Assam’s stranded train passengers evacuated
June 29th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Friday said that all passengers stranded at three locations on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section have been evacuated.The NFR ran a special ... Read more...
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Five killed in train accident
March 31st, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Five people, including two women, were killed when they were hit by the Ranchi-Howrah intercity express at Satragachi station of Howrah district Saturday, a senior railway ... Read more...
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Rooftop train travel kills five
September 25th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 25 (IANS) Five youths who were looking for jobs were killed when they were hit by an overbridge while travelling atop a train in Rajasthan's Ajmer town Sunday, ... Read more...
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Andhra chief minister welcomes rail budget
February 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Friday welcomed the railway budget and thanked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for sanctioning new trains and ... Read more...
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Will engage unemployed men as ‘rail sevaks’: Mamata
January 13th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Bannerje Wednesday said that unqualified and unemployed men will be engaged in the railways as "rail sevaks" to assist women and senior citizens at railway ... 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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Train accident: Mamata Banerjee announces Rs five lakh ex-gratia for kin of dead
September 20th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced an ex-gratia of Rs. five lakh each to the families of those killed in a railway accident in Madhya Pradesh on ... Read more...
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13 killed, 40 injured as trains collide in Madhya Pradesh
September 20th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Shivpuri (MP), Sep 20 (ANI): At least thirteen people were killed and over 40 others injured when the Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express collided with a freight train at the Bhadarwas railway station in ... Read more...
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Train services disrupted after ‘Maoist posters’ seen on track
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Train services on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of the South Eastern Railway (SER) were suspended for four hours Thursday after a goods train driver claimed to have seen Maoist ... Read more...
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Security men escape Maoist poster bomb (Lead)
July 7th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 7 (IANS) Security personnel had a narrow escape when Maoists used a poster bomb in Jharkhand on the first day of a two-day strike called by them to protest against ... Read more...
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Seven trains cancelled in Jharkhand, Bhubaneswar following Maoist shutdown
July 7th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi/Bhubaneswar July 7 (ANI): Seven trains were cancelled and routes of five diverted in Jharkhand as Maoists began their two-day shutdown in seven states in protest against what they allege the killing ... Read more...
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Jharkhand: Seven trains cancelled following Maoist shutdown
July 7th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi July 7(ANI): Seven trains were cancelled and routes of five diverted in Jharkhand as Maoists began their two-day shutdown in seven states to protest the killing of their top leader in ... Read more...
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Seven trains cancelled in Jharkhand due to Maoist strike
July 7th, 2010 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 7 (IANS) Seven trains were cancelled and routes of five diverted in Jharkhand Wednesday as Maoists began their two-day strike in seven states to protest the killing of their top ... Read more...
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Jharkhand municipal election observer missing
June 5th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jun 5 (IANS) Albert Murmu, a municipal election observer, went missing Saturday from a railway station while going to Ranchi from Deoghar district in Jharkhand, police said.
"We have got information that ... Read more...
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Speeding train kills elephant in West Bengal
June 1st, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), June 1 (ANI): The speeding NJP-Bamundanga Intercity Express knocked down a female elephant in the Diana region of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District on Monday night.The jumbo, whose body was ... Read more...
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Shutdown hits rail, road services in Jharkhand
May 18th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Several important trains were cancelled or diverted and road services hit Tuesday as Maoist guerrillas began a 48-hour shutdown to protest the government offensive against them.
"We have ... Read more...
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Many rail projects for Maoist-hit areas of West Bengal
February 24th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget Wednesday had many projects for Maoist-affected districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura in West Bengal.
During her budget speech in the Lok ... Read more...
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Maharashtra gets large share of Mamata’s largesse
February 24th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Apart from making Mumbaikars smile, Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee has also offered a lot for Maharashtra in the railway budget she presented to the Lok Sabha Wednesday. But ... Read more...
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Hundreds protest against railways for neglecting Oriya
February 14th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Hundreds of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) activists Saturday staged a protest against the railways for neglecting the Oriya language during the flagging-off ceremony of a new train ... Read more...
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Mamata urges people to turn against Maoists
February 13th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged the people of West Bengal's western districts to turn against the Maoists to stop the "bloodbath" in the region.
"The tribal population ... Read more...
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Fog wreaks havoc on train schedules in Delhi
January 6th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) As many as 29 trains were cancelled and 12 were running behind schedule Wednesday in the national capital due to fog, an official said.
"Twenty-nine trains were cancelled, ... Read more...
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23 killed in Mathura train collision (Third Lead)
October 21st, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra/New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed when two Delhi-bound passenger trains collided early Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city. Hours after the Goa Express rammed into ... Read more...
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13 killed in Mathura train collision, several trapped (Second Lead)
October 21st, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agra/New Delhi Oct 21 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed when two Delhi-bound passenger trains collided early Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city. Hours after the Goa Express rammed into ... Read more...
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10 killed in Mathura train accident (Lead)
October 21st, 2009 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 10 people were reportedly killed and over a dozen injured when two passenger trains collided early Wednesday morning in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Two men lynched in Bihar
October 14th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 14 (IANS) In another case of street justice in Bihar, two suspected criminals were beaten to death and one was badly injured by a mob Wednesday as the men tried ... Read more...
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Armed robbers loot handicapped in Bihar train
September 6th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Man shot dead in train in Bihar
August 6th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) A man was shot dead in a train near Barh railway station in Bihar's Patna district Thursday, police said.
A group of five armed criminals shot dead the man, ... Read more...
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Apart from non-stop services, Mamata introduces 57 new trains
July 3rd, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Apart from 12 non-stop train services between major cities, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has introduced as many as 57 new trains in her rail budget for ... Read more...
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57 new trains introduced
July 3rd, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Fifty-seven new trains service are proposed in the Railway Budget for 2009-10. This was announced by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in Parliament today.These are:
1. Vishakhapatnam ... Read more...
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Train coaches torched in Bihar, Mamata orders probe (Roundup)
June 1st, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/Kolkata/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) An angry mob in Bihar's Patna district set ablaze coaches of two passenger trains, uprooted rail lines and ransacked the railway station at Khusrupur to protest ... Read more...
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Three trains set on fire, railway station ransacked in Bihar
June 1st, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, June 1 (ANI): Three trains came under attack of hundreds of agitated people about 32 kilometre from Patna on Monday morning over Railways' decision to withdraw halt of various trains at ... Read more...
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Mamata orders probe into Bihar rail attack
June 1st, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ordered a departmental inquiry into the disturbances at Khusrupur railway station in Bihar's Patna district and promised to punish officials, if they are ... Read more...
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Train coaches torched in Bihar (Lead)
June 1st, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) Coaches of two passenger trains were set ablaze, rail lines uprooted and the Khusrupur railway station in Bihar's Patna district was ransacked by a mob Monday to ... Read more...
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Trains torched in Bihar
June 1st, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) Coaches of two passenger trains were set ablaze and the Khusrupur railway station in Bihar's Patna district was ransacked by a mob Monday to protest the East Central ... Read more...
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Bride, 14 of marriage party killed in Orissa train-SUV crash (Third Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubhaneshwar, Feb 22 (IANS) A bride and 14 other people were killed when a train rammed an SUV at an unmanned level crossing near Bargarh town in Orissa Sunday, officials said.
A Mahindra ... Read more...
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