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Major train mishap averted in Bengal
Written by Press Trust Of India
July 13, 2011 01:37 AM IST
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Major train mishap averted in Bengal
KOLKATA: Two days after the Kalka Mail derailment in Uttar Pradesh,another train disaster was averted on Tuesday morning in West Bengal when the alert driver of a train spotted another train on the same track and applied the brakes. While the Bandel-Katwa EMU local was entering Balagarh station in Hooghly district,Sealdah-bound Hatey Bazare Express also entered the same track,a railway spokesperson said. However,the driver of the Hatey Bazare Express ignored the green signal and stopped the train,averting a collision.
Kerala temple: Hindu outfits seek to implead in SC
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Making the unearthing of treasure trove from the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple a rallying point,a meeting of various Hindu organisations on Tuesday decided to implead in the review petition pending in the Supreme Court. The meeting was convened by Kerala Hindu Aikya Vedi KHAV to chart out a future plan to drive home the argument that the wealth found in the temple vaults belonged to the temple itself,not the public property accrued over centuries.
Entries invited for 2011 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
BANGALORE: The Shakti Bhatt Foundation has invited entries for the 2011 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. Authors of Indian origin whose books poetry,fiction,creative non-fiction travel writing,autobiography,biography,and narrative journalism and drama are published in India are eligible. Publications must be in English or translated into English from an Indian language. The entries three copies of the book may be sent to: The Shakti Bhatt Foundation,8B Main Road,166/A Rajmahal Vilas Extn,Bangalore 560080.
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