saved book title Kolkata subtitle An overview cover image Kolkata Imgs.jpg cover color white Kolkata An overview Main article Kolkata History History of Kolkata Geography Geography of Kolkata Climate Climate of Kolkata Economy Economy of Kolkata Civic administration Civic administration of KolkataKolkata Municipal Corporation Utility services and media Kolkata in the media List of Bengali language television channels Transport Transport in Kolkata Demographics Ethnic communities in Kolkata Culture Kolkata culture List of people from Kolkata Education Education in Kolkata Category Wikipedia books on cities Category Wikipedia books on India ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Kolkata TV logofile Kolkata TV 2010.png logosize 150px logocaption Kolkata TV logo branding Kolkata TV logoalt launch 27 March 2006 key people network owner slogan Raatdin Saatdin picture format 4 3 576i , SDTV headquarters Kolkata , West Bengal , India , language Bengali broadcast area India West Bengal headquarters Kolkata , West Bengal , India , sister names web cable serv 1 Available on most cable systems in India cable chan 1 Check local listings Kolkata TV is a 24 hour news cycle 24 hour Bengali news channel launched by SST Media in 2006. The headquartered of the channel is at Kolkata , West Bengal near Park Street . Kolkata TV has a wide range of programmes ranging from hourly news, analysis of major news events as well as International news. Competitors STAR Ananda Tara News News Time Channel 10 India Channel 10 R programming language Commercialized versions of R R Plus 24 Ghanta References External links Bengali language television channels Television news in India International news channels DEFAULTSORT Kolkata Tv Category 24 hour television news channels in India Category Television channels and stations established in 2006 Category Bengali language television channels India company stub India tv stub bn ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Kolkata , formerly Calcutta, has many densely populated towns and districts on its outskirts. Greater Kolkata consists of Kolkata Municipal Corporation KMC and parts of the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts and arguably parts of Howrah and Hooghly District Hooghly . But the Kolkata Metropolitan Area KMA also consists of some areas of Nadia District like Kalyani, West Bengal Kalyani , etc. The major municipal areas which are a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority or KMDA Kolkata conurbation are Nadia District Kalyani, West Bengal Kalyani Municipality Gayespur Municipality North 24 Parganas District Kanchrapara Municipality Halisahar Municipality Naihati Municipality Bhatpara Municipality Garulia Municipality North Barrackpore Municipality Barrackpore Municipality Titagarh Municipality Khardah Municipality Panihati Municipality New Barrackpore Municipality Barasat Municipality Madhyamgram Municipality North Dum Dum Municipality Dum Dum Municipality South Dum Dum Municipality Kamarhati Municipality Baranagore Municipality Rajarhat Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality Bidhannagar Municipality Salt Lake City South 24 Parganas District Maheshtala Municipality Budge Budge Municipality Pujali Municipality Rajpur Sonarpur Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality Baruipur Municipality Hoogly District Chandernagore Municipal Corporation Bhadreshwar Municipality Champdani Municipality Hugli Chuchura Municipality Bansberia Municipality Baidyabati Municipality Serampore Municipality Rishra Municipality Konnagar Municipality Uttarpara ... Bally Belur, West Bengal Belur Municipality Uluberia Municipality Kolkata District Kolkata Municipal Corporation Many towns in Greater Kolkata are being incorporated within the Kolkata postal area, with their postal ... metropolitan area. Kolkata neighbourhoods DEFAULTSORT Neighbourhoods In Kolkata Category Neighbourhoods in Kolkata WestBengal geo stub bn ... more details
unreferenced date June 2008 Mosques in Kolkata refers to mosques in the city of Kolkata earlier known as Calcutta , in India . Kolkata is the capital city of West Bengal, a state in the eastern part of India. The city is more than 300 years old as Kolkata and was the capital of British India till early 1911. Kolkata hosts many churches, temples and mosques, along with other religious places. Muslims have been settling in Calcutta since the early 19th century, but the pace was accelerated from the 1860s onwards, mainly due to the harsh economic conditions in Bihar and the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh . There are nearly 450 mosque s known as masjid in Urdu and Bengali language Bengali in Kolkata from Ward 1 to Ward 141 . Density is highest in the wards in the central part of the city, where the density of the Muslim population is higher. The most famous is the Nakhoda Masjid , on Zakariya Street and Rabindra Sarani crossing near Burrabazar , which was built in 1926. There are many beautiful and old mosques. Other famous and large mosques in Kolkata include the Tipu Sultan Mosque the Rajabazar Kolkata Rajabazar Barri Masjid the Colootolla Chhoti Masjid the Ahl e Hadees Masjid on Marquis Lane near Alimuddin Street the Habib ul Masaajid on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, the Masjid e Mohammadi in Park Circus the Jumma Masjid in Mullickbazar, the Lal Masjid in Colootolla and the Karbala Masjid in Metiabruz , which is Shia in orientation, while the rest all follow the Sunni faith. Like all growing cities, space is a problem in Kolkata. To accommodate the growing population, most of the mosques are expanding vertically. The structures are also getting changed from old style to new style, and the way of construction is changing. In 1942, the last mosque was built in Kolkata in Entally . The majority of the mosques were built between 1910 and 1940. Therefore most of the mosques in the city ... Bengal Category Mosques in India Category Religion in Kolkata Category Buildings and structures in Kolkata ... more details
