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howrah NAUGURATING the 19th CPI(M) Howrah District Conference at E.K. Nayanar Nagar, Domjur, Howrah on December 24, 2004. They are Immortal Heroes' Martyrs since 1947 till date, collection of names of martyrs of Communist and mass movements of Howrah District was published on the conference day. 76 member Howrah District Committee was unanimously elected in the conference. www.ganashakti.com /old/2005/050110/bengal3.htm   (678 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro “We can’t do this” was the response of a top official of the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) to a circular by the district magistrate, asking the civic body to assess the industrial pollution level in the district and send her a report within two weeks. According to an official of the board, foundries in Howrah and Liluah are causing a great deal of pollution. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board’s latest annual report (2002-2003) presents a grave picture of industrial pollution in Howrah. www.telegraphindia.com /1050302/asp/calcutta/story_4440043.asp   (259 words)

Space crunch affects attempt to tame errant Howrah drivers- The Times of India In a letter to the principal secretary of the transport department dated December 4, Howrah district magistrate S Kishore claimed that until parking space is provided for the seized vehicles, the district administration will not book even a single vehicle for flouting rules. But Howrah being a congested place and the lack of any specialised traffic division with parking space makes it difficult to keep the vehicles and complete the formalities." The cops are deterred by the lack of space for parking the seized vehicles. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/429971.cms   (227 words)

HOXTER - LoveToKnow Article on HOXTER There is a hospital, with a department for Europdans, andEiowrah forms a suburban residence for many people who havetheir place of business in Calcutta.The DIsTRIcT OF HOWRAH extends southwards down the right bank of the Hugh to the confluence of the river Damodar. The manufacturing industries of Howrah extendbeyond the city into the district. With West Kirby to the south, at the mouth of the estuary of the Dee, it forms the urban district of Hoylake and West Kirby. www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HOXTER.htm   (2601 words)

Hotels in Howrah, Samilton Hotel Kolkata, Hotels in Howrah India, Howrah Hotels, Kolkata Hotels, Hotel Booking for The Samilton Hotel Kolkata The landmark of the Howrah Bridge is another spot in Kolkata that attracts several tourists and boasts of being the busiest bridge in the world. The city of joy - Kolkata is dotted with places of tourist interest. For the more pious of you visit to the Dakshineshwar Kali Mandir, Belur Math, Church of St John, Nakhoda Mosque and St. Paul's Cathedral of Kolkata is a must. www.indiaprofile.com /kolkata-hotels/the-samilton-hotel.html   (298 words)

Application of GIS in flood hazard mapping: a case study of Gangetic West Bengal, India Eastern part of the district Bardhaman, Murshidabad, Hoogly, Howrah, Western part of North 24-Pargana and most of the Nadia and Kolkata constitute the administrative entity of these three river basins. Due to unavailability of information in and around Kolkata urban mass district Kolkata, Howrah and North 24 Pargana have been excluded from the current study. Source of this data was the District Statistical Handbook of West Bengal, 1998.This variable was assigned the name as ‘evacuation’. www.gisdevelopment.net /application/natural_hazards/floods/ma03138.htm   (896 words)

Howrah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is also the name of the Howrah administrative district which includes the city and its surroundings. One of the attractions in Howrah is Belur Math. At Howrah do visit the village of Gadiara, which is the point of convergence of the Damodar, the Rupnarayan and the Hoogli rivers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howrah   (380 words)

WEST BENGAL: HOWRAH It is the headquarters of the Howrah district. The Howrah Railway station is one of the largest in the world with rail connections to all major Indian cities and towns. Howrah is not a tourist town but the Great Indian Banyan Tree at the Indian Botanical Gardens is a popular spot. www.bengalweb.com /city/wbenci11.html   (334 words)

West Bengal Howrah District Howrah : One part of the district is fully engaged with industrial activities while other part is still going through the agricultural efforts. Howrah's river port is lined with shipbuilding and repairing docks, and on the riverbank and elsewhere are jute, flour, rice, oilseed, and cotton mills; sawmills; iron and steel rolling mills; and factories making chemicals, glass, hosiery, cigarettes, and batteries. Howrah, also called HAORA Howrah lies along the west bank of the Hooghly River directly opposite Calcutta. www.wb.nic.in /dist/how.html   (250 words)

Howrah's first: Ship stuck under- The Times of India KOLKATA: In an unprecedented incident, a private cargo vessel trying to pass under the busy Rabindra Setu better known as the Howrah Bridge during high tide was stuck underneath for three hours leading to suspension of traffic and massive traffic snarls in the central business district. The incident, unheard since the Howrah bridge opened in 1943, raised safety concerns prompting the police to stop vehicular traffic from Kolkata and Howrah over the bridge from 3:00 pm causing traffic jams. Howarh Bridge is the third largest cantilever in the world, connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1151756.cms   (334 words)

rediff.com: Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derails; 150 feared killed The train, which left Howrah at 1700 IST, derailed at about 2240 IST on the Grand Chord section soon after it had passed through Rafiganj station in the Naxalite-infested Aurangabad district. Nearly 150 people were feared killed in one of the worst railway accidents in Bihar when 15 bogies of the 2301 Up Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed on Monday night on a bridge near Rafiganj station between Gaya and Dehri-on-Sone in the Mughalsarai division of Eastern Railway. At least 35 bodies have been fished out so far, Magadh Divisional Commissioner H C Sirohi said. rediff.com /news/2002/sep/09train.htm   (448 words)

