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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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Opposition Reminds PM Of His 2016 "Act Of Fraud" Taunt After Gujarat Bridge Tragedy
Calling the West Bengal Chief Minister "shameless", the PM had said she would have gladly cut the ribbon and claimed credit for the flyover on successful completion but is blaming it on the Left because it collapsed.
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New Road Opens Up Near Kolkata Bridge Which Collapsed Last Month
An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.
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Flyover Being Built Collapses At Kakdwip Near Kolkata
An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said.
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Mamata Banerjee Concedes State Government Role In Kolkata Bridge Collapse
Ten days after the Majerhat Bridge collapsed in Kolkata and killed three people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee admitted the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government had been found negligent and they would not be forgiven for that. She also announced that the old bridge will be demolished and a brand new bridge built within...
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After Kolkata Bridge Collapse, 7 Bridges Identified As "Most Vulnerable"
In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department (PWD) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.
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Concrete Slab Falls Off From Another Bridge In Kolkata
A week after a bridge collapsed in south Kolkata killing three people, a small portion of a concrete slab from another bridge fell down on Tuesday, police said.
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6 Weeks Before Kolkata Bridge Collapse, Railways Had Sounded An Alarm
Days before Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapsed on Tuesday killing three and leaving at least 25 injured, it now seems the Eastern Railways, in charge of a section of the bridge, had warned of the imminent danger in a letter sent exactly six weeks ago, on July 27.
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Bridge Collapses In West Bengal, 3 Days After Majerhat Incident
Three days after a bridge on the outskirts of Kolkata collapsed, killing three, another bridge near Siliguri in Darjeeling district fell today while a truck was passing over it.
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In Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Bridge Collapse Review, No Blame For State
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared that 20 bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their "expiry date" and will be inspected and repaired urgently on the basis of expert opinion.
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20 More Bridges Weak In Kolkata, Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames CPM
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said 20 more bridges in Kolkata have been found to be weak. Pointing out that the earlier Left Front government had built the bridges, she said "There is no use blaming us". An investigation is on and strong action will be taken against whoever is responsible, she added.
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Day After Kolkata Bridge Collapse, No Answers To Million-Dollar Question
Majerhat Bridge is suddenly nobody's baby. A day after it collapsed and left two people dead in Kolkata, a case of culpable homicide has been filed. But the first information report or FIR has been filed against unknown persons - in other words - nobody.
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Bengal Government Was Warned About Majerhat Bridge Two Years Back
State-run engineering and consultancy agency RiTES had in 2016 warned the West Bengal government on the precarious condition of several bridges in the city including the Majerhat structure but no action was taken, officials said Wednesday.
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Kolkata Bridge Collapse: 2 People Yet To Be Traced As Search Ops Continue
Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.
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Railways To Investigate Kolkata Bridge Collapse
The Eastern Railway has asked the state-run RITES Ltd to probe the collapse of the Majherhat bridge in Kolkata and examine the safety of railway operations in it wake, an official said on Wednesday.
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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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Opposition Reminds PM Of His 2016 "Act Of Fraud" Taunt After Gujarat Bridge Tragedy
Calling the West Bengal Chief Minister "shameless", the PM had said she would have gladly cut the ribbon and claimed credit for the flyover on successful completion but is blaming it on the Left because it collapsed.
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New Road Opens Up Near Kolkata Bridge Which Collapsed Last Month
An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.
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Flyover Being Built Collapses At Kakdwip Near Kolkata
An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said.
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Mamata Banerjee Concedes State Government Role In Kolkata Bridge Collapse
Ten days after the Majerhat Bridge collapsed in Kolkata and killed three people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee admitted the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government had been found negligent and they would not be forgiven for that. She also announced that the old bridge will be demolished and a brand new bridge built within...
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After Kolkata Bridge Collapse, 7 Bridges Identified As "Most Vulnerable"
In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department (PWD) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.
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Concrete Slab Falls Off From Another Bridge In Kolkata
A week after a bridge collapsed in south Kolkata killing three people, a small portion of a concrete slab from another bridge fell down on Tuesday, police said.
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6 Weeks Before Kolkata Bridge Collapse, Railways Had Sounded An Alarm
Days before Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapsed on Tuesday killing three and leaving at least 25 injured, it now seems the Eastern Railways, in charge of a section of the bridge, had warned of the imminent danger in a letter sent exactly six weeks ago, on July 27.
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Bridge Collapses In West Bengal, 3 Days After Majerhat Incident
Three days after a bridge on the outskirts of Kolkata collapsed, killing three, another bridge near Siliguri in Darjeeling district fell today while a truck was passing over it.
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In Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Bridge Collapse Review, No Blame For State
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared that 20 bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their "expiry date" and will be inspected and repaired urgently on the basis of expert opinion.
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20 More Bridges Weak In Kolkata, Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames CPM
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said 20 more bridges in Kolkata have been found to be weak. Pointing out that the earlier Left Front government had built the bridges, she said "There is no use blaming us". An investigation is on and strong action will be taken against whoever is responsible, she added.
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Day After Kolkata Bridge Collapse, No Answers To Million-Dollar Question
Majerhat Bridge is suddenly nobody's baby. A day after it collapsed and left two people dead in Kolkata, a case of culpable homicide has been filed. But the first information report or FIR has been filed against unknown persons - in other words - nobody.
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Bengal Government Was Warned About Majerhat Bridge Two Years Back
State-run engineering and consultancy agency RiTES had in 2016 warned the West Bengal government on the precarious condition of several bridges in the city including the Majerhat structure but no action was taken, officials said Wednesday.
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Kolkata Bridge Collapse: 2 People Yet To Be Traced As Search Ops Continue
Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.
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Railways To Investigate Kolkata Bridge Collapse
The Eastern Railway has asked the state-run RITES Ltd to probe the collapse of the Majherhat bridge in Kolkata and examine the safety of railway operations in it wake, an official said on Wednesday.