Infobox Public transit name Kolkata Monorail image locale Kolkata , West Bengal , India transit type Monorail began operation ended operation system length 72 km Phase I & II lines 2 vehicles stations ridership track gauge reporting marks owner operator Kolkata Monorail is a rail based transit project planned for the Indian city of Kolkata . It is the First awarded Monorail project in India before Mumbai. The Kolkata based Andromeda Technologies has received the order for building a monorail public transport system. ref cite web url http www.indianexpress.com news kolkata monorail project likely to begin from march 389160 title Kolkata monorail project likely to begin from March publisher Indianexpress.com date 2008 11 22 accessdate 2010 08 11 ref ref cite web url http www.indiaautomotive.net 2008 11 kolkata monorail mass transit system to.html title Kolkata Monorail mass transit system to be operational by mid 2011 publisher India Automotive date 2008 11 22 accessdate 2010 08 11 ref ref cite web author Express News Service url http www.expressindia.com latest news kolkata monorail project likely to begin from march 389160 title Kolkata monorail project likely to begin from March publisher Express India date 2008 11 22 accessdate 2010 08 11 ref Corridors Phase I Corridor 1 Budge Budge to Taratala 20 km . The work has not started yet. Phase II Corridor 2 Taratala to Rajarhat 52 km . The work has not started yet. References reflist Kolkata topics Rapid transit in India coord missing West Bengal Category Transport in Kolkata Category Monorails in India Category Proposed public transport in India ... more details
Multiple issues context December 2011 lead rewrite December 2011 notability December 2011 unreferenced December 2011 update December 2011 weasel December 2011 incomplete March 2012 Kolkata , an obscure village till advent of the British in the late 17th century, rose to become one of the World s largest cities world s largest urban agglomerations by the end of the 20th century. This growth was fuelled by people from all over India and the world, giving Kolkata a diverse and cosmopolitan Kolkata culture culture and, more importantly, a rich and unique culinary heritage. Ethnic Influences Kolkata cuisine emerged from the already rich and complex Bengali cuisine but added many distinct new notes, some invented but many derived from the communities that chose to settle down in the city and adapted their foods to local tastes. The Kolkata Chinese are the best known by far, but many Ethnic communities in Kolkata other communities were also deeply influential. The Jews brought bakeries to Kolkata, the Marwaris contributed their sweet making skills, the exiled families of Wajid Ali Shah and Tipu Sultan brought different flavours of Mughlai cuisine. British patronage and the Babu Rennaissance fuelled the development of these different culinary strands into a distinct heritage. The Chinese The Marwaris and Gujaratis The Mughals The British and the Anglo Indians The Jews Street Food Empty section date January 2012 Confectionery Category Bengali cuisine Category Kolkata culture Cuisine Category Article Feedback 5 India cuisine stub ... more details
The Sheriff of Kolkata is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Kolkata . The Sheriff has an office and staff but does not have executive powers. In the order of precedence , the Sheriff ranks just below the Mayor. Mumbai and Kolkata Calcutta are the only cities in India to maintain this post. The Sheriff presides over various city related functions and conferences and is in charge of receiving foreign guests of the government. Amal Chakraborty, a pediatrician, has been the sheriff of Kolkata from January 1, 2006. ref citenews url http www.telegraphindia.com 1051228 asp calcutta story 5652677.asp title The Telegraph Calcutta Metro ref He took charge from prominent sportsperson Chuni Goswami . In 2010, Mr. Utpal Chatterjee, professor of IISWBM has been appointed the Sheriff of Kolkata. Notable persons in this post Persons to hold this office include Smt. Suchitra Mitra , the first women to be elected to this post 2001 ref citenews url http www.tribuneindia.com 2001 20010209 nation.htm 11 title The Tribune ref Sunil Gangopadhyay 2002 Baron Cable 1905 Mahendralal Sarkar 1887 Raja Digambar Mitra 1817 1879 , politician and writer and the first Bengali Sheriff 1874 Manekji Rustamji , the first Indian Sheriff 1873 James McKilligin 1846 David Hare philanthropist 1840 James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape George Yule References reflist Category Government of Kolkata Category Sheriffs of Kolkata ... more details
