganj-Nalhati section of Eastern Railway's Howrah division Tuesday.Trackman ... Read more...
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Railways begin Kolkata Metro derailment probe
October 21st, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) A four-member team of the Indian Railways Thursday began enquiring into Kolkata Metro's first ever derailment, where two coaches of a Kavi Subhas-bound train derailed Oct 20, officials ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee announces awards for Railway players winning CWG medals
October 8th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced special 'Minister's Awards' for Railway players winning medals at the XIXth Commonwealth Games."The Railway family and the nation is ... Read more...
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Railways to introduce trolleys for porters
September 10th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Railways is planning to introduce trolleys at railway stations to reduce the physical stress of porters, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday.
"I am considering introducing the ... Read more...
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New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani engine develops snag, derails
August 30th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) Passengers aboard the New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express had a providential escape Monday when two front wheels of the train's engine went off the rails after part of the ... Read more...
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Seven women hurt in acid attack in Kolkata train
August 12th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Seven women sustained burns when some miscreants hurled acid at a ladies compartment of a suburban train here Wednesday night, an official said.
An Eastern Railway spokesman said six ... Read more...
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Another train robbery in Bihar
August 9th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) In yet another train robbery in Bihar, armed men looted cash and valuables at gunpoint and assaulted dozens of passengers of the Howrah-Amritsar Express in Jamui district, police ... Read more...
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13 railway employees grilled in Sainthia accident
August 3rd, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) The West Bengal police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Monday grilled 13 Eastern Railway employees who were on duty at the time of the July 19 Sainthia train accident ... Read more...
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Limbs of victims being found from accident site
July 20th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sainthia, July 20 (IANS) Severed limbs of victims were found Tuesday by rescue workers from the site of the ghastly train accident here in West Bengal's Birbhum district as railwaymen worked ... Read more...
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West Bengal train accident toll rises to 60
July 19th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 19 (IANS) The toll in Monday's train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal's Birbhum district has shot up to 60, railway sources said.
The 60 victims include 57 passengers ... Read more...
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Railways open helplines for news of West Bengal accident
July 19th, 2010 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Railway authorities have opened several helpline numbers for news of the victims in Monday's train accident at Sainthia in India's eastern state of West Bengal.
The Eastern Railway has ... Read more...
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Life hit in West Bengal as shutdown begins
July 5th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted in West Bengal Monday as road and rail services were affected and government offices were closed following a 12-hour shutdown called by non-Congress parties ... Read more...
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Railways to give free houses to squatters: Mamata
June 14th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Union minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday that the Indian Railways will provide free houses to squatters who are willing to vacate its land besides tracks across the ... Read more...
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Exhibition train to mark Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary
May 6th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Indian Railways will run an exhibition train Sanskriti Express to celebrate Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary and showcase his life and philosophy.
The train, to ... Read more...
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Police, railway authorities discuss anti-Maoist strategy
May 6th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Police officials of three states and Eastern Railway authorities Wednesday held a high level co-ordination meeting here to formulate a joint strategy to combat attacks by Maoists on ... Read more...
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Strike paralyzes life in West Bengal (Lead)
April 27th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Life was paralysed in West Bengal as flight and train services were inoperative and vehicles kept off the roads Tuesday, following a 12-hour strike called by 13 political ... Read more...
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Police begin probe into mysterious death of youths
April 13th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Police Tuesday began a probe into the mysterious death of three youths whose bodies were found beside the railway tracks near the Dum Dum station Monday.
Three friends, all ... Read more...
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BJP seeks PM’s apology on railway ad goof-up
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "taking Delhi to Pakistan and Kolkata to Bay of Bengal" in ... Read more...
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Railway ad shows Delhi in Pakistan, Kolkata in sea
March 20th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Is Delhi in Pakistan? Or does Kolkata float on the Bay of Bengal? Yes, if one goes by an advertisement splashed by the Eastern Railway in major ... Read more...
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Railways ad places Delhi in Pakistan
March 20th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 20 (ANI):In yet another blunder by government departments, an advertisement issued by the Indian Railways has placed New Delhi in Pakistan and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal.The ... Read more...
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Powerful explosive device detected at Howrah station (Lead)
February 11th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Alert railway hawkers prevented a tragedy at the Howrah station Thursday when they alerted police about an unattended bag with wires protruding lying on a platform. Police after ... Read more...
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Trains, road traffic disrupted in Bengal CPI-M shutdown
January 13th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Suburban train services and road traffic were disrupted Wednesday and thousands of Ganga Sagar-bound pilgrims inconvenienced following a 12-hour shutdown in South 24 Parganas district called by the ... Read more...
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One killed, 500 shanties destroyed in Kolkata fire (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) One person was killed, about 500 shanties were destroyed and train services in Eastern Railway's Sealdah division disrupted as a major fire swept Ultadanga area in north eastern ... Read more...
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Fire razes Kolkata slum (Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) A fire broke out in Kolkata's Ultadanga slum Tuesday razing the entire area, an official said. No casualty has been reported.
At least 35 fire engines were pressed into ... Read more...
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Mamata announces Rs.5 lakh compensation for constable’s family
December 12th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced compensation of Rs.500,000 and a job for a family member of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable who was shot dead ... Read more...
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Mamata flags of two ladies’ specials in Bengal
December 5th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday flagged off two trains exclusively for women in West Bengal.
The trains were flagged off on the Eastern Railway Sealdah division and will ... Read more...
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Blind ornithologist seeks to create digitised bird-call directory (Feature)
November 15th, 2009 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
By Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) He is blind but can recognise more than 200 types of birds by their calls. He treks in the high Himalayas with gusto, transcending his physical ... Read more...
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Woman detained in Kolkata for raising false alarm
August 28th, 2009 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) A woman was detained at Eastern Railway's Sealdah station Thursday for raising a false alarm about a bomb on the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express after it had just ... Read more...
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Hospital, stadium: Mamata’s tribute to Bengal’s celluloid fraternity
August 22nd, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) The Metro Railway will set up a 75-bed hospital here, to be named after celebrated film-maker Tapan Sinha, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Saturday.
Banerjee also announced that ... Read more...
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Eastern Railway runs century-old steam locomotive
August 16th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The Eastern Railway (ER) Sunday ran a heritage train pulled by a century-old steam engine to commemorate the trip of the first passenger train from Howrah station 155 ... Read more...
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Mamata sanctions Rs.35 mn for theatre complex
August 13th, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday named an Eastern Railway (ER) open theatre after Bengali theatre icon Sambhu Mitra and sanctioned Rs.35 million for the overall development of ... Read more...
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Derailment in West Bengal disrupts train service
August 7th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS) Four wagons, one brake van and one diesel engine got derailed at Pakur railway station on Nalhati - Barharwa section of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division in West ... Read more...
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Ticketless passenger alleges she was stripped, railways denies
August 4th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) A ticketless passenger accused a woman ticket checker of stripping her, leading to a mob fury at the bustling Sealdah station here. But an official inquiry found she ... Read more...
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