Lakhs take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti in West BengalLakhs of devotees gathered at Gangasagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district for Makar Sankranti, taking a holy dip and participati...
NDRF deploys teams for safety at Gangasagar Mela 2025Five specialised search and rescue teams from the NDRF will be deployed for the safety of pilgrims at the Gangasagar Mela. The teams includ...
Eastern Railway cancels 190 local trains in Sealdah division ahead of cyclonic storm Dana's landfallCyclone Dana: Eastern Railway will cancel 190 local trains in the Sealdah division from 8 pm Thursday to 10 am Friday due to the cyclonic s...
Bengal govt survey underway to assess damage caused by cyclone Remal: TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeTrinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee said that a survey by the West Bengal government to assess cyclone 'Remal' damage was bei...
Villagers in Sunderbans are now feasting on fresh hilsa fish, morning, noon & nightAside from the tailor-made fish for the epicurean, hilsa is also a nutritional powerhouse.
Villagers in Sundarbans are eating expensive hilsa fish in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Read whyVillagers in Sundarbans are enjoying a large catch of hilsa fish, as local fishermen have netted plentiful quantities of juvenile hilsa. Du...
Cyclone Asani: Villagers in many Bengal districts told to move to sheltersAsani, a severe cyclonic storm approaching from the southeast region of the Bay of Bengal, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Od...
Kolkata: HC asks IPS officer to oversee Namkhana rape investigationThe court also observed that the victim, her family members and all witnesses in the case must be given security. Considering the progress ...
Cyclone Yaas: At least one crore people affected and more than three lakh houses damaged in BengalA three-member state team, including the chief minister and chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, will conduct an aerial survey of Digha, Na...
Amit Shah on two-day tour of poll-bound Bengal from ThursdayShah is also scheduled to eat lunch with a refugee's family in what appears to be an expression of solidarity with the people promised citi...
7 killed as cyclone 'Bulbul' disrupts normal life in BengalWeathermen said that gale wind at a speed of 80 to 90 kmph was prevailing along and off the coastal and adjoining districts of West and Eas...
Demonetisation: Hilsa beckons Bengal, but no cash to grab itThe crisis triggered by the currency ban has drained demand for the fish, pulling down its price to the 2010 levels, although cash-dry cons...
West Bengal government’s latest effort to spread healthcare in rural areasAccess to primary healthcare for people in rural areas of West Bengal got a fillip with a new initiative known as G1 Digital Dispensary.
Coal linkage to Katwa power plant will help NTPC float tenderReplying to a supplementary in the Assembly during Question Hour today, the minister said that the NTPC was unable to float tender without ...
Cylces for high school girls students next year : Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee today announced that the government would provide cycles for all girl students studying in class eight to class ten next ye...
TMC asks EC not to allow live telecast of election speechesTrinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was also scheduled to address two rallies at Namkhana and Metiabruz during the time of the polli...
- Kolkata Port plans Rs 400 cr rail link
Kolkata Port is planning to establish a rail link along the existing passenger line on the Diamond Harbour section with an investment of Rs...