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600 drones will light up the Kolkata sky with Ravan Dahan on Bijoya Dashami. This will be the first-of-its-kind aerial light and sound show on Ravan Dahan in India. Park Circus Sarbojonin Durgotsav has tied up with a Delhi-based tech start-up, BotLab Dynamics, and organised a…
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The Calcutta Stock Exchange is coming back after a decade in 2024! The oldest stock exchange on the Indian subcontinent is finally coming back. The iconic Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE), founded on December 1, 1863, hopes to resume operations in March–April 2024. Buoyed by…
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@spectatorindex If the nation which is: - Largest by population - Soon to be 3rd largest by GDP - 4th strongest in military - a recognised democracy, isn't one of the permanent member of the UN Security Council, it speaks more about how outdated the organization is today.
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The first underwater metro railway in India will be inaugurated on December 31, 2023. India's first underwater metro railway project, part of the East-West Corridor (Green Line) of Kolkata Metro, will start on December 31, 2023. Two tracks have been laid in a 520-metre-long…
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𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. রসমালাই, also known as Rasamalai, originated in undivided Bengal, back in the 17th century. The dessert became famous when…
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The Bengali community in Glasgow, Scotland, took permission from the local authorities and converted the abandoned Thomas Coats Memorial Church into a Temple. Since 1981, Maa Durga has been worshipped in this cathedral-turned-temple. People from all walks of life around this…
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OPINION ALERT ✍🏼: This is such a brilliant initiative which should be replicated in all of our cities highlighting the local heroes, their stories and promoting Bengali culture. Now make sure this is maintained well.
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𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 ✍🏻: The reason we need to diversify away from Kolkata inside West Bengal to other cities inside the state and also celebrate other Eastern states doing well with new emerging cities like Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Patna, Ranchi, and Raipur. Kolkata will…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂–𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆:: "If Mukherjee succeeded, today nobody would have heard about Mahatma Gandhi, and the father of the Indian nation would have been BAGHAJATIN." – American publicist Ross Hedvicek. During World War I (1914–1918), a series of…
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Mumbai Promotions Kick Off! Trailer Out Now! Bengali: Hindi: #BaghaJatin #ThisPuja Releasing in Bengali on 19th October. Releasing in Hindi on 20th October.
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Top 10 states in India with most বাংলা speakers (census 2011): 1️⃣ West Bengal: 7.8 crore 2️⃣ Assam: 90 lakhs 3️⃣ Jharkhand: 32 lakhs 4️⃣ Tripura: 24 lakhs 5️⃣ Bihar: 8 lakhs 6️⃣ Odisha: 5 lakhs 7️⃣ Maharashtra: 4.5 lakhs 8️⃣ Uttar Pradesh: 2.4 lakhs 9️⃣ Chattisgarh: 2.4 lakhs 1️⃣0️⃣…
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Kolkata's new 7,000 sq. ft. space museum offers an unparalleled glimpse into astronomy and space exploration. The Government of West Bengal has granted ₹40 lakhs for the museum building, where exhibits worth crores are on display. The museum, which has a 1,200-artifact-strong…
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝘂𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗦𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟰. A 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant withered a late resurgence from Mumbai City FC to beat the latter 2-1 in the final league…
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STARTUP MONDAY: Every Monday I try to highlight one successful startup story from West Bengal with the idea of celebrating our entrepreneurs. WOW! MOMO Headquartered in Kolkata, Wow! Momo is a fast food restaurant chain that began it's journey in 2008. The chain specializes in…
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Government of West Bengal officials will meet La Liga bosses today for the development of football in Bengal. The mandarins of the three football giants from Bengal— Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting are present with the WB CM on her business trip to Spain to…
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𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒅. 📍 Purulia, West Bengal
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𝑨 𝒇𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒍... 📍New Town, North 24 PGS, West Bengal
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@brfootball Is that Diego Costa?
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𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸; 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻. Air India is likely to start non-stop flights from Kolkata to London later this year. The Travel Agents Association of India…
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📍Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal A local train and Vande Bharat Express racing each other.
