Kutting-edge Kolkata kuts its trams out from the age of EVs - Go figureThe article discusses the persistent issues in urban planning across Indian cities, focusing on Kolkata's decision to phase out its tram se...
Bengal govt to discontinue tram service in Kolkata barring one short stretchThe West Bengal government plans to discontinue Kolkata's 150-year-old tram service, except for a heritage route from Maidan to Esplanade. ...
Asia's oldest operating trams see slow death in IndiaKolkata's 151-year-old tram network is under threat due to neglect, despite being a cheap and eco-friendly transport solution. Enthusiasts ...
Will not discard trams, Bengal govt says on 150 years of serviceFor five days, colourful trams will travel across the city displaying artworks, including paintings and posters with sustainable developmen...
Will not discard trams, Bengal govt says on 150 years of serviceFor five days, colourful trams will travel across the city displaying artworks, including paintings and posters with sustainable developmen...
West Bengal to introduce 1200 electric buses in KolkataThe West Bengal government announced exemption of registration fees, motor vehicle and other taxes for two & four wheeled electric vehicles...
Kolkata’s ‘Fairy Tale’ Trams, once essential, are now a neglected relicIn recent years, hit by natural disasters and official neglect, the city’s tram system has become little more than a nostalgia ride, its pa...
West Bengal Elections 2021: Vote for non-discriminatory, honest government, PM tells votersIn his earlier rallies, Modi had sharply attacked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for playing “appeasement politics” with the Mu...
With fresh identity, West Bengal tourism rolls out advertising campaignTargeting foreign tourists, the department has installed digital hoardings in Delhi and Mumbai airports.
Congress-sponsored bandh evokes mixed response in West BengalA 12-hr bandh called by the Congress in West Bengal today failed to evoke much response in the metropolis although a shutdown was observed ...
Bengal minister Shashi Panja criticises Hema Malini over Vrindavan widowsNGO Sulabh International is looking after 1,000 Vrindavan widows as part of a Supreme Court directive to remove the stigma attached to thei...
Kolkata's lumbering traffic system: Road space expansion need of the hourKolkata needs several elevated long flyovers. There is also a need to improve traffic engineering further and use signalling efficiently.
- Bandh hits life in eastern region
In Trinamool Congress ruled-West Bengal, life was partially affected with shops, markets and business establishments closed in many parts o...
- Forcible enforcement of bandh will not be allowed: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee today warned that her government would not allow forcible enforcement of the bandh tomorrow called by the CPI(M).
- Bharat bandh: Supporters block roads, squat on railway tracks in West Bengal
The supporters of the 12-hour bandh called by the NDA to protest the petrol price hike today blocked some roads in some districts of WB.
- Mamata Banerjee asks Airports Authority of India to commission new terminal by June
Mamata Banerjee today asked the AAI to commission the new International Terminal of the NSC Bose International Airport here by June.
- WB govt pitches Reliance funds for airport
West Bengal government sought more investments from Reliance Industries to set up a cargo airport in the western fringes of the metropolis.