Prized delicacy hilsa is likely to be in short supply this year, dashing the hopes of a better catch in cleaner rivers because of the lockdown.Hilsa fishing formally resumed on Monday here — after t...

Every year at this time, fishermen get ready to set sail once the annual deep-sea fishing ban ends mid-June. The harbour at Digha in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district is typically chock-a-block ...

The monsoon is near and the ilish is not far behind. Scientists who have been studying the migration of hilsa from the saline Bay of Bengal to the sweet waters of Bengal predicted a bountiful crop thi...

Eight trucks carrying 30.5 tonnes of Bangladeshi Hilsa out of 500 tonnes promised by Dhaka arrived in Bengal late on Monday evening after a day-long wait blamed on sluggish Indian customs clearances a...

 The first edition of The Telegraph Food Festival here concluded on Sunday with a massive footfall of gourmets.The three-day festival at Sonaram field in Bharalumukh from Friday to Sunday was not...

Sir — It was deeply heartening to read about the group of fishermen who caught a huge bluefin tuna off the shore of Ireland and then released it into the waters again. It is true that they are a par...

Rains alone do not a Bengal monsoon make. There must be the ilish — or hilsa — on the plate, redolent with its unique goodness. Ilish fried along with its roe and served with the oil it is cooked ...

The absence of a will to implement a ban on catching juvenile hilsa has forced the delicacy off plates in Bengal, while the fish continues to tickle taste buds in neighbouring Bangladesh as the govern...

Mamata Banerjee made it clear in the Bengal Assembly on Tuesday that she was still opposed to the Teesta water sharing pact, an agreement that both New Delhi and Dhaka are keen to seal since September...