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digha news

In Bengal, ECI orders tourists to leave Digha, Mandarmani coastal resorts

The tourist eviction order is first of its kind issued by the ECI during an assembly election cycle.
Updated on Apr 23, 2026 12:01 am IST

Who is Divya Gautam? Sushant Rajput's cousin in fray for Bihar polls from Digha

CPI-ML candidate Divya Gautam after filling her nomination paper ahead of Bihar Assembly Election 2025 at Collectorate in Patna, on Wednesday. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 05, 2025 10:45 pm IST

Curbs on Rath Yatra participation in Digha evoke mixed response from devotees

Curbs on Rath Yatra participation in Digha evoke mixed response from devotees
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:11 am IST

Bengal's Digha set to hold first Rath Yatra from new Jagannath temple

Bengal's Digha set to hold first Rath Yatra from new Jagannath temple
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:10 am IST

Personally supervised, says Mamata ahead of Rath Yatra at Digha’s Jagannath temple

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reviews the preparation on the eve of Rath Yatra at Digha Jagannath temple, in Purba Medinipur on Thursday. (ANI)
Published on Jun 26, 2025 09:19 pm IST

Digha Rath Yatra: Pilgrims will not be allowed to spill on road to pull chariots

Digha Rath Yatra: Pilgrims will not be allowed to spill on road to pull chariots
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:08 am IST

ISKCON says it has no role in naming Digha temple as ‘Jagannath Dham’

ISKCON says it has no role in naming Digha temple as ‘Jagannath Dham’
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 08:14 pm IST

Dham row: SJTA issues another show cause notice to Puri servitor for attending Digha temple event

Dham row: SJTA issues another show cause notice to Puri servitor for attending Digha temple event
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:57 pm IST

As Mamata Banerjee opens Jagannath temple in Digha, political row erupts

Digha Jagannath Temple illuminates with devotees attending in large numbers on its inauguration day in East Medinipur on Wednesday. (ANI)
Published on May 01, 2025 04:23 pm IST

Two groups of Puri servitors ask members to stay away from Digha Jagannath temple rituals

Two groups of Puri servitors ask members to stay away from Digha Jagannath temple rituals
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:06 pm IST

Mamata to be present at ‘Maha Yajna’ in Digha's Jagannath Temple, day ahead of inauguration

Mamata to be present at ‘Maha Yajna’ in Digha's Jagannath Temple, day ahead of inauguration
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:02 pm IST

Over 400 evacuated from dam near Digha

Over 400 evacuated from dam near Digha
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 09:17 am IST

Fishermen go fishing, ignoring IMD warning not to venture in North Bay of Bengal

Men move fishing nets as water flows on to the Kuakata beach on the coast of Bay of Bengal. (AP)
Published on May 28, 2024 12:37 am IST

Missing 4-yr-old boy’s body found inside drain of school in Patna: Police

The child’s body was finally found at around 3am in a drain of the school premises. (HT picture | Santosh Kumar)
Updated on May 17, 2024 03:17 pm IST

Cabinet approves plan for key bridge in Bihar

Union minister Anurag Thakur. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 09:00 am IST

Navi Mumbai slums to be developed under SRA scheme

HT Image
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 12:44 am IST

It will be ‘Digha’ railway station, not ‘Dighe’: Govt accepts locals’ demand

Speaking on the history of the name, former MP Sanjeev Naik, who had made the demand for the railway station in 2012 during his tenure as Thane MP, said that the residents and their representatives had demanded that the station be named after their village. They had even written a memorandum of the demand to the then guardian minister Ganesh Naik as the railway authorities named the station Dighe.” (Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:21 am IST

Bihar Election 2020: Results for Bakhtiarpur, Digha, Bankipur, Kumhrar, Patna Sahib, Fatuha

As the electoral process comes to end in the state of Bihar, voters and politicians actively participated in this festival of a democratic institution.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 07:12 am IST

Bihar polls: Voters shy away; Digha, Bankipur, Kumhrar witness lowest polling

An election official marks a voter’s finger with indelible ink during the second phase of Bihar Assembly election at Bankipur constituency in Patna.
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 08:41 pm IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: BJP eyes victory in Digha, to fight CPI-ML

Security personnel seen with EVMs and polling material on the eve of the second phase of Bihar Assembly election at Bankipur in Patna, Bihar on November 02, 2020. (Photo by Parwaz Khan / Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 02, 2020 11:27 pm IST

Bihar polls: Amid unresolved issues, Digha to witness a triangular contest

People stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Bihar assembly polls.
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 07:19 pm IST

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio gets nod for sub-sea cable gateway in Bengal

Reliance Jio has agreed to set up a cable landing station at Digha. They would invest more than 1,000 crore. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 08:15 pm IST

Forest Dept will undertake plantation drive along sea beach in Digha

Waves crash at the bank of Ganga river in the backdrop of dark clouds covering the sky ahead of cyclone 'Amphan' landfall, in Kolkata.
Published on Jul 29, 2020 01:55 pm IST

Cyclone Amphan batters Bengal, Odisha as 6.5 lakh evacuated, 2 dead

Kolkata, India - May 20: Cyclone Amphan hits Kolkata city with heavy rain and wind on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (Photo by Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 20, 2020 07:40 pm IST

Mandarmani, Digha and more: Beautiful beaches of West Bengal one must visit

The quintessential sea side resort of everybody staying in West Bengal and of course the most popular one, the name of Digha reverberates in the hearts of every Kolkatan who wants a swift getaway to a nearby beach.
Updated on Jan 14, 2020 12:49 pm IST

Body of 7-year-old boy missing for 2 days, found on beach in Bengal’s Digha

The boy’s death is the fifth such incident since August 11 in the beach town.
Updated on Sept 16, 2019 05:52 pm IST

Tourist drowns in Bengal’s coastal town Digha; fourth incident since Aug 11

According to the police, some tourists keep going into the water to take selfies with big waves.
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 05:10 pm IST

Mamata Banerjee orders CCTV cameras to stop cops from extorting drivers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pulled up the Bengal Police over allegations of extorting drivers in the name of traffic safety.
Published on Aug 21, 2019 10:31 pm IST

Road sign with logo designed by Mamata Banerjee pulled down by Odisha govt

The West Bengal government road sign at Udaipur shortly before Balasore district administration brought it down on Tuesday.
Published on Aug 29, 2018 05:27 pm IST