West Bengal

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

Elephant calf electrocuted to death in Bengal

2:13 pm June 24, 2020

Alipurduar (WB): An elephant calf was electrocuted to death in a village adjoining the Jaldapara National Park in Alipurduar district of West Bengal on Wednesday, forest officials said. The incident occurred in the morning when a herd of elephants entered a betel nut grove in Purba Madarihat village and started vandalising it, they said. One […]

CISH initiates process for GI tag for Banarsi Langrha, Chausa mangoes

8:18 pm June 21, 2020

Lucknow: With the Malihabadi Dashehari mango getting the GI tag more than a decade back, the city-based Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture has now initiated the process for obtaining Geographical Indication tag for Gaurjit, Banarsi Langrha, Chausa and Rataul mango varieties. Once the varieties get the GI tag, producers of these mangoes are likely to fetch a good price and farmers of other […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

Monsoon likely to reach Delhi by June 22-23, says IMD

8:41 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: In some good news for Delhiites, the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the monsoon is likely to reach the national capital three to four days earlier than the usual date of June 27. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of the IMD, said that a cyclonic circulation over West […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Farm labourer electrocuted in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

1:53 pm June 16, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A farm labourer was electrocuted after a high-tension wire fell on him while he was working in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Sikhreda village of the district on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Mumru, a native of West Bengal, they said. […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Modi to speak with chief ministers on Tuesday, Wednesday

3:04 pm June 15, 2020

New Delhi: Amid an unabated rise in coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a fresh round of consultations with chief ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday on ways to check the spread of the virus as India exits the lockdown. On Tuesday afternoon, Modi will hold a video-conference with chief ministers, […]