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Bengal: As curtains drawn on Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island returns to fishing
January 18, 2025 6:18 am
Sagar Island, shaped by the Bay of Bengal's turbulent tides, is famous for fish, particularly the dried "shutki" that adds a distinctive flavor to Bengali cuisine.
West Bengal govt to make Sagar Island 'no-plastic zone'
December 27, 2017 2:45 pm
"Two types of bins will be placed at the ghats. While the green ones are for biodegradable garbage, the yellows will be for non-biodegradable materials," a member of the Gangasagar panchayat samity said
Navy to boost security at Sagar island during Gangasagar mela
December 03, 2017 11:07 am
During 'Makar Sankranti' in January every year, lakhs of people from across India and Nepal congregate at the fair, to pay obeisance at Kapil Muni temple after taking a holy bath at the confluence of river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.
Cargo ship presumed sunk,18 crew members rescued
March 14, 2014 11:45 am
The crew were spotted in a lifeboat by a Coast Guard Dornier.
Belgium may develop new Kolkata port
October 04, 2013 3:17 am
Belgium Thursday assured Indian President Pranab Mukherjee it would look into his suggestion for help in developing a new port near Kolkata.
At Sagar,CM puts development first
June 02, 2012 12:13 am
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday attacked the CPM for not doing any work of development in the Sunderbans and Sagar Island during its three and half decade rule and advised the Marxists to maintain silence instead of running a distorted campaign against the Trinamool Congress government.
Deep seat port to be set up at Sagar Island: Mamata
June 01, 2012 6:41 pm
Mamta assured that tourism and other state government departments were working for the development of the area
The Holy Dip
January 22, 2012 4:24 am
A sea of humanity descends on Sagar Island,at the tip of West Bengal,on Makar Sankranti every year.
Vote boycott on part of vanishing island
April 27, 2011 2:34 am
In a cluster of islands south of Kolkata,the question is one of existence.
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