Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (C) looks on as she inaugurates the new train service between New Jalpaiguri to Sealdah that will run three times a week in New Jalpaiguri railway station, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on October 4, 2009. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee also inaugurated a new train service between the northern West Bengal town and the coastal tourist destination of Digha in East Midnapore scheduled to begin October 5, while inaugurating foundation stone of the country's first railway multifunctional complex at Siliguri railway station. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (C) looks on as she inaugurates the new train service between New Jalpaiguri to Sealdah that will run three times a week in New Jalpaiguri railway station, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on October 4, 2009. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee also inaugurated a new train service between the northern West Bengal town and the coastal tourist destination of Digha in East Midnapore scheduled to begin October 5, while inaugurating foundation stone of the country's first railway multifunctional complex at Siliguri railway station.

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  1. Rescue workers inspect the train carriages of the Tata-Bilaspur Passenger express derailed after Maoist rebels blew up the railway tracks near the forest area of Manoharpur in the Singhbhum area of Jharkhand, on November 20, 2009. National Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee told the Press Trust of India that two bodies had been found in an overturned carriage in the state of Jharkhand, while six more were trapped in another coach and 47 people were injured.
  2. Supporters of Mamata Banerjee, chief of the regional Trinamool Congress Party, an ally of India's ruling Congress party, celebrate after election results in Kolkata November 10, 2009. India's communists on Tuesday lost key seats in elections held in two of their heartland states, weakening them further and paving the way for the ruling Congress government to speed up reforms.
  3. Indian Railway minister Mamata Banerjee (R) is watched by Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling (L) and The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari (2nd L) as she delivers a speech during a foundation lying ceremony at Rangpo on October 30, 2009, for a new route between Sevok in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim. The rail ministry will invest Indian Rupees 1335 crore to develop the railway track, which would provide the land-locked Himalayan state that is dependent on National Highway NH31A, for its connection to the rest of the country, an alternative form of transport.
  4. Indian Railway minister Mamata Banerjee delivers a speech during a foundation lying ceremony at Rangpo on October 30, 2009, for a new route between Sevok in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim. The rail ministry will invest Indian Rupees 1335 crore to develop the railway track, which would provide the land-locked Himalayan state that is dependent on National Highway NH31A, for its connection to the rest of the country, an alternative form of transport.
  5. Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (R) speaks with former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly during an event in Kolkata on October 15, 2009. Banerjee laid the foundation stone to upgrade a sports ground to a sports complex, names as the Satyajit Roy Railway Indoor Stadium.
  6. Indian film maker Sandip Roy, son of Indian film director Satyajit Roy, gestures as he address a gathering attended by Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (L) during an event in Kolkata on October 15, 2009. Banerjee laid the foundation stone to upgrade a sports ground to a sports complex, names as the Satyajit Roy Railway Indoor Stadium.
  7. Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (L) speaks with former Indian Olympian P.T. Usha (C) and Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly during an event in Kolkata on October 15, 2009. Banerjee laid the foundation stone to upgrade a sports ground to a sports complex, names as the Satyajit Roy Railway Indoor Stadium.
  8. Supporters listen to a speech by unseen Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee looks during a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  9. Supporters listen to a speech by unseen Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee looks during a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  10. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee looks on before addressing supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  11. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee (C) addresses supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  12. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee (C) gestures to supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  13. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee (C) gestures to supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  14. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee (C) addresses supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  15. Indian Railway Minister and Trinamul Congress Party supremo Mamata Banerjee (C) gestures to supporters in a public rally in Siliguri on October 4, 2009. The Trinamul Congress chief 'apologised' to the people for the breakdown of the alliance with Congress in Siliguri after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support.
  16. Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee (C) looks on as she inaugurates the new train service between New Jalpaiguri to Sealdah that will run three times a week in New Jalpaiguri railway station, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on October 4, 2009. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee also inaugurated a new train service between the northern West Bengal town and the coastal tourist destination of Digha in East Midnapore scheduled to begin October 5, while inaugurating foundation stone of the country's first railway multifunctional complex at Siliguri railway station.

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