Auld lang syne in the saddle: Kolkata's Mounted Police through time thestatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kolkata heritage buildings | Meet Tushar Bhala of Kolkata's Hind Electric and lighting designer for Calcutta Illumination Project who has been lighting up Kolkata's heritage structures telegraphindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraphindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Calcutta is the only city, which the British built from scratch and some of the architecture and buildings are incredible, but those are not visible at night,” he said.
The Kolkata Mounted Police, the oldest in the country, perform various duties like patrolling, regulation of traffic, controlling crowds and participating in ceremonial processions.
The division's current strength is 71 horses against the sanctioned strength of 98. The orders for the induction of the eight horses, which are a gift from their owners, were issued November last year.