Kolkata metro struggles with increased passengers due to east-west line
Apr 9, 2024East-West Metro addition in Kolkata disrupts North-South corridor, leading to severe overcrowding and discomfort for daily commuters. The Blue line faces challenges with extra passengers, impacting train services and passenger experiences.
Chhath Puja goes global, Indian diaspora in London, Dubai and the US soaks in festivities
Nov 21, 2023The Indian diaspora celebrated the four-day Chhath festivities in various parts of the world, including London, Dubai, and the US. In London, the Bihari community organized a grand Chhath Puja event with the participation of Bengali friends. This marked a departure from the usual private celebrations held within homes. In Dubai, Biharis from different cities gathered at Mamzar beach to offer prayers. Similarly, in the US, Chhath Puja was celebrated in San Jose with around 1,700 participants. The festivities were seen as a way to keep family traditions alive.
Doctors hail Calcutta HC order, want curbs to continue
Dec 30, 2020Doctors, fatigued and wary of fighting the prolonged pandemic, are happy that Calcutta High Court has intervened yet again against unrestricted festive revelry.
Good news: Water seepage stopped, subsidence arrested
Sep 13, 2019Ever since TBM Chundee punctured an aquifer and triggered subsidence in Bowbazar on August 31, Thursday was perhaps the best day for KMRC when the agency got two good news to share — water seepage has stopped below the ground and the subsidence was negligible on the surface.
Queen Elizabeth II’s tryst with Calcutta and a race to remember
Sep 10, 2022 Elizabeth II became the Queen in 1952, but her first visit to India came in February 1961, nearly 14 years after India’s Independence.
Joka Metro: Victoria nod to station, tunnelling work
May 27, 2022 The Joka-Esplanade Metro project has received a major boost as Victoria Memoria Hall has allowed construction of the Victoria Memorial Metro station and underground tunneling leading up to the station below the Maidan area.
KMRC starts dismantling buildings ahead of full-scale demolition
Sep 10, 2019KMRC on Monday evening started its demolition drive but they would rather call the exercise ‘dismantling’. Portions of the fallen buildings will be carefully broken into smaller pieces because the structures are extremely vulnerable and would primarily put the workers’ lives at risk.
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