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"Ganga Flows Through Soul Of Bengal": PM Modi's Boat Ride On Hooghly River
The Prime Minister's visit comes as the state goes through the Assembly election process. The first phase of polling for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly took place on Thursday
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Visiting Kolkata For The First Time? Here's What Not To Miss
First-time visitors are often drawn to its rich heritage, intellectual atmosphere and warm local culture. Whether you are exploring old monuments, tasting street food or walking along the Hooghly River, Kolkata leaves a lasting impression at every turn.
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8 Reasons Why Dashami In Kolkata Is The Festival You Cannot Miss
From the colour of sindoor khela and the grandeur of immersion processions to the feasts, sarees, and emotional farewells, Dashami turns Kolkata into a living stage.
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2 Women Caught Dumping Human Body Parts Into River In Kolkata
Two women were caught in north Kolkata's Ahiritola on Tuesday while allegedly dumping human body parts into the Hooghly river in a suitcase, police said.
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"520 Metres In 45 Seconds": All About India's 1st Underwater Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the country's first-ever underwater metro, the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section in Kolkata today.
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''It's A Marvel'': Video Shows India's First-Ever Underwater Metro Service In Kolkata
Notably, the Metro is expected to cover a 520-meter stretch under the river Hooghly in 45 seconds.
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Legendary Footballer Tulsidas Balaram Dies At Age Of 87
Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river in Uttarpara.
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Kolkata Metro's Underwater Tunnel To Be 45-Second Experience For Commuters
India's first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River as part of the East West Metro Corridor, will be a blink-and-you-miss-it experience for passengers as trains will cross the 520-metre stretch in just 45 seconds.
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Made-In-India Stealth Frigate Dunagiri Launched By Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched P17A stealth frigate Dunagiri, built by PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, onto the river Hooghly in Kolkata on Friday.
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Cyclone Jawad: Heavy Rains In Kolkata, Other Parts Of South Bengal
The West Bengal government stopped ferry services on the Hooghly River and urged tourists not to visit seaside resorts, as rain lashed Kolkata and other southern parts of the state on Sunday.
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Kolkata Youth Missing After Jumping Into Hooghly To Film Stunt: Police
A 21-year-old man went missing after jumping off the iconic Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata into the Hooghly river along with a friend to film the stunt, police said on Monday.
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Bengal Names Kalyan Banerjee As Hooghly River Bridge Body Chief
In a reflection of the widening gap between him and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, estranged senior minister Suvendu Adhikari has resigned from a state government corporation dealing a blow to the party's backchannel efforts to woo him back.
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India's First Underwater Metro Nears Completion After Costs Double
Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its East-West project, which runs partly under the city's iconic Hooghly river, by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs.
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Kolkata Man Beaten To Death, Cut Open With Razor Over 50 Lakh Loan: Cops
A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by stone in Kolkata, his body cut open with shaving razor and then thrown into the Hooghly river over a financial tiff, police said on Friday.
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Kolkata Metro Can Move Tunnel-Boring Machine Up To 5 Metres, Rules Court
The Calcutta High Court allowed the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) today to move a tunnel-boring machine up to five metre in the city's Bowbazar area, where an aquifer burst in August during drilling operations, lead to several houses collapsing.
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"Ganga Flows Through Soul Of Bengal": PM Modi's Boat Ride On Hooghly River
The Prime Minister's visit comes as the state goes through the Assembly election process. The first phase of polling for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly took place on Thursday
-
Visiting Kolkata For The First Time? Here's What Not To Miss
First-time visitors are often drawn to its rich heritage, intellectual atmosphere and warm local culture. Whether you are exploring old monuments, tasting street food or walking along the Hooghly River, Kolkata leaves a lasting impression at every turn.
-
8 Reasons Why Dashami In Kolkata Is The Festival You Cannot Miss
From the colour of sindoor khela and the grandeur of immersion processions to the feasts, sarees, and emotional farewells, Dashami turns Kolkata into a living stage.
-
2 Women Caught Dumping Human Body Parts Into River In Kolkata
Two women were caught in north Kolkata's Ahiritola on Tuesday while allegedly dumping human body parts into the Hooghly river in a suitcase, police said.
-
"520 Metres In 45 Seconds": All About India's 1st Underwater Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the country's first-ever underwater metro, the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section in Kolkata today.
-
''It's A Marvel'': Video Shows India's First-Ever Underwater Metro Service In Kolkata
Notably, the Metro is expected to cover a 520-meter stretch under the river Hooghly in 45 seconds.
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Legendary Footballer Tulsidas Balaram Dies At Age Of 87
Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river in Uttarpara.
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Kolkata Metro's Underwater Tunnel To Be 45-Second Experience For Commuters
India's first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River as part of the East West Metro Corridor, will be a blink-and-you-miss-it experience for passengers as trains will cross the 520-metre stretch in just 45 seconds.
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Made-In-India Stealth Frigate Dunagiri Launched By Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched P17A stealth frigate Dunagiri, built by PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, onto the river Hooghly in Kolkata on Friday.
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Cyclone Jawad: Heavy Rains In Kolkata, Other Parts Of South Bengal
The West Bengal government stopped ferry services on the Hooghly River and urged tourists not to visit seaside resorts, as rain lashed Kolkata and other southern parts of the state on Sunday.
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Kolkata Youth Missing After Jumping Into Hooghly To Film Stunt: Police
A 21-year-old man went missing after jumping off the iconic Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata into the Hooghly river along with a friend to film the stunt, police said on Monday.
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Bengal Names Kalyan Banerjee As Hooghly River Bridge Body Chief
In a reflection of the widening gap between him and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, estranged senior minister Suvendu Adhikari has resigned from a state government corporation dealing a blow to the party's backchannel efforts to woo him back.
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India's First Underwater Metro Nears Completion After Costs Double
Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its East-West project, which runs partly under the city's iconic Hooghly river, by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs.
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Kolkata Man Beaten To Death, Cut Open With Razor Over 50 Lakh Loan: Cops
A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by stone in Kolkata, his body cut open with shaving razor and then thrown into the Hooghly river over a financial tiff, police said on Friday.
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Kolkata Metro Can Move Tunnel-Boring Machine Up To 5 Metres, Rules Court
The Calcutta High Court allowed the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) today to move a tunnel-boring machine up to five metre in the city's Bowbazar area, where an aquifer burst in August during drilling operations, lead to several houses collapsing.
