The exercise is designed to map owl diversity, abundance and distribution across both protected forests and human-dominated landscapes Kolkata: West Bengal’s first comprehensive statewide owl survey — the first initiative of its kind in India — has documented 11 owl species during the first four months of fieldwork, providing the most extensive baseline yet on…
Kolkata: Eastern India is poised to become the next major growth centre for India’s city gas distribution (CGD) sector, industry leaders said at the 14th City Gas Distribution Conference-cum-Exhibition in Kolkata.Addressing the conference, Jayant Narayan Das, member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), highlighted the regulator’s efforts to expand the country’s gas…
Union home minister Amit Shah at BSF’s Jumagach Border Outpost in Siliguri corridor on Saturday Kolkata/Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the govt is committed to making the country’s borders impregnable through the concept of “smart borders” and announced that the project to fortify India’s borders with a quadrangular security grid will…
Kolkata: Lok Bhavan, Bengal, has issued an advisory, warning people against a fraudster allegedly impersonating the governor as well senior officials, and calling dignitaries, govt officials and citizens from a mobile number, +91 98365 40163.The governor’s office has urged people to be vigilant and refrain from responding to unsolicited or suspicious calls, messages or communications,…
Some hawkers in the Burrabazar area started removing plastic sheets and umbrellas while the police team was still around Kolkata: Cops from the Jorasanko Police Station visited several parts of Burrabazar on Friday evening and instructed traders, shopkeepers and hawkers to immediately remove plastic sheets used to cover their goods, clear encroachments from pavements and…
The entire house of Patra (left) is painted in blue and white. pic by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Ichhapur: While Argentina supporters across Bengal are planning community screenings and late-night celebrations for Sunday’s World Cup final, Ichhapur tea-seller Shib Shankar Patra will stick to a ritual he believes has already brought Lionel Messi luck once.The 59-year-old, whose…
Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb and Gitashree Chakraborty jointly won the Best Child Artist award for their heartfelt performances in Sourav Palodhi’s “Onko Ki Kothin” Kolkata: A poignant cinematic tribute to legendary director Mrinal Sen and a joint triumph by three child artists marked Bengal’s presence at the 72nd National Film Awards announced on Friday. The…
The demolition at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Amtala party office on Saturday Kolkata: A five-storey building in Amtala, South 24 Parganas, which serves as the local party office of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, was partially demolished with bulldozers by the district administration on Saturday following an unauthorised construction complaint.Banerjee denied the allegations, saying he…
Wreckage of a school van after its collision with a train at the Karnasubarna railway crossing in Berhampore, Murshidabad district of Bengal, on Friday Behrampore: Railway authorities have suspended gateman Anup Karmakar and his superior, permanent way inspector (PWI) Koushik Mal, following Friday’s level-crossing accident near Karnasubarna. Police have taken Karmakar into seven days’ custody.The…
Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Pal on Saturday appealed to citizens not to fall prey to a racket that collects extortion or cut money in the name of state cabinet ministers, including herself. “If someone approaches you and asks for extortion money by taking my name or the names of my…