About the district its eponymous headquarters Kolkata Image Kolkata district.svg thumb Kolkata district ... the center part of the city of Kolkata . The jurisdiction of the Kolkata Collector, that is, of the district, is within the areas covered by the Kolkata Police and by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation , but it does not cover the entire area covered by either of them. See Civic administration of Kolkata . As regards civic infrastructure water, sewage, etc. , the area of Kolkata District is under the administration of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation . But other parts of the city s that is, the KMC ... Parganas , Howrah District Howrah , Hooghly District Hooghly and Nadia District Nadia . Kolkata District ... of the Kolkata Collector is in B.B.D. Bag, north of the General Post Office. Geography Climate Kolkata weatherbox Divisions Assembly constituencies As of 2011, following the order of Delimitation Commission in respect of the boundary delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kolkata ... 11 February 2012 ref Kolkata Port Vidhan Sabha constituency Kolkata Port assembly constituency no. 158 covering the area under the wards numbered 75, 76, 78&ndash 80, 133&ndash 135 of the Kolkata municipal ... the area under the wards numbered 63, 70&ndash 74, 77 and 82 of the Kolkata municipal corporation ... under the wards numbered 81, 83, 84, 86&ndash 90 and 93 of the Kolkata municipal corporation, Ballygunge ... numbered 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 of the Kolkata municipal corporation, Chowranghee Vidhan ... numbered 44&ndash 53 and 62 of the Kolkata municipal corporation, Entally Vidhan Sabha constituency ... of the Kolkata municipal corporation, Beleghata Vidhan Sabha constituency Beleghata assembly constituency no. 164 covering the area under the wards numbered 28&ndash 30, 33&ndash 36 and 57 of the Kolkata ... covering the area under the wards numbered 22, 23, 25, 27 and 37&ndash 43 of the Kolkata municipal ... the area under the wards numbered 7&ndash 10, 17&ndash 21, 24 and 26 of the Kolkata municipal ... more details
Infobox Website name Kolkata Mirror logo Image Kolkata Mirror logo.png 200px screenshot caption url http www.kolkatamirror.com www.kolkatamirror.com commercial Yes type City Specific Online Portal language English language English and Bengali language Bengali registration Optional owner The Times Group author The Times Group launch date January 22, 2008 current status Active revenue Banner ads , referral marketing slogan Banyan tree alexa Kolkata Mirror is a city specific website owned and operated by the Times Group , the publishers of The Times of India newspaper. The website is solely devoted to Kolkata and its people. It features Top Stories, World, Business, Entertainment, Science, Health, Weather, Most Popular, News Photos, Op Ed, and Local news. Kolkata Mirror s online section have Citizen Reporter , which intends to aggregate city specific inputs from readers, there s a discussion board and a writers corner. There is a classifieds section called Bazaar Online, generic classifieds sites haven t really worked in India so far, but could for niche city specific portals.There are even sections such as lifestyle, travel, entertainment and time pass which fairly contributes to entertain and brings refreshment in peoples mind. ref cite news url http contentsutra.com article 419 times of india launches kolkata mirror site title Times Of India Launches Kolkata Mirror Site work Newwatch.in date 2008 11 07 accessdate 2009 06 19 ref The Times Group already has a site for the Mumbai Mirror , and they have also registered DelhiMirror.com and BangaloreMirror.com. The most interesting to note that the content and the design of Kolkata Mirror and Mumbai Mirror are significantly different. See also Mumbai Mirror The Times of India Supplements The Times of India References reflist External links http www.kolkatamirror.com Kolkata Mirror.com The Times Group DEFAULTSORT Kolkata Mirror Category Indian websites Category The Times Group Category Indian news websites Category Web portals ... more details
Orphan date December 2008 The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research NIPER , Kolkata , India is a national institute for the pharmaceutical education established by the government of India under The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Amendment Act, 2007 . It is located at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology , Kolkata. Objectives The objectives of NIPER are To tone up the level of pharmaceutical education and research. To produce leaders in the field and provide opportunities for training of future teachers and research scientists for the industry and the profession. To be a center for innovation in pharmaceutical sciences and technology. To encourage research and studies in new and emerging areas like discovery of pharmacologically active molecules, cellular and molecular biology, immunology and immunodiagnostics, recombinant DNA technology and monoclonal antibody technology, novel drug delivery systems, chemical and biochemical process technology etc. To provide scientific footing to traditional medicines External links http www.iicb.res.in niper.html Home page http niperkolkata.x10.mx Home page coord missing West Bengal Category Universities and colleges in Kolkata Category Research institutes in India Category Pharmaceutical research institutes Category Research institutes in Kolkata Category NIPER KOLKATA ... more details
Infobox tz Asia Kolkata is a time zone identifier from the zone file of the tz database . The data is as follows tz country code PAGENAME tz coordinates PAGENAME PAGENAME tz comments PAGENAME The reference point is Kolkata . Covered area The covered area is India . See also Time in India Indian Standard Time Category Time in India Category Tz database ... more details
