On table tops, carrying brushes and paint, students of The BSS School, are working on a 10ft-high and 100ft-long wall of the ...
Growing up in Kolkata, trams have always been more than just a mode of transport for me; it’s been a source of respite from ...
The West Bengal Transport Corporation has initiated the restoration of the historic Maidan tram route, a significant ...
Sections of tram tracks in Kolkata's Alipore are being covered with asphalt, sparking legal and safety debates after a High ...
Police said the fire was quickly extinguished, and riot officers cleared the square, though it was not clear who started the ...
Kolkata is divided. This time it is not along political lines; it is along tram lines. One faction insists that the 151-year institution needs to be phased out in favour of mass rapid commuting ...
Uncertainly has again blocked the path of the Kolkata tram — already headed for closure unless the court decides otherwise — with orders yet to be issued for resumption of services that were ...
Legacy derailed
With the West Bengal Transport Minister, Snehasish Chakraborty, announcing, in end-September, the virtual closure of trams, ...
Rumela Basu Growing up in Kolkata , I fondly recall passing by the Tollygunge Tram Depot on the way to my Didar bari (grandparent’s house) with the gentle tunes of Chol rastay shaaji tramline ...
For more than a century, the tram was the definitive way to explore Kolkata. The city’s old-fashioned trolleys announced their presence like a tin toy orchestra, with a symphony of screeches, ...
OSLO, Norway — A tram derailed in downtown Oslo and plowed into a phone and computer shop on Tuesday, Norwegian police said, but the accident only left four people lightly injured. There were ...