West Bengal

Catman of West Bengal (video)

Inspired by the show on Discovery channel ‘Man vs Wild’, Rajkumar Biswas of West Bengal changes his eating habits to things that are raw and bizarre.
Take steps against India’s river linking project: BNP

BNP expresses concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urges the government to take strong initiatives against it.
Kolkata villagers’ Eid prayers at Red Fort replica

Residents of a village in West Bengal have performed Eid prayers before a “life size” replica of the historic Red Fort of New Delhi.
Assam, Bengal Bihar rivers to be linked

The central government in India announces that it will run a project of connecting Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga rivers in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar and will approach the three states for their consent, moving forward with its grand plan of connecting rivers across the country.
Indian nurse cuts off 8-day-old child’s finger

Hospital nurse cuts off a finger of newborn child in a government hospital of Dinajpur in West Bengal of India.
Bangladeshi youth scales Himalayas’ Nun Peak

A Bangladeshi youth scales the Nun peak of the Nun Kun mountain massif of the Himalayas.
Amnesty India to take Felani killing case to SC

Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
India Darjeeling landslides kill 30

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kills 30 people in India's tea-growing region of Darjeeling
Mother Teresa's successor dies

Sister Nirmala, the nun who succeeded Mother Teresa as the head of a charity in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) dies aged 81.
‘JMB leader’ held in India

India's National Investigation Agency arrest Noor-ul-Haque, alleged leader of banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), for his role in conspiracy behind Burdwan blasts in West Bengal.