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Jagannath temple draws crowds to Digha, hotel bookings go up by 20%Digha's hotel occupancy has surged by 20% since the Jagannath temple opened in April, attracting devotees for short stays. Over 2 million v...
West Bengal: Preparations on, security beefed up for Digha Rath YatraDigha is ready for its first Rath Yatra. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held meetings with officials and temple authorities. Se...
Mamata's Jagannath prasad drive sparks row as BJP accuses her distributing 'stale' sweetsThe West Bengal government is distributing 'prasad' from the new Digha Jagannath temple to millions of households, sparking controversy. Th...
Mamata slams 'baseless' neem wood charge; condemns attacks on Bengali-speaking people in OdishaWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee refuted allegations of using stolen neem wood from Puri's Jagannath temple for the Digha temple idols, dismi...
West Bengal records 18 crore tourists in last one year, a new high, says tourism minister Indranil SenWest Bengal has seen a record high of 18 crore tourists in the past year, with new tourist destinations like Khairabera and Muruguma becomi...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reviews Digha's Jagannath Temple construction; ISKCON member in boardWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the upcoming inauguration of a new Jagannath Temple in Digha on April 30th. The temple...
Kolkata Port to conduct pre-feasibility studies for seaplane operations in BengalWest Bengal government had in 2020 sent a proposal to the Civil Aviation Ministry, conveying its wish to begin seaplane operations in Digha...
Reliance Jio to invest over Rs 1K-crore in cable landing station in WB: CM Mamata BanerjeeIndustry experts expect a rapid transformation of West Bengal’s IT and ITeS sectors once Jio’s cable landing station becomes operational. S...
West Bengal government to set fish tourism circuitThe circuit will centre around the hotels run by SFDC in places like Digha, Udaypur, Henry Island, Bishnupur, Jamunadighi and Siliguri.
West Bengal government takes initiatives to attract more tourists to DighaDigha Sankarpur Development Authority has taken up a project to run toy train from Digha to Udaypur, near the border with Odisha.
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.
Travel buzz: News this season in a capsuleState Tourism department officials said they have recently awarded tender to a Kerala based private company to build seven houseboats for t...
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,...
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...
West Bengal to launch 'Experience Bengal' tourism campaign; Shah Rukh Khan to be brand ambassadorOgilvy & Mather, which created Gujarat's successful `Khusboo Gujarat Ki' campaign with Amitabh Bachchan, will shoot six 30-second promotion...
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...
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...
- 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...
- Mamata Banerjee heads for Midnapore to Assess development work
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Kolkata on Friday for Midnapore.
- 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...