Since the turn of the year, the island of Sandeshkhali, 80km southeast of Kolkata and part of the Sunderbans delta, has been in the eye of a storm. | Latest News India
Bengali district Elections Sections are using various animal mascots to encourage voters to exercise their democratic rights and attend polling stations. The mascots are inspired by various Bengali animals, such as Gendu , Mohanbao , Baghu , and Dareeling hills . The campaign aims to highlight Bengal s rich cultural diversity and encourage voters to participate in the electoral process. The mascots are based on characters closer to the voters hearts, such as Teesta , Vote Gopal , Batul the Great , and Ghotoknath .
"During Ram Navami, they did the same and stopped us because they were hiding something. I don't understand what kind of picture this state government wants to portray before the world," said a team member.
Starting February 15, an exercise to set up a nylon net fencing will start in two pockets of the Bangladesh Sundarban prone to human-tiger conflict, similar to the nets put up by foresters on this side of the border
As the day opens up, we begin to pass other tourist boats, all of them flying the Indian tricolour; I suppose this isn’t entirely superfluous so near the international border