Mamata shows her humane side, orders lowering of food prices in new trainHOWRAH - Known for being the voice of the voiceless, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday ordered officials to reduce the exorbitant price range of food available on board a new express train. Railways to send clothings for cyclone victimsHOWRAH - The Indian Railways will send 10,000 dhotis and sarees for the Cyclone Aila-hit people in two districts of West Bengal, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here Sunday. Banerjee orders ‘high’ food prices to be cut in new trainHOWRAH - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday publicly disagreed with the prices fixed for food items on board a new express train and asked the officials to reduce the rates. Mamata announces special trains for Ajmer Sharif, PuriHOWRAH - The Indian Railways will run 66 pairs of special trains carrying pilgrims to Puri in Orissa for the June 24 Rathyatra festival, railways minister Mamata Banerjee said here Sunday. Better Centre-States coordination key to combat terrorism, says PMHOWRAH - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said that there was a need for a better coordination between the Centre and the State governments to combat terrorism. ‘Nano’ in Gujarat due to faulty policies of Bengal’s Left Front: AdvaniHOWRAH - The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate, Lal Krishna Advani, on Wednesday said that Tata Motor’s ‘Nano’ left West Bengal and went to Gujarat due to the faulty policies of the ruling Left Front. Lalu calls up Mukherjee, says still in UPAHOWRAH - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Tuesday called up Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and clarified that he had not left the United Progressive Alliance, Mukherjee said at an election meeting here. Maoist posters spark tension in West Bengal townHOWRAH - Tension ran high among the residents of Kolkata’s twin district Howrah Tuesday morning after at least 30 Maoist posters calling for an armed revolution and mass boycott of the coming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal were spotted near a market place, the police said. Sweets in shape of various parties’ symbolsHOWRAH - A sweetshop in Howrah district of West Bengal is attracting hordes of customers with famous Bengali sweets made in the shape and colours of various political parties. |