Konnagar: One woman drowned and six others, including a two year-old, are reported missing after a country boat capsized on Saturday in Hooghly River near a ghat in Konnagar. Police said the boat with about 19 pilgrims and oarsmen was on way from Sukhchar in North 24 Parganas district to here when it capsized near the Baro Madirtala ghat. The pilgrims were bound for Shakuntala Kalibari at Konnagar in Hooghly...
11:16 AM, May 12, 2012
Kolkata: Kolkata, once the capital of British India, is set to get a giant wheel on the lines of 'London Eye' which would give tourists a bird's eye view of the city. To be set up on the Hooghly riverfront, the giant wheel to be known as 'Kolkata Eye' would have a diameter of 150 to 180 metres with more than 30 viewing cabins. It will accommodate more than 500...
12:51 PM, Nov 02, 2011
Kolkata: Flood situation in West Bengal continued to be grim with most of the major rivers in spate following increased discharge from reservoirs of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Tilpara and Kangsabati barrages, as the death toll shot to 36 on Thursday. State Irrigation Minister Manas Bhuniya said in the Assembly lobby that several rivers in North and South Bengal were flowing above the danger mark as further release from...
08:03 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Kolkata: Two cargo vessels were badly damaged after colliding head-on in Nurpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal at about 11.30 AM on Tuesday. Reports say there have been no casualties but the crew was still on board both the ships. The ships are reportedly sinking. The Indian Coast Guard has launched a rescue operation. The two ships - Green Valley and Tigers Singh - collided in Nurpur,...
04:13 PM, Nov 23, 2010
Kolkata: Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express derailed in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday. Passengers of the Rajdhani Express escaped unhurt when two coaches derailed at a Railway station in Hooghly. The incident happened at 9.20 am on Monday morning. The express was at a slow speed while it was passing platform number three of the Baruipara station and switching onto another track, around 50 km from Howrah, when two front wheels...
11:07 AM, Aug 30, 2010
The state has requisitioned an Air Force helicopter to airdrop food. ...
12:06 AM, Sep 10, 2009
Nearly 860 million litres of untreated sewage flows daily into the river. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 06, 2008
Nearly 860 million litres of untreated sewage flows daily into the river. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 06, 2008
Southampton: England captain Andrew Strauss is to play for Somerset against India next month in a bid to warm up for the Test series with MS Dhoni's ICC table-toppers. Strauss, who led England to a 1-0 Test series win against Sri Lanka after the third and final Test was drawn at the Rose Bowl here on Monday, has retired from limited overs internationals. So he will miss the upcoming one-day...
09:57 PM, Feb 05, 2008
Joshua D' Souza and Aman Garg report from the Rainbow Warrior Ship. ...
09:50 AM, Oct 16, 2007
Now you can reach Singur from Kolkata airport in just 45 minutes in another two months thanks to a new Hooghly bridge. ...
08:25 PM, Feb 09, 2007
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