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	West Bengal Hooghly District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hooghly, also spelled Hugli, was founded by the Portuguese in 1537 following the decline of Satgaon, the mercantile capital of lower Bengal; it was also the first English settlement (1651) in lower Bengal until it was abandoned in 1690 for Calcutta.
		Hooghly and Chinsura, constituted a joint municipality in 1865, have three colleges affiliated with the University of Calcutta and three affiliated with the University of Burdwan.
		The Hooghly's riverbank is densely populated and heavily industrialized, with jute, rice, and cotton mills and rubber and chemical factories.
	www.wb.nic.in /dist/hoog.html (297 words)

	Hooghly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hooghly was founded in 1537 by the Portuguese while Chinsura / Chunchura was the site of a Dutch factory built in 1656.
		The main attraction is the large mosque - the Hooghly Imambara which was built in the 19th century.
		The larger temple with thirteen towers is the Hangsheswari temple and was built in the 19th century.
	www.wb.nic.in /westbg/hooghly.html (526 words)

	Hooghly District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hooghly is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India.
		The hooghly river borders it to the east.
		The district is bordered by Howrah District to the south, Bardhaman District to the north, and to the east by the Hooghly River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hooghly_District (754 words)

	Hooghly
		Alongside the River Hooghly there is a concentration of factories which process cotton, rice, and jute, and manufacture rubber goods and chemicals.
		Hooghly was founded by the Portuguese in 1537 and in 1651 became the first English settlement in lower Bengal, while in nearby Chinsura the Dutch set up a trading post in 1656.
		Hooghly and Chinsura, became a joint municipality in 1865.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0014239.html (330 words)

	West Bengal Tourism - Heritages of Bengal - Hooghly
		This historical district abounds in relics of foreign settlers – the British and Portuguese at Hooghly, the Dutch at Chinsurah, the French at Chandannagore, the Germans and Austrians at Bhadreswar.
		The famous Imambara at Hooghly was established by Hazi Mohammad Mohsin in 1836.
		Hooghly, 47 km north of Kolkata on the west bank of the river Hooghly, a main rail and road connection.
	www.wbtourism.com /heritage/hooghly.htm (1033 words)

	Opinion (Spotlight Weekly)
		In the past, the Bhagirathi known as the Hooghly further downstream was the main stream of the Ganges River.
		The Hooghly River is formed by the confluence of the two rivers about 130 kilometres upstream of the Port of Calcutta.
		Now the Bhagirathi / Hooghly is not any more a big river, as a result it would not be too expensive to adopt various appropriate engineering measures to control the flow and water depths of this waterway..
	www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2004/jan/jan16/opinion.htm (1724 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bengal - Hoogly ( Page 16)
		Hooghly, the head quarters of the district along with the adjoining town of Chinsura had attracted the European traders since the 16th century.
		During the days of the Portuguese and Mughals, Bandel was also treated as a part of Hooghly.
		An old and important placelike Hooghly naturally has old temples.Themain temples are either Vaishnavite or Shaivite.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bengal/hooghly/page16.htm (363 words)

	Hooghly River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hooghly River (Bengali হুগলী, Huglī; Anglicized alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River in India.
		It splits from the Ganges near the city of Baharampur, and runs south through the Indian state of West Bengal, past the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah, to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
		The town of Hooghly is located on the river, in the district of the same name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hooghly_River (243 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
		Rowing in the Hooghly will add nostalgia to the 14-km swimming competition, to be organised by Ahiritola Youth Swimming Club on December 21.
		The organising committee has also drawn up a grand plan to assemble schoolchildren on all the ghats on either side of the Hooghly, from Baro Mandir ghat at Panihati to Ahiritola ghat, during the competition.
		The organisers, however, are facing a shortage of rescue boats and have decided to hire some from Balagarh, in Hooghly.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1031125/asp/calcutta/story_2606611.asp (259 words)

	INDIA: A detainee waiting for trial for 24 years develops mental illness
		Satya Pal was arrested on suspicion of involving a murder case from his village of Hayatpur in Khanakul police station, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India (Case no.16 of 1979 under section 302 of IPC at the Khanakul Police Station).
		Satya Pal was transferred from the Hooghly District Jail to the Dum Dum Central Jail.
		Rather, there were a dozen of judges who came and transferred as the Sessions's judge at Hooghly in between 1980 and 2004, but no one has inquired what was the present situation of Mr.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2004/703 (1394 words)

