Dears readers,

This is the last issue of The Telegraph Howrah supplement. Why, you ask? Simply because we want to take a step towards bridging the divide between the twin cities and giving you, the people of Howrah, a special place in the Metro supplement of The Telegraph. Thank you for being with us for 10 years, and here’s hoping to see you in 
Metro for many many years to come.

30 DECEMBER, 2005

In our inaugural issue, we talked to you and found out what you thought about your city, the changes you wanted to see, the things you wanted to improve and the hopes that you had 

 

20 JANUARY, 2006

At the fag end of its rule, the Left Front threw a lifeline for Howrah, a Howrah Development and Rejuvenation Plan. Today, it serves as reference for researchers

 

3 MARCH, 2006

An assessment by Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP), a British government sponsored programme, ranked Howrah 33rd among the 40 municipalities  it surveyed

 

26 JANUARY, 2007

Howrah is defined by the numerous ghats on its bank. Mainly used for rituals, these windows to the river are mostly languishing in neglect, littered with garbage and filth

 

2 FEBRUARY, 2007

These are not buildings but empty shells that can crack any day. Condemned and dilapidated buildings abound in Howrah and its residents refuse to move out though they live in peril each day

 

31 AUGUST, 2007

The residents of Anandanagar-Basukathi panchayat are forced to live the life of islanders for the better part of six months 

 

25 JULY, 2008

Stealing of electricity in the bylanes of Pilkhana is rampant and it does not stop despite the loss of innocent lives

 

29 AUGUST, 2008

They make intricate designs of the precious metal yet they remain poorly paid and unrecognised 

 

13 NOVEMBER, 2009

The grand old GT Road had lost much of its grandeur thanks to poor maintenance and encroachment

 

22 OCTOBER, 2010

One of Howrah’s pride, the BE College, today, is an Institute of National Importance 

 

13 AUGUST, 2010

Luxurious condos  abound in Howrah thanks to a realty boom 

 

20 MAY, 2011

From a largely red bastion, on May 13, 2011 Howrah changed its colour to green

 

30 SEPTEMBER, 2011

Durga Puja pandals in Howrah turned glocal with themes like Bankura, Darjeeling and a village in South Africa

 

21 OCTOBER, 2011

Many will agree that one of the best things to happen in Howrah is the Avani Riverside Mall

 

24 AUGUST, 2012

The East-West Metro will further improve connectivity between the twin cities

 

28 september, 2012

They live in abject poverty but their talent with the willow and the ball make them aspire for a better life

 

23 AUGUST, 2013

The state secretariat comes to Howrah and is housed in what was supposed to be a garment park 

 

19 APRIL, 2013

Howrah residents turn the tables on robbers and beat them in their own game

 

21 NOVEMBER, 2014

Salkia flyover, billed to solve the traffic mess in Howrah, gets off to a start

 

8 MAY, 2015

A team with two Howrah residents comes back from their abandoned Everest expedition having miraculously survived the Nepal earthquake