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Calcutta HC puts interim stay on sale of a portion of Alipore Zoo

September 01, 2025 11:41 pm

The next hearing in the matter is scheduled after the Durga Puja

Over 300 animals ‘disappear’ from Alipore zoo, HC to hear plea for probe today

July 24, 2025 5:47 am

The Swajon said that neither the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), nor the West Bengal Zoo Authority (WBZA), nor the administration of the Alipore Zoo has issued any public statement

Finally, Kolkata's Alipore Zoo to introduce cloakroom facility for visitors

June 07, 2025 2:39 pm

Established in 1876, Alipore Zoo holds the distinction of being India’s oldest zoological park and remains one of the most popular recreational destinations in Kolkata.

Alipore Zoo, open-air butterfly garden, Kolkata

Kolkata's Alipore Zoo to set up open-air butterfly garden

May 27, 2025 5:43 pm

With an estimated construction cost of Rs 4,95,937, the garden will include native host plants for butterfly breeding

Fire in Kolkata slum, nearly 50 shanties gutted; 16 engines on spot

December 22, 2024 12:31 am

Onlookers said that more than 50 huts were destroyed in the massive fire, onlookers could hear the gas cylinders bursting.

The Alipore Jail Museum was opened on September 21, last year by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Artworks on ‘Freedom and Awakening' showcased at Alipore Jail Museum

March 01, 2023 1:07 pm

The artworks, which include “Bharatmata” by Abanindranath Tagore, are on display at the gallery, converted from a prison cell.

West Bengal: Children rejoice as primary, upper primary schools open

February 17, 2022 6:20 am

Physical classes for the students of classes 8 to 12 had already begun in the state, while the primary and upper primary sections continued in the online mode.

Mograhat hooch tragedy: Nine years later, main accused convicted

August 01, 2021 4:14 am

The quantum of sentence in the case, which is infamous as the Mograhat hooch tragedy and dates back to 2011, would be pronounced on Monday, the court said.

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Week after cyclone Amphan, Kolkata struck by 96 kmph nor'wester

May 27, 2020 9:13 pm

The squall, known as "Kalbaisakhi" in local parlance, uprooted several trees in some parts of the city, blocking traffic movement.

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Husband says he killed wife over her ‘excessive use of social media’

January 26, 2018 2:15 am

The deceased, Tumpa Pal (40), was found lying in a pool of blood in the family’s rented house on Alipore Road by the couple’s younger son, Sayan, who was returning home from college.

ALIPORE VIDEOS

Speeding car hit Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud ahead of Republic Day preparations

January 13, 2016 9:30 am

Kolkata, Jan 13 (ANI): A speeding car hit Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud on Wednesday during Republic Day preparations on the Red Road in Kolkata. The road has been temporarily cordoned off. Gaud was taken to a Military hospital in Alipore, where he was declared dead. The driver fled from the spot after the accident.