News Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was closed for an indefinite period Oct 30 following violent protests over murder of a student, would re-open Dec 1, ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Thousands of protesters disrupted rail traffic Monday at Bhusandpur in Orissa's Khurda district demanding stoppage of express trains at the town's railway station, an official said. "Many trains have ...

Aligarh, Nov 14 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was closed for an indefinite period Oct 30 following violent protests over the murder of a student, is likely to re-open Dec ...

Amritsar (Punjab), Nov 3 (ANI): Activists of the radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest the alleged ...

Aligarh, Oct 31 (IANS) A day after the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was temporarily closed following prolonged student unrest over a murder, some students on a hunger strike Saturday refused to withdraw ...

Lucknow/Aligarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Friday temporarily shut down following protests by students over the murder of a final year student. "The decision to close down the university ...

Dankuni (West Bengal), Oct 30 (IANS) A group of locals held up the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express for two hours in this West Bengal station after a suburban train was delayed by 14 ...

Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) An Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student's murder sparked tension and violence in Aligarh Monday, where hundreds of the varsity students indulged in vandalism, disrupted rail traffic, damaged public ...

Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government will give a one-time grant of Rs.2000 each to bus, minibus, taxi and auto-rickshaw workers who have been rendered unemployed following the ban on ...

Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) More than 10 armed men Sunday looted cash and valuables worth Rs.2 lakh from passengers on a train in Jamui district of Bihar, police said. The passengers were ...

Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) The Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express, a non-stop train between the two cities, was flagged off Monday from Howrah railway station, officials said. The train started its journey at 8.20 a.m. ...

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) Dressed in their best, people from all walks of life hit the streets to visit picturesque pandals (marquees) and pray to Goddess Durga as West Bengali's biggest ...

Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Security arrangements at all major railway stations across West Bengal would be stepped up during Durga puja festival following an intelligence input from the central home ministry warning ...

Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday alleged that West Bengal's ruling Communists are "conspiring" against the Indian Railways and said "they will be responsible if any accident occurred". "The ...

Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) The situation in six flood-hit West Bengal districts - which claimed six lives and affected 1.7 million people - was still grim though there were signs of some ...

Kolkata, Sep. 8 (ANI): Several villages in Medinipur district of West Bengal are facing flood-like situation following the release of 2.5 lakh cusec water from the DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation). Villagers were ...

Patna, Sep 7 (IANS) Dozens of handicapped students Monday blocked rail tracks at the Rajendra Nagar terminal near the Patna railway station Monday to protest the looting of handicapped passengers on a ...

Patna, Sep 7(IANS) Five armed policemen who failed to act when robbers looted handicapped passengers on a train have been suspended, authorities said here Monday. Armed robbers Saturday looted nearly a dozen handicapped ...

Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) 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 ...

Raipur, Sep 5 (IANS) A soldier was arrested here on a charge of teasing two women in a train passing through Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. The incident took place late Friday in the ...

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Train services were disrupted in West Bengal's Howrah division Wednesday after youth activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) vandalised the Srirampur station venting their ire ...

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS) Eight rare Brazilian monkeys (common marmosets) have been stolen from Alipore Zoological Gardens here, and that too in presence of 14 security guards, said zoo officials Monday. This is ...

By Aparajita Gupta Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) A 29-year-old former banker has a dream: taking on the big guns of India's two-wheeler segment through his range of mobikes, not only on home turf ...

Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Two doctors were Saturday admitted at the Infectious Diseases (ID) hospital here with symptoms of swine flu. The medicos -- Ranjit Mandal and Prashanta Sarkar -- had fever and ...

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 ...

Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS) At least 200 passengers of three air-conditioned coaches of Barbil-Howrah Janshatabdi Express were looted of their cash and valuables Saturday night by dacoits near West Bengal-Jharkhand border. The Howrah-bound ...

Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) With the Supreme Court refusing to stay a Calcutta High Court order banning commercial vehicles over 15 years old from Kolkata, transport operators Friday decided to keep all ...

Kolkata, July 24 (ANI): Private transport operators went on an indefinite strike here from today in protest against a High Court order asking to phase out all vehicles which are more than ...

Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) At least 17 associations of commercial vehicle operators in West Bengal will go on indefinite strike from Friday, to protest the state government's decision to ban all commercial ...

Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A day after Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first ladies' special local train, hundreds of jubilant women showered their blessings upon the West Bengal leader ...