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Central team’s visit is a warning to West Bengal: Mamata

December 1, 2009 India

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said the central government’s decision to send an expert team to West Bengal to asses the law and order situation was tantamount to warning the state government under Article 355.
“The decision to send a central team to assess the situation in West Bengal is an indication of non-confidence of [...]

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Mamata lays foundation for perishable cargo centre in Singur

November 30, 2009 India

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation stone for the railway’s first perishable cargo centre to benefit farmers in this West Bengal’s Hooghly district belt, where she had led a successful peasant agitation against the Tatas’ small car project.
The centre is part of Banerjee’s ‘Kisan Vision’ project that provides for setting up production clusters [...]

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Mamata lashes at CPM with Maoists issue

November 2, 2009 India

Kolkata: Banerjee said that in the last two months, 69 Trinamool leaders and supporters had been killed.

“How is CPM allowed to carry on an armed operation? Had this happened in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi or Rajasthan, what would have happened?There is constitutional provision for army and police operations, but how can CPM cadres do this? [...]

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West Bengal report sought on Mamata’s allegation

October 1, 2009 India

The central government has sought the West Bengal government’s report after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that her Trinamool Congress party’s workers were being targeted in the state, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.
“She has complained that her cadre was at the receiving end. In some cases, we have asked for a report from the [...]

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Banerjee steps in to help stranded air passengers

September 30, 2009 India

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday stepped in to bail out some of the passengers stranded due to the Air India pilots’ strike.
She arranged for special trains on various routes and asked union Minister of State for Shipping Mukul Roy to run an additional service of the Shipping Corporation of India Wednesday to bring back the [...]

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Mamata visits Rizwanur’s family on Eid

September 21, 2009 India

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee visited several Muslim-dominated areas of this West Bengal capital Monday, greeting people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. She also met the family of Rizwanur Rahman, a youth who was mysteriously found dead near the railway tracks exactly two years ago.
The Trinamool Congress chief walked across many localities in eastern Kolkata like [...]

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New super-fast train has a dash of artistry too

September 19, 2009 India

The new super-fast Duronto Express, launched from here Friday, is not just another train but also an experiment with colour palates – its coach design is based on Raiklay Minister Mamata Banerjee’s paintings.
The compartments of the first Duronto Express between Sealdah here and New Delhi, launched Friday, were painted in bold florescent colours with abstract [...]

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Now Kolkata-Delhi in 16 hours as Mamata flags off Duronto Express

September 18, 2009 India

A new superfast train service was launched in India Friday that promises to cut travelling time between New Delhi and Kolkata by 90 minutes without any stops on the way.
Flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, the the splashily painted Duronto – speedy in Bengali – Express will cover the 1,454 km distance between Sealdah [...]

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Mamata expels 3 Trinamool leaders in Vedic Village scam

September 9, 2009 India

Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expelled three of her party leaders, including a former legislator and a sitting councillor, in connection with the Vedic Village land controversy.
The three expelled leaders are former legislator Tanmoy Mondal, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality councillor Sukhen Chakraborty and a local Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Narayan.
“No one is above [...]

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Railways to start two Duronto trains before Durga Puja

September 7, 2009 India

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off two non-stop Duronto Sewa trains before the Durga Puja festival begins Sep 25.
“Indian Railways will be starting at least two Duronto Sewa trains, from New Delhi to Sealdah and New Delhi to Chennai,” a senior ministry official said.
“The New Delhi-Chennai Duronto service is likely to start in the [...]

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