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Cyclone Dana: Flight, train services resume in Kolkata
Flight operations resumed at Kolkata airport on Friday morning after cyclone Dana completed landfall in Odisha. Train services in the south section of the Sealdah Division also restarted. Heavy rains and gusty winds affected parts of southern West Bengal. Several trains were cancelled by the South Eastern Railway in response to the cyclone.
JMM slams Centre over Jharkhand train accident, asks Railways Minister to focus on job
Tagging former chief minister and BJP state president Babulal Marandi, it said, "The entire responsibility for this (train accident) lies with your Railway Minister and the central government. Stop the Railway Minister from making reels and request him to focus on railways."
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over series of train accidents
Two persons were killed and 20 others injured as at least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred at 3.45 AM near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway (SER), they said.
Kurmi stir: 11 trains cancelled, 12 diverted in Jharkhand, Odisha
Several trains have been cancelled and diverted in Jharkhand and Odisha due to an indefinite rail blockade called for by Kurmi organizations. The blockade is being held to demand Scheduled Tribe status for the community and the inclusion of Kurmali language in the Constitution. The South Eastern Railways and East Coast Railways have cancelled and diverted multiple trains as a precautionary measure. Kurmi organizations from Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha will participate in the blockade, with thousands of people from the Kurmi community expected to take part.
Balasore accident aftermath: Railways transfers top officers of SER, calls it routine
The railways on Thursday shunted out five top officials of the South Eastern Railway, including those responsible for operations, signalling and safety, weeks after a triple train accident killed more than 280 people in Balasore district in Odisha. Though the railways called these "routine" transfers, the action was being seen as a fallout of the worst train tragedy in nearly three decades in the country.
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I wish I could say opening a restaurant’s become easier, but it hasn’t: Manu Chandra
Manu Chandra is about to launch his first restaurant, Lupa, after leaving the Olive Group in 2021. But now he also dons many other hats besides the chef's: he runs the bespoke catering service Single Thread which has curated, cooked and served meals at prestigious events, the most recent being at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Scandal-hit exiled ex-king of Spain set to return to after 2 years: Royal household
Juan Carlos left Spain in August 2020 as Spanish.
Eastern Railway to recommence suburban EMU & local train services from Monday
It will run more than 920 services in Sealdah division and more than 480 in Howrah division in up and down directions, an ER official said. The West Bengal government in its latest order on containing the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, has allowed intra-state local train movement with 50 per cent seating capacity.
TMC slams BJP over issue of allocation of funds for rail projects in West Bengal
Taking to Twitter, TMC MP and national spokesperson Derek O'Brien said, "In election season, BJP's tourist gang are touting 'record Railway allocation' for Bengal. The truth is, multiple rail projects have been shelved in Bengal and funding choked all these years."
War of words breaks out between TMC, Railways over 9 RPF personnel testing positive for COVID-19
The RPF personnel were part of a 28-member RPF contingent from the Kharagpur division of South Eastern Railway, which had returned on April 14 from Delhi with a consignment of arms and ammunition aboard a parcel express train, SER spokesman Sanjay Ghosh said.
9 RPF personnel test positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal
After one constable developed coronavirus-like symptoms, his swab was tested at a government facility in West Bengal on Thursday. He was admitted to a designated private COVID-19 hospital at Uluberia after his report came positive, SER spokesman Sanjay Ghosh said. The reports of eight others also came positive, he said.
Railways form 4-member inquiry team into Santragachi station stampede
The official said there was no disruption in services and trains were running as per schedule through the station.
Foxconn unit writes off another $40 million in Snapdeal investment
The latest write down comes about nine months after the Hong Kong-listed unit of the Apple iPhone manufacturer announced that it had undertaken an impairment loss of $160 million.
India's first uterus transplant under cloud as ICMR says permission not sought
ICMR spokespersons told TOI that which conducted the procedure, Pune-based Galaxy Care Laproscopy Institute (GCLI), did not seek its permission for it.
Indian Railways' gains from iron ore export halves
The Indian Railways' revenues generated from transporting iron ore meant for exports has declined sharply in recent times, and in 2012-13, it raked in about Rs 1,311 crore.
Yet another instance of 'vulnerability' of rly passengers
Tuesday’s audacious attack on the Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani express is yet another glaring instance of the supreme vulnerability of railway passengers in what has now emerged as a troubled route in the heart of Maoist country in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district.
Rail links to Paradip port in Orissa thrown off gear on Feb 18
Rail links to the crucial Paradip port in Orissa were totally thrown off gear after the derailment of as many as 25 wagons of a goods train in section of South Eastern Railway.
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