The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata , India . It is the oldest operating port in India, having originally been constructed by the British East India Company . The Port has two distinct dock systems Kolkata Docks at Kolkata and a deep water dock at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia . In the 19th century Kolkata Port was the premier port in British India . After independence of India independence its importance decreased because of factors including the Partition of Bengal 1947 , reduction in size of the port hinterland and economic stagnation in East India eastern India . In the 21st century due to the east Indian economic recovery and infrastructure improvements, the port grew swiftly to become the nation s third largest containerization container port. It was one of India s fastest growing ports in 2004 05. Image Hinterland of Kolkata Port.JPG right thumb right 250px Hinterland of Kolkata Port History File The Old Fort, the Playhouse, Holwell s Monument from Views of Calcutta.jpg ... Calcutta 1852.jpg right thumb right 250px View of the Calcutta port in 1852 Kolkata Port was set ... independence , the Commissioners for the Port of Kolkata was in responsibility of the port till January 1975 when Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, came into force. Dock systems The Kolkata Port Trust manages two separate dock agglomerations the Kolkata Dock System KDS and the Haldia Dock Complex HDC . Kolkata Dock System KDS It is situated on the left bank of the Hooghly River at 22 32 53 North ... vessel above 200 GRT is allowed to navigate without a qualified Marine Pilots pilot of the Kolkata Port ... Point. Its responsibility is up to Garden Reach Kolkata . On reaching Garden Reach, the river ... http www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in index new.html Kolkata Port Trust http www.cybex.in Sample Data Kolkata Air Exports Data.aspx Kolkata Port Export Data Kolkata topics coord missing West Bengal Category Kolkata Category Economy of Kolkata Category Transport in Kolkata Category Ports and harbours ... more details
Infobox Public transit name Kolkata Light Rail Transit System LRTS image locale Kolkata , India transit type Rapid transit began operation ended operation system length lines 2 vehicles stations ridership track gauge reporting marks owner Kolkata Mass Rapid Transit Pvt Ltd operator SREI Infrastructure Finance ref http en.wikipedia.org wiki Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited ref Kolkata Light Rail Transit System LRTS is again a mass rapid transit system proposed for the city of Kolkata in India . The West Bengal government and SREI Infrastructure Finance signed a memorandum of understanding MoU to set up the light rail transit LRT system. A special purpose vehicle, Kolkata Mass Rapid Transit Pvt Ltd has been formed to execute this Rs.6000 crore project. ref cite news url http economictimes.indiatimes.com News Economy Infrastructure WB govt SREI Infrastructure Finance ink MoU for LRT articleshow 4151569.cms work The Times Of India title WB govt, SREI Infrastructure Finance ink MoU for LRT date 18 February 2009 ref History April 2002 The Master Plan for Kolkata Metropolitan Area KMA for 2025 was submitted for the approval by the Metropolitan Planning Committee. It was proposed to be executed soon after securing agreement from the chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. It was suggested in the feasibility report that it will work well as an intermediate system for some selected corridors. The search for funding started and it did not sound much in public. ref http www.thestatesman.net page.arcview.php?clid 6&id 29040&usrsess 1 ref 2004 The Kolkata government wanted assistance from the central government which agreed to provide assistance for one major transit system project ... Kolkata Pranab walks political tightrope for Bengal articleshow 4146695.cms ... Esplanade br Corridor 2 Esplanade Barrackpore References reflist Kolkata topics Category Light rail in India Category Transport in Kolkata Category Proposed public transport in India India rail transport ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Water park name Aquatica image caption location Kolkata location2 location3 India coordinates address phone numbers homepage owner general manager opening date closing date previous names season area Convert 8 acre m2 sing on pools slides slogan Aquatica is an Convert 8 acre m2 sing on water theme park in Kolkata , India . The theme park was started in 1999. It is one of the largest water park water amusement park s in Kolkata as well as East India eastern India . Recently another water theme park, Wet O Wild, has come up near Nicco park Nicco Park in the Salt Lake City Bidhan Nagar , Kolkata Salt Lake City area. Location The water theme park Aquatica is located in Kochpukur, Rajarhat , just beside the Rajarhat New Town area. One has to reach Aquatica either from Keshtopur area by autorickshaw or from Eastern Metropolitan Bypass E.M.Bypass by Taxicab taxi . There is a very convenient free Public transport pick up service being conducted by Aquatica wherein picnickers board company cars, buses etc from Nicco Park which take them to the theme park free of cost. Free drop to Nicco Park while returning is also provided by Aquatica. Attractions Aquatica has a number of rides including tremendously exciting ones like the Black Hole, the Wave Pool, Niagara Falls, Tornado and the Aqua Dance Floor. There is a GoKarting track adjacent to Aquatica for the die hard karting lovers. Regular parties and Fashion shows are hosted here, especially in the winter. External links official http www.aquatica.in coord 22.562065 88.465197 dipslay t type landmark Category Kolkata Category Visitor attractions in Kolkata Category Parks in Kolkata Category Water parks in India ... more details
