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2,000 passengers experienced a historic moment under the Hooghly, capturing it on smartphones. They marveled at the engineering feat during the under-river ride,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

A 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

Prime 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

India'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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

The 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,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 5, 2024

There 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 31, 2023

Indian Railways unveiled two Amrit Bharat trains connecting Darbhanga - Ayodhya Dham Jn. - Anand Vihar Terminal and Malda Town - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 30, 2023

The 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 10, 2023

The southwest monsoon has again picked up speed and has descended upon several more Bengal districts, including East and West Midnapur, Jhargram, Purulia and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on June 23, 2023

A 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on May 20, 2023

Not 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on May 1, 2023

Not 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on May 1, 2023

On Wednesday, the Kolkata Metro achieved an unprecedented feat for the country by running through the tunnel under the Hooghly River.
Credit: DNA - Published on April 13, 2023

A 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on April 13, 2023

Kolkata Metro's rake ran under the Hooghly from Kolkata to Howrah on the other side of the river.
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 12, 2023

West 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 10, 2023

The incident comes a day after clashes erupted during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Shobha yatra in Hooghly on Sunday.
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 7, 2023

The incident comes a day after clashes erupted during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Shobha yatra in Hooghly on Sunday.
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 7, 2023

If 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on April 7, 2023

Following the direction of the Calcutta High Court, the West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to deploy paramilitary forces in three districts of Hooghly,..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 5, 2023

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on April 4, 2023

Two 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,..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 4, 2023

The Trinamool Congress chief has claimed that the BJP is to blame for the burning and riots during Ramnavami celebrations.
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 4, 2023

A senior officer of the Chandannagore Police Commissionerate said around 12 people were arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 3, 2023

A senior officer of the Chandannagore Police Commissionerate said around 12 people were arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 3, 2023

Fresh 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.
Credit: DNA - Published on April 3, 2023

Clashes 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on April 2, 2023

A 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on April 2, 2023

The violence in West Bengal seems to be continuing. Two groups clashed during a parade in Hugli. This was followed by stone pelting.
Credit: DNA - Published on April 2, 2023

Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company (SVBTC), which built Nivedita Setu or the second Vivekananda Bridge over the Hooghly at Bally-Dakshineswar, has..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 14, 2023

Over 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on February 17, 2023

Lakhs 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 15, 2023

BJP 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 8, 2023

From 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.
Credit: DNA - Published on December 30, 2022

India'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,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 30, 2022

"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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on November 21, 2022

Three live crude bombs were seized from the premises of a primary school in Chinsurah in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on November 21, 2022

The 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on October 30, 2022

Mamata 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.
Credit: Zee News - Published on October 25, 2022

Winds 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.
Credit: DNA - Published on October 23, 2022

Addressing 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..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 20, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on August 22, 2022

The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is set to complete the country's first underwater tunnel for metro connectivity under the Hooghly river between Howrah and..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 28, 2022

Out 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on July 12, 2022

BJP 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on June 8, 2022

BJP 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..
Credit: Zee News - Published on June 8, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on June 4, 2022

India’s first underwater tunnel corridor is built 33 meters below the riverbed of Hooghly river and will provide metro connectivity from Kolkata to Howrah by..
Credit: Zee News - Published on April 7, 2022

The ashes of ‌Bappi Lahiri, dubbed by many as Bollywood's 'King of Disco' were immersed Thursday in the river Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 4, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on March 4, 2022

Parts of Kolkata and its suburbs lay under ankle-deep water throughout the day with high tide in Hooghly river adding to the woes.
Credit: Zee News - Published on December 6, 2021

Parts of Kolkata and its suburbs lay under ankle-deep water throughout the day with high tide in Hooghly river adding to the woes.
Credit: Zee News - Published on December 6, 2021

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Kolkata, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas, Jhargram, Hooghly and Howrah..
Credit: Zee News - Published on December 4, 2021

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Kolkata, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas, Jhargram, Hooghly and Howrah..
Credit: Zee News - Published on December 4, 2021

Credit: Indian Express - Published on October 3, 2021

Credit: Indian Express - Published on September 10, 2021

Several districts in south Bengal, including Hooghly, Purba Medinipur, Howrah, South 24 Parganas -- have been reeling under flood woes following heavy rain and..
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 7, 2021

Several districts in south Bengal, including Hooghly, Purba Medinipur, Howrah, South 24 Parganas -- have been reeling under flood woes following heavy rain and..
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 7, 2021

Meanwhile, the Bengal Chief Minister has directed ministers to keep a tab on the rescue operations and see that relief materials reach all affected people. The..
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 3, 2021

Meanwhile, the Bengal Chief Minister has directed ministers to keep a tab on the rescue operations and see that relief materials reach all affected people. The..
Credit: Zee News - Published on August 3, 2021

Around 500 people in Hooghly’s Khanakul returned to Trinamool Congress on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by local MP Aparupa Poddar.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on June 23, 2021

Credit: Indian Express - Published on June 10, 2021

At least 27 people were killed across South Bengal districts in lightning strikes on Monday afternoon with Hooghly alone accounting for 11 deaths and Murshidabad..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on June 8, 2021

11 people lost their lives in Hooghly, nine in Murshidabad, two each in Bankura, East Midnapore and West Midnapore.  
Credit: Zee News - Published on June 8, 2021

11 people lost their lives in Hooghly, nine in Murshidabad, two each in Bankura, East Midnapore and West Midnapore.  
Credit: Zee News - Published on June 8, 2021

The body of a 66-year-old businessman — who had recently recovered from Covid, but was apparently exhibiting some post-recovery complications — was found..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on May 17, 2021

A police officer said that Aditya Niyogi, former vice-chairman of Bansberia Municipality, was shot at when he was buying vegetables at a local market.
Credit: Zee News - Published on May 11, 2021

A police officer said that Aditya Niyogi, former vice-chairman of Bansberia Municipality, was shot at when he was buying vegetables at a local market.
Credit: Zee News - Published on May 11, 2021

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