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Kaladan Project To Be Ready By 2027, Will Benefit Northeast: Union Minister
The distance between Mizoram's Aizawl and West Bengal's Kolkata will be shortened by 700 km by 2027, as India with the help of Myanmar will be able to operationalise the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) by then.
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"Nitin Gadkari Complained Of Uneasiness, Saw Doctor": Bengal BJP MLA
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari fell ill after attending a programme in West Bengal's Siliguri today, BJP MLA Neeraj Zimba said. Doctors attended to the union minister, he said.
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Trams May Be Phased Out From Congested Areas In Kolkata
West Bengal transport minister Firhad Hakim told the Assembly on Thursday that the state government was mulling over a proposal to phase out trams from the congested routes in Kolkata.
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West Bengal to Add 2,000 Electric Buses, Convert 3,000 to CNG-Powered, Says Transport Minister
In a bid to reduce vehicular pollution, the West Bengal government is focusing on adding 2,000 electric buses to its fleet and also converting at least 3,000 diesel-run buses into CNG-powered vehicles in the next few years, state Transport Minister Firhad Hakim said on Sunday.
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Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Trinamool Leaders In Narada Scam
Kolkata city sessions court on Tuesday granted interim bail to West Bengal Transport Minister Firhad Hakim, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader MLA Madan Mitra, and Ex-Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in the Narada scam on the bond of Rs. 20,000.
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Mamata Banerjee Meets Nitin Gadkari; Discusses Infrastructure Projects In Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari and discussed infrastructure, road projects in the state.
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Trinamool Drove Away Automobile Company From Bengal: Nitin Gadkari
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday claimed that the West Bengal government did not cooperate with the centre over the proposed port at Tajpur, besides driving away an automobile company from the state.
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"Was Being Pressured To Join...": Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister
The bomb attack on West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy because "some people were pressuring" him to join their party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, comparing it to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in the 1990s. She also held Indian Railways responsible for the incident since it took ...
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Mamata Banerjee To Keep Transport Portfolio Following Minister's Resignation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolio of Transport Ministry with her office after minister Suvendu Adhikari's resignation from the post.
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2 With No Foreign Travel Link Test Positive As Coronavirus Cases At 315
A woman in Pune and a man in West Bengal - both without any history of foreign travel - tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, signalling a worrying trend as COVID-19 cases in India neared 315. People braced for the nationwide "Janata Curfew" on Sunday from 7 am and 9 pm - billed as a day of voluntary social distancing and widely seen as a pi...
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Electric Buses Introduced To Protect Environment: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state government has been emphasising on electric buses and ferries as modes of transportation to protect the environment and reduce air pollution.
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Kolkata May Soon Have London-Like Double-Decker Open Top Buses
West Bengal Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the state government is toying with the idea of re-introducing double-decker buses in the city with a new feature - these buses would be open top like those in London.
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Centre Allotted "Lowest" Funds To Bengal For Highways: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, describing the amount allotted by the centre to the state for work on national highways in 2018-19 as "extremely inadequate".
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Day After Murshidabad Bus Accident, Mamata Banerjee Orders Inspection Of Bridge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ordered the inspection of a bridge from which a public transport bus plummeted into the Gogra canal in Murshidabad district, killing at least 41 passengers.
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As BJP Targets West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Plots Strategy That Looks Beyond
A core committee meeting of the Trinamool Congress at party chief Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Saturday had an unexpected attendee. Former Transport Minister Madan Mitra, accused in the Saradha chit fund scam and out on bail for the last couple of months, made an appearance.
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Kaladan Project To Be Ready By 2027, Will Benefit Northeast: Union Minister
The distance between Mizoram's Aizawl and West Bengal's Kolkata will be shortened by 700 km by 2027, as India with the help of Myanmar will be able to operationalise the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) by then.
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"Nitin Gadkari Complained Of Uneasiness, Saw Doctor": Bengal BJP MLA
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari fell ill after attending a programme in West Bengal's Siliguri today, BJP MLA Neeraj Zimba said. Doctors attended to the union minister, he said.
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Trams May Be Phased Out From Congested Areas In Kolkata
West Bengal transport minister Firhad Hakim told the Assembly on Thursday that the state government was mulling over a proposal to phase out trams from the congested routes in Kolkata.
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West Bengal to Add 2,000 Electric Buses, Convert 3,000 to CNG-Powered, Says Transport Minister
In a bid to reduce vehicular pollution, the West Bengal government is focusing on adding 2,000 electric buses to its fleet and also converting at least 3,000 diesel-run buses into CNG-powered vehicles in the next few years, state Transport Minister Firhad Hakim said on Sunday.
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Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Trinamool Leaders In Narada Scam
Kolkata city sessions court on Tuesday granted interim bail to West Bengal Transport Minister Firhad Hakim, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader MLA Madan Mitra, and Ex-Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in the Narada scam on the bond of Rs. 20,000.
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Mamata Banerjee Meets Nitin Gadkari; Discusses Infrastructure Projects In Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari and discussed infrastructure, road projects in the state.
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Trinamool Drove Away Automobile Company From Bengal: Nitin Gadkari
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday claimed that the West Bengal government did not cooperate with the centre over the proposed port at Tajpur, besides driving away an automobile company from the state.
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"Was Being Pressured To Join...": Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister
The bomb attack on West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy because "some people were pressuring" him to join their party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, comparing it to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in the 1990s. She also held Indian Railways responsible for the incident since it took ...
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Mamata Banerjee To Keep Transport Portfolio Following Minister's Resignation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolio of Transport Ministry with her office after minister Suvendu Adhikari's resignation from the post.
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2 With No Foreign Travel Link Test Positive As Coronavirus Cases At 315
A woman in Pune and a man in West Bengal - both without any history of foreign travel - tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, signalling a worrying trend as COVID-19 cases in India neared 315. People braced for the nationwide "Janata Curfew" on Sunday from 7 am and 9 pm - billed as a day of voluntary social distancing and widely seen as a pi...
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Electric Buses Introduced To Protect Environment: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state government has been emphasising on electric buses and ferries as modes of transportation to protect the environment and reduce air pollution.
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Kolkata May Soon Have London-Like Double-Decker Open Top Buses
West Bengal Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the state government is toying with the idea of re-introducing double-decker buses in the city with a new feature - these buses would be open top like those in London.
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Centre Allotted "Lowest" Funds To Bengal For Highways: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, describing the amount allotted by the centre to the state for work on national highways in 2018-19 as "extremely inadequate".
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Day After Murshidabad Bus Accident, Mamata Banerjee Orders Inspection Of Bridge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ordered the inspection of a bridge from which a public transport bus plummeted into the Gogra canal in Murshidabad district, killing at least 41 passengers.
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As BJP Targets West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Plots Strategy That Looks Beyond
A core committee meeting of the Trinamool Congress at party chief Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Saturday had an unexpected attendee. Former Transport Minister Madan Mitra, accused in the Saradha chit fund scam and out on bail for the last couple of months, made an appearance.
