Kolkata Metro halts Sunday services on East-West Corridor for system testingMetro Railway, Kolkata, will suspend East-West Metro corridor services every Sunday from March 23 for testing the CBTC system. This follows...
19 Mar, 2025, 08.49 PM IST
Nabanna Abhijan: Fresh clashes at Howrah Maidan, policeman injuredFresh clashes erupted between police and protestors on GT Road in Howrah Maidan area on Tuesday afternoon during a protest march towards th...
27 Aug, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Jindal Stainless supplies steel for Kolkata Metro's underwater projectJindal Stainless supplied 'SS 301LN' grade steel for Kolkata Metro's Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section under the Hooghly River, inaugurated b...
17 Mar, 2024, 07.02 PM IST
India's first underwater metro train services begin in Kolkata, commuters ecstaticKolkata's underwater metro service inaugurated with jubilant passengers. Excitement among commuters from Howrah Maidan and Esplanade statio...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Kolkata: Commercial services in newly-launched Metro railway sections to start in 7-10 daysModi inaugurated on Wednesday Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade, Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and the Taratala-Majerhat ...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
India's first underwater metro line unveiled in Kolkata by PM ModiThe Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West Corridor, which has the first tunnel "under any mighty river in India", wa...
07 Mar, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
'Atmanirbhar' underwater metro in Kolkata aims to hit the rails in DecemberIndia's first underwater metro is expected to be operational by the end of 2023, connecting Howrah Maidan to Mahakaran metro station in Kol...
19 May, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
East-West Metro corridor construction likely to be over by year-end: Official"All the arrangements have been made to address the issue and work at Bowbazar will be over by December, 2023," the Metro official said.
16 Apr, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
Encouraging trend for public transport in India: PM Modi on Kolkata metro trial run under Hooghly RiverPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed happiness over the trial run of the Kolkata Metro under the Hooghly River.
15 Apr, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Metro rake runs under river for first time in India, reaches Howrah from KolkataThis is a "revolutionary step" in providing a modern transport system to the people of Kolkata and its suburbs, the official said.
12 Apr, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Kolkata Metro to test run India's first under-water sections on April 9Kolkata in India is set to test the country's first underwater Metro on the Hooghly River with two six-coach trains undergoing a trial run ...
07 Apr, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
'Don't touch my body... I'm male': TMC sneers at Suvendu Adhikari's remark"Don't touch my body. You are lady, I am male," Suvendu Adhikari could be heard saying
15 Sep, 2022, 07.53 AM IST
BJP protests turn violent; Kolkata becomes war zonePolice cane-charged protestors in a few places and detained several BJP leaders including leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and state p...
13 Sep, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
India's first-ever underwater metro likely to be completed by June 2023The train is like to reduce the travel time for commuters significantly. Currently, the Green Line in Kolkata covers a small distance of 6....
08 Aug, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
Revised cost cleared for Kolkata East West Metro project at Rs 8,575 croreThe project is being implemented by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, which is a central public sector enterprise under the ministry of r...
08 Oct, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
East-West Metro may be operational by 2018, says Railway Minister Suresh PrabhuThe Railway minister also announced Green Energy initiatives in stations and rakes of Metro Railway to reduce carbon footprint for a cleane...
08 Jan, 2016, 04.42 PM IST
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In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, The West Bengal government initiated a process of listing the temporary employees who have been w...
18 Feb, 2009, 10.04 PM IST