The 2019 Durand Cup will be the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, that started in 1888. Sixteen teams will complete in the tournament. The matches will be played across three locations in West Bengal, Kolkata, Howrah and Kalyani
It was the IFA shield of 1911 and none imagined that a football club from Bengal will defeat the skilled and trained English clubs, not just to reach the finals, but even lift the club. It was 29th July and etched in the memory of
The mangrove forests of Sunderbans of Bengal have indeed been made more majestic thanks to the Royal Bengal Tigers. This is a very rare habitat for tigers who usually inhabit dry deciduous forests. Bengal’s Royal Tigers are hence a bit different from their cousins elsewhere.
Have you ever heard of paddy breeds called Dui Satin (two wives of a polygamous man) or Teen Satin? They look like two pods of fine brown rice lying next to each other, just like two wives in conversation. Places like Mathurapur in South 24-Parganas
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on Richter scale struck Arunachal Pradesh sending shock waves along Darjeeling, Sikkim and Siliguri bringing back nightmarish memories of the Sikkim earthquake. Though till now no one has been reported killed but locals and tourists are extremely frightened because of
Living in a concrete jungle, we always look out for a piece of greenery, a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, the urbanscape is changing rapidly with deforestation and loss of nature, birds, worms and animals. To reverse this trend, a man-made forest is soon emerging
Tonight, will certainly not be an ordinary night. For today you will witness the second lunar eclipse of this year. It is a partial lunar eclipse that occurs when the earth moves between the sun and the moon, but the three do not form a
It is an emotional moment for all East Bengal fans across the world. The Red and Gold brigade has truly had an illustrious journey, created history, broken records, been one of the top Indian clubs of the 20th century and have made an irreplaceable impression
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has recently joined hands with a UK based company for commercial production of polythene from jute. Price of these polythene bags made from jute are slightly higher than normal polythene bags one gets in the market. But the price will
Star Indian sprinter Hima Das made the country proud yet again after bagging a gold medal in the 200m race at the Kutno Athletics Meet. She clocked 23.97 seconds to clinch the gold. This is the second International Gold for the nineteen-year-old sprinter within a