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Odisha train accident: Victims reach Howrah; recall moments of the accident

Odisha train accident: Victims reach Howrah; recall moments of the accident

A train carrying the injured victims of the Odisha train tragedy reached Howrah Railway Station in West Bengal on June 03. The survivors recalled the chilling moments before and after the Coromandel Express jumped rails and resulted in one of the greatest Indian tragedies. 

03 June,2023 04:50 PM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi flags off Odisha's first Vande Bharat Express train

PM Modi flags off Odisha's first Vande Bharat Express train

On Thursday, Odisha got its first Vande Bharat Express as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the train virtually. The train, with 16 coaches, will cover a distance of 500 km between Howrah and Puri and will take around six and a half hours to complete its journey. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several railway projects valued at more than Rs 8,000 crores in Odisha today.

18 May,2023 05:42 PM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad and Tirupati

PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad and Tirupati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad and Tirupati on April 08. It will reduce the travel time between the two cities by almost three and a half hours. He also inspected Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express and interacted with school children. 

09 April,2023 03:07 PM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah Takes A Dig At CM Nitish Over Ram Navami Clashes

Home Minister Amit Shah Takes A Dig At CM Nitish Over Ram Navami Clashes

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 02 took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Ram Navami’s clashes on March 31. 

02 April,2023 10:49 PM IST | Mumbai
Smriti Irani Accuses Mamata Of Giving ‘Clean Chit’ To Stone Pelters

Smriti Irani Accuses Mamata Of Giving ‘Clean Chit’ To Stone Pelters

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday launched an attack at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence during a Ram Navami procession in Howrah and accused her of giving clean chit to those who pelted stones during the procession. "Stone pelting happened during Ram Navami's procession in Howrah. Instead of delivering justice Mamata Bandopadhyay (Banerjee) gave a clean chit to stone pelters who took the law into their hands and attacked the Shobha Yatra of Ram Navami," Irani alleged.

01 April,2023 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai
Ram Navami Clash In Howrah; BJP, TMC Blame Each Other

Ram Navami Clash In Howrah; BJP, TMC Blame Each Other

Several vehicles were set on fire, stones were thrown and shops ransacked as clashes between two groups broke out in West Bengal's Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations on Thursday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a two-day sit-in protest in Kolkata against Centre's policies, called "rioters the enemy of the country" and said those behind the violence "will not be spared". While BJP leader Amit Malivya, denied her allegations and blamed the Trinamool government for the violence.

31 March,2023 04:48 PM IST | Mumbai
West Bengal: Stone Pelting At Vande Bharat Express, Second Time In Two Days

West Bengal: Stone Pelting At Vande Bharat Express, Second Time In Two Days

Window panes of two coaches of the newly inaugurated Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express were on Tuesday damaged allegedly owing to stone pelting from outside in North Bengal, a railway official said here. The incident occurred a day after the down Vande Bharat express train from New Jalpaiguri faced a similar incident on Monday when the glass pane on a coach's door suffered cracks owing to stone pelting. An official said that one window pane each in two coaches of Vande Bharat express was damaged before the train reached New Jalpaiguri station on Tuesday afternoon. An FIR has been lodged over the incidents, an awareness campaign has also been started to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, the official said.

04 January,2023 06:07 PM IST | Mumbai
After Mahi  17 year old falls into open well and dies  in Howrah

After Mahi 17 year old falls into open well and dies in Howrah

Rescuers today pulled out the body of the youth who fell into a well in West Bengal's Howrah district, more than 10 and half hours after he fell into the well. Video courtesy: NDTV

25 June,2012 08:49 AM IST
Howrah girl jumps from 2nd floor to escape rape

Howrah girl jumps from 2nd floor to escape rape

A young woman jumped off from second floor of a building in an attempt to escape rape in West Bengal's Howrah district. Victim's boyfriend, along with two of his friends, attempted to rape her after spiking her drink.

07 March,2016 12:22 PM IST
Caught on Camera: Rupa Ganguly manhandles TMC worker in Howrah

Caught on Camera: Rupa Ganguly manhandles TMC worker in Howrah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and veteran actress Rupa Ganguly was caught on camera manhandling a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker outside a polling booth in West Bengal's Howrah district.

25 April,2016 02:21 PM IST

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