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Underwater metro: Phones ready, prayers on lips, Kolkata dives under the Hooghly2,000 passengers experienced a historic moment under the Hooghly, capturing it on smartphones. They marveled at the engineering feat during the under-river ride, with waiting times slightly longer...IndiaTimes - Published | |
From Hooghly to Thames: 15 globetrotters to go on 63-day drive across 22 countriesA group of 15 travel buffs and globetrotters, including Debanjali Ray and her husband Kaushik Ray, are set to drive their dreams of a cross-country car expedition from Kolkata to London. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Metro zooms below Hooghly, India gets 1st underwater linkPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first underwater Metro, connecting Kolkata and Howrah. The Metro service will be open to all in 10 days. The new section includes engineering marvels..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kolkata: India's first under-river Metro becomes realityIndia's first under-river Metro, Kolkata Metro's Green Line, opens after over 100 years. The underwater railway in Kolkata was proposed by British engineer Sir Harley Dalrymple-Hay in 1921. The dream..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Metro passengers to experience unique light and sound effect during the under river tripThe long-cherished dream of an underwater metro journey in India is on the verge of realization. The East-West Metro is set to commence operations this year, connecting Howrah and Kolkata beneath the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Social boycott has no place in civilised society: Calcutta HCThere is no place for social boycott of a citizen in a civilized society, the Calcutta high court said Wednesday while addressing a case where a man faced ostracism for reporting illegal temple..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates new Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat trains, promoting connectivity and progressIndian Railways unveiled two Amrit Bharat trains connecting Darbhanga - Ayodhya Dham Jn. - Anand Vihar Terminal and Malda Town - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru), accompanied by the launch of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
209-year-old Hooghly Kali Puja follows Swami Vivekananda's path, shuns animal sacrificeThe Hangseswari Kali Puja in Hoogly's Bansberia, a 200-year-old festival, has decided to stop animal sacrifices. The decision was made unanimously by the Deb Ray family who maintains the Hangseswari..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Monsoon reaches more south Bengal districtsThe southwest monsoon has again picked up speed and has descended upon several more Bengal districts, including East and West Midnapur, Jhargram, Purulia and almost all of Hooghly.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order directing NIA probe into Ram Navami violenceA day after failing to sustain its ban on screening of 'The Kerala story', the West Bengal government suffered another setback as the Supreme Court refused to stay an order of the Calcutta HC directing..IndiaTimes - Published | |
King Charles III, Queen Choose Bengal Designer`s Dresses For CoronationNot only King Charles III, but Camilla, the Queen Consort, will also don a rose-centred red dress designed by Priyanka Mallick, a fashion designer from West Bengal`s Hooghly district.Zee News - Published | |
'Proud moment': First in India, Kolkata Metro runs under river; video goes viralOn Wednesday, the Kolkata Metro achieved an unprecedented feat for the country by running through the tunnel under the Hooghly River.DNA - Published | |
In an India first, Kolkata Metro runs 520m below Hooghly, joins elite global clubIndiaTimes - Published | Metro rolls under Hooghly in India's 1st under-river journeyA piece of history was written around 11.45am on Wednesday when a Metro train emerged from the 520-metre tunnel below the Hooghly, marking India's maiden under-river train travel.IndiaTimes - Published |
Kolkata Metro Scripts History, Runs Under River For First Time In IndiaKolkata Metro's rake ran under the Hooghly from Kolkata to Howrah on the other side of the river.Zee News - Published | `Fact Finding` Team In Bengal To Disturb Peace: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal has witnessed violence in parts of Hooghly and Howrah districts during Ram Navami rallies. Police did not allow the 'fact-finding' team, led by retired Patna High Court judge L Narasimha..Zee News - Published |
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee Claims `Stopped From Attending Hanuman Jayanti Event in West Bengal’s Hooghly`The incident comes a day after clashes erupted during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Shobha yatra in Hooghly on Sunday.Zee News - Published | Come Sunday, Kolkata metro trials India’s first under-water coachesIf all goes well, two Metro trains will chug along the twin tunnels below the Hooghly this Sunday, marking India's much-awaited maiden under-river journey. It will be another honour for Kolkata, which..IndiaTimes - Published |
Hanuman Jayanti: Bengal To Deploy Paramilitary Forces In 3 Districts; BJP, TMC In War Of WordsFollowing the direction of the Calcutta High Court, the West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to deploy paramilitary forces in three districts of Hooghly, Barrackpore and Kolkata during Hanuman..Zee News - Published | Mamata blames 'outsiders' for Hooghly violence; 50 arrestedIndiaTimes - Published |
Ram Navami Violence: Bengal BJP Chief Stopped From Visiting Violence Hit HooghlyTwo Ram Navami processions were organised in Rishra area, and one of which was attacked near a Wellington Jute Mill More on GT Road around 6.15 pm on Sunday, police said.Zee News - Published | West Bengal violence live updates: Section 144 imposed in Hooghly after fresh clashesIndiaTimes - Published |
Suvendu Adhikari Attacks CM Mamata Banerjee Over Stone Pelting in Hooghly, Says ‘Bengal Administration Enjoying Beach Holiday’The Trinamool Congress chief has claimed that the BJP is to blame for the burning and riots during Ramnavami celebrations.Zee News - Published | Bengal Violence: Situation Under Control In Hooghly, Prohibitory Orders Still In ForceA senior officer of the Chandannagore Police Commissionerate said around 12 people were arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession on..Zee News - Published |
