Life in the city and elsewhere in West Bengal was disrupted by a 12-hour bandh called by Left parties to protest diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG.
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Though airport services were normal, train services in Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway were disrupted, officials said.u00a0
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Running of trains in South Eastern Railway to and from Howrah were disrupted since 8.30 AM due to obstruction caused by protesters at Ramrajatala station. Howrah-Pune Duranto Express, which started from Howrah on time, was stopped by the squatters here, railway sources said.u00a0
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Eastern Railway spokesperson said that train services on Howrah division of ER were disrupted as bandh supporters blocked rail tracks at several stations.u00a0
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The obstructions were made at Katwa, Jougram, Agradeep, Ahemedpur, Bagnapara, Bhadreswar, Baidyabati and other stations. Six long-distance trains reached Howrah this morning before the bandh started.u00a0
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He said that in Sealdah division of ER, train services were disrupted as bandh supporters obstructed rail traffic at Bongaon, Hasnabad and Diamond Harbour sections, he said.
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However, train services were normal in Sealdah-Dankuni, Sealdah main line upto Kalyani, Namkhana-Sealdah and Budge Budge-Sealdah sections.u00a0
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Services of the underground Metro rail, the city's lifeline, were normal, officials said.u00a0
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Airport sources said the flight operations were normal in Kolkata airport, except cancellation of two Indigo flights - Kolkata-New Delhi and Kolkata-Agartala which were scheduled to fly in the morning.
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