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Government of West Bengal doesn't just want to preserve the tram network, it wants to expand it. An advisory committee formed under the directions of Calcutta High Court suggested to preserve trams in Kolkata. The state Transport Department will continue to run trams in the…
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗖 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! East Bengal FC faced off against the defending champions, Odisha FC, in the finals of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Red…
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𝑨 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕... 📍Park Street, Kolkata
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Uddipani, the organisers of Park Circus Sarbojanin Durgotsab, teamed up with IIT Delhi-based tech startup BotLab Dynamics to dazzle the skies of Kolkata with 600 drones yesterday in a spectacular 15-minute display. With Jagadhatri Pujo and Kali Pujo coming up, expecting more…
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Durga Pujo is set to bring over 17000 foreign tourists to West Bengal, with the festivity estimated to generate a revenue of ₹65000 crore this year. West Bengal is set to host a record number of visitors from abroad during Durga Pujo, which has now become a global event…
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Bengali table tennis players Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee from North 24 PGS, West Bengal, defeated World Number 2 Meng Chen and Wang Yidi of the People's Republic of China in four games to book a historic semifinal berth at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou,…
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India's deepest metro station in Howrah, West Bengal, is ready for launch. This is part of the East-West Metro project, built at a cost of over ₹10000 crores by the Union Government. Kolkata Metro, India's pioneering metro network, has been rapidly extending its reach in recent…
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"তোমরা আমাকে রক্ত দাও, আমি তোমাদের স্বাধীনতা দেব।" One of our greatest icons who is revered as the leader of all leaders. Remembering the great Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 127th birth anniversary. May his vision, ideals, sacrifice, and courage inspire us to build a…
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𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the much-talked-about Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of the East West Metro corridor, which is the first…
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SPAIN AWAY - DAY 1: La Liga would build football academies across the state of West Bengal. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between La Liga and WBGov in the presence of Javier Tebas, the current La Liga President & WB CM Mamata Banerjee. La Liga will build…
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Dhano Dhanya Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata, built by Government of West Bengal at ₹450 crores, is one of the most iconic auditoriums built in India in recent times. The name is inspired from a famous work by the Bengali poet, playwright, and musician Dwijendralal Ray whose…
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The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRCL) is aiming to run commercial services from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade passing through the stretch under the Hooghly at an interval of 12 minutes from December. The country’s first underwater Metro network is having trial runs of rakes…
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𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Sealdah Railway Station, one of the busiest railway stations in the world, handles 1.2 million passengers every day. The footfall in the near…
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West Bengal government is going to receive around ₹3,200 crore loan from the World Bank. WBGov stated that the entire money will be utilised for the purpose of infrastructure development in the state. During infrastructure development, major focus will be given on improvement…
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SPAIN AWAY - DAY 2: Sourav Ganguly, with his industrialist hat on, plans to invest ₹2500 crore at Salboni, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal for his 3rd state-of-the-art steel manufacturing facility after having manufacturing plants at Durgapur and Patna. Sourav owns Captain Steel…
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The new India-Bangladesh rail line will cut the distance between North-Eastern states and Kolkata to 500 km from 1,600 km. The Agartala-Akhaura railway project drastically improves connectivity between North East India and Kolkata as the distance is reduced to 500 km via…
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@IndianTechGuide @mumbaimatterz @wc_railway @RailMinIndia That's Ratatouille cooking something fresh😅
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𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗣𝗢 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬. Established in 1774 by the then Governor General of Bengal, Warren Hastings, the Kolkata General Post Office (GPO) holds the distinction of being India's first general post office. Over its 250-year history, it has served as a…
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𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 ₹𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗦𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Government of West Bengal registered an increase of ₹3,000 crore in its GST (Goods and Services Tax) collection for FY24 (2023–24), when it…
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𝗔 𝟭𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆. Kolkata, the administrative capital of the state, gets connected with Howrah, the manufacturing capital of the state, for the fifth time in…
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LONG THREAD ALERT: 🧵 "WHERE ARE THE BIG MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN WEST BENGAL?" A question I've been asked many times here. While West Bengal does have manufacturing plants, its contribution to India by percentage is not significant as in earlier times. Let's find out why.
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Ronaldinho has already set foot in Kolkata. The Brazilian football legend is participating in an exhibition match between Diamond Harbour FC and Sree Bhumi Sporting Club at the Bata Maidan and Stadium, Maheshtala, on October 17 at 2 p.m. During his stay in West Bengal, he will…
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The Yatri Sathi app is increasingly gaining popularity among users in Kolkata, as over a lakh users registered with Yatri Sathi during Durga Puja. The total number of registered users increased from a total of 5,39,535 on October 15 to 6,40,786 on October 26, recording an…
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Durga Pujo pandals can mesmerize it's visitors with it's rich art and ideas. Something unique from Bengal.
