Kolkata Flyover 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.

A section of a bridge on an arterial road in Kolkata next to the upmarket New Alipore area crashed down this evening just a little before 5 pm, killing at least one person and raising fears of others being trapped under the rubble. Police, army medics and locals, who rushed to the spot, have managed to rescue 24 people. The collapse sent shock wave...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the language of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in berating the West Bengal government for the Kolkata flyover tragedy.

Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in politics over the dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Kolkata flyover tragedy was "God's message" to people to save Bengal from the Trinamool Congress.

Thirty-six hours after the deadly flyover collapse in Kolkata, rescue efforts have largely ended at the site but clean-up operations continue. The bustling city square nearly resembles a warzone after the tragedy that claimed around two-dozen lives and left over 80 wounded.

This is not the time to make political judgements and play a blame game.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari today expressed grief over the deaths in the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Kolkata.

In the wake of collapse of the under-construction flyover in Kolkata in which 18 people were killed, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today suggested a safety audit at flyover construction sites in the twin capitals of the state to prevent any such mishap.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expressed "shock and anguish" over the collapse of the under-construction flyover in Kolkata in which 18 people were killed and over 60 others injured.

As a flyover in construction for years collapsed in Kolkata today, killing at least 21 people and leaving scores trapped, its builders pleaded "act of God".

Terming the collapse of an under construction flyover in Kolkata as a "disaster", the Centre today assured the West Bengal government all help in rescuing trapped people from the debris and said a report from the state will give a clear picture on how the tragedy had happened.

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.

A section of a bridge on an arterial road in Kolkata next to the upmarket New Alipore area crashed down this evening just a little before 5 pm, killing at least one person and raising fears of others being trapped under the rubble. Police, army medics and locals, who rushed to the spot, have managed to rescue 24 people. The collapse sent shock wave...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the language of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in berating the West Bengal government for the Kolkata flyover tragedy.

Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in politics over the dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Kolkata flyover tragedy was "God's message" to people to save Bengal from the Trinamool Congress.

Thirty-six hours after the deadly flyover collapse in Kolkata, rescue efforts have largely ended at the site but clean-up operations continue. The bustling city square nearly resembles a warzone after the tragedy that claimed around two-dozen lives and left over 80 wounded.

This is not the time to make political judgements and play a blame game.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari today expressed grief over the deaths in the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Kolkata.

In the wake of collapse of the under-construction flyover in Kolkata in which 18 people were killed, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today suggested a safety audit at flyover construction sites in the twin capitals of the state to prevent any such mishap.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expressed "shock and anguish" over the collapse of the under-construction flyover in Kolkata in which 18 people were killed and over 60 others injured.

As a flyover in construction for years collapsed in Kolkata today, killing at least 21 people and leaving scores trapped, its builders pleaded "act of God".

Terming the collapse of an under construction flyover in Kolkata as a "disaster", the Centre today assured the West Bengal government all help in rescuing trapped people from the debris and said a report from the state will give a clear picture on how the tragedy had happened.