A herd of 16 Dalma elephants are heading for Bankura. The herd, which includes three tuskers, entered Goaltore jungle in Bankura-Midnapore border, West Bengal, forest officials

The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) launched a new exhibit, 'Journey to the Sun' in Kolkata today. It is a simulated ride on a vehicle fitted with pneumatic conrol devices

'The issues that initiated Supreme Court ban on the display and performance of endangered animals have been somewhat overshadowed by media response to the light of circus owners', said Col Shaki R

Darjeeling Municipality has adopted spot fine as a by-law for certain areas of the twon and is part of the civic body's ongoing efforts to clean up the resort-town. The civic chairman, Mr Pasang

The West Bengal government will challenge in the Calcutta High Court the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory commission's announcement of common rate of power tariff for domestic and commercial

All political parties in Malda, West Bengal have emphasised the need for rehabilitation of erosion victims, but have failed to decide how to rehabilitate them. The Malda district magistrate, Mr Ak

Efforts to check the spillage of the Ganga waters with the help of an emergent dyke, since the finance minister's visit on 20 August, has failed. The Ganga is flowing over the 1.5 km long emergent

An all-party delegation will go to Delhi to urge the irrigation and waterways ministry to provide funds to prevent erosion in Murshidabad and Malda (West Bengal). A resolution in this regard was

Two red pandas will be celebrating Independence Day this 15 August. On the day, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling will be officially transferring two red pandas from the confines of

"Floods and erosion in the Malda district of West Bengal have affected over one lakh people till date. Floods of the Ganga and the Fulohar may hit two lakhs more if the situation deteriorates," the