Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that he has full faith that the BJP will form the government in Bengal after the upcoming assembly polls and when it does, the Gangasagar Mela will be ma...

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday emphasised on the need for ‘e-snan’ (e-bathing) at the Gangasagar Mela, as it allowed the festival to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The HC sa...

Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the Bengal government to lay emphasis on “e-snan (virtual bathing)” to avoid mass bathing at Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island this year. A division benc...

The Bengal government on Monday urged pilgrims, who wish to visit Gangasagar Mela this year, to get tested for Covid19 before leaving their respective states. The state government has also decided to...

It is dusk. A bus trudges its way through the dusty road to stop at the path leading to my ancestral village. There was a certain quiet as the family stood there eagerly and silently praying and waiti...

Mahant Gyan Das, the chief priest of the Kapil Muni Ashram, on Monday said Narendra Modi and Amit Shah were “dividing” and “dismembering” the country. Asked by a journalist whether he thought ...

The Bengal government on Monday issued an order asking all employees to report for duty by cancelling all kinds of leave on January 8 - the day Left parties called a 24-hour nationwide general strike ...

Where all communication fails, ham radios come to people’s rescue, says Ambarish Nag Biswas, the secretary and founder of the West Bengal Radio Club. Ham radio is a term for amateur radio. And the c...