TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2 lakh crore in central dues to West Bengal before professing...

Lakhs of pilgrims performed a holy dip at Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti, braving the winter chill to offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashr...

A new bridge, the Gangasagar Setu, will soon connect Sagar Island. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone for this Rs 1,6...

The West Bengal government has initiated efforts to make Sagar Island an eco-friendly destination by 2025, introducing jute bags and implem...

Nearly one crore pilgrims from across the country attended the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island and took a holy dip at the confluence of the...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed frustration over the lack of recognition and support from the Centre for the Gangasaga...

The pilgrims also took a dip in the Hooghly river as well as the Bay of Bengal.

Banerjee inaugurated three helipads at Sagar Island on Wednesday. "I come here every year ahead of the mela to monitor the preparations. A ...

"The central government has been providing huge funds to the Kumbh Mela. But it is not providing anything to Gangasagar Mela. That is the r...

A Calcutta High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Kesong Doma Bhutia allowed the annual fair to...

With prayers on their lips, the devotees jostled for space since early hours to take a dip in the holy water at Ganga Sagar, also known as ...

"We have been working all round the year trying to make the area a no-plastic zone. But this will take some time," the official told PTI.

The chief administrative officer (administration) will conduct a preliminary survey for a new line between Sagar and Dankuni here," Eastern...

According to oceanographers, more than 51% of the island has been washed away since 1972. Experts believe it could disappear into the river...

SP, South 24 Parganas district said the Bangladeshi trawlers 'Allahar Malik 2' and 'Anowara' were escorted by a Coast Guard ship to Sagar I...

The Government will invite initial bids for setting up a major port in Sagar Island in West Bengal in the next two months.

After a detailed survey for identifying a suitable location for its proposed deepdrafted port, Kolkata Port Trust has identified Sagar isla...