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Ahead of Diwali, Railways increases coach count of 58th Vande Bharat train to 16 - check route, stoppages, ticket price
October 18, 2025 5:14 pm
58th vande bharat express: India's 58th Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 15, 2024. This semi-high-speed train has been allocated to the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone.
Railways conducts Kavach loco trial at 160 kmph speed in Prayagraj Division; train safety to improve on Delhi-Howrah route
October 17, 2025 5:49 pm
Kavach Railway system latest update: Kavach aids the Loco Pilot in running of trains within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails to do so and also helps the trains to run safely during inclement weather.
Bengal: Mother-son duo ‘tortured woman, forced her into prostitution’, absconding
June 09, 2025 5:07 am
The National Commission for Women (NCW), meanwhile, has taken suo motu cognisance of the case
'Plot to incite communal tension in Ram Navami': Bengal Police file case, ask public not to pay heed to rumours
March 30, 2025 8:44 am
Police registered an FIR in Shyampur, Howrah, against individuals allegedly plotting to create trouble during the festive season
Howrah landslide: Bengal govt to ‘build apartments for families affected, stop dumping garbage in nearby landfill’
March 26, 2025 8:31 pm
On Thursday morning, a landslide in the area at the edge of a landfill cracked roads, damaged over 100 houses, and disconnected the drinking water pipeline.
Bengal: Land sinks in Belgachia, residents left without roof, water and power
March 24, 2025 6:51 am
A significant land subsidence took place in the area on Thursday morning, damaging critical infrastructure
Four injured in explosion in Howrah Mail coach in Punjab
November 04, 2024 8:59 am
Preliminary investigation suggests that the explosion took place in a plastic bucket, which contained some firecrackers.
Bengal Police claim arresting 'BJP leader' on charges of running sex racket; party denies association
February 23, 2024 8:36 pm
In a statement, the BJP denied any association with the accused, labelling the arrest as a "desperate attempt" by the police to deflect attention from alleged incidents of sexual abuse in Sandeshkhali,
Two dozen injured in Howrah communal clash, Section 144 imposed
January 28, 2024 8:25 am
Markets remain closed on Thursday amid tension in area, a large police contingent deployed
Survivors from Kerala recount chaos, darkness inside crowded sleeper coach of Coromandel Express
June 03, 2023 5:16 pm
K S Kiran, 36, and three others, all natives of Thrissur in Kerala, had taken the train from Shalimar in West Bengal, and had planned to return to Thrissur on another train from Chennai.
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Floods bring further misery for Bengal residents amid pandemic
August 06, 2021 9:02 pm
Mamata Banerjee blamed the DVC for being responsible for the floods in Bengal.
Howrah tea-seller, record-holding swimmer, is fighting to turn the tides
August 03, 2021 6:40 pm
For Howrah-based Mukesh Gupta, spending time in water is an addiction. The self-taught swimmer holds the records for performing maximum non-stop river plunges in India. Mukesh works as a tea seller.
HOWRAH VIDEOS
Mentally unstable man climbs over train in Lucknow
February 26, 2016 8:05 am
Lucknow, Feb 26 (ANI): Railway officials had a tough time when a man likely to be mentally unstable climbed over the top of Doon Express. After half-an-hour struggle, the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel succeeded in bringing the man down. Station Master RK Baghel informed that a high-tension wire running over the train created trouble in the rescue work. Eastern Railway's Doon Express runs between Howrah Junction and Dehradun.
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