Newly elected Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Misa Bharti on Monday offered her condolences for those who lost their lives in a tragic rail mishap and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in West Bengal that killed at least eight people and injured over 20 people.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday offered his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the train accident in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, calling it a "very tragic incident."
A train accident happened in in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district on Monday, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She said that Kanchenjunga Express had reportedly been hit by a goods train.
The Sealdah division has set up Emergency control rooms from May 25 to May 27 and installed pumps at all critical places to mitigate water logging. Public announcements were also made frequently at all stations, the Railways said.
Kolkata Metro Railway has launched a cleanliness drive at stations, trains and other properties. Launched on October 2, coinciding with the 154th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Special Campaign 3.0' will continue till October 31.
Karimganj (Assam) [India], January 9 (ANI): Assam Police seized 287 bags of illegal Burmese supari from a train travelling from Agartala to Sealdah at the Badarpur Railway Station on Saturday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 7 (ANI): Railways will start two more trains between Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri and Howrah-New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on the occasion of Durga Puja.