Air India flight leaves 25 confirmed passengers behindSeptember 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - A Port Blair bound Air India flight Saturday took off from here, leaving behind 25 passengers with confirmed tickets as the airbus did not have the capacity to provide required seats to them. "The incident took place today (Saturday) morning when IC 287 had to take off without 25 passengers.
Air India ready to deploy additional flightsSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National carrier Air India Tuesday said it had both aircraft and crew on stand-by for immediate deployment should Jet Airways be forced to cancel more flights in the coming days. We are in talks with the government and Jet Airways officials, Air India spokesperson Jitendra Bhargava said.
Passengers lament some airlines jacked up faresSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Faced with cancellation of nearly 200 flights by Jet Airways Monday, several stranded passengers claimed rival carriers even doubled their fares arbitrarily to cash in on the sudden rush for tickets. "I had to pay Rs.6,000 extra.
Mamata 'upset' with price riseJuly 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday expressed concern over the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, saying it has endangered the people's economic security. "I am very upset with the recent price-rise in the country.
Banerjee flags off ladies special train in West BengalJuly 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday flagged off the first ladies special EMU train and 19 augmented 12-coach EMU services in Howrah division in West Bengal, in line with the commitment she made during her 2009-10 budget speech. "This special ladies local train would ply between Howrah and Bandel station twice daily during the peak hours.
Banerjee okay to railways land for IITsJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her ministry would look at providing infrastructure and land for setting up Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). "We might even look at building IITs in the future," Banerjee told the Lok Sabha in a discussion on the railway budget.
From now, women commandos to be deployed on trainsJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will deploy women security personnel and increase their number in the proposed commando battalions, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in the railways budget presented in parliament Friday. The women Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel will be deployed to ensure security of women passengers, particularly on routes where a large number of them travel alone regularly, Banerjee said while presenting the budget.
Target set by Lalu Prasad unrealistically high: BanerjeeJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a dig at her predecessor Lalu Prasad, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said the target set by him for the railways in the interim budget was "unrealistically high". "Based on the reviews, it is very clear that the unrealistically high targets set in the interim budget are not sustainable and warrant a mid course correction," Banerjee said while presenting her ministry's budget for the current fiscal in the Lok Sabha.
Mamata Banerjee set to present rail budgetJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in parliament house Friday morning to present her ministry's budget for this fiscal, promising to address the demands of the average passenger. "My budget will be of the people, by the people and for the people," Banerjee told reporters before leaving for parliament house to present the railway budget in Lok Sabha, the lower house.
Jyoti Basu has congratulated me: MamataJune 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee called on ailing former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu Saturday night and said the veteran Marxist had congratulated her on her party's thumping win in the Lok Sabha polls. However, Banerjee emerged from the meeting a trifle annoyed, saying Basu had been tutored not to say anything else to her.
Mamata asks railway passengers to be vigilant about securityJune 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway passengers should be more vigilant about their own security while commuting, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday night. "People, mainly the railway commuters, should be more vigilant about the security matter.
Mamata Banerjee announces special monthly railway pass for the poorMay 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a special monthly pass for the poor, enabling them to travel 100 km for just Rs 20. Those earning below Rs 500 per month can avail of this facility,Banerjee said.
Punjab unrest: 25,000 passengers stranded in JammuMay 26th, 2009 JAMMU - Over 25,000 stranded passengers, including pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine, were battling scorching heat at the railway station here Tuesday following disruption of train service due to the violent unrest in neighbouring Punjab. Officials said the trains service will be resumed shortly as the situation in Punjab was returning to normal following violence Monday over the killing of a sect leader in Vienna.
Mamata Banerjee ready to support, work with UPAMay 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - Refusing to indulge in political bargaining, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she is ready to support the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre. "The Trinamool Congress will support and work with the Congress-led government at the Centre.
Mamata, Pranab stranded as helicopter runs out of fuelApril 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Congress heavyweight Pranab Mukherjee and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who kickstarted their joint Lok Sabha poll campaign Sunday, were stranded at the northern West Bengal town of Balurghat after their helicopter ran out of fuel. Mukherjee and Banerjee, who held their first joint meeting at Balurghat, were stranded for over one-and-half hours as the authorities rushed in fuel from nearby Malda.
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