Kolkata: The renaming of the nearly 250-year-old Fort William — the only fort in the world where not a single shot was ever fired — to Vijay Durg by the Narendra Modi govt found little favour ...

In an effort to shed colonial influences, the Indian Army has renamed the Eastern Command headquarters in Kolkata from Fort William to 'Vijay Durg'. Additionally, other structures within the fort have ...

Kolkata’s eastern army command has been rechristened to Vijay Durg. Built in 1781, the historic Fort William was named after King William III during the reign of the Bengal Presidency.

Fort William, the headquarters of Indian Army's ... ministry of defence, Kolkata, told TOI that the decision was taken in December 2023. "The order came in the second week of December but is ...

It also houses a museum which has numerous artefacts ... East India Company in the late 17th century, Fort William stands witness to Kolkata's turbulent history. Once erected as a fortification ...

Kolkata: Fort William, the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters, has been reportedly renamed Vijay Durg, in a major move to remove colonial imprints. Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka HC's ...

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 27.12.24, 06:40 PM ...

In a bid to move away from the colonial legacy, the Indian Army has renamed Eastern Command headquarters Fort William in Kolkata as 'Vijay Durg', a Defence official said on Wednesday. In a decision ...