Mamata sanctions Rs.35 mn for theatre complexAugust 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday named an Eastern Railway (ER) open theatre after Bengali theatre icon Sambhu Mitra and sanctioned Rs.35 million for the overall development of the amphitheatre as a cultural platform in Kolkata's twin district Howrah. "Indian Railways have at least 1.4 million staff and we've schools, colleges for the children of our employees.
Chidambaram calls for end to violence at LalgarhJuly 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that violence at Lalgarh should stop immediately.
Women bless Mamata Banerjee for first ladies' trainJuly 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - A day after Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first ladies' special local train, hundreds of jubilant women showered their blessings upon the West Bengal leader and wished her well. The first ladies' special train was flagged off Sunday and started plying from Howrah to Bandel station Monday.
Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies: Mamata BanerjeeJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies for various grades, which will be filled in after reviving the existing recruitment process, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed the Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question, Banerjee said the review of the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) would also examine regional aspirations and problems raised during the railway recruitment process in Maharashtra, Assam, and Karnataka.
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.
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.
Lalgarh was all stage-managed by CPI-M, claims MamataJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the whole Lalgarh incident was stage-managed by the ruling Left Front, and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to side with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). "They (CPI-M) have created Maoists in the country and now they are using it to their own end to regain their lost ground," Banerjee told reporters here.
Mamata curbs foreign tours of railway officialsJune 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has imposed restrictions on foreign tours by officials of her ministry. "It is not possible to stop foreign tours when transfer of technology is required, but we will try to restrict tours for other purposes," Banerjee told reporters after an official function here.
Mamata announces special trains for Ajmer Sharif, PuriJune 14th, 2009 HOWRAH - The Indian Railways will run 66 pairs of special trains carrying pilgrims to Puri in Orissa for the June 24 Rathyatra festival, railways minister Mamata Banerjee said here Sunday. The railways will also run special trains between Sealdah in Kolkata and Rajasthan's Ajmer Sharif, which houses the mausoleum of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, on June 25 and June 26 for the celebration of the Urs or annual pilgrimage.
Mamata not yet decided on railway disinvestmentJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said she had not taken a decision on disinvestment in railways. "No communication regarding disinvestment in railways has come to me.
Mamata takes charge, announces Rs.20 monthly passes (Second Lead)May 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, who broke convention Tuesday to take charge of her portfolio here instead of the national capital, said people earning below Rs.500 per month will be given monthly railway passes at Rs.20. "For the poor, we are announcing special monthly railway passes.
No problem if we don't get anything: MamataMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, whose party is one of the biggest partners in the victorious UPA, said Thursday she is keen on a stable central government and wouldn't mind even if the Congress doesn't give her party 'anything'. 'Even if they don't give us anything we don't mind that,' Banerjee told reporters here after a meeting with Congress leaders over distribution of ministerial berths in the new United Progressive Alliance government.
Here, there, Mamata Banerjee everywhereApril 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was an unusual sight. Residents of South Kolkata were startled to find hundreds of Mamata Banerjees walking in a procession, canvassing for votes for the Trinamool Congress chief.
Like Mamata, unlike Sonia!March 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of Trinamool Congress workers came all the way from Nadia district in West Bengal and held a demonstration before the spartan single-storey residence of party chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, asking for poll nominations. This prompted a top party leader to say: 'Just because 'didi' (Banerjee) is so approachable and lives in a shabby house, you had the guts to come here.
Lalu's rail budget is an election gimmick: Mamata BanerjeeFebruary 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former railways minister and chief of West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee Friday termed the railway budget as an election gimmick. 'This budget is just a gimmick before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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