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Kolkata - now the state capital, is considered to be an ideal hub to cover all the destinations in West Bengal. [3] It is the largest urban center in Eastern India and is well connected by road, rail and air. Siliguri - the largest city of North Bengal will be another ideal hub to cover all destinations in Northern Bengal and an alternative to ...
Kolkata is home to the world's oldest active polo club, the Calcutta Polo Club. Situated on the Maidan, the club was founded in 1862 and is the second oldest polo club in the world. Kolkata has yet another polo club in the Fort William Polo Club. The CPC polo grounds are located in the maidan and maintained jointly with the RCTC.
The Eco park is located along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) in Action Area - II of New Town at , 10 km away from Kolkata International AirportThe park is surrounded by the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art on the North, the upcoming Central Business District and International Financial Hub on the east, the Kolkata International Convention Center, HIDCO Bhawan and Rabindra ...
Tourism in India is economically significant and projected to continue a pattern of growth. [1] In 2016, the World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹ 14.02 lakh crore (US$160 billion) or 9.6% of the nation's GDP and supported 40.343 million jobs, 9.3% of its total employment.
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous state. [1] The state capital is Kolkata.The state encompasses two broad natural regions: the Gangetic Plain in the south and the sub-Himalayan and Himalayan area in the north.
Calcutta News is a 24×7 satellite news channel also a free to air Bengali news channel based in Kolkata, West Bengal owned by AKD Group. [2] It aired on 14 February 2016 by Calcutta Television Network Pvt. Ltd. It serves not only the people of West Bengal but also the Bengali communities throughout the globe.
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, previously known as Indian Botanic Garden [1] and the Calcutta Botanic Garden, [2] is a botanical garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. They are commonly known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden and previously as the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. [3]
Tribeni railway station. Tribeni is 66 km away from Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on road and 48 km from Howrah Station. Tribeni railway station and the nearest major railway station is Bandel Junction, 7 km on the Bandel-Katwa Railway Line, which can be used to board express trains towards north Bengal.