UNESCO, IIT-KGP launch accessibility program for Durga puja to support senior citizens and disabled individualsUNESCO and IIT Kharagpur are working together to improve accessibility to Durga Puja. The goal is to make the festival easier for senior ci...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
West Bengal tragedy: At least 8 dead, 41 injured after goods train collides with Kanchanjunga ExpressAt least eight people died, and around 41 were injured when a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station, We...
17 Jun, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
HC stays imposition of Sec 144, allows Suvendu Adhikari to visit SandeshkhaliJustice Kausik Chanda observed that the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly will have no restriction in visiting Sandeshkhali. How...
20 Feb, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's condition continues to be critical"Former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, 79, is on mechanical ventilation. Relevant conservative medical management i...
31 Jul, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalizedFormer Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been hospitalised due to lower respiratory tract infection and Type-II res...
29 Jul, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Calcutta HC adjourns Nandigram vote-counting case to December 1After her defeat in Nandigram, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had alleged that the Returning Officer of the Assembly seat had said he was t...
15 Nov, 2021, 11.15 PM IST
HC admits Mamata Banerjee's plea against Suvendu Adhikari's election, asks EC to preserve all recordsThe judge directed that in the meantime, notice be served upon Adhikari, a BJP MLA, and other parties in the matter.
14 Jul, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari moves SC for transfer of CM Mamata Banerjee's election plea outside West BengalThe BJP leader seeks transfer of Banerjee's plea, pending in the Calcutta High Court, outside the state, lawyer Kabir Bose said.
14 Jul, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
Judge recuses self from hearing Nandigram poll plea, imposes Rs 5 lakh cost on MamataJustice Chanda had on June 24 reserved order on Banerjee's application that the judge recuses himself from hearing her election petition ap...
07 Jul, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Mamata's counsel seeks reassignment of election petition against Suvendu to another benchClaiming Banerjee has been made aware that Justice Kausik Chanda, who is hearing her plea, was "an active member of the BJP" and since the ...
18 Jun, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee moves Calcutta High Court challenging Nandigram poll results; hearing on FridayAs per the 'cause list' released by the high court in its website on Thursday, the matter is scheduled to be taken up via video conference ...
17 Jun, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
- 129 Gir lions died in past two years
The number of lions that died in the Gir sanctuary and outside the reserved forest area has increased in the past two years.
09 Mar, 2015, 07.36 PM IST
- Barda wait began with Kuno
If Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh has been waiting for lions since 1990’s, it is Barda Dungar in Gujarat which has also been waiting for a s...
08 Oct, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
Barda suitable site for lion translocation: WII studyBarda Dungar, a lion translocation site within Gujarat, should be an isolated lion habitat, which should not have connection with Gir Sanct...
07 Oct, 2014, 04.30 AM IST
- Wild grazers make up 76.4% of lion prey in Gir
The lions of Gir are more expert hunters than cattle lifters. A study by experts revealed that lions within the sanctuary hunt ungulates - ...
10 Sep, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Institute of Cost Accountants of India land deals under lensA magistrate's court in Pune on July 19 directed Maharashtra police to register a formal complaint against executive members of ICAI.
22 Jul, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
- Lions prefer moist and shady areas: Study
Contrary to the popular belief that lions prefer savanna grassland, the king of the jungle here in Gir National Park likes moist shady habi...
14 Jan, 2013, 02.29 AM IST