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Commuters trapped in train tunnel
Hundreds of rail passengers are trapped in a tunnel in south London after the train splits in two....
2008-10-15 14:29:10
Mayawati, Congress trade charges Second Lead
NAT65National/Politics/EconomyMayawati, Congress trade charges Second LeadLucknow, Oct 15 IANS Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of "hatching a political conspiracy" against the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP even as the Congress condemned her remarks."It is a calculated move by the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi and her party are misguiding people by projecting that the BSP is against development," Mayawati said.The two parties are at loggerheads as Mayawati Monday cancelled land allotment for a rail coach factory in Gandhi's Rae Bareli constituency and then imposed prohibitory orders to prevent the Congress president from addressing a rally.In reply, state Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi told reporters Wednesday evening: "Her statement only reflects her opportunism and her decision reflects the anarchy in the state." Rubbishing Mayawati's accusations that the Congress-led central government is adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Uttar Pradesh, Joshi said the state government was not able to spent Rs.120 billion Rs.12,000 crore allotted to it till March 31, 2008."The chief minister's priority is only to spend public money on private ventures like parks and statues and has even failed in implementing central schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the public distribution system," Joshi alleged.Mayawati earlier said: "The central government is just not interested in all-round development of the state as it has still not released a penny of the Rs.800 billion package we sought for the uplift of the state."The Congress alleged that Mayawati's decision to implement prohibitory orders in Rae Bareli barely 24 hours before Gandhi's Tuesday rally reflected her autocratic style."The Rae Bareli administration said section 144 has been imposed as a precautionary step in view of the festivals. However, there will be no law and order problem if Mayawati holds a rally there," Joshi taunted.Mayawati has announced a public rally in Rae Bareli but the date has not been declared as yet.Joshi alleged Mayawati had always created hindrance in all the developmental projects of the central government and this has resulted in most of the industrial units moving out of the state or looking for options in other states."The Congress will launch a statewide agitation to expose the government and like our president, we are also ready to go to jail for the betterment of the people," Joshi claimed.--Indo-Asian News Servicerr/dd/am/vm423 Words*15102132
2008-10-15 12:10:10
Mayawati accuses Congress of hatching conspiracy, orders inquiry Lead
NAT26National/PoliticsMayawati accuses Congress of hatching conspiracy, orders inquiry LeadLucknow, Oct 15 IANS Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of "hatching a political conspiracy" against the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP over withdrawal of land in Rae Bareli for a rail coach factory and ordered an inquiry into the issue."It is a calculated move by the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi and her party are misguiding people by projecting that the BSP is against development," Mayawati said at a press conference here Wednesday.She said an inquiry, to be completed in three days, was being ordered so that the Congress party could not misuse the issue further to strengthen its vote bank."In order to give a befitting reply to the Congress party, the BSP will also organise a rally in Rae Bareli whose date will be announced later," said Mayawati who had cancelled a rally to be held there by Sonia Gandhi Tuesday."If the Congress really wants development in the true sense, why is the party not taking up any development projects in Bundelkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh" The Mayawati government had Saturday night taken back the land allotted for the rail coach factory project of the central government in Rae Bareli, which is the parliamentary constituency of Sonia Gandhi and is located 80 km from Lucknow.Mayawati said in order to gain political mileage, the Congress could not think of development outside Rae Bareli and Amethi, the latter being the constituency of Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul.Mayawati alleged that the same Congress party which was unnecessarily giving a political colour to the rail coach factory issue had always been opposing development projects undertaken by the BSP."The Congress party has always opposed various projects, including the Ganga Expressway, the Yamuna Expressway and others. Is it not anti-development" asked Mayawati.She said in order to divert public attention from its inability to create better job opportunities for youths, the Congress party was "indulging in a political drama"."Claims related to providing job opportunities to youths in the rail coach factory are baseless. Had the government been serious over this issue, it would have thought of this much earlier," said Mayawati."I want to ask Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party, how many youths have been employed in their tenure of over four years at the centre now," she added. Mayawati also accused the Congress-led central government of adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Uttar Pradesh. "The central government is just not interested in all-round development of the state as it has still not released a penny of the Rs.800 billion package we sought for the uplift of the state," she said.-Indo-Asian News Serviceasit/pg/jg481 Words*15101557
2008-10-15 06:05:08
Sonia 'going to jail' for Rae Bareli is drama: Mayawati - Economic Times
Zee NewsSonia 'going to jail' for Rae Bareli is drama: MayawatiEconomic Times&ampnbsp;- 40 minutes ago15 Oct, 2008, 1531 hrs IST, PTI LUCKNOW: Stoking the controversy over a proposed rail ...
2008-10-15 06:00:00
Rail line improvement work starts
Work starts on an &pound8m refurbishment project to improve services on a Cornish branch line....
2008-10-15 05:29:16
Congress hatching political conspiracy against BSP: Mayawati
NAT14National/PoliticsCongress hatching political conspiracy against BSP: MayawatiLucknow, Oct 15 IANS Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of “hatching a political conspiracy” against the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP over the withdrawal of land in Rae Bareli for a rail coach factory.“It is a calculated move by the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi and her party are misguiding people by projecting that BSP is against development,” Mayawati said at a press conference here Wednesday.“If the Congress really wants development in the true sense, why is the party not taking up any development projects in Bundelkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh” The Mayawati government had Saturday night taken back the land allotted for the rail coach factory project of the central government in Rae Bareli, which is the parliamentary constituency of Sonia Gandhi.Mayawati said in order to gain political mileage, the Congress could not think of development outside Rae Bareli and Amethi, the latter being the constituency of Sonia's Gandhi's son Rahul.-Indo-Asian News Serviceasit/pg/jg180 Words*15101347
2008-10-15 04:02:13
Rail overcrowding 'to get worse'
Train passengers face greater overcrowding and higher fares if the rail network is not expanded, the public accounting watchdog warns....
2008-10-14 19:28:11
Economic case for Fife rail line
A report says there is an economic case for reintroducing Levenmouth train services....
2008-10-14 13:07:18
No charge for Grayrigg crash pair
Two men arrested after the 2007 Grayrigg rail crash in Cumbria will not face charges, police confirm....
2008-10-14 11:13:10
SP lends support to Congress over Rae Bareli land issue
Terming the Mayawati government "anti-development", the Samajwadi Party said it will support the Congress over the land issue relating to setting up of a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli. ...
2008-10-14 07:00:05

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