West Bengal: India’s first underwater metro tunnel to start in 2023, 45-sec experience for passengers
The metro route between Howrah and Sealdah cuts down the commute time to 40 minutes as against 1.5 hours by road and will take 45 seconds to cross the tunnel.
Dec 30, 2022, 11:09 AM IST
India’s 1st underwater metro starts in West Bengal
India's first underwater train started in Kolkata which will go through a tunnel built inside Hooghly river. It will connect Kolkata to Howrah. Experts from Russia and Thailand also gave their inputs to built this underwater tunnel successfully inside the Hooghly river.
Feb 13, 2020, 21:14 PM IST
Seven drown, 1 missing as fishing boat capsizes in West Bengal
The boat "FB Paromita" capsized when it hit a sand dune while crossing the Hooghly river
Aug 03, 2018, 21:03 PM IST
Rain, high tide batter West Bengal
Heavy rain and high tide battered this eastern metropolis and some districts of West Bengal, resulting in a flood-like situation across large swathes of land, officials said on Monday.
Jul 24, 2017, 17:35 PM IST
India's 1st under-river metro tunnel to be completed next week in WB
The under-river tunnel is a crucial link for the Railway's 16.6-km long East-West Metro project in Kolkata.
May 28, 2017, 20:38 PM IST
West Bengal: Jetty collapse toll rises to five
With the recovery of two more bodies on Thursday the toll in the jetty collapse in the Hooghly river at Bhadreswar in Hooghly district rose to five.
Apr 27, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
3 dead, 13 missing in Hooghly river as jetty collapses
At least three persons died and 13 others were still missing after a temporary jetty on the Hooghly river collapsed in Hooghly district of west Bengal on Wednesday, the police said.
Apr 26, 2017, 21:24 PM IST
At least 3 dead after jetty submerges in water in Hooghly river
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Apr 26, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
Gangetic dolphins sighted in highly polluted pockets of Hooghly river
The study was conducted by observing and counting dolphins from the riverbank at specific locations along the 534-km stretch of the Hooghly in West Bengal.
Mar 23, 2017, 15:48 PM IST
12 missing in Bengal boat capsize, delayed rescue triggers violence
The incident happened late Saturday night near Kalna in Burdwan when the boat was on its way to Shantipur in Nadia district.
May 15, 2016, 20:32 PM IST
India's first dolphin community reserve to come up in Bengal
Gangetic river dolphins are an endangered species and in order to preserve them, Bengal will soon acquire the country's first community reserve for the mammal.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:38 AM IST
