The Trinamool chief had held the railway portfolio in the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1999 and 2001, and during the Congress-led UPA-2 from 2009 to 2011.
He visited the Jessore Road Metro Station, where he inaugurated the Noapara-Jai Hind Bimanbandar metro service from Jessore Road Metro Station and Sealdah-Esplanade metro service and the Beleghata-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro service.
Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar and West Bengal today. He will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,000 crore at Gaya in Bihar at around 11 AM, according to the Prime Minister's Office press release.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and West Bengal BJP chief, Samik Bhattacharya, on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal, where he will inaugurate seven projects, including the metro railway services.
In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, "I am eager to be among @BJP4Bengal Karyakartas at a rally in Kolkata. With each passing day, public anger against the TMC is increasing. West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope because of our development age
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 21: From 12-14 September 2025, KOLKATAWOOD 2025 will be held at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan - Eastern India's first large-scale exhibition dedicated entirely to woodworking, furniture, and mattress manufacturing.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 21: Aludecor, India's leading manufacturer in Aluminum Composite Panels (ACP sheets) and pioneer in metal surface solutions, proudly announces the expansion of its design portfolio with the launch of the ACP Fin Louvers. While the FinLine range is the ne
Techno India University in Kolkata, on Wednesday evening, awarded Hariharan the Honorary Doctorate of Literature for his remarkable contribution to music.
The 'O Sanam' hitmaker is all set to kick-start his India tour from Delhi on November 2. He will also perform in Kolkata (November 22), Bengaluru (December 6), Hyderabad (December 13), and Ahmedabad (December 30).
During his visit to West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate metro railway projects in Kolkata on August 22 at around 4.15 pm. A 13.61 km-long newly constructed metro network will be inaugurated, and metro services will be launched on these routes.