Beach, biscuits, and a bandar: Mamata Banerjee’s tea break with a monkey goes viralWest Bengal's Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, recently captured online attention with photos showing her feeding a monkey during her Digha...
27 Jun, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
Make our beaches as out of reach as possible, away from horrible hordes of beach bumsPlease, please don’t popularise our pristine beaches – keep them far from the madding crowds who are only too happy to be loud, litter, and...
13 Jan, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
ZSI scientists discover new species of head-shield slug at Bengal's Digha & nearby beaches01 Dec, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
Cyclone threat: Bengal govt evacuates thousands in coastal areas; heavy rain likely for two days“‘Jawad' moved slightly northwards with a speed of 4 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered about 230 km south-southeast of Vishak...
04 Dec, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
Cyclone 'Yaas': 700 people in Bengal's East Midnapore rescued by ArmyThe Army, which has deployed 17 cyclone-relief columns, comprising specialised personnel with equipment and inflatable boats for rescue ope...
27 May, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Sea water inundates residential areas in coastal Bengal as cyclone 'Yaas' unleashes furyMany areas in Purba Medinipur, of which Digha is a part, and South 24 Parganas were whiplashed by heavy rain, which accompanied the cycloni...
26 May, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
TMC MP Sisir Adhikari divested of another post after son Suvendu joined BJPSenior TMC minister Soumen Mahapatra, a known detractor of the Adhikari family, replaced Sisir Adhikari, who was made chairman of the core ...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Indians are heading to cold weather destinations this winter season: Oyo Travel Index 2018Besides chilly destinations, people are planning travel to beach destinations too such as Goa, Puri, Pondicherry, Port-Blair, Alappuzha and...
20 Dec, 2018, 03.14 PM IST
Bengal government plans adventure tourism in stateThe youth affairs department too working in tandem with the state’s tourism department to promote adventure sports in West Bengal.
08 Nov, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
Soon houseboats in Kolkata, Sundarbans and creeks of DighaThe air-conditioned houseboats, costing Rs 1.2 crore each, will have three rooms with all facilities like a kitchen, a common drawing room,...
10 Mar, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Odisha to develop Talsari beachProposal in this regard got a positive response at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A P Padhi here yesterday, a tourism offi...
24 Feb, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
Digha to be made one of the best tourist destinations: MamataPopular sea resort of Digha in West Bengal would soon be made as "one of the best" tourist destinations in the country, West Bengal Chief M...
23 Dec, 2015, 05.40 PM IST
Digha to have more tourist attractionsAs a part of the coastal are development plan, Mamata Banerjee will soon be inaugurating the new helipad at Digha which will allow chopper ...
21 Dec, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
WB Government to spend Rs 123 crore for coastal circuit developmentThe development plan for the coastal area would include putting up tourist amenity centres, parking facilities and eco trails alongside the...
13 Nov, 2015, 09.19 PM IST
Beach tourism, development killing turtles: WWFUnregulated tourism and development activity along beaches like Mandarmani and Digha in West Bengal is killing turtles including the vulner...
12 Aug, 2013, 12.16 PM IST
- Tajpur: Beach destination of West Bengal is gaining popularity for weekend getaway
Tajpur, located in the East Midnapore district, is a recently discovered beach destination of West Bengal, which is gaining popularity with...
15 Jan, 2013, 07.59 PM IST
- New West Bengal tourism policy soon
West Bengal will soon announce its new tourism policy inviting private investments and announcing new incentives for developing the state i...
17 Jul, 2007, 07.30 PM IST