West Bengal

Bengal’s Tarapith temple still closed to devotees

2:36 pm June 15, 2020

Suri (West Bengal): Though many famous places of worship in West Bengal have opened their doors to devotees with adequate precautionary measures in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tarapith temple will take more time to unlock its gates, an official said. The authorities of the centuries-old shrine have expressed concern over health safety […]

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

Jumbo rampage at Bengal village

10:38 am June 14, 2020

Bankura (WB): A herd of over 20 elephants strayed into a village in West Bengal’s Bankura district in search of food, damaging several houses over the last two days, officials said on Sunday. The incident happened in the Beliatore area of the district. A forest department official said 23 jumbos are now camping in the […]

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India's tally to 8,78,254

India’s COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days as it records worst daily spike

5:02 pm June 13, 2020

New Delhi: Ten days after recording two lakh COVID-19 cases, India surpassed the three lakh-mark on Saturday with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll too climbed to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then […]

Ancient shrine’s portals thrown open for all devotees

8:03 pm June 11, 2020

Tirupati: Amid strict COVID-19 precautionary steps, the Lord Venkateswara shrine was thrown open on Thursday for all devotees after a over 80-day coronavirus lockdown entry ban, but only a few thousands were present in view of the curbs in place following the pandemic. Earlier, the TTD that manages the 2000-year-old hill shrine had conducted a […]

Bengal’s Dakshineswar Kali temple to reopen from June 13

8:45 pm June 10, 2020

Kolkata: The doors of the Dakshineswar Kali temple in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal will be reopened for devotees from June 13, more than two-and-half months after the religious institution was shut due to the COVID-19 outbreak, temple authorities said on Wednesday. The temple gates will be opened for the devotees from 7 […]