File JL Nehru Rd view.jpg thumb JL Nehru Road, one of the CBD in Kolkata File Kolkata South Central CBD 11 .jpg thumb Kolkata South Central CBD Kolkata is the main business, commercial and financial hub of East India eastern India and the main port of communication for the North East India n states. Kolkata ... &mdash The Calcutta Stock Exchange . Kolkata is home to a major port, an international airport and many ... Kolkata is also home to India and South Asia s First Metro Railway service Kolkata Metro . ref http ... in Kolkata .The oldest operating photographic studio in the World Bourne & Shepherd is also based in the city. The Standard Chartered Bank has a major branch in Kolkata . ref http www.standardchartered.com ... Kolkata Dharmatala1.jpg thumb Hawkers in Dharmatala Chandni Chawk As of 2001, around 0.81 of the city ... first Nilima contribution Urban Land price Scenario Kolkata 2008 contribution url http tcpomud.gov.in ... College, London url http www.ucl.ac.uk dpu projects Global Report pdfs Kolkata bw.pdf title Understanding slums case studies for the global report on human settlements 2003. The case of Kolkata, India format PDF accessdate 26 April 2006 ref rp 11 About 34 of the available labour force in Kolkata ... selling.Until recently, flexible production had always been the norm in Kolkata, and the informal ..., hawkers in Kolkata , numbering 275,000 generated business worth Rs. 8,772 crore around 2 ... Centre, JL Nehru Road Image Kolkata infinity tower II.PNG thumb Infinity Tower II houses several IT ITES Companies Kolkata was the most developed and the most industrialized City in India till the late Seventies. However, Kolkata witnessed an economic decline from the eighties till the early nineties ... in turn improved business and industry in the state capital. In 2009, Kolkata was ranked the hardest ... in Kolkata . More recent development like a huge leather complex that has come up at Bantolla ... development named Kolkata West International City across convert 400 acre km2 is under construction ... more details
Image India Kolkata locator map.PNG right thumb 200px Location of KolkataKolkata is located in the eastern part of India at coord 22.82 N 88.20 E . It has spread linearly along the banks of the Hooghly River . The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has an area of 185 square kilometres. The city is near sea level , with the average elevation being 17 feet. ref http www.calcuttaweb.com geography.shtml Calcuttaweb site ref The whole area is in the Ganges Delta and is monotonously plain. The Bay of Bengal coastline is about 60 miles to the south. The Sundarbans National Park starts within 100 km south to the city. Most of the city was originally marsh y wetland s, remnants of which can still be found ... is predominantly alluvial . City geography Image Chowringheeskyline2.jpg thumb right 200px Kolkata ... of Kolkata showing land usage The city proper today can be divided roughly into two sections along Mother Teresa Sarani Park Street Kolkata Park Street . North of Park Street is the more congested part of the city. South of Park Street is the slightly better planned section of the city. The old Kolkata ... offices as well. The newer CBD is around the south of Park Street Kolkata Park Street , Camac ... of Kolkata s tallest commercial buildings such as the Chatterjee International Centre, Tata Centre, Everest House, Industry House, CGO Building are located here. The Maidan Kolkata Maidan is a large ... Nagar , Kolkata Bidhan Nagar s Central Park Kolkata Central Park area. The residential buildings .... Ten to twelve storey apartment blocks have come up in large numbers in south Kolkata. The city has ... with the signing of an agreement with an Indonesian company to build the West Kolkata International ... Kolkata has a subtropical climate, with summer monsoons. The annual mean temperature is 26.8 ... weather weatherall.php3?s 090824&refer &units metric Weatherbase entry for Kolkata ref Monsoon is the most ... . Notes reflist Category Geography of Kolkata ... more details
Kolkata holds many festivals throughout the year. Major festivals include Durga Puja , Kali Puja and Kolkata ... pandals, decorative statues of Hindu goddess Durga and Kali and fireworks. Kolkata Book Fair is held ... , Dover Lane Music Festival and Kolkata International Film Festival etc. Bengali New Year The Bengali ... programmes throughout Kolkata. English New Year The 31st December night is observed with much fanfare in Kolkata. The heart of all action lies in the Park Street, Kolkata Park Street area where people ... week of October, is the most vibrant time in Kolkata. This Hindu religious festival commemorates ... in battle. Puja Hinduism Puja is performed only on the sixth to the tenth day. Kolkata celebrates ... constructions on virtually every street. Crowds of people throng the streets of Kolkata all ... publication Annuals Sharadiya or Puja Annual by most Kolkata magazines and