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Delhi-Howrah puja special train announced, ticket booking to begin soon - Check route, stops
September 15, 2026 9:33 pm
The move comes at a time when regular trains on the Delhi-Howrah route are already seeing high demand for Durga Puja, with waitlists crossing 290 on several trains.
Man beaten to death over suspected mobile theft in West Bengal; 2 held
September 10, 2026 12:40 pm
Raj Kumar Chauhan, a resident of Uttarpara, was allegedly assaulted near a factory under the jurisdiction of Liluah police station.
Indian Railways to start train services from Howrah station's new platform 24 on July 27
July 26, 2026 1:58 pm
Howrah Station's new Platform 24 will start handling train services from July 27, boosting capacity at one of India's busiest railway stations.
Bengal teen shooter Damayanti Sen reunited with family after missing for 2 days
July 18, 2026 1:47 pm
The Bengal Police may question Damayanti Sen to find out why and how she went missing.
Stalker stabs schoolgirl to death near Kolkata after she rejected him
July 16, 2026 2:55 pm
Bystanders overpowered the accused, 24-year-old Samir Das, and thrashed him severely before handing him over to the nearest police station
173-year-old Howrah railway station to get new platform this month to handle rising train traffic
July 04, 2026 2:03 pm
Howrah railway station is set to get a new platform this month to accommodate rising train traffic and improve operational efficiency. Check the latest project details.
Half-clad, handcuffed accused paraded through Howrah streets; videos go viral
May 26, 2026 5:18 pm
The Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights said it will file a complaint with the West Bengal Human Rights Commission over the Howrah police action.
Eastern Railway plans platform upgrade at Howrah station for 22-24 coach trains
April 26, 2026 1:10 pm
Eastern Railway plans to upgrade platforms at Howrah station to handle 22–24 coach trains. Check project details and expected impact on operations.
More than Didi vs BJP/EC/SIR, it’s Didi vs Didi: In silences, you also hear talk of ektu poriborton
April 30, 2026 7:36 pm
She, the uprooter of the Left, is the provider of cash transfers and welfare schemes. This second contest may be playing out not so much as Didi vs SIR/EC/BJP. It is, more, Didi vs Didi.
‘We have to remain voters’: Bengali migrants scramble to return amid deletion, job fears
April 21, 2026 12:01 pm
Ahead of voting on April 23 and 29, lakhs of youth workers from Bengal are heading home after taking long-distance train and bus journeys from across the country
HOWRAH PHOTOS
Floods bring further misery for Bengal residents amid pandemic
August 06, 2021 9:02 pm
Mamata Banerjee blamed the DVC for being responsible for the floods in Bengal.
Howrah tea-seller, record-holding swimmer, is fighting to turn the tides
August 03, 2021 6:40 pm
For Howrah-based Mukesh Gupta, spending time in water is an addiction. The self-taught swimmer holds the records for performing maximum non-stop river plunges in India. Mukesh works as a tea seller.
HOWRAH VIDEOS
Mentally unstable man climbs over train in Lucknow
February 26, 2016 8:05 am
Lucknow, Feb 26 (ANI): Railway officials had a tough time when a man likely to be mentally unstable climbed over the top of Doon Express. After half-an-hour struggle, the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel succeeded in bringing the man down. Station Master RK Baghel informed that a high-tension wire running over the train created trouble in the rescue work. Eastern Railway's Doon Express runs between Howrah Junction and Dehradun.
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