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Govt authorities feed hundreds of stray dogs, cows as pilgrims fail to turn up at Ganga Sagar

The Ganga Sagar mela, which is held on the island every year in mid-January, is the second-largest congregation of Hindu pilgrims in the country after the Kumbh Mela.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 05:00 pm IST

Cyclone Amphan damages habitat of living fossil horseshoe crabs in Bengal

The local fishermen will be involved as Cyclone Amphan has also affected their livelihood. A threshold population will be allowed to stay on the Sagar Island.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 12:50 am IST

Habitat of horseshoe crab left ravaged

Out of the four species of horseshoe crabs in the world, two are found in India.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 01:58 am IST

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone Bulbul hits Bangladesh

A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation’s vast coastal region.
Updated on Nov 10, 2019 06:54 am IST