presses. Today s Puja ... at night on one night during this festival. Kali Puja is light up night for Kolkata, corresponding to the North ... sparklers and crackers throughout the night. Kolkata had to pass legislature a few years back ... decibels or more in parts of the city. Saraswati Puja Image saraswati2.jpg thumb right Kolkata Saraswati ... &mdash is celebrated with domestic pujas, and familial gatherings in Kolkata. The typical fare bhog ... is celebrated with much fanfare in Kolkata due to the huge chariot brought out by ISKCON . The destination of the cult figure s are the Maidan Kolkata Maidan . The idols are brought back after a week ... fairs Rather mela held all over Kolkata parks, known for their distinctive food and carousel s. Myth has it that it always rains on the day of Ratha Yatra in Kolkata. Eid The two Muslim holidays Eids ... ranic account but sometimes assumed to be the Prophet Ishmael for Allah . As Kolkata is considered ... Christmas was a big festival in Kolkata during the British Raj , but has slowly declined in importance ... and 25th. The multicultural nature of Kolkata becomes apparent as the most sought after confectionaries ... more details
Infobox Public transit name Kolkata Metro imagesize 340px image KMRC KOLMETRO.png locale Kolkata , West ... of Railways Line 2 KMRC operational 2014 The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas in India ... services in 1984. File Kolkata metro Damdam.jpg thumb India s Oldest Metro Railway History After independence, the transport problem of Kolkata drew the attention of the city planners, the State Government ... of Kolkata, totalling a route length of 97.5 km. Of these, the highest priority was given ... km, ref name Kolkata Metro Website cite web title Kolkata Metro Website url http kolmetro.com publisher Kolkata Metro Authority ref and the work on this project was sanctioned on June 1, 1972. The foundation ... section opened between Esplanade, Kolkata Esplanade & Bhowanipore Now called Netaji Bhawan by Sanjay ... commenced on October 7, 2010. Kolkata Metro Master Plan Image Kolkata metro map.png left thumb 225px Early Kolkata metro map with now modified line 3 Image Kolmetro.png right thumb 225px Latest Kolkata metro map with modified lines under construction File Kolkata Metro Plan.png thumb 225px Master plan of Kolkata Metro In 2010, the Railway Ministry announced four new metro link projects for the expansion of Kolkata Metro, which currently has only one operational line North South Metro and a second ... via Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata Airport New Garia to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata Airport Baranagar Dakshineshwar Barrackpore metro link ... Bose International Airport Kolkata Airport will be served by two lines, namely the New Garia to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata Airport Metro and the Noapara to Barasat Metro. This has jeopardised plans of connecting East West Metro with the Kolkata Airport. The East West ... Kolkata Metro Central station of Line 1 will have to be modified for providing an interchange ... more details
notability date October 2008 Joka, Kolkata is a locality in South West Kolkata, India. The locality is home to one of India s premier management institutes Indian Institute of Management Calcutta . The tram line which begins in Behala , ends here and there is a spacious tram depot located in this area. The area also hosts a telephone exchange, a branch of the State Bank of India , the http www.veskolkata.org schools joka Vivekanada Mission School and a small Pentecostal church. This locality houses one of the important centers of Bratachari movement . An Employees State Insurance Hospital meant mainy for occupational diseases is also situated at Joka. It is the only Occupational Diseases centre being run by ESI Corporation directly in the Eastern States of India sup 1 sup . It is a 300 bed referral hospital. A recent spurt in construction activity in the area has been initiated by a 2000 home housing complex, http genexxvalley.com Genexx Valley being constructed in the erstwhile industrial land belonging to Siemens. The complex is being promoted by Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd. and the Pioneer Khaitan group. References 1. http dgfasli.nic.in publication reports assam .. 5Corissa 5Cchapter6.htm Kolkata neighbourhoods coord 22 27 32 N 88 17 50 E region IN type city source kolossus frwiki display title Category Neighbourhoods in Kolkata WestBengal geo stub fr Joka ... more details
The transport system of Kolkata is a mix of modern mass rapid transport and the old transport modalities like the Pulled rickshaw rickshaws . Kolkata is connected to the rest of India by the Expressways ... traffic to North East India routes via Kolkata. Railways Deleted image removed Image howrah.jpg 300px thumb right The Howrah Station Howrah Junction File KolkataLocalTrain.JPG thumb Kolkata Suburban EMU Train see Kolkata suburban railway Kolkata is well connected to the rest of India by extensive railway ... terminal called Kolkata has recently been constructed. This station is in North Kolkata and can be reached by a road opposite to the RG Kar Medical College just beyond Shyambazar . The electrified Kolkata .... The Kolkata Circular Railway Circular Rail encircles the entire city of Kolkata, and is at present ... right thumb 200px Kolkata metro rail Main Kolkata Metro Kolkata was the first city in South ... through Park