Bengal

June 17, 2024 6:28 PM

Bengal: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to visit Kanchenjunga Express train accident site

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday left for Darjeeling in West Bengal to visit the site of the accident in which at least five people were killed and over 20 sustained injuries after the Kanchenjunga Express passenger train was hit from behind by a goods train. Vaishnaw is expected to reach the Bagdogra airport situated 40 kilometres away from the site of the collision this morning which caused two bogies to derail. The accident took place at Ruidhasa near Rangapani station in the Kat...

“Electrifying, that’s the only word,” says PM Modi after holding roadshow in Malda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in West Bengal’s Malda on Friday and expressed his gratitude to the people for turning out in large numbers to attend it. The PM described the experience as “electrifying,” noting that despite the high temperatures, people braved the heat to attend his roadshow. He took to social media platform (X) to thank the people for their affection and assured them that his government will always work for their welfare. Tearing into the ...