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𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗵. The state government is working on revitalising the 137-year-old Shalimar Shipyard in Shibpur, Howrah, and further augmenting its business volume. WBGov…
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West Bengal government is on the brink of acquiring 1,180 electric buses to improve the public transport services across the state. Elets Technomedia and Elets eGovernance in collaboration with West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) organised the Elets National Transforming…
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𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 🌊🌴 📍West Bengal, India
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𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. 📍 Bishnupur, Bakura, West Bengal
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Kolkata to witness the grand celebrations of Dev Deepawali on the banks of River Hooghly on November 25 and 26. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to organise Dev Deepawali on the banks of the Hooghly. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is rumoured to be…
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SPAIN AWAY - DAY 3: Government officials of West Bengal visited Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home stadium of Real Madrid CF, in Madrid, Spain for inspection of infrastructure and learn about football commercialization. Real Madrid CF was announced as the world's most valuable…
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Titagarh Rail Systems plans to raise its production capacity to 1000 wagons per month by the end of this financial year. Currently, it is operating out of it's Uttarpara, Hooghly plant at a capacity of 600-700 wagons per month. The decision to expand production capacity comes as…
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𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰:: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 💠 SAIL steel manufacturing plant for ₹24000 crores, Paschim Bardhaman 💠 Lux Industries manufacturing unit, Howrah 💠 Deucha-Panchami global tender by mid-March, Birbhum 💠 Shyam Steel plant ₹4500…
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Top 5 states with the most recipients of Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards (highest multidisciplinary science awards in India): 1️⃣ West Bengal: 134 🏅 2️⃣ Maharashtra: 69 🥈 3️⃣ Karnataka: 68 🥉 4️⃣ Uttar Pradesh: 67 5️⃣ Tamil Nadu: 63 The pictures represent different generations of…
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𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮. To provide uninterrupted connectivity to metro commuters travelling from Kolkata to Howrah below the Hooghly River, Bharti…
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OPINION ALERT ✍🏻: Government of West Bengal needs to seriously focus here. If necessary, increase the education budget. If children in our state aren't comfortable with computers, they don't stand a chance in this new age, with disruptive technologies like AI that will only get…
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𝗘-𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀; 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 ₹𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀. Electric rickshaws manufactured in Hooghly, West Bengal, have made waves in…
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has come up with a modern food street in the Patuli area off the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass under Ward 101. There were nine food shops adjacent to the Patuli Jheel which were in a disorganised manner. Government of West Bengal took the…
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𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is set to expand beyond its current boundary to a 100-acre plot on the other side of VIP…
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation prepares for the Bisarjan rush on Bijoya Dashami. The main ghats will have cranes that will lift the frame of the idol within minutes of their immersion in the Hooghly. More than 15 ghats along the Hooghly, three ghats along Tolly’s Nullah, and over…
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅... 📍 Sundarbans, South 24 PGS, West Bengal
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A 3D walkthrough of the renovated Kalighat Mandir, Kolkata, West Bengal. The completion date of this project, built by Government of West Bengal, is set for September 2024. The Kalighat Mandir in its present form is about 200 years old, although it has been referred to in…
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𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰:: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 💠 Haldia Petrochemicals ₹3000 crore, Purba Medinipur 💠 Jai Balaji Group ₹1000 crore, Durgapur; completion 2026 💠 Red Cow Dairy capacity expansion with new plant, Purba Bardhaman 💠 TVS ILP facility,…
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𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 ₹𝟲𝟱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲. Banglar Dairy has already initiated the process of establishing a state-of-the-art dairy plant at the Haringhata campus of the Animal Resources Development (ARD)…
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EM Bypass stretch will look remarkable 10 years from now. Many high profile skyscraper projects are currently under construction along this stretch including The Trump Tower, Z Residences, PS Anassa. We need atleast 4-5 more stretches like this across Kolkata. Kolkata has the…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. It has been reported that idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra have already arrived at the temple complex at…
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𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝘄. As per a report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Kolkata, also known as '𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇…
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TEMPE Group, a subsidiary company of the Madrid-based Inditex Group, plans to invest ₹2000 crores to build a manufacturing unit on 100 acres of land near Bantala Leather Complex, Kolkata. TEMPE Group is responsible for designing, marketing and distributing footwear and…
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𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰:: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 💠 Mahindra Logistics fulfilment centre in Malda 💠 GAEL liquid glucose plant inaugurated in Malda 💠 Adplus Chemicals manufacturing plant inaugurated for ₹50 crores in Purba Medinipur 💠 Banglar Dairy new…
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𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA),…
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The Phoenix Marketcity Kolkata located in Alipore is likely to be operational by the second half of 2024. The first of its shopping malls in the city, Phoenix Marketcity Kolkata by the Phoenix Mills Limited is a joint venture with the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. It…
