Kolkata Flyover

Key Kolkata Flyover Closed For 3 Days After Crack Seen On Pillar

Kolkata News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Kolkata Police on Tuesday closed traffic movement on one of the key flyovers in the city after cracks were seen on one of its pillars.

Kolkata Bridge Collapse: Search Ops Continue As Many Still Feared Trapped

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

The overnight search and rescue operations at the Majerhat bridge collapse site in the south Kolkata continued this morning to find those possibly trapped in the debris, officials said.

In A First, Chess Corner Inaugurated Under A Kolkata Flyover

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

In a move aimed at promoting the game of chess, the Kolkata Police has set up a chess corner under a flyover in a busy south Kolkata neighbourhood.

Kolkata Flyover Collapse Report Forwarded To Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 30, 2016

The findings of an expert committee which was formed to probe the Vivekananda flyover collapse in March in which 26 people were killed, has been forwarded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

4 Engineers Arrested In Kolkata Flyover Collapse Case

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 4, 2016

Four engineers, involved in the construction of the Vivekananda flyover which partially collapsed on March 31 claiming 26 lives, were arrested on Thursday taking the total number of arrests in the case to 16.

Chargesheet Filed In Kolkata Flyover Case, Murder Charges Withdrawn

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 28, 2016

Police today filed chargesheet before a city court indicting 10 people for culpable homicide among other offences, in the flyover collapse case that claimed 26 lives.

IIT Kharagpur Experts Visit Kolkata Flyover Collapse Site

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 13, 2016

A team of experts from IIT Kharagpur today visited the site of the Kolkata flyover collapse to ascertain the cause of the mishap in which 26 people were killed and 89 others injured.

Kolkata Flyover Collapse: Court Asks Bengal Government To File Affidavit

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 9, 2016

The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit stating details regarding the flyover, part of which collapsed on March 31, killing 26 people and injuring 89 others.

Arvind Kejriwal Questions PM Modi's Language Over Kolkata Flyover Tragedy

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 8, 2016

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.

Kolkata Flyover Collapse: Another Construction Company Official Arrested

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 7, 2016

Another senior official of the Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL, responsible for construction of the Vivekananda flyover which partially collapsed on March 31, was arrested today.

Kolkata Flyover Tragedy 'God's Message To Save Bengal From Trinamool': PM Modi

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday April 8, 2016

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.

Kolkata Flyover Collapse: Construction Company Vice President Arrested

Kolkata News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday April 6, 2016

A senior official of IVRCL, the company which was building the Kolkata flyover that collapsed last week, was arrested by the police this morning.

Kolkata Flyover Collapse: Another IVRCL Official Under Police Scanner

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 5, 2016

Another senior officer of the Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL is under scanner of the Kolkata Police investigating the collapse of Vivekananda flyover last week killing 26 people and injuring around 89.

Police Arrest 4 More In Kolkata Flyover Collapse Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 4, 2016

The police today arrested four more people in connection with the Kolkata's flyover collapse case that claimed 26 lives, taking the total number of arrests to eight.

Mamata Banerjee Continued Flyover Contract With 'Blacklisted' Builders: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 3, 2016

BJP on Saturday hit out at Mamata Banerjee alleging that she allowed Hyderabad-based IVRCL to continue with the construction of Vivekananda flyover, which partially collapsed two day ago claiming 26 lives, despite knowing that the company was "blacklisted".