New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Supporters of the BJP from remote areas of the Sundarbans began their journey early on Saturday to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally at the historic Brigade Parade Ground.Large groups of party workers and supporters from island regions such as Sagar Island, Namkhana and Patharpratima were seen crossing rivers by boats to reach the mainland before travelling onward to Kolkata.Due to the geographical challenges of the Sundarbans region — where waterway…
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Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) After a week, another fishermen has been killed in a tiger attack in West Bengal’s Sundarbans, said the police on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rampada Burman (45), a resident of Chhota Mollakhali Kalidaspur area of Gosaba in South 24 Parganas district.According to police sources, Rampada and his companions entered the forest on this day with valid permission on Tuesday.While catching crabs in the deep forest of Sundarbans, a tiger suddenly jumped on Rampada. H…
Sundarbans (West Bengal), Feb 17 (IANS) At a time when environmental protection was often treated as secondary to economic growth, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), Founder of Telangana and its first Chief Minister, reshaped the development narrative by placing ecology at the centre of governance. Through the flagship afforestation programme Telanganaku Haritha Haram, KCR did more than initiate tree plantation drives. The former Chief Minister launched a mass environmental movement that embed…
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The Body of a fisherman was recovered in Sundarbans on Sunday, two days after he was attacked and dragged into the mangrove forest by a Royal Bengal tiger. According to the police, a young man was killed in a tiger attack. It is reported that the tiger dragged him into the forest right before his wife’s eyes. He, along with his wife, had gone to catch crabs near Kalas Island in Patharpratima block of South 24 Parganas district on Friday.According to local sources, the decea…