Joydeep Kundu

In an unprecedented move, the Election Commission has suspended seven assistant electoral registration officers in Bengal for serious misconduct and dereliction of duty. These officials allegedly cleared ineligible cases during the SIR exercise despite missing documents and inconsistencies, leading to disciplinary proceedings.

The Election Commission of India has suspended seven officials in West Bengal for alleged serious misconduct and dereliction of duty. These Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, posted across Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas, West Medinipur, and Jalpaiguri districts, face immediate disciplinary proceedings. The Commission has directed the Chief Secretary to initiate action without delay and provide an update.

With lockdown partially lifted, more incidents of human-animal conflicts are to take place

Sayani Gupta has been roped in to play the lead role of a young girl Urmi. Abir Chatterjee is also set for a new challenge with a new role in 'Khela Jakhon'.

Sixty-year-old wildlife enthusiast Pradip Dey (60) has a tough job at hand. Pradip Dey (60) has been feeding the jackals for the last five years after collecting leftovers from the local chicken shops and restaurants.

Prarambha — the maiden exhibition by Ullaas — a group led by contemporary artists of Kolkata, features paintings and photographs by senior as well as emerging artists from Bengal

Bismillah focuses on the tradition of a musical family and how foreign intrusion creates disturbance in it. A musician not only goes through music but his or her surroundings and environment mould him or her growth as well. With the growth, his or her music begins to take a shape and changes too.

Even as tiger straying in the Sunderbans remains a major wildlife concern, thousands will be joining hands for a unique "march for the tiger" campaign that gets under way at the mangrove forest on November 9.

A course on wildlife and biodiversity, aimed at providing a critical understanding of socio-economic, political and cultural impact of climate change on wildlife habitats, biodiversity and rivers, has been readied to be taught at Scottish Church College from August.

The film is a journey of a musician through the lens of destiny to re-establishing novelty of traditional music and instrument against the upsurge of digitization of music, paved by various emotional relationships and eternal quest for love. It’s also a journey of making a mark for himself in society regaining the lost monastery of the Indian traditional music and heritage.

The most affected islands are Dayapur, Jamespur, Annpore and Lahiripur, lying close to the Sajnekhali forest in the Sunderbans.

Even as the threat of climate change looms large over the Sunderbans, chopping of trees continues at the mangrove forest.

After four months in the confines of a 10 by 12 feet iron cage at the Alipur Zoo Hospital, a royal Bengal tiger captured from Hingalganj that was undergoing a prolonged treatment on an infected wound will once again step back into the wild.

The state government has initiated the process of demolishing illegal constructions in the Sunderbans.

‘No Guards At Lodge When Robbers Struck’

Forest minister Ananta Ray's comments on exploring possibilities of selling off "excess" animals to private owners has created quite a flutter. It has also raised the question if any animal was really in excess in any Bengal forest.

It may be the first time in two decades that a tiger has been poached in Sunderbans. The carcass of the adult male, with two bullet injuries in its head, was spotted floating in a river by tourists.

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary is sure to be a naturalist’s delight, as it’s a treasure trove of myriad bird, animal and plant species

The first tiger rescue centre of the country will be ready to welcome big cats in three months.

Arindam Sil's Har Har Byomkesh is based on the novel, Banhi Patanga, by Saradindu Bondopadhyay that shows the famous sleuth in a new avatar. And according to director Arindam Sil, the film is an edge-of-the-seat thriller that promises to redefine the way we've looked at the sleuth till date.

The Alipore zoo authorities are having a hard time breeding tigers in captivity