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Cab Fare In Kolkata: The opening of East-West Metro's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade line in Kolkata has significantly reduced app-cab fares, leading to a drop in demand for cabbies at Howrah station. App-cab drivers are experiencing a drastic decrease in long-distance customers and those traveling to the central business district since the new Metro line opened on March 15. The fares have decreased by an average of Rs 100 along various routes, with passengers now able to travel from Howrah station to Esplanade for as low as Rs 10.

Hawkers, buses, autos and toto drivers have taken over the main entrance of Howrah Maidan Metro station in Kolkata. The area, which was supposed to be a swanky Metro station, is now cluttered with temporary bus stands and hawkers. The East-West Metro project, including the under-river tunnels, has been completed, but the station entrance remains blocked. The local authorities have promised to address the issue and remove the hawkers before the Metro starts operations.

Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecommunications service providers, has announced what it calls a pioneering initiative to deliver uninterrupted connectivity to metro commuters by deploying high-capacity nodes 35 metres below the River Hooghly (popularly known as the Ganga) in West Bengal.

There are now little digital conceits - you can see red computerese numbers flickering on the AC unit as you peer into the attendant's cabin, trying not to disturb the gentle, chicken-curry-fuelled snoring curling up from the vibrating floor. Still, the ghost-rattle of the thick, loose doors could be from 1975.

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