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sundarbans news

Climate change adds to woes of 'tiger widows' of Sunderbans

Climate change adds to woes of 'tiger widows' of Sunderbans
Published on Feb 21, 2026 06:02 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Sunderban crocodiles losing their nesting grounds due to climate change: Report

A saltwater crocodile. (AFP File)
Published on Aug 20, 2025 09:52 am IST

Tiger defies gravity with majestic leap over stream in resurfaced video. Watch

A viral video showed a tiger leaping over a wide stream, stunning viewers with its power and grace.
Published on Jun 06, 2025 01:26 pm IST

Review: Needle at the Bottom of the Sea by Tony K Stewart

Tiger tiger burning bright in the forests of the Sunderbans (Shutterstock)
Published on May 24, 2025 05:02 am IST

‘Worse than Covid’: Sandeshkhali simmering with anger as TMC attempts reboots

Image caption- BJP candidate Rekha Patra's house.
Published on May 30, 2024 06:32 pm IST

Why Sandeshkhali in West Bengal has been on the edge over the past week

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Kolkata, India - Feb. 15, 2024: Citizens staged protest against Trinamool Congress (TMC) run State Government over violence against women in Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district at Hazra in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 03:26 am IST

West Bengal gears up to develop tourism, 10-day Durga puja package on offer

West Bengal gears up to develop tourism, 10-day Durga puja package and trip to Sundarbans will be on offer 
Updated on Aug 31, 2022 01:05 pm IST

More endangered turtles to be released with GPS tags in Bengal's Sundarbans

Ten batagur baskas - seven females and three males- were fitted with GPS device and released in a river in Sundarbans mangrove forest on January 19. 
Published on Jan 21, 2022 06:49 pm IST

Tiger covers 100km in 4 months to reach Sundarbans in Bangladesh from India

The tiger was captured from Harinbhanga forest just opposite the Harikhali camp under Bashirhat range in Bengal and later released with the satellite collar on December 27, reports said.
Published on Jun 07, 2021 10:41 pm IST

India, Bangladesh to use Sundarbans-waterways carefully so as not to disturb movement of tigers: Report

Sundari tree (Heritiera fomes) forest in Sunderbans river delta. The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world and it is an Unesco World Heritage Site.
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 06:55 pm IST

Bengal govt set to market ‘Arogya Sandesh’ to boost immunity amid Covid-19 pandemic

The sandesh will boost the immune system as a whole but it is not a Covid-19 antidote, an official said.
Updated on Jun 29, 2020 08:31 am IST

Bengali filmmaker dons doctor’s hat to treat patients in cyclone-hit Sundarbans

Kamaleshwar Mukherjee joined hands with groups like the West Bengal Doctors’ Forum and the Shramajibi Swasthyo Udyog to help the affected people.
Published on Jun 13, 2020 09:36 pm IST

Amphan brings a message

A man crosses a flooded street after Cyclone Amphan, Kolkata, May 21, 2020
Updated on May 22, 2020 01:57 am IST

Cyclone Amphan: Rapid response teams to keep eye on tiger movement in Sundarbans

Kolkata, Jan 24, 2017: Villagers catching baby tiger shrimps in the Sunderbans.
Published on May 19, 2020 05:44 pm IST

Cyclone Amphan: One lakh shifted to safety in Bengal, masks given to evacuees

Along with the NDRF and SDRF personnel, fire service teams have also been positioned in the vulnerable areas.
Published on May 19, 2020 04:11 pm IST

Covid-19: Lookout notice in Sundarbans for tigers coughing while swimming

File photo of locals fishing in Sunderbans.
Updated on Apr 07, 2020 10:08 pm IST

Fisherman dragged away by tiger in Sundarbans

A fisherman was dragged away by a tiger on Monday afternoon in the Sundarbans.
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 04:58 pm IST

Experts blame human pressure for rising tiger kills in Sundarbans

Ghoramara Island, part of the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of Bengal
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 11:29 am IST

Out to catch crabs, woman dragged away by tiger in Bengal’s Sundarbans

Fifty-year-old Banalata, who is a resident of Gosaba area, about 87 km to the south of Kolkata, was on a boat when a tiger suddenly attacked the boat.
Published on Jul 10, 2019 12:36 pm IST

Why India’s election is among the world’s most expensive

The world’s biggest democracy will soon hold what’s likely to be one of the world’s costliest elections. India’s six-week-long vote will span the Himalayan range in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Thar desert in the west and the mangroves of the Sundarbans in the east.
Updated on Mar 12, 2019 07:49 am IST

Climate change could wipe out Bengal tigers over next 50 years: Scientists

Researchers used computer simulations to assess the future suitability of the low-lying Sundarban region for tigers and their prey species.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 02:07 pm IST

12 fishermen held in Sundarbans for harassing tiger, prodding it with bamboo poles

Despite the harassment, the tiger managed to swim across without injury. (Photo by Pramod Thakur/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jul 05, 2018 08:16 pm IST

Asish Kumar Ghosh, ecologist who helped Sundarbans islanders survive effects of Aila, passes away

Asish Kumar Ghosh at his south Kolkata residence on March 2, 2018.
Published on Apr 02, 2018 10:30 pm IST