(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, ruled that the land of the iconic zoological garden at Alipore in Kolkata could not be used for commercial ...

The first lions came from Mesopotamia. Native babus were bewildered by giraffes. A memorabilia book to mark 150 years of the Alipore soo offers a peek into several such delectable nuggets from the ...

A 34-month-old tigress, which was brought from Nandankanan in Odisha, died of an unknown disease, the third such death of Royal Bengal Tigress, in Alipore zoo in south Kolkata, triggering concerns ...

KOLKATA: A third tigress has died within three months at the city's Alipore Zoological Garden on Wednesday, raising questions ...

With fresh facilities like advanced booking of tickets online and by scanning QR codes at all entry gates, the Kolkata zoo is ready to deal with the winter rush, an official said on Thursday. This is ...

CALCUTTA, India – One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life. Addwaita, ...

Kolkata: An adult royal Bengal tigress, aged two years and 10 months, died at Alipore zoo on Wednesday. It was the third ...

CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.

KOLKATA: It's been 18 years since a tiger cub was born in Alipore zoo. All efforts at breeding since 2006, when Krishna gave birth to a male cub, have gone in vain because the males are either not ...

Goutam Guchhait, a 40-year-old man from West Bengal, was arrested on Wednesday after he beheaded his wife and walked around in public with her severed head. The horrific scene in Purba Medinipur ...

When was the last time you visited a zoo with your family? When you’re raising twin boys, finding ways to tire them out without exhausting yourself is a skill worth having. I’ve learnt that the sweet ...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 26 (ANI): A new mini zoo has come up in West Bengal's Kolkata. The zoo has been set up in New town Rajarhat and named as "Harinalaya". It has been developed ...