Sarada Seva Sangha Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's ideal of Service to Man is Service to God and guided by the exemplary lives of Shri Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi, a group of women set up the Sarada Seva Sangha, at Shibpur, in the Howrah District of West Bengal, in 1993. The Sangha is managed and administered by women and its focus area is the service of women and children. saradasevasangha.org   (103 words)

Howrah, India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is also the name of the Howrah administrative district which includes the city and its surroundings. At Howrah do visit the village of Gadiara, which is the point of convergence of the Damodar, the Rupnarayan and the Hoogli rivers. One of the attractions in Howrah is Belur Math. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howrah   (394 words)

Howrah Station: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic Howrah (also spelled haora) is an industrial city in west bengal, india, and is also the name of the administrative district including the city and its... Sealdah station is one of the major train stations serving howrah and kolkata (india), along with howrah station.... Howrah bridge, also known as the rabindra setu, is a cantilever bridge over the hoogli river in west bengal, india.... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ho/Howrah_Station.htm   (282 words)

Article Kolkata is surrounded by three districts, namely, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas and one can always expect strong metropolitan influence on these surrounding districts. The district of Kolkata, which is the capital of the state, is almost completely a metropolitan area, and 99.78 per cent units of this district were found to be located in the metropolitan area. Agropolitan districts, according to this definition, are relatively small and the population within such a district can reach the centre within a few hours. www.epw.org.in /showArticles.php?root=2002&leaf=07&filename=4740&filetype=html   (5949 words)

About Howrah - West Bengal With a population of 1,008,704 (2001 census) it is the second largest city of West Bengal and functions as the headquarters of the Howrah district. Howrah serves as a major rail and road transportation hub for the Kolkata metropolitan region. The Howrah Railway Station is one of the largest in the world with rail connections to all major Indian cities and towns. www.alokemajumder.com /howrah.htm   (456 words)

BAPS Care International Services Disaster Relief 2000-2004 2000 Floods of West Bengal 6,177 villages in the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Birbhum, Burdwan, Nadia, Midnapore, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly and the city of Calcutta. Navadwip, located in the District of Nadia in West Bengal, was submerged under a record 11 feet of water. Between 17 September and the end of September, there were very heavy torrential rains in several districts as well as in the catchment area of the Bihar Plateau, leading to rising levels of water in the numerous streams and rivers that pass through West Bengal. www.bapscare.org /services/disaster/2000/2000floods.htm   (409 words)

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India Districts in West Bengal are indicated by letters, as follows: A, Maldah; B, Murshidabad; C, Bardhaman; D, Hugli; E, Howrah; F, Nadia; G, North 24-Parganas; H, South 24-Parganas; and I, Calcutta. Although the total population of the 42 districts in Bangladesh and the nine affected districts in West Bengal are approximately 80 million and 42 million, respectively, it does not mean that all of the individuals are drinking arsenic-contaminated water and will suffer from arsenic toxicity. Until last year, we knew that the districts of Jamalpur and Bogra (Figure 1) had groundwater arsenic levels between 10 and 49 µg/L. In our recent survey, we found villages with high arsenic in groundwater in these two districts, and we also found very serious arsenic patients in Ezarapara (Jamalpur District) and Ullipur (Bogra District). aquaticpath.umd.edu /appliedtox/chowdhury-full.html   (3780 words)

Tsunami News for Howrah, India Howrah GRP took him to the district hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. The couple from Howrah arrived at the airport in the hope of some information about their seven-and-a-half-year-old son Risham, who... Howrah: A six-year-old was seriously injured when a police mobile van hit... danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Howrah.html   (521 words)

Tata Media releases Tata Teleservices launches telecom services in Kolkata Launches telecom services in Kolkata, 24 North Parganas, 24 South Parganas and Howrah With this launch, Tata Indicom services are now available in the four metros of Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in addition to the 775 other key cities and towns across the country. Tata Indicom is committed to providing customers an unmatched quality of service, a host of value added benefits, and last but not the least, honest and transparent telecom services”. www.tata.com /tata_teleservices/releases/20050128.htm   (1396 words)

Arrest warrant against Baichung Bhutia Sadhan Mondal, first judicial magistrate of Howrah, directed the Salt Lake police to produce Bhutia on May 20. Kolkata: A district court judge today issued an arrest warrant against football player Baichung Bhutia for failing to appear before the court to identify an alleged thief who stole his luggage in a train. But as Bhutia had not appeared before the court, a warrant of arrest was issued against him today by the district court. web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2006/april/134714.htm   (174 words)

