Vivekananda Flyover

Kolkata flyover tragedy turns political slugfest as opposition mounts attack on Mamata

The collapse of a flyover that killed at least 18 people turned into a massive political slugfest in poll-bund West Bengal

Kolkata flyover collapse: With politicians passing the buck, did the dead lose their lives in vain?

The flyover may never come to be. Many experts are now voicing doubts over the choice of the location itself, narrow, busy, built-up, congested streets in the heart of the city. And the local people’s objections, who had never welcomed it, are now getting a hearing.

Kolkata flyover tragedy: Rahul Gandhi makes visit to crash site, meets victims

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited the city's Posta area where an under-construction flyover collapse killed 24 people and later met the injured in a hospital

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 flyover tragedy: Three more bodies recovered taking death toll to 24

The death toll in the flyover collapse here has climbed to 24 after three more bodies were recovered from underneath the piles of concrete debris

Kolkata flyover collapse: Cops file FIR, seal construction company's office

The Kolkata police on Thursday sealed the local office of IVRCL, a Hyderabad-based company, which had taken up the construction work a flyover

Kolkata flyover collapse: Vivekananda bridge was four years behind schedule; more than 25 percent work was pending

The Vivekananda flyover in Kolkata has been facing issues since the operations began in December 2009. The construction is behind schedule and as of March 2016, over 25 percent of the work was pending, said one Times of India report.

Flyover collapses in Kolkata: Army, NDRF teams race against time to rescue people trapped under debris

A flyover collapsed in Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 70.