Sagar Island, shaped by the Bay of Bengal's turbulent tides, is famous for fish, particularly the dried "shutki" that adds a ...

Solid waste and plastic waste management, along with segregation of solid waste and composting, form bulk of the work apart ...

Kolkata: Lakhs of pilgrims on Tuesday took holy dip not just in Gangasagar (confluence of Hooghly river with Bay of Bengal) ...

Lakhs of pilgrims took the holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of the Hooghly river and the Bay of Bengal, in West ...

Hindu pilgrims began their journey home on Wednesday after the final day of the Ganga Sagar annual fair in eastern India. The ...

Get ready for Gangasagar Mela 2025! Learn about the significance of Sankranti Snan, the sacred ritual of taking a holy dip in ...

The South 24 Parganas district administration expects around 50 lakh devotees to attend this year's Gangasagar Mela. The fair officially commenced on Friday.

The deployment of NDRF will also feature a specialised canine (K9) squad, which will assist in search and rescue operations, ...

Tidal surges now isolate parts of Sagar Island, south of Ghoramara in the Hugli River. This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. It was when the body of a long ...

Kolkata: With the arrival of Gangasagar pilgrims from different parts of the country, Kolkata — a crucial transit point and ...

The West Bengal government has arranged for medical provisions at the fair, which include intensive care facilities, air ...