After Bihar, fresh Ram Navami violence erupts in West Bengal: What's happening in Sasaram, HooghlyFresh bouts of violence erupted in West Bengal's Hooghly as BJP became the target of clashes during the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra on late Sunday evening.DNA - Published | Post-Ram Navami, fresh violence hits Bihar, BengalClashes erupted during a Ram Navami procession in which BJP functionaries were among the marchers in Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday, while embers of last Thursday's violence simmered with..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Hooligans and thugs will be crushed with an iron hand': West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Hooghly violenceIndiaTimes - Published | Fresh violence erupts in West Bengal's HooghlyA fresh bout of violence broke out in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday evening during the BJP's Shobha Yatra, causing a commotion and resulting in the throwing of stones.IndiaTimes - Published |
Fresh violence in West Bengal: Stone pelting in Hooghly during BJP procession, MLA injuredThe violence in West Bengal seems to be continuing. Two groups clashed during a parade in Hugli. This was followed by stone pelting.DNA - Published | Unclog plan: A ring road over Hooghly, around KolkataSecond Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company (SVBTC), which built Nivedita Setu or the second Vivekananda Bridge over the Hooghly at Bally-Dakshineswar, has proposed a 200-km outer ring road to decongest..IndiaTimes - Published |
Balaram, last of Indian football’s holy trinity, diesOver the past three decades, he used to sit in the balcony of his apartment in Uttarpara — on the western bank of Hooghly river and an hour drive from Kolkata — and gazed towards the Dakshineswar..IndiaTimes - Published | Utkarsh India Limited commissions a 1MW Solar Power Plant- in the Hooghly district of West BengalnewKerala.com - Published |
Lakhs of pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar SankrantiLakhs of pilgrims took the holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of the Hooghly River and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a West Bengal minister said on Sunday. The auspicious..IndiaTimes - Published | Bengal BJP protests over irregularities in PMAYBJP activists blocked a road in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday demanding removal of a BDO for alleged irregularities in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana even as two Central teams visited some..IndiaTimes - Published |
Underwater metro: Tunnel under Hooghly river to connect Kolkata-Howrah, cut travel time by 50 mins; start date, detailsFrom becoming India's first city to get metro rail in 1984, Kolkata is now set to be graced with another first in the underwater metro experience.DNA - Published | India's first underwater tunnel in West Bengal to be 45-sec experience for metro passengersIndia's first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River in West Bengal at a cost of around Rs 120 crore as part of the East West Metro Corridor, will be a blink-and-you-miss-it experience..IndiaTimes - Published |
SHOCKING! Live bombs found in school premises in West Bengal`s Hooghly"We have seized the three bombs from the school premises and started an investigation on how the bombs reached the school and who are behind it. We are talking to the locals," the policeman said.Zee News - Published | Live bombs found in primary school premisesThree live crude bombs were seized from the premises of a primary school in Chinsurah in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday.IndiaTimes - Published |
`Durga Puja..Kali Puja..Diwali.. Eid...Christmas`: Mamata Banerjee`s STATEMENT on Bengal can`t be missedThe chief minister also inaugurated Chhath puja celebrations by members of the Bihari community at Doighat on the bank of the river Hooghly in Hastings area. She said Chhath is a big festival in Bengal..Zee News - Published | `Mamata Banerje JITTERY...` is jittery: CPI-M`s BIG attack at Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee has been denying that she or the Trinamool Congress had any role in not allowing the Tata Motors small car factory to come up in Singur, Hooghly.Zee News - Published |
Where did Sitrang get its name from and what it means? Know how cyclones are namedWinds may reach 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and West Midnapore on Tuesday and 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph on Monday.DNA - Published | CPM drove away Tata from Singur, not me: Mamata BanerjeeAddressing a 'Bijaya Samillani' or post-Durga Puja meeting in Siliguri, Banerjee said she only returned the land to the people that was forcibly acquired by the former Left Front government for the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Heritage paddle steamer to make a comeback on the Hooghly in new ‘Avatar’Indian Express - Published | Kolkata: India’s first underwater metro rail tunnel; Here’s all you need to know about the projectThe Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is set to complete the country's first underwater tunnel for metro connectivity under the Hooghly river between Howrah and Kolkata.Zee News - Published |
Indian Railways: Check images of swanky new Sealdah station on Kolkata's East West Metro corridorOut of the 16.6 km long of East West Metro route, the underground corridor constitutes 10.8 km between Howrah and Phoolbagan with the tunnel passing below the Hooghly river.Zee News - Published | BJP chief JP Nadda arrives in West Bengal, visits Vande Mataram Bhavan in Chinsura-HooghlyBJP national president J P Nadda said, "'Vande Mataram' which became the mantra during India's freedom struggle was written here by Bankim Chandra Ji. I feel proud to visit this place today."Zee News - Published |
CM inaugurates Hooghly overbridge, row over ‘snub’ to railway ministerIndian Express - Published |