Tata Group Media reports Tata Teleservices Tata Tele finalises Rs150 cr capex plan In West Bengal, the service provider already provides coverage in the Greater Kolkata Telecom District, which comprises North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Kolkata. As starters, services would be available in Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Berhampur and would be rolling out its services in Darjeeling, Alipurduar, Kurseong, shortly. Puri said, the Rs 600 crore investment was for the entire East hub, which includes the Kolkata circle, the West Bengal circle, the Orissa circle and the combined circles of Jharkhand and Bihar. www.tata.com /tata_teleservices/media/20050707.htm   (274 words)

Craft Council Of West Bengal - Zardozi This tradition is mainly practiced by Muslim craftsmen of Panchla Village in Howrah district, West Bengal. This is a type of embroidery with Gold Zari and beads on various garments and accessories such as belts, bags, stoles shawls etc. This has become famous worldwide and is being used by the leading international fashion houses. They use salma sitara, gijai, vadla, seed pearls, beads and katori techniques to furthur embellish the patterns. www.craftsbengal.org /zard.html   (274 words)

Central Chronicle September 14, 1997: 81 people were killed when five bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah express fell into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh. MUKERIAN: Describing the collision between the two passenger trains which killed 34 people in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district today as a 'brutal murder', Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today said the two station masters will be booked on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for allowing the trains on the same track. Singh, who earlier in the Assembly had put the death toll at 50, said the exact figure of the dead was "unconfirmed." "The victims and injured had been taken to hospitals nearby," he said. www.centralchronicle.com /20041215/1512001.htm   (1842 words)

Does Laloo's writ run on trains in Bihar? Gaya Station Master D N Bhagat said that about five robbers boarded the Howrah-bound train at Anugraha Road Station (Aurangabad) on the Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway on Wednesday night and went on a looting spree in the running train. Gaya, June 3: In a third train dacoity in a week in Bihar, armed criminals shot dead a passenger and injured 10 others for putting up resistance as the gang looted cash and valuables worth over Rs 3 lakh in 10 down Dehradun Express in Gaya district, Railway officials said on Thursday. The robbers later disconnected the hose pipe and alighted from the train at Kasta station near Gaya. www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=32126   (377 words)

The Telegraph - North Bengal & Sikkim While some districts have perennial shortage of WBCS officers, Chakroborty said the districts close to Calcutta such as Howrah and South and North 24 Parganas had an excess. Among the posts lying vacant from six months to a year are those of district planning officer, district welfare officer, additional land acquisition officer and secretary to the zilla parishad. “As far as South Dinajpur is concerned, we have strong suspicions that it could be a conspiracy of the strong IAS lobby since a WBCS officer is the district magistrate,” Chakraborty said. www.telegraphindia.com /1030305/asp/siliguri/story_1734488.asp   (377 words)

Print Message PATNA/GAYA: Over 100 passengers were killed and 180 injured when a bogie of the 2301 Up Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani Express crossing a bridge plunged into the Dhave river in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Monday night. The train, which left Howrah station at 5 pm, derailed on a bridge near Rafiganj station between Gaya and Dehri-on-sone in Bihar on Eastern Railway's Mughalsarai division. A special train taking principal heads of the departments of the Eastern Railway has left Howrah station for the derailment site, he said. www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/investing/72641/688444   (786 words)

Likely cause of Indian rail disaster: neglect not "sabotage" On September 9, the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express—a luxury, high-speed train—derailed while crossing a bridge in the Aurangabad district of the northern state of Bihar and plunged into the Dhawa River. Two local officials—the Aurangabad district magistrate and the police superintendent—carried out a preliminary investigation of the accident. Their two-page report pointed out that, even though a number of nuts and bolts were missing, the fishplates were intact. www.wsws.org /articles/2002/sep2002/indi-s24_prn.shtml   (786 words)

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India Districts in West Bengal are indicated by letters, as follows: A, Maldah; B, Murshidabad; C, Bardhaman; D, Hugli; E, Howrah; F, Nadia; G, North 24-Parganas; H, South 24-Parganas; and I, Calcutta. Although the total population of the 42 districts in Bangladesh and the nine affected districts in West Bengal are approximately 80 million and 42 million, respectively, it does not mean that all of the individuals are drinking arsenic-contaminated water and will suffer from arsenic toxicity. Until last year, we knew that the districts of Jamalpur and Bogra (Figure 1) had groundwater arsenic levels between 10 and 49 µg/L. In our recent survey, we found villages with high arsenic in groundwater in these two districts, and we also found very serious arsenic patients in Ezarapara (Jamalpur District) and Ullipur (Bogra District). www.aquaticpath.umd.edu /appliedtox/chowdhury-full.html   (786 words)

Calcutta Online - May 1 1998 news paper April 30: Citizens of Howrah, being supported by the district unit of the Trinamool Congress, BJP and the Ganatantrik Nagarik Samity today demonstrated in front of the District Magistrate's office demanding the resignation of the city Mayor. Most of the leaders reportedly alleged that the inactiveness of the district leaders has tarnished the image of the party. April 30: A pending court case at the Calcutta High Court is obstructing the holding of by-election at Habra constituency. www.netguruindia.com /news/may98/n010598.html   (786 words)

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