Kolkata | 3 hours ago
Thunder squall disrupts train, Metro services in Kolkata
Kolkata, April 9 - A thunder squall in Kolkata and its adjoining areas uprooted trees that blocked roads and disrupted train and Metro railways services Monday evening.The squall, which hit the city and its adjoining areas at around 7 p.m., snapped power in parts of Sealdah South section of Eastern Railway, after a tree branch fell on an overhead wire between Bagha Jatin and Garia stations, source ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Strike evokes partial response; banking, transport hit
New Delhi, Feb 28 - A 24-hour nation-wide strike by 11 trade unions Tuesday remained peaceful and evoked a mixed response, but key sectors like banking and transport took a hit in various parts of the country.State-owned banks were mostly closed across the country as retail banking operations were the worst affected, with many of the officials absent.Even the Reserve Bank of India saw its employee ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
Few people on road, trains affected in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 28 - Streets wore a near empty look and train services were disrupted as protestors put up blockades at various railway stations Tuesday in West Bengal where normal life was partially hit due to a nationwide strike called by 11 trade unions.However, flights were not affected. An Air India spokesperson said all six of its flights took off from Dum Dum airport on schedule even though pa ... read more

Howrah | 1 month ago
Fire at Howrah station
Howrah, Feb 26 - A fire broke out at the Howrah railway station - the second-oldest and the country's largest railway complex - Sunday but it was quickly doused. No loss of life or property was reported.A fire broke out at the new complex of the Howrah station which houses the current booking office. Two fire engines were pressed into service and the fire was extinguished shortly. No loss of life ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
Protesters disrupt services after Mamata extends train
Kolkata, Feb 20 - A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced extension of a suburban train, locals and passengers at its original terminus Monday disrupted services on a busy section for nearly nine hours during office hours, inconveniencing thousands of commuters.Train services on Eastern Railway's Howrah-Burdwan chord line were disrupted from 7.47 a.m. to 4.25 p.m. as a gr ... read more

Kolkata | 2 months ago
West Bengal celebrates Republic Day
Kolkata, Jan 26 - The West Bengal government is bringing the state's farmers under 500 agri-credit societies to ensure they get proper prices for their produce, Governor M.K. Narayanan said in his Republic Day speech Thursday.To ensure that farmers get a desirable price for their produce, agricultural producers are being organised under 500 agricultural credit societies, Narayanan said.He said Rs. ... read more

Kolkata | 3 months ago
One dead in Bengal train collision, Railways announce compensation
Kolkata, Jan 8 - One person was killed and six others injured when a local train collided with a stationary train in West Bengal's Nadia district Saturday, a railway official said. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has announced compensation for the victims.'The accident happened when the Shantipur-Sealdah local hit another Sealdah-Shantipur local which was waiting at the platform of the Fulia stati ... read more

Kolkata | 3 months ago
One dead in Bengal train collision
Kolkata, Jan 7 - One person was killed and six others injured as a local train collided with a stationary train in West Bengal's Nadia district Saturday, a railway official said.'The accident happened when the Shantipur-Sealdah local hit another Sealdah-Shantipur local which was waiting at the platform of the Fulia station,' said Samir Goswami, chief public relations officer, Eastern Railways.An o ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
Night ban on trains in Maoist areas lifted
New Delhi, Dec 23 - Following assurances of tighter security for trains passing through Maoist affected areas in states like Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, Indian Railways Friday lifted the ban on night travel in two out of three sections.Sources said the two sections where the night ban on movement of trains, imposed May 2010, has been lifted are Kharagpur-Adra and Chakradharpur-Rauurkela. Ho ... read more

Kolkata | 3 months ago
Alert railway gangman prevents accident
Kolkata, Dec 22 - An alert gangman prevented a possible accident when he detected a rail line fracture near Cheragram Station in West Bengal, shortly before the Asansol-Howrah Agniveena Express was due to pass Thursday, railway sources said.The gangman, Gafar detected the fracture on reversible line of the Howrah Burdwan chord line of Eastern Railway's Howrah division Thursday morning and immediat ... read more