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Shakespeare Sarani (earlier Theatre Road) is a street running in the central business district of Kolkata, India, from Park Circus to Chowringhee Road (Birla Planetarium).It was renamed on 24 April 1964 after William Shakespeare, to mark the fourth birth centenary of the legendary playwright. [1]
The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War , the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh . In 1995, British journalist John F. Burns characterized it as "one of the most beleaguered American diplomatic posts anywhere."
DLF Newtown Heights Tower 'E' 112.1 metres (368 ft) 32 2012 [35] Residential 38 Mani Imperial Tower 1 108.6 metres (356 ft) 28 2017 Residential 39 Elita Garden Vista Tower 4 108.5 metres (356 ft) 30 2018 [36] Residential 40 Elita Garden Vista Tower 5 108.5 metres (356 ft) 30 2018 [37] Residential 41 Elita Garden Vista Tower 12
Population below 6 years was 1,376. The total number of literates in Ward No. 63 was 19,419 (84.39% of the population over 6 years). [10] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [11] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [12]
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is divided into 144 administrative wards that are grouped into 16 boroughs. [1]Each of these wards elects a councillor to the KMC. Each borough has a committee consisting of the councillors elected from the respective wards of the boroughs.
In 1973 with the help of few doctors and social workers, Saroj Gupta started a 25 bedded hospital to serve patients from the underprivileged sector, suffering from cancer. [2]
Tata Medical Center (TMC) is a medical center or hospital located on New Town in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal.It is one of the 62 specialist cancer treatment and research centres in India. [1]
ITC Royal Bengal is a 5-star luxury hotel in Kolkata, India.Located along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, it is the 14th luxury hotel of ITC Hotels.Built on an area of 4.16 lakh (416,000) square feet, the construction cost of this hotel is ₹ 1400 crore (US$197 million). [1]