It is one of a kind and is also the sixth largest bridge in the whole world. It is 2150 feet in length with a suspending span that right above the Hooghly River. The bridge was commissioned in ...

Also, a swimmer has to apply a lot of physical strength to swim in the Hooghly River – generally turbulent during monsoon. The natives of the Howrah region assembled at the bridge to watch ...

Howrah bridge was inaugurated on this day, quietly because of the ongoing World War II. Earlier a pontoon bridge connected ...

The Hooghly River has long been Kolkata’s silent witness, flowing past its grand mansions, colonial edifices, and forgotten histories. Once the lifeline of the city’s commerce and culture, the ...

The iconic Howrah Bridge will be closed for five hours beginning late Saturday till the wee hours of Sunday for a comprehensive health check-up that will be undertaken by the Kolkata Port Trust ...