	Hooghly Printing Company Limited
		The sole purpose of this PIM is to assist the recipient interested in being the ‘Strategic Investor’ to participate in the aforesaid disinvestment process.
		As a part of the disinvestment programme of the Government of India (GOI), AYCL intends to disinvest 100% equity in Hooghly Printing Co. Ltd.
		Hooghly Printing Company Limited (HPCL), established in 1922, is engaged in precision and voluminous multi colour printing with production facilities at Kolkata.
	dhi.nic.in /PIM_HPCL.htm (3153 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Hooghly Dock upbeat on orders under negotiation
		HOOGHLY Dock & Port Engineers Ltd (Hooghly Dock), the boat-building company under the Shipping Ministry, is pinning hopes on Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) and the Directorate General of Lighthouse & Lightship (DGLL) for securing orders for various types of vessels it is confident of constructing.
		Hooghly Dock will now complete the construction of the vessel at an additional cost of Rs 30 crore or so.
		Ever since Commander A.K. Putiah resigned as the CMD of Hooghly Dock in September 2000, Mr K.K. Chakraborti, Regional General Manager of the Shipping Corporation of India, was given the additional charge as CMD of Hooghly Dock.
	www.blonnet.com /2002/12/27/stories/2002122700780900.htm (539 words)

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		Hooghly Mohsin College(HMC) is a prestigious and heritage institution with past glory and present excellence.........
		Initially it was named the New Hooghly College and on the centenary celebration it became Hooghly Mohsin College.........
		Hooghly Mohsin College Library, the largest academic library of Hooghly district, observes 170th anniversary.......
	www.hooghlymohsincollege.org (73 words)

	BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA - HOOGHLY 1846 by Diane Cummings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Hooghly left Plymouth 3 July 1846 and passengers disembarked in Adelaide South Australia Saturday 24 Oct 1846.
		This is of interest because it clearly states the bulk of the Hooghly passengers have been brought out by the English Mining Company to work as miners, labourers and domestic servants.
		On the 1st of August the ROYAL ARCHER was to sail from London for this port.
	www.slsa.sa.gov.au /fh/passengerlists/1846Hooghly.htm (517 words)

	Calcutta Diary: The Roots of Calcutta
		CALCUTTA is on the east (which happens to be the left) bank of the Hooghly, the most easterly of the distributaries of the Ganga in its large delta spread over approximately 70 sq.
		CALCUTTA is built on land that slopes east from the flood bank of the Hooghly to a depression which is inundated by tides, and hence filled by salt water.
		In 1632 Hooghly was captured by the Moghuls after a three month's siege, and its Christian survivors were transferred to Agra as slaves, ending all serious Portugese economic activity in Bengal.
	members.tripod.com /~sankalpa/roots/s1calroots.html (8296 words)

	Centre for cap on Hooghly dredging reimbursement cost
		THE Union Government is believed to be in favour of putting a cap on the reimbursement of the maintenance dredging cost in the Hooghly river.
		For the past few years, the volume of maintenance dredging in the Hooghly has been of the order of 20 million cum annually on an average, the cost being in excess of Rs 300 crore.
		Meanwhile, CPT sources point out that the Centre is yet to reimburse in full the maintenance dredging expenditure incurred by it in past couple of years and the total amount due will be about Rs 300 crore.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/06/02/stories/090259hy.htm (442 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bengal - Hoogly ( Page 1)
		The Jesuits had come to Hooghly before the close of the 16th century.
		According to an uncontradicted account, two of the daughters of Nur Jahan had become Christian and taken up their abode with the Jesuits in the Portuguese settlement of Hooghly.
		The Capuchins had established them selves first in Chandernagore in 1703.The first Protestantminister to visit an English factory in Hooghly was Rev. John Evans in 1678.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bengal/hooghly/page1.htm (293 words)

	Tata Steel - Newsroom
		Dr T Mukerjee thanked the Chief Minister and his Government for the support extended to the Hooghly Met Coke and the other units of the Tata Group in West Bengal.
		Hooghly Met Coke and Power Company Limited (HMCPCL) is a joint venture between Tata Steel Limited and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (WBIDC).
		Hooghly Met Coke has plans to source both skilled and unskilled manpower locally, thereby ensuring industrial and socio-economic development.
	www.tatasteel.com /newsroom/press281a.asp (481 words)

	Hooghly Travel, Hooghly Hotels, Hooghly Travel Agent, Hooghly Tours, Hooghly Travel Guide, Hooghly Tour Packages, West ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Location : Situated in the north west of Kolkata along the River Hooghly, Hooghly was in prominence till Kolkata came into picture.
		With the permission of trading the British and the Dutch started building their trade centres and factories in Hooghly in the mid 16th century.
		It was only after Kolkata was given prominence that the district of Hooghly lost its importance.
	www.t2india.com /place-info.php?place=491-Hooghly (323 words)

	Untitled Document
		The idea of a barrage originally arose due to an apparent deterioration of the River Hooghly, on which lies the Port of Calcutta.
		It was found that the Hooghly was fast silting up and this was of grave concern to the Indians because the Port of Calcutta provided the chief access for international trade during that period.
		According to the publication of the Ministry of Power and Irrigation in India, it was he who suggested that "the best and only technical solution to the problem of the silting up of the Hooghly, is the construction of a barrage across the Ganges at Farakka".
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~famahmud/ganges2.html (925 words)