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Siliguri is all set to get its first-ever 'food street'. Government of West Bengal is planning to build a 'food street' in Siliguri, West Bengal. The food street would offer different varieties of food, including North Bengal's special dishes. The new street food lane will come…
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𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 "𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰-𝗰𝗼𝗻" 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮. Kolkata is hosting a month-long exhibition on an art form that has always sent a message through creativity and humour: comics. Comics in Bengal…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. The 520-metre Metro tunnel under the Hooghly River…
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𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻. Red Cow Dairy inaugurated its expanded plant facility in Jaugram, near…
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The Indian men's cricket team takes the field tomorrow at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, West Bengal, to face off against South Africa in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. Two of the strongest teams in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, India and South Africa, will…
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𝗕𝗠𝗖 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) aims to take up the work of setting up Rabindra Bhavan opposite Central Park in Salt Lake, Kolkata, this year. Piling work has already been completed, as the…
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𝗖𝗔𝗕 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. The highly anticipated Bengal Pro T20 League (BPL), organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB),…
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UAE AWAY : The LuLu Group headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, which operates a chain of hypermarkets and retail companies, will be heavily investing in West Bengal. Officials from the LuLu Group requested a meeting with the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her…
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𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ₹𝟭𝟯,𝟴𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹. West Bengal has received an allocation of ₹13,810 crore in the 2024–25 interim railway budget, as confirmed by Railways Minister…
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Bagdogra Airport in Darjeeling, West Bengal is about to undergo significant expansion as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) prepares to commence the project costing around ₹1,000 crore. As a result of this expansion, the airport’s current capacity of 0.75 MPPA (Million…
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𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 ₹𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀. A business and trade centre comprising 38 floors will be built in New Town’s Central Business…
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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝟭𝟬-𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿; 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO)…
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⦿ Durga Puja of West Bengal generates an economy of ₹50,000 crore. This year due to the UNESCO tag being added, that revenue is expected to increase by 30%. WBGov supporting that sector isn't "wasting money on Booze & entertainment". Also, before you tell me I made that up,…
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TALE OF TWO STATES: BENGAL AND ODISHA👇🏼 * Bengal govt funds 40,000 local clubs Rs 70,000 each ahead of Durga Puja, or Rs 300 crore taxpayers’ money a year which mainly goes into booze and entertainment. * In 2023, Odisha pledged Rs 100 crore for Indian men and women’s hockey…
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𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. In just two days since its launch, the new Metro route from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade has seen an impressive 1,35,000 footfalls.…
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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗼𝘆. The International Kolkata Book Fair 2024—to be held from January 18 to 31—is…
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ITC Hotels announced the signing of Welcomhotel Kalimpong resort under a management agreement. This 70-key greenfield upper-upscale project, spread over 4 acres will offer plush rooms with spectacular views of the Himalayas and the valley, an all-day dining restaurant, a lounge,…
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𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆. A day of parades and awe-inspiring demonstrations of might by our armed forces, but also a day to remember the sacrifices that shaped our destiny. May the principles of justice, liberty,…
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SPAIN AWAY - DAY 1: Officials from Government of West Bengal sat in discussions with Madrid based Inditex Group. ZARA, the largest constituent company of Inditex Group, is a major player in the textile industry, holding the 2nd largest apparel brand value in the world, only…
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Kolkata Metro earns revenue of about ₹6.12 crore during the six-day period of Durga Pujo, with 41.65 lakh passengers opting for the service. Out of the total footfall, the North-South Metro, which connects Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash, recorded almost 39.5 lakh, which amounted…
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𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗧 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 ₹𝟰𝟴 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. WEBEL, the nodal agency of the Department of Information Technology and Electronics, Government of West Bengal, will build an IT park in Kurseong, Darjeeling, at a…
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Kolkata Metro introduces its first-of-its-kind "infotainment on wheels" initiative for daily commuters. For the first time in India, passengers can now watch songs, movies, news, and cartoons while commuting. Earlier this year, Kolkata Metro Railway was exploring options to…
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Updates: #BGBSDay1 Famous Indian entrepreneur and cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty announces a new superspeciality hospital in West Bengal. The new cutting-edge superspeciality hospital, to be built in Kolkata within 2 years for ₹1000 crores, will have over 1000 beds specialising…
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The বাপ of all Railway Stations. Built in 1854, Howrah Railway Station is among the largest and busiest train stations in the world. 23 platforms, 25 tracks, handling over 1.5 million passengers daily. Under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of the Union Government, Howrah…
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Kolkata appears to be emerging as the new battleground for big national hospital chains as Apollo Hospitals acquires a second campus in Kolkata, West Bengal, for ₹102 crore from Future Group. A week after India’s second-largest hospital group, Manipal, consolidated its presence…
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