Police raids were on in Netai village near this Maoist hub in West Bengal Saturday a day after seven people were shot dead and 12 wounded allegedly by Marxist-backed assailants. Groups of villagers were seen huddled together, mourning the deaths, while anxiety was writ large on the faces of those whose family members lay critically [...]
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President Patil to lay foundation of new Kolkata Metro
September 22nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will on Wednesday lay the foundation of the Metro railway extension project at Joka, located on the city”s southern fringes. The Metro will connect large areas of neighbouring South 24-Pargana district with BBD Bagh and is part of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee”s plan to expand the network. West Bengal Chief Minister [...]
Some UPA partners friendly with Maoists: BJP
April 8th, 2010 |
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Alleging that some parties of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) were close to Leftist guerrillas, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the government was a mute spectator when Maoists were spreading terror.
“Sections of the UPA have made Maoist-friendly noises in some states. West Bengal is a telling example of this,” a BJP [...]
Mamata to attend meeting on women’s quota bill
April 3rd, 2010 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting of all political parties in the Lok Sabha on the women’s reservation bill here Monday, a Trinamool Congress leader said Saturday.
The Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led ruling coalition, had abstained from voting on the women’s quota bill in the Rajya Sabha March 9.
“Mamataji [...]
Banerjee’s office files complaint against Bengali channel
April 2nd, 2010 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s office has lodged a police complaint against a Bengali TV news channel for continuously flashing her personal mobile number, officials said Friday.
J.K. Shah, executive director (public grievances) in the railway ministry, in a complaint at the Parliament Street police station here Wednesday said the news channel continuously flashed the minister’s mobile [...]
Mamata Banerjee flags off three new Duronto Express trains
April 1st, 2010 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off three new non-stop Duronto trains here on Wednesday.
The trains would run from New Delhi to Howrah, Bhubaneshwar and to Jammu Tawi.
The three trains – New Delhi-Bhubaneswar, New Delhi-Howrah, and Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jammu Tawi – are among the 14 Duronto trains announced in the interim railway budget of 2009-10, of [...]
Railways announces reward for Maoist-hit Rajdhani crew
March 23rd, 2010 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced a cash reward for crew members of the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train for their alertness that helped contain injuries to passengers after the train derailed when suspected Maoists blasted the track in Bihar’s Gaya district.
Crew members on the train “showed exemplary devotion to duty by exercising vigilance and [...]
Maharajas’ Express chugs out from Kolkata
March 21st, 2010 |
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Kolkata, March : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday night flagged off the Kolkata-Delhi luxury tourist train Maharajas’ Express from here.
The train is the latest offering from the railways on the lines of the palace-on-wheels to generate revenue and help tourists explore India. It possesses elegant features to give the guests a feeling of royalty.
The train [...]
Maoists kill Trinmool Congress worker in West Bengal
January 27th, 2010 |
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Jhargram (West Bengal), Jan 27 (ANI): Suspected Maoists shot dead a Trinamool Congress worker near Jhargram in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the body of 26-year-old Rishi Dolai was retrieved from the Barokuria ghat on the Kangsabati River.
On Tuesday evening, over 20 Maoists surrounded Dolai’’s house at Manikpara village and [...]
White paper on railways will be put up before Parliament:Mamata Banerjee
November 17th, 2009 |
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Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has assured that in the upcoming rail budget, a white paper on organizational, operational and financial position of the railways will crop up based on last five years performance.
The much-discussed White Paper on railways is likely to feature in the upcoming session of the parliament.
It will also bring to the [...]
Mandore Express derails, seven dead
November 14th, 2009 |
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The Delhi-bound Mandore Express which was on its way from Jodhpur to Delhi derailed this morning with some portion of the track penetrating its AC compartment, leaving seven passengers dead and over 40 injured at Banskho, 40 kilometers from here.
Fifteen coaches of the train derailed at 1:30 a.m., after the train left the Pink [...]
Mamata demands President’’s rule in West Bengal
November 13th, 2009 |
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Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded imposition of President’’s rule in West Bengal under article 356 of the constitution.
Addressing the All Party meeting in the national capital, Mamata said: “More than 300 people have been killed and it is not fair in a democratic set-up, which is why we [...]
Railway top brass appeals to employees for strengthening system
November 13th, 2009 |
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Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee along with both Ministers of State for Railways, E. Ahamed and K. H. Muniyappa, the entire Railway Board and the Railway employees unions chiefs in a single written joint appeal to railwaymen have called upon them to strengthen the railway system through sincere efforts and hard wok.
The joint appeal requested [...]
We don’t support Maoists’ violence: Mamata Banerjee
November 10th, 2009 |
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Trinamool Congress chief and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her party did not support Maoist violence and questioned the source of ammunition of CPI (Marixst) cadres in West Bengal.
Addressing a public rally in the Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee questioned the source of arms for the ruling Communist party”’’s cadres while decrying the [...]
Vice-Prez lays foundation of railway line linking Sikkim
October 30th, 2009 |
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Sikkim will come up on the country’s railway map with Vice President Hamid Ansari laying the foundation stone of a 52.7-km broad gauge rail link between Rangpo in the hill state and Sevoke in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
“People of Sikkim had a dream and the process of fulfilling it just started today. It [...]
Railway recruitment exam in Urdu for benefit of J&K people
October 28th, 2009 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a slew of measures for the benefit of people of Jammu and Kashmir, including conducting railways recruitment exams in Urdu to help the local youth.
“The railway recruitment examinations will be conducted in Urdu also. Till now it was conducted in English and Hindi. I have also made Urdu compulsory [...]
Mamata to seek CBI enquiry into Mathura train accident
October 22nd, 2009 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to direct a CBI inquiry into Mathura train accident mishap.
“Realising the gravity of the accident, I have decided that it is better to go for a CBI probe,” Bannerjee said last night during a visit to the site.
“Many questions have cropped up. Somebody is saying that chain-pulling was the [...]