Kolkata Flyover Collapse

The 'syndicate raj' and general lawlessness that thrived under Mamata's rule will go on

Mamata Banerjee knows this reality all too well and would have been content with pious homilies against the goons running these rackets if the flyover collapsed. The syndicate raj, with its catastrophic consequences, may well be an election issue, as part of the general atmosphere of lawlessness that has flourished under her guidance.

Kolkata flyover collapse: IVRCL top official arrested, nine held so far

A top official of the Hyderabad-based construction company which was responsible for the Kolkata flyover collapse has been arrested.

Anti-incumbency and Mamata: How Didi's go-to weapon against the CPM is threatening to backfire

Anti-incumbency is a weapon that Mamata Banerjee has learned to wield to bewildering effect in the past nearly 5 years by dumping responsibility for every problem on the 34 years that the Communist Party of India Marxist led Left Front ruled in West Bengal.

Kolkata flyover tragedy: Did state govt overlook IVRCL's poor track record, financials?

Since fiscal year 2012, IVRCL's net sales dropped nearly 50 percent from a high of Rs 7,557 crore to Rs 3,820 crore in fiscal year 2015

If Trinamool detects real injustice, we will take responsibility: Mamata Banerjee hits back at Congress, BJP

With Trinamool Congress facing fire over the Kolkata flyover collapse, Mamata Banerjee asserted that her government acts in instances of real injustice

Kolkata flyover collapse turns into a political slugfest: 10 IVRCL detained after death toll goes up to 24

A day after the collapse of a flyover portion in Kolkata, police on Friday detained 10 officials of the construction company IVRCL for questioning while two state government engineers were suspended even as the toll rose to 24 with the recovery of three more bodies from the debris.

Rahul Gandhi will visit Kolkata flyover collapse site tomorrow as cops detain 7 IVRCL officials

Three more bodies were recovered from under the debris of the flyover that collapsed on to vehicles and street vendors in Kolkata, taking the toll to 24 as five officials of IVRCL, that was building the structure, have been detained.

No, Mr Panduranga Rao, God had nothing to do with the flyover collapse in Kolkata

God is not the guilty party. God had nothing to do with the collapse of a flyover in Kolkata. The statement of the contractor, in which the buck is passed to divinity, is breathtaking.

Kolkata flyover collapse: Five IVRCL officials detained, police reach Hyderabad to quiz firm officials

Five officials of the company that was building a flyover that collapsed on to vehicles and street vendors here have been detained

Kolkata tragedy an 'act of fraud': BJP alleges corruption by West Bengal govt, seeks CBI probe

Calling the Kolkata flyover tragedy an "act of fraud protected by the West Bengal government", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought a CBI inquiry into the incident.