Nabadwip, April 5: In an attempt to conserve and restore the population of Gangetic fish, the Barrackpore-based Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) began a fish ranching programme in the Bhagirathi River on Wednesday. To begin with at least 2.5 lakhs of wild Indian major carp germplasm like Rohu, Katla,…
Ranaghat, July 13: Construction of a bridge over the river Churni, as a part of NH12’S widening project that nearly blocked the river course in Ranaghat, has prompted nature care activists to lodge a complaint with the National Highway Authority of India and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways….
Ranaghat, Oct. 10: Police have arrested three youths on Sunday for throwing a street dog into the river Churni from a foot bridge over the river in Ranaghat town during a night walk on October 6 after a feast on the occasion of Mahalaya. The arrest was made based on…
Chakdaha, Aug. 29: At least 16 families of ‘Dom’ community in Gournagar area of Nadia’s Chakdaha who either lost their home due to erosion of the Hooghly river bank or facing the threat were denied rehabilitation on government land by the local panchayat authorities because of opposition by a section…
Krishnanagar, Sept. 6: The Nadia district administration would install close circuit television cameras on certain areas of Hooghly, Bhagirathi and Jalangi river banks which have become vulnerable to rampant illegal mining of sand. The district administration embarrassed being failed to curb illegal mining of sand despite repeated raids have also…
Ranaghat, July 23: The fishermen and the nature care activists fighting for a solution of Mathabhanga and Churni river’s pollution caused by a Bangladeshi sugar mill at bilateral level between India and Bangladesh, have decided to file a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the centre as it allegedly so far…
Chakdaha, July 17: Bodies of two class twelve students, who drowned in the Hooghly river on Monday afternoon, were recovered on Tuesday evening from two different locations near Sannyalchar area of Chakdaha. Jyotirmoy Ghosh and Utpalentdu Singha, both aged about 18, drowned in Hooghly when they were taking bath at…
Krishnaganj, July 5: Fishermen and nature care activists on Thursday collected water samples from over 30km stretch Mathabhanga and Churni rivers to get it tested and to submit the report to the centre so that it could take up the issue of its pollution allegedly done by a Bangladeshi sugar…
Nakashipara, June 16: Two MBA students of Calcutta based private Institute were feared drowned in the river Bhagirathi in Patuli ghat area of Nadia’s Nakashipara on Friday even when they were picnicking with seven other boys. Police said, the students got into the river for a bath to beat the…
