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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Bengal floods leave 15 dead, 1.9 million affected
August 14th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) With one more death reported Sunday, the toll in West Bengal floods rose to 15. About 1.9 million people across 14 districts have been affected, the ... Read more...
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Bengal flood toll 14
August 13th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The toll in the Bengal floods triggered by heavy rains has risen to 14, with more than 1.4 million people affected, officials said Saturday."Seventy one blocks ... 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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Parts of Kolkata flooded, trains hit
August 8th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Heavy rainfall have flooded parts of Kolkata, disrupting train services.A cyclonic formation on the Bay of Bengal triggered a rainfall of 77.5 millimeter from Sunday evening ... 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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Train derails in Uttar Pradesh
July 27th, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) A passenger train derailed early Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Howrah-Delhi route, an official said. No casualty was reported.Three coaches of ... Read more...
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New Orissa port receives first ultra-large vessel
July 25th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) Orissa's Dhamra port, which became commercially operational on May 7, has received its first ultra-large vessel carrying 150,000 tonnes of coal from Australia, an official said ... Read more...
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Transport strike troubles people in parts of Bengal
July 14th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Attendance in schools dropped, university examinations were postponed and commuters had a harrowing time here and in three surrounding districts of West Bengal Thursday due ... Read more...
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New railway minister meets Kalka Mail accident victims
July 13th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, July 12 (IANS) Hours after being sworn in as railway minister, Dinesh Trivedi arrived here Tuesday night to meet the victims of the Howrah-Kalka Mail accident in Uttar ... Read more...
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Delhi-Howrah rail route restored
July 12th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) Rail services were restored on the busy Delhi-Howrah route Tuesday, two days after the Kalka Mail derailed in Uttar Pradesh, killing 69 passengers and leaving over ... Read more...
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Ignoring PM directive, Mukul Roy leaves for Junglemahal
July 12th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed him to visit the train derailment site in Assam, Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy Monday evening ... Read more...
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A day after two accidents, train passengers carry on as usual
July 11th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A day after two major rail accidents, most people travelling on trains were not deterred, terming rail travel "comfortable and safe", though some attacked the ... Read more...
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15 trains cancelled after Uttar Pradesh accident
July 11th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Fifteen trains were cancelled and 10 were diverted Monday, a day after the Kalka Mail derailed and its coaches fell on the adjoining tracks in ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks government over railway accident
July 11th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A day after a rail accident claimed at least 69 lives in Uttar Pradesh, opposition parties Monday held the government responsible for it saying ... 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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Train derailment: Minister calls for compensation
July 10th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy Sunday asked the Railway Board to give compensation of Rs.5 lakh and Rs.1 lakh to families of those killed ... Read more...
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20 dead in Howrah-Kalka Express derailment
July 10th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 10 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed when 14 coaches of the Howrah-Kalka Express went off the rails in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh Sunday noon, police ... Read more...
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Southern Railway plans to improve infrastructure
June 30th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Southern Railway will be spending around Rs.1,700 crore this fiscal on improving its infrastructure, an official said Thursday.Speaking to reporters here after releasing the new railway ... Read more...
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Rajdhani derailment: Railway safety panel begins probe
June 16th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) The railway's safety panel has begun its inquiry into Wednesday's derailment of Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, a railway statement said Thursday."The Commissioner of Railway Safety (Eastern ... Read more...
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Special train from Howrah to Ajmer train for Urs
May 28th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) The Eastern Railway will run a pair of special trains between Howrah in West Bengal and Ajmer in Rajasthan to clear the extra rush of passengers ... Read more...
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A pilgrim spot? No, it’s Mamata’s home
May 20th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The sound of conch shells and ululations filled the air. Mamata Banerjee's single-storey house at the dingy Harish Chatterjee Street in south Kolkata almost turned ... Read more...
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Four crushed to death by train in Uttar Pradesh
May 6th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) Four people were crushed to death by an express train in Uttar Pradesh Friday when they were crossing the railway track, police said Friday. One person ... Read more...
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26 hurt in Orissa train collision, a few trains cancelled (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) At least 26 passengers were injured after a goods train collided with the Koraput-Rourkela Inter City Express in Orissa's Bolangir district early Wednesday, forcing railway authorities ... Read more...
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High turnout in Bengal; Singur, Nandigram vote (Intro Roundup)
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) One-time political flashpoints Singur and Nandigram voted Tuesday as millions exercised their franchise in 63 constituencies of four districts in the fourth phase of West ... Read more...
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Over 84 percent turnout in fourth phase of West Bengal polls
May 3rd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 3 (ANI): Over 84 percent polling was recorded in the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly polls in 63 constituencies spread across East Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly and parts of Burdwan ... Read more...
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High turnout in Bengal; Singur, Nandigram vote (Roundup)
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Former volatile spots Singur and Nandigram voted Tuesday as millions exercised their franchise in 63 constituencies of four districts in the fourth phase of West ... Read more...
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Tight security for Tuesday’s West Bengal polling
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Special security arrangements have been made in West Bengal's East Midnapore district for Tuesday's fourth phase polling, a senior election officer said here Monday."We have prepared ... Read more...
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Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, all passengers safe
April 27th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 27 (IANS) A passenger train derailed near this Uttar Pradesh city Wednesday evening, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Howrah-Delhi route, police said. No casualty was ... Read more...
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BJP’s Bengal chief on hunger strike outside poll panel office
April 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal unit chief Rahul Sinha Saturday launched an indefinite hunger strike outside the state chief electoral officer's (CEO) office, ... Read more...
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Left Front will retain power in Bengal: Tripura chief minister
April 19th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 19 (IANS) The Left Front would be voted back to power in West Bengal for an eighth term, Tripura Chief Minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo ... Read more...
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Calling all hands for Bengal polls, willing or unwilling
April 14th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Manotosh Sarkar has been chosen for poll duty in West Bengal but is seeking an exemption. "I have a very young daughter," says the government school ... Read more...
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53,000 arrests made in Bengal ahead of polls
April 8th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Security forces have arrested over 53,000 people and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the past one month in an effort to ensure ... Read more...
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Next government must focus on peace: Bengal intellectuals
March 29th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) With mounting violence ahead of the April-May assembly elections, noted intellectuals in West Bengal feel restoration of peace and welfare of the poor should be the ... Read more...
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Trinamool creating hindrance to industry in Bengal: Minister
March 29th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Hitting out at the Trinamool Congress for creating "hindrance to the growth of industry" in West Bengal, Industry Minister Nirupam Sen Monday alleged that investment has ... Read more...
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