Street, Kolkata Park Street , Esplanade, Calcutta Esplanade in the heart of the city ... other parts of Kolkata, including an east west corridor linking Howrah to Salt Lake Sector 5. Trains ... cabs in Kolkata road File HindustanAmbassador gobeirne.jpg thumb 200px Calcutta Yellow Taxi Image Stra enbahngleisplanKolkataOktober2004.jpg thumb 200px tramway track map Kolkata has an extensive network ... typical of Kolkata. The private owned buses are of two types, the regular ones and the mini buses. The regular ... population of Kolkata. The government run buses are run by several authorities like Calcutta State Transport .... The road network in Kolkata is vast. Long distance buses starting from Kolkata to various ... Non Aircon Bus Routes of Kolkata K1 Kolkata Station New Town br K2 Dum Dum Station Ruby Hospital br ... br K6 Mandirtala in Howrah District Rajabazar Kolkata Rajabazar br K7 Bakultala in Howrah District ... a Kolkata city permit. The meters though digital are generally out of date and there is a conversion ... Services Ltd. has introduced an air conditioned Radio Taxi service in Kolkata with the name ... more details
info name East Kolkata at least one of the first two fields must be filled in official name other ... and maps image skyline Science City Kolkata 4643.JPG imagesize image caption Science City Kolkata Science City, Kolkata image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank ... West Bengal subdivision type2 City subdivision name2 Kolkata subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision ...... postal code area code 91 33 website footnotes East Kolkata refers to the eastern areas of the city of Kolkata , India . It includes the localities of Bidhannagar, Kolkata Salt Lake City , New Town, Kolkata New Town , VIP Nagar, Metropolitan Township, East Calcutta Township, Ajaynagar, Santoshpur, Kolkata Santoshpur , Mukundapur and certain parts of Garia like Baishnabghata Patuli Township Baishnabghata Patuli Township , Chak Garia and New Garia . The northern part of East Kolkata is dominated ... the southern part of East Kolkata with stations at Baishnabghata Patuli and New Garia Metro Station New Garia . Townships East Kolkata has five major township s which constitute the bulk of the region. These are as follows Bidhannagar, Kolkata Salt Lake City Rajarhat New Town or Rajarhat Township ... . A few of the major software companies located here includes Image Standard Design Factory Kolkata 7790.JPG thumb right 250px The SDF Standard Design Factory building at Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata ... of interest in East Kolkata include City Center at Salt Lake City City Center II at New Town Aquatica Kolkata Aquatica Vedic Village Mani Square Mall Swabhumi Swabhumi The Heritage Plaza Salt Lake Stadium Science City Kolkata Science City Nicco Park Metro Cash and Carry Metropolis Mall at Hiland Park, Kolkata Hiland Park Notes Reflist External links http kolkata.clickindia.com areas east.html East Kolkata coord missing West Bengal Category Neighbourhoods in Kolkata ... more details
SpecialChars Image Kolkata Hawker Park Street.jpg thumb Park Street, Kolkata Mother Teresa Sarani Park Street Image Kolkata Chowringhee Footpath2.jpg thumb Chowringhee Image Kolkata Dharmatala1.jpg thumb ... market Hawkers in Kolkata numbering 275,000 generated business worth INR 8,772 crore around 2 billion ... 30 November 2006 ref In Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, in the India n States and territories ... 29029&usrsess 1 title Oh Kolkata Pavements are for pedestrians accessdate 2008 02 16 last first work A Better Kolkata publisher The Statesman , 10 June 2002 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070926214721 ... to retail their goods or services but in Kolkata the magnitude has drawn special attention of administrators and law courts. Background The population of Kolkata urban agglomeration grew from 1,510,000 ... Chaudhuri Chaudhuri, Sukanta , 1990 2005, Page 7, Table 2, ISBN 019 563697 X ref Kolkata did ... city, the immigrants found poverty in Kolkata as severe and dehumanising as in the villages, but was offered ... of India in 1947, the metropolitan cities of Kolkata and Delhi were flooded by displaced ... the Government of West Bengal state government in Kolkata could accomplish. Left largely to themselves the refugees in Kolkata gradually secured their placements in the urban economy. ref name Chakraborty The 1951 census found that only 33.2 percent of Kolkata s inhabitants were city born, the rest ... of Kolkata. ref name Datta Datta, Bhabatosh, The Economy of Calcutta, Today and Tomorrow , in Calcutta The Living City , Vol II, pp. 96 104. ref The percentage of migrants in Kolkata s population ... migrants. Kolkata is gradually attaining a state of saturation. ref name Ghosh Ghosh, Ambikaprasad ... number of pavement dwellers. Kolkata had 48,802 pavement dwellers in 1971 and 55,571 in 1985, according ... the state. ref name Ghosh While the economy of Kolkata has been sliding backwards in many respects ... hawkers from the streets of Kolkata. The Communist Party of India Marxist , then in the opposition ... more details
