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Calcutta/Kolkata : An Introduction |
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Kolkata the name Kalikata had been mentioned in the rent-roll of the Great Mughal emperor Akbar and also in Manasa-Mangal, to explore the history of Calcutta, we have to go back to the 17 th. century. It was in 1690....Job Charnock came to the bank of the river Hooghly (it's the part of the Ganges) and took the lease of the three villages- Sutanuti, Govindapur and Kolikata(Calcutta) as a trading post of British East India Company.
The city became famous in 1756, when Siraj-Ud-Dawlah, the last independent nawab of Bengal, captured the city.
Historical Places in Kolkata
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Important Directories |
kolkata : Gems & Jewellery Directory :
K olkata Jewelers offer you quality jewelry at affordable prices. Our online store gets you silver jewelry, gold jewelry and diamond jewelry and much more.We offer beautiful diamond rings, diamond pendants, necklaces, earrings and much more. Although real diamonds come at a high price, we can get you affordable diamond jewelry.We, at Kolkata Jewelers also deal in costume jewelry, which is a fashion statement these days.
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kolkata : Information Technology Directory :
Several of the internationally renowned software and software related companies have set up their unit in Kolkata. Likes of Infosys, IBM, Wipro, TCS, etc has opened up their centers in Kolkata.
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kolkata : Hotel & Restaurant Directory :
Kolkata, the erstwhile capital of British India is saturated with the air of colonial hangover. The city is full of colonial mansions that the Brits erected all over the city in resemblance of their own capital city back home- London. The colonial mansions are therefore not the only colonial influences in the city. |
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kolkata : Real Estate Directory :
Real Estate Kolkata developing with tremendous growth. Construction and infrastructural growth is on the rise in Kolkata. Being the capital city of West Bengal, it has got superb opportunities in the future. It is one of the largest cities in India with a population crossing well over several millions. The need for the developmental activities is enormous. Keeping in mind the future prospects Kolkata is riding on the surf of growth. The development in the industrial sector was huge in the past few years which added to the growth of the real estate sector. |
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Distance Chart |
Agra - 1258 Km
Ahmedabad - 1924 Km
Amritsar - 1855 Km
Bangalore - 1881 Km
Bhopal - 1356 Km
Bhubaneswar - 411 Km
Chennai - 1676 Km
Coimbatore - 2167 Km
Cuttack - 416 Km
New Delhi - 1461 Km
Hubli - 1934 Km
Hyderabad - 1516 Km
Indore - 1570 Km
Lucknow - 980 Km
Shimla - 1751 Km
Srinagar - 2284 Km
Thane - 1944 Km
Tirupati- 1634 Km
Vishakhapatnam - 866 Km
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| Kolkata / West Bengal related resources |
| West Bengal Government |
| Governor's Office, West Bengal |
| Consumer Affairs Department, West Bengal |
| Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal |
| Directorate of Library Services, West Bengal |
| Environment Department, West Bengal |
| Finance Department, West Bengal |
| Information Technology Department, West Bengal |
| Power Department, West Bengal |
| Technical Education and Training Department, West Bengal |
| Tourism Department, West Bengal |
| West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) |
| Kolkata Traffic Police |
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