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KOLKATA: A combat battalion in the wake of the terrorist threat in many parts of the country, introduction of the latest technology in traffic management and inclusive policing are some measures Kolkata Police has lined up to ensure better security for the city. It recently tied up with Infosys to tackle cyber crime.
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Kolkata: In a balancing act after Mamata Banerjee comments about the killing of Maoist leader Azad led to criticism from opposition, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that there is nothing wrong in the statement made by Mamata.
KOLKATA: Was Monday's derailment of the Kolkata Rajdhani's locomotive at Baruipara the result of poor maintenance? Senior railway officials, both serving and retired, believe the accident should act as an eye-opener for those in charge of maintenance of locomotives.
The locomotive hauling the Kolkata Rajdhani on Monday was a WAP7 the most advanced locomotive developed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW). It has now been confirmed that the derailment occurred after the joint of a Tread Brake Unit' under the locomotive gave way and it started dangling.
August 30, 2010, (Sawf News) - Vidya Balan is looking forward to the start of filming of Sujoy Ghosh helmed thriller Kahani in Kolkata in October.
Vidya's excitement stems not just from the film's taut script, but also from the opportunity to explore and imbibe Kolkata during the Puja festivities, something she hasn't done so far.
"It's an exciting script and we'll be filming in Kolkata for a month-and-a-half during Durga puja," Balan tells HT.
KOLKATA: Passengers of the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express escaped unhurt on Monday when the engine derailed at a station in Hooghly district with the Railways not ruling out sabotage as 300 pandoral clips on the tracks were found removed.
The New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express was at a slow speed while it was passing through a platform of the Baruipara station, around 27 km from Kolkata, when two front wheels of the engine jumped the tracks, Eastern railway CPRO Samir Goswami said.
None of the coaches were affected by the derailment, which occurred at around 9:15 am, he said.
KOLKATA: With her controversial comment on Maoist leader Azad's death yet to die down, Union railways minister Mamata Banerjee fired another salvo at the joint forces for gunning down Umakanta Mahato, accused of masterminding the Jnaneswari derailment on May 28 that killed 148 people.
At a gathering of Trinamool students' wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, in Kolkata on Saturday, Mamata said Umakanta's killing is part of a conspiracy to conceal evidence.
KOLKATA: China has decided to donate `53.6 lakh for the establishment of a gallery on Rabindranath and China' at the Tagore Museum in Rabindra Bharati University (RBU). A formal agreement on this was signed on Friday at Tagore House by Chinese consul general in Kolkata Mao Siwei and RBU vice-chancellor Karuna Sindhu Das.
KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee is unhappy with the state government after railway officials complained to her that the state government was not cooperating for the extension of Metro Railway services in Kolkata. The railway minister has called a meeting with the officials on Wednesday to find alternative means to get the projects started.
Sources said that objections have been raised to the extension of Metro services between Joka and BBD Bag via Majerhat; Dum Dum to New Garia via Rajarhat; and Baranagar to Barrackpore.