Bengal on Sunday reported 639 Covid-19 infections, 1,121 recoveries and two deaths. Currently, the state has 7,847 active cases, including 219 in hospitals, according to a bulletin. The recovery rate...

Southeast Asia, one of the more popular international travel destinations for Kolkatans before Covid, has once again started drawing tourists as countries like Singapore and Thailand have eased restri...

There is no ‘season’ anymore When people resumed travelling after the pandemic, they started doing so almost throughout the year. Earlier, people from Kolkata would usually travel during ...

Rising sea level present a growing problem for the island of Mallorca, yet nobody knows how to stop vast quantities of sand being washed into the sea. These days, there is only space for three instead...

Sikkim Zoo: It has limited animals but the hike is rewarding. One gets to see the snow leopard, red panda, golden pheasant, yaks and gorals, small ungulates with an appearance like that of a goat or...

Earlier cable car accidents In 2019, a family of four and three tourist guides died after cables of a ropeway in the ski resort of Gulmarg  snapped. Another ropeway accident in Januar...

The organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has submitted a report to chief minister Mamata Banerjee and other government officials this week calling for a ban on horse-drawn c...

“We will encourage farmers to take up agriculture by building market linkages. In fact, a chain of hotel from Darjeeling has decided to pick up all the strawberries and vegetables grown in this ...

The Trinamul-led civic board of Mirik municipality ahead of the summer tourist season has announced a complete ban on use of plastic carry bags across the civic area, effective from Monday. “Ou...