	Diamond Harbour,diamond harbour kolkata,west Bengal,tour,diamond harbour tourist attraction,diamond harbour ...
		The river Hooghly turns towards the south into the Bay of Bengal.
		The river cruises are possible on the Hooghly River.
		For all those of you who have a religious bent of mind, along the river Hooghly you may take a stroll to the Sharisha Ramkrishna Mission Ashram.
	www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/diamond.html (712 words)

	Hooghly bears the brunt of Nor’wester
		The chief public relations officer of the West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB), Nihar Majumdar, said a huge number of electric poles and towers were damaged and snapping of the conductors were the reasons behind disruption of power at several places.
		In Hooghly 33/11 sub station was damaged with the district bearing the brunt of the devastation.
		Arambagh, Serampore and Chinsurah are the areas in Hooghly where the damage occurred.
	cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=179630 (211 words)

	Samit's Trains Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There are two stations on the 9 km route, namely Garifa and Hooghly Ghat.
		Just beyond the bridge, before one reaches Hooghly Ghat station, the lines separate to form double tracks once again.
		And sure enough it was a 3 phase WAG-9 loco and it thundered past, carrying behind it a freight rake.
	irfca.org /~samit/jubilee.html (657 words)

	Divestment panel moots sale of Hooghly Docks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The divestment commission on Friday recommended privatisation of Hooghly Dock and Ports by inducting a strategic partner after obtaining statutory clearances.
		In its 17th report submitted to government recently, the commission said that the government should offload its entire stake in the company to a strategic partner at the earliest after finalising a restructuring package in consultation with the bidders.
		Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.
	www.rediff.com /money/2003/feb/07divest.htm (233 words)

	A pictorial Report on
		A Paper cutting from the Statesman dated 25.12.2005 covering the news of mothers meeting held at Polba ICDS Project in connection with “ Sarbik Sachetanota Abhijan” of Hooghly District is enclosed herewith.
		District Magistrate, Hooghly addressing the mothers and children gathered at mothers’ meeting.
		And that the government is also stressing on the proper functioning of the scheme is evident that it has increased the honorarium of the Anganwadi workers recently from Rs 1200 to Rs 1400 per month.
	www.hooghly.gov.in /icds/index-mother.htm (1881 words)

	Hooghly District Unit of National Informatics Centre
		Since its inception NIC, Hooghly has been busy in playing a catalytic role to cultivate IT culture in the government departments of the district.
		NIC, Hooghly plays a dual role in implementing State and Central Government IT projects and helping the local administration in exercising day to day IT activities in the district.
		TREASURY COMPUTERISATION: This is a large project implemented in 3 treasuries of this district, namely, Hooghly I, Hooghly-II and Arambagh for generation of treasury accounts, printing of Cheques, passing of bills etc. The project is implemented using host (UNIX) based systems which will be upgraded to Client Server based system very soon.
	www.hooghly.gov.in /nic_roll.htm (1404 words)

	Vivekananda Ashram, Hooghly, West Bengal
		The organization is running an ashram for 14 boarders and a day coaching center for poor children of the surrounding villages.
		It works in the village of Adisaptagram, in the district of Hooghly, about 50 km.
		The Vivekananda Ashram runs a boarding house for 14 children in grades 4 through 12.
	www.ashanet.org /uiuc/projects/va (653 words)

	District Industries Centre - Hooghly
		The district of Hooghly, as we all know, was once an industrial hub of West Bengal.
		Though it has lost much of its past glory, the district can still take pride in offering the best opportunities for development of industries due to its advantage of raw materials, skilled labour, easy finance, power, having proximity to Kolkata and having a congenial industrial atmosphere.
		At the time of issuing provisional registration to an SSI unit the entrepreneurs are informed by the DIC of the existence of the SWC at the district level so that they may take the opportunity of the facilities offered by the Cell in case they face any difficulty at the subsequent stage.
	www.hooghly.gov.in /industry/index.htm (2014 words)

	The Digital South Asia Library - Search results for boat
		Title: Unloading a Barge on the Hooghly River.
		Title: Common Types of River Crafts on the Hooghly River.
		Title: A Freight Boat on the Hooghly River.
	dsal.uchicago.edu /images/bond/results.html?subject=boat (110 words)

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	Amazon.com: The River Hooghly: Calcutta to Saugor Island: Books: S. R Elson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amazon.com: The River Hooghly: Calcutta to Saugor Island: Books: S. R Elson
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		The River Hooghly: Calcutta to Saugor Island (Unknown Binding)
	www.amazon.com /River-Hooghly-Calcutta-Saugor-Island/dp/B0006EPP5A (370 words)

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