A task force composed of a host of professional consultants and senior officials has been set up to implement the decision.

"North Bengal has been neglected for long. Petty politics has affected its growth," Banerjee said adding that she would ensure its all-roun...

Foresters found a furry little leopard cub behind a bush in Birpara tea estate in Dalgaon four days ago.

IIT-Delhi has designed heat-and-motion sensors that can be fitted on railway tracks to act as an early warning system on movement of animal...

Six more elephants were mowed down by a train in Dooars on Wednesday evening, taking the year’s death toll to 18.

At least six elephants were mowed down by a speeding train today inside Chapramari forests, around 18km from the Banarhat area in Jalpaigur...

Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury today said that the railways would soon recruit a large number of people to fill up vacancie...

Aiming to be among top five travel destinations, West Bengal government today said its two ambitious projects -- Jharkali in Sundarbans and...

The Centre has approved the state's plan to take immediate steps against climate change.It will be executed by the state government once th...

Netaji's role in fostering a sense of awareness among forest dwellers had not been explored properly and deserved a deeper study, said Jair...

A goods train speeding at 70kmph through the Dooars in Jalpaiguri, ploughed into a herd of elephants, killing seven of them - the highest n...

Shattered socio-economic condition makes tea-dependent hilly region fertile ground for Maoist consolidation.

As feared earlier, the indefinite strike called by the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) has put Dooars in a spot.

In news that would bring cheer to wildlife enthusiasts, two Royal Bengal Tigers have been sighted in Dooars forests of north Bengal, 20 yea...

Tiger census in North Bengal forests and sanctuaries has been scheduled in phases from November 20, the Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild ...

The MoEF has formed a seven-member committee to study and recommend steps to check the killing of elephants by speeding trains in Dooars ar...

The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the UPA government on why the original route of the 366-km East-West Corridor of the Natio...