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Tangra Chinatown
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Tangra Chinatown, situated in the eastern part of Kolkata (Calcutta) India, is one of the Chinatowns in the city that still has the largest number of Indian Chinese living in the area as compared to any other city in the rest of India. The significant majority of the Indian Chinese are involved in the business of leather and leather goods manufacturing, restaurant, and beauty parlor.
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Assault and robbery in Tangra
A gang of three robbers were held and arrested on Sunday April 26, 2009 for a robbery bid and assault in Tangra which happened last month on March 25, 2009.The Telegraph India report,Police said on March 25 morning at around 11.00am , the three men â...
Canadian Chinese in Kolkata Passport problems
On Monday 20 2009, a Canadian national by the name of Chiu The Che, 38, was arrested at the Kolkata International Airport on the charge of traveling on a fake passport. He was formerly an Indian national of Chinese origin staying in the Tangra Chinat...
Bantala Leather Complex to get Sector V status
The West Bengal Government are planning to declare the Bantala Leather Complex as a notified area. A notified area is any land area which has been earmarked by legal provisions. The reasons given for doing by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat is tha...
Tangra Chinatown food charm
What makes the Tangra Chinese Restaurant food stands out from the other restaurants serving the same fare in other parts of the city of Kolkata. It is the home-cooked touch according to the Telegraph India, Rahul Verma.A brief history of Indian Chine...
Tangra Chinatown street light up
The streets in and around Tangra and Tangra Chinatown got new street lights installed. What was once a poorly lit street has now brighten up significantly and one of the biggest beneficiaries is the Tangra Chinese Restaurants which will attract more ...
Calcutta Leather Complex in a mess
Calcutta Leather Complex located at Bantala, around 14km from Science City is touted as the largest integrated leather complex in the world with a total land mass of 1200 acres. It is a project which is larger than the Tata Nano one in Singur as the ...
