India's first underwater metro service in Kolkata opens for public
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata on Friday with commuters seen queueing up for the firs...
India's first underwater metro service in Kolkata opens for public
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata on Friday with commuters seen queueing up for the firs...
Passenger services on new sections of Kolkata Metro to begin on March 15: General Manager
Amid the anticipation around the launch of passenger services on the East-West and other two sections of the city's tube services, P Uday Kumar Reddy, general manager of Kolk...
PM Modi inaugurates under-river metro tunnel in Kolkata; new streches to augment urban mobility
In a historic stride towards augmenting urban transportation, the inauguration of three pivotal metro sections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a transformative chapter for t...
PM Modi travels with school students in India's first underwater metro train in Kolkata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled with school students after inaugurating India's first underwater metro train in Kolkata, West Bengal on Wednesday.
PM Modi unveils multiple connectivity projects worth Rs 15,400 crores in Kolkata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple connectivity projects worth Rs 15,400 crores in Kolkata, West Bengal on Wednesday.
School students on Wednesday expressed happiness over travelling with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's first underwater metro service in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Railways part of glorious history of Bengal, but... PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian railways are a part of the glorious history of West Bengal, and the historical progress that it had achieved could not be properly maintai...
PM Modi launches multi-developmental projects in West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in Krishnanagar city in West Bengal's Nadia Dist...
Sex workers' children in Bengal denied of their basic rights, claims independent report
A draft sample report prepared by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working for the welfare of sex workers’ children in West Bengal has highlighted how kids born in the brothe...
Vigilant women from Kolkata suburbs reunite woman with dementia with her family
Vigil mounted by women in a neighborhood in the northeast suburbs of Kolkata led to the miraculous rescue of a 64-year-old woman -- a dementia patient -- who had wandered nearly 7...
Noted Bengali actress Anjana Bhowmik passes away at 79
Noted Bengali actress of yesteryear Anjana Bhowmik (79), who received critics’ accolades for her portrayal of 'Sujata Mitra' in the 1968 hit film 'Chowringhee'...
Kolkata Railway Station will turn into an economic hub soon
The country's only international railway terminus in the true sense, Kolkata Railway Station, is set to get a makeover soon that will turn it into a major economic hub.
Veteran actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday morning.
Meghna Pant, Rajat Chaudhuri discuss real-life Dystopias at AKLF-2024
Author Meghna Pant and crime fiction writer Rajat Chaudhuri were in conversation with Niladri Chatterjee for the session 'Today's Dystopias' at the ongoing Apeejay ...
100 years of unique memorial in Kolkata: Navy to pay homage to fallen seamen of the past
Come Tuesday and the Indian Navy will commemorate the centenary of a unique memorial in Kolkata, built in the memory of hundreds of Indians forgotten by most others across the cou...
Newly announced recruitment panel of primary teachers challenged in Calcutta HC
The 2022 panel for recruitment of primary teachers in state-run schools which was announced by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) on Wednesday, has been challenged...
State medical council registration mandatory for docs from outside practising in Bengal
Doctors with registrations from other states but currently practising in West Bengal will have to mandatorily get enrolled with the West Bengal Medical Council.
Acclaimed Bengali actress Sreela Majumdar passes away at 65
Acclaimed Bengali actress Sreela Majumdar, who was known for her roles in both 'parallel' and mainstream cinema, passed away at the age 65 after losing her battle agains...
Seven Padma awardees from West Bengal
Seven people, in various fields, from West Bengal figure in the list of Padma awardees for 2024.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee offers floral tribute to Subhash Chandra Bose
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid floral tribute to freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary in Kolkata on Tuesday.