Kolkata: A young man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train here on Wednesday, causing brief disruption to Metro services, an official said. The youth was rushed to the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital for treatment. “There has been a suicide attempt in Dumdum station,” Kolkata[Read More…]
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State issues notice to Kolkata Metro for inadequate fire safety measures
Kolkata: A day after at least 40 passengers were injured in a Kolkata metro fire, West Bengal Fire Services department on Friday issued a notice to the metro authority for lack of fire safety measures, a senior official of the state fire department said. “We have issued a notice to[Read More…]
Fire breaks out in Kolkata Metro, 16 injured
On Thursday evening, Kolkata metro services got affected after a fire broke out inside a coach of an AC train. The incident took place when the train was running between Rabindra Sadan and Maidan metro stations, as per the reports. 16 people got injured out of which 15 people have[Read More…]
Most Kolkata Metro extension projects expected to be completed by 2019: GM
Most of the work in progress on Kolkata metro extension projects will be completed by the end of 2019 if things go on schedule, new Kolkata Metro General ManagerA Ajay Vijayvargiya said here on Monday. Of the six projects involving additional 99.3 km at a sanctioned cost of Rs 21,811.52[Read More…]
West Bengal: India’s first underwater metro rail tunnel is ready!
While PM Modi is striving for a developed India, in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal, the tunnelling work under the Hooghly river is complete. The first of its kind underwater project in the country is to provide metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata. The tunnel has been constructed by the Kolkata[Read More…]