Infobox Public transit box width name Kolkata BRTS image Kolkata BRTS.jpg imagesize 400 image2 imagesize2 caption Kolkata BRTS route imagesize2 locale Kolkata transit type Bus rapid transit lines 1 stations ridership chief executive headquarters began operation ended operation owner operator marks vehicles train length headway system length convert 15.5 km mi track gauge minimum radius of curvature el average speed top speed map map name map state collapsed Kolkata Bus Rapid Transit System BRTS is a new rapid transit project taken up by KMDA. Beginning at Ultadanga , the route will cover 15.5 km running along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass E M Bypass to Garia . The corridor connects major growth centres like Sector V,Rajarhat,Salt Lake, and Patuli township. The project is under construction, and expected to be completed by 2013. ref cite news title Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute url http lite.epaper.timesofindia.com mobile.aspx?article yes&pageid 2&edlabel TOIKM&mydateHid 15 01 2010&pubname Times of India Kolkata Times City&edname &articleid Ar00201&format &publabel TOI publisher The Times of India ref Corridors The route will cover places like Ultadanga,the Manicktala access to E M Bypass,Apollo Hospital,Narkeldanga,Salt Lake stadium,Beliaghata,Chingrihata,Metropolitan junction,Mathpukur,Science City,Panchanangram,VIP Bazar,Tagore Park,Ruby Hospital,Mandir Para,Prince Anwar Shah Road,Singhabari,Mukundapur,Ajoynagar,Peerless Hospital,Vaishnavghata Patuli and Dhalai Bridge. Key junctions include Chingrihata,Paroma Island,Ruby Hospital and Prince Anwar Shah Road. Alignment The Exclusive BRTS lane is proposed to be integrated with the E M Bypass. Stations Station Type Not published yet. Station Locations Not published yet. Design Speed The speed design for the BRTS .... IVRCL is awarded the contract. See also KMDA Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority References reflist Bus rapid transit in India DEFAULTSORT Kolkata Brts Category Bus rapid transit ... more details
Infobox sports rivalry name Kolkata derby other names image caption city or region Kolkata , West Bengal , India first contested teams involved Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan br East Bengal FC East Bengal most wins East Bengal FC East Bengal 114 most player appearances mostrecent 20th Nov 2011 br East Bengal FC East Bengal 0 1 Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan nextmeeting total Official br Friendlies league leads 68 31 63 series leads 86 43 82 regularseason postseason largestvictory East Bengal FC East Bengal 5 0 Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan highest no of goals scored by a team 5 East Bengal in 1975 and Mohun Bagan on 25 Oct 2009 Kolkata derby known as Boro means big in Bengali match is the association football football match between Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan and East Bengal FC East Bengal . The two clubs currently meet at least 4 times a year, 2 in state league and national league each. and more often if the clubs meet in other competitions like Federation Cup, IFA shield, Durand cup etc. Rivalry between the two teams is 86 years old, and features in the FIFA s classic derby list ref http www.fifa.com classicfootball stories classicderby ref . Both the kolkata superpowers have huge fan base across spreading all over the world. Both the clubs represent a specific class of Bengali people, Mohun Bagan represents people existing in the western part of Bengal while East Bengal is supported by people hailing from the eastern part of Bengal now Bangladesh. References Reflist Category Sport in Kolkata ... more details
In Kolkata , prostitution is present in different forms. Prostitution may be brothel based or non brothel ... The total number of prostitutes in Kolkata is not known. Some estimates state that there are more than 60,000 brothel based women and girls in prostitution in Kolkata. ref name saribari1 http www.saribari.com ... article plight of prostitutes in kolkata 137536.shtml Plight of prostitutes in Kolkata ... Bangladeshi women in the brothels of Kolkata. ref http newsgroups.derkeiler.com Archive Soc soc.culture.bangladesh ... districts See also Sonagachi The largest red light district in Kolkata is Sonagachi. The area came ... Aids fight BBC news. 30 November, 2004 ref Sonagachi is located in North Kolkata near the intersection of Chittaranjan Avenue Sova Bazar and Beadon Street, just north of the Marble Palace Kolkata Marble ... sex without a condom, and women controlled by third parties are forced to oblige. Kolkata has ... Kolkata they are often sold again to brothels in Mumbai Bombay . Some will go on to the Middle ... In south Kolkata, there is a red light district in the famous neighbourhood of Kalighat . Though ... Temple but according to civic maps of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation it falls under the area of Kalighat. Kidderpore is an area in the south of Kolkata. There is a small red light district on Mushigunj ... left of this is another, small red light district. Baruipur is a small village south of Kolkata ... light area in Naihati railway station near the river banks. South Kolkata Garia More formerly ... from Kolkata, the district head quarter of Murshidabad, Berhampore town also has a small red light ... few kilometers away from Kolkata, more precisely on the Howrah raiway track route, which is only a few minutes journey from Kolkata city, near the west bank of river Hooghly, also has a red light area. In Asansol, few kilometers away from Kolkata, a coal mining district town in West Bengal, there is a red ... are aware regarding these prostitutes roaming in the streets of Kolkata, but in most ... more details
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