West Bengal

PM Modi to launch multiple development projects in West Bengal, Bihar today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone of and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth…

2 months ago

Coast Guard rescues 182 Gangasagar pilgrims in Bengal

The Coast Guard swung into action to save the lives of over 182 pilgrims on their way back from Gangasagar…

3 months ago

12-year-old boy’s alertness averts major train accident in West Bengal

Even though Mursalin Seikh, is merely 12 years old, he showed how mature he was by acting promptly and showing…

7 months ago

Ahead of Durga Puja, Bangladesh govt allows export of nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of Hilsas to India

The Bangladesh government has given permission to traders to export nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of Hilsa, a fish popular with…

7 months ago

West Bengal to go all out to preserve fishing cat, the State animal

Garchumuk Zoological Garden in Kolkata’s Howrah has started an important programme to protect and preserve the fishing cat, a vulnerable…

9 months ago

Exclusively designed mats for International Yoga Day to showcase India’s tribal art and culture

This year’s International Yoga celebrated on June 21 will bring together two of India’s ancient traditions – the age-old discipline…

10 months ago

Watch: Brave RPF woman constable risks own life to save man from being crushed by train

The video shows a brave woman constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) put her own life at risk to…

11 months ago

Beacon of Bengali Nationalism, Kazi Nazrul Islam continues to inspire people in India and Bangladesh

He was not just a master of letters or a man who could weave magic through words in the form…

11 months ago

PM Modi rolls out Rs 8,000 crore railway projects for Odisha in big push to infra for New India

Flagging off the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the people of Odisha and West…

12 months ago

Rs 157 crore black money detected in tax raids on two business groups in Bengal

The Income Tax Department has unearthed unaccounted income of more than Rs. 157 crore crore in search and seizure operations…

12 months ago

“Why should you not allow it to run?” SC seeks response from West Bengal over state-wide ban on ‘The Kerala Story’

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the West Bengal government on the plea of the makers…

12 months ago

Santiniketan poised to get UNESCO World Heritage Site tag 

Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s abode of peace, has been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by an international…

12 months ago

BJP MLA injured in clash at Bengal’s Ram Navami rally, prohibitory orders imposed, Net snapped 

A BJP MLA was injured after fresh violence broke out between two groups on Sunday evening in Hooghly district of…

1 year ago

Superhero elephant Kaleem who tamed rogue animals retires at 60

The superstar elephant from Tamil Nadu who made the State famous among forest officials and people troubled by wild elephants,…

1 year ago

Watch: Angry rhino charges at jeep in Bengal’s Jaldapara Park, tourists injured

A Maruti Gypsy jeep carrying a group of tourists in the Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal toppled after it…

1 year ago

PM to inaugurate new terminal at Haldia, flag off work on Rs 1,000 crore waterway projects

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Haldia Multi Modal Terminal in West Bengal and lay the foundation…

1 year ago

PM Modi flags off first Vande Bharat Express for Bengal, cuts Kolkata-Jalpaiguri travel time by 3 hours

Soon after performing the last rites of his mother in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Kolkata- New…

1 year ago

ED attaches TMC MLA’s assets worth Rs 8 crore linked to teachers job scam  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday provisionally attached movable properties worth Rs 8 crore belonging to the Trinamool…

1 year ago

8 people killed, many missing in flash floods in West Bengal during Durga idol immersion

The Durga Puja celebrations turned tragic in West Bengal as eight people drowned and several went missing following a flash…

2 years ago

Vandalur Zoo near Chennai wins top rank in MEE-ZOO list

It was a matter of great pride for Tamil Nadu as one of its zoos – the Arignar Anna Zoological…

2 years ago

Brutally tortured sloth bear rescued by West Bengal Forest Dept.

<p> <strong>A sloth bear which had been brutally assaulted and used for street performance in Nepal was rescued due to…

2 years ago