Kolkata: The Left Front on Thursday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to respond to allegations by a senior West Bengal IPS officer about "corrupt practices" when she was the railway minister.
"Serious allegations of corruption have been levelled by a senior and respected IPS officer from the state. We don't to want question her (Banerjee) integrity. But to keep that image intact the chief minister must come out with an explanation within 48 hours," Marxist leader Surjya Kanta Mishra told mediapersons in Kolkata.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist leader was referring to a letter from an additional director general of the state police to the Union Home Ministry.
The officer claimed that during his posting with the railways when Mamata held the portfolio, he was "used" to "collect more bribe from a tainted senior railway official"....
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04:26 AM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shukla, who has shot several bold scenes for 'B.A. Pass', says she was skeptical before signing the movie but her father encouraged her to go for it. "I was skeptical before going ahead with 'B.A. Pass' as it was an extremely bold role. As an actor, I didn't know how it's going to be and at the back of my mind, I wanted to do this film....
12:41 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The record loading of 1010 million tonnes freight and slight improvement of punctuality and safety have been listed as major achievements of the Railway Ministry during the year by the UPA government. Besides ongoing rail expansion, execution of Dedicated Freight Corridor work and introduction of bio-toilets have also found mention in the UPA's Report to the People for the year 2012-13. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released the UPA...
12:45 AM, May 23, 2013
Barauni: Barauni railway station in Bihar is witness to a noble initiative. Ajit Kumar and his wife Shabnam take care of orphans at the platforms, and provide them education and home-cooked meals. And their efforts have now inspired railway authorities too, to support their cause. "If government implements Right to Education and Right to Food properly then no orphan kids will be spoiled," Ajit Kumar said. While Ajit, a government...
09:56 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The latest cricketer nabbed in the spot-fixing scandal, which hit Indian cricket last Thursday, is the 30-year-old Railways player Baburao Algu Yadav. Born in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Baburao made his first class debut for Vidarbha way back in 2001-02 when he was just a budding 18-year-old medium pacer. But despite doing well with the ball (18 wickets in six matches at an average of 18.66 with a best of...
08:38 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The Railways on Monday suspended former Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from its Signal and Telecom division after his detention in New Delhi in IPL spot-fixing case. Baburao, who was an operator in the division, joined Railways via sports quota seven years ago. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had introduced alleged bookie Sunil Bhatia to Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila....
08:30 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday allowed CBI to interrogate for two days Sushil Daga, one of the accused in the Rs 10-crore railway bribery case in which the then Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew is among those arrested. Daga, who was arrested on Sunday, was produced before the court and the agency sought his remand, saying it needs to confront him with documents and intercepted conversations of...
05:39 PM, May 20, 2013
Chandigarh: A group of BJP activists on Monday held a demonstration outside the Central Bureau of Investigation office in Chandigarh protesting against alleged involvement of CBI DIG Mahesh Agarwal in deliberately delaying the raid at Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla's residence. Balbir Singh, a CBI inspector had filed a complaint in the Central Administrative Tribunal that the CBI DIG delayed the raid at Singla's residence, giving him time to...
12:53 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of an accused in the Rs 10 crore railway bribery case in which ex-Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew was among those arrested. Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected the bail plea of Dharmender Kumar after CBI contended that his release could adversely affect probe which was in initial stages. Dharmedra along with co-accused Vivek Kumar had allegedly...
06:10 PM, May 18, 2013
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to procure 200 more eco-friendly bio-toilets to provide the facility on more trains in the next few months. The decision was taken after successful trial of 48 bio-toilets fitted to the 17 coaches being run on Hyderabad-Mumbai Hussain Sagar Express and Kacheguda-Bangalore Express. Bio-toilets were developed jointly by Railway Research and Standard Organisation (RDSO) and Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE) for use in...
06:00 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday took exception to CBI director Ranjit Sinha's remarks that former minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has a strong defence in the case of alleged bribery involving his nephew. BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Sinha's remarks were "very unfortunate". "The matter is sub judice and the investigative agency is saying that there may not be concrete evidence," Naqvi told IANS. "The matter should...
04:40 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Embarrassed by the revelations about a union leader and retired RPF official occupying three government bungalows, the Railways has cancelled allotment of two houses and started eviction proceedings. "When it came to our notice that two houses are not been used for the purpose they were allotted, we decided to cancel the allotments," said a senior Railway Ministry official. Two of the bungalows allotted to retired officer of...
11:32 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: CBI is analysing property documents of arrested Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar, who is facing allegations of paying bribe to nephew of then Railway Minister PK Bansal to get posting of choice, to find out if he has amassed wealth beyond known sources of income. Sources said the agency has recovered some documents during searches at his official residence in Mumbai while some were found from a different...
10:42 PM, May 16, 2013
Mumbai: Demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP today said an independent probe in the coal allocation scam was not possible till he occupies the top post. Party Vice-President Balbir Punj told reporters here that the CBI which had acted swiftly in the Rail scam, involving Pawan Bansal, has chosen not to show enough activism in the coalgate investigation. "Some action has been taken against bribe givers, but...
08:59 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Railway Board chairman on Wednesday asked the RPF association to vacate Railway properties with immediate effect. The RPF Association has been illegally occupying four properties including one in Delhi. CNN-IBN had reported that the CBI was looking at the role and clout of the RPF Association in Railway postings. The Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Home Affairs have already issued alerts and advisories against the RPF...
07:09 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is aiming to file its chargesheet in the Railway scam on July 3, sources said on Tuesday. The taped conversations between accused in the scam have been sent for forensic tests and the reports are expected soon, sources said. The CBI sources also said that a questionnaire for ex-Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was being prepared. The sources said that the CBI...
04:53 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned two railway officials in the case relating to bribery for appointment of a senior railway officer to a lucrative post. "Two officers have been questioned today (Monday). The investigations are on," CBI sources told IANS. Pawan Kumar Bansal was dropped as railway minister after the name of his nephew Vijay Singla surfaced in the case. Singla was allegedly paid...
06:01 AM, May 14, 2013
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11:19 PM, May 13, 2013
The CBI is likely to register a preliminary inquiry into the appointment of senior officers in the Railway Protection Force as it suspects large scale corruption in these postings. ...
09:15 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: CBI is likely to register a preliminary inquiry into the appointment of senior officers in the Railway Protection Force as it suspects large scale corruption in these postings. Sources said files related to appointments of senior officers in Railway Protection Force have been sought by CBI in this connection. Under the CBI scanner is the posting of a Director General Of RPF who had reportedly superseded 25 officers...
08:40 PM, May 13, 2013
