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NORTH BENGAL FORESTS
From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home, Swapan Dasgupta gets finance, Tapas Roy industryVeteran journalist turned politician Swapan Dasgupta was allotted finance while senior-most party leader Tapas Roy, with his long legislati...
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...
Suvendu's cabinet line-up has ministers embodying Bengal's geographical, ethnic divideWest Bengal witnesses the formation of its first BJP government with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers sworn in. The cabin...
TMC failed to open account in nine of 23 districts of West BengalThe Bharatiya Janata Party secured a landslide victory in West Bengal, winning 206 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress's 15-year reign....
'Chappal Phaad Ke': From welfare to wave, what cost TMC in West BengalBJP has ended 15 years of TMC rule in West Bengal, securing a majority by appealing to women voters with welfare promises and highlighting ...
Bengal's southern fortress: 91 seats from 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Howrah may decide road to powerWest Bengal's upcoming elections hinge on the twin districts of North and South 24 Parganas. These areas, along with Kolkata and Howrah, fo...
West Bengal 2026 Assembly Elections: BJP bets on women, youth in manifesto as Amit Shah set for launchThe West Bengal BJP is set to unveil its election manifesto on March 28. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to be present for the re...
Hamlets in Buxa responsible for decline in tiger populations: Forest MinisterThe minister said Buxa's environment does not favour the tigers now because small hamlets have surrounded the forests.
Rhino census to start in north Bengal forestsThe forest department will conduct rhino census at Gorumara National Park spread over an area of over 88 square kilometres and other adjace...
Jumbo's head chopped off for tusks in north BengalIn yet another elephant poaching case in north Bengal this year, carcass of a full-grown jumbo, with its head missing, was found on the out...
Rail budget 2013 could not touch the minimum expectation level of North Bengal"The budget has come without any major components for north Bengal", said CII NB Chapter Vice Chairman Mr. P. K Shah.
- Habitat loss threatens Bengal bears
The National Bear Action Plan, released by the Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday, has sounded an alarm on shrinking bear habitat in Bengal.
Phantom sightings keep the roars in Buxa aliveWhile foresters in North Bengal claim there are frequent tiger sightings in Jaldapra Wildlife Sanctuary and Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) nowada...
- Expert opinion for injured jumbos
Forest department officials have sought opinion from experts working in north Bengal forests for treating the elephants injured on the trai...
- In these villages of north Bengal, the forest dept stands in the way of justice
In 2006, Parliament passed an act conferring crucial rights on forest dwellers. The then Left Front government subverted this to deny 1.5 l...
- No more elephant rides at Jaldapara sanctuary
Tourists at Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary in North Bengal will no longer be able to enjoy an elephant ride as the forest department plans us...
Royal Bengal Tiger spotted in N Bengal forests after long timeIn 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 this year
Tiger census in North Bengal forests and sanctuaries has been scheduled in phases from November 20, the Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild ...
- Committee to protect elephants in North Bengal
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...