India’s oldest zoo and Calcutta’s favourite winter attraction turns 150 on Tuesday. The Zoological Garden, Alipore or chiriakhana, as Calcuttans lovingly call it, has lined up an elaborate celebration ...

Alipore Zoo, the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) and Victoria Memorial remained crowded throughout the day.

Exotic and rare animals in perfect health have died inside Alipore Zoo under mysterious circumstances in the past one month, authorities have confirmed. KOLKATA: Exotic and rare animals in perfect ...

Kolkata, May 18: Alipore Zoo, the country’s oldest formally stated zoological park, is for the first time availing the services of a dietitian for its animals. The zoo, which has 1400 animals, ...

Alipore Zoo will not only stay put at Alipore, but more kangaroos, zebras and alligators will call it home starting Thursday to help increase the number of visitors, forest minister Hiten Barman said ...

Due to nerve-related complications, the animal has been unable to walk and has remained confined to water for nearly three weeks. The hippo has been lying in water for the past 17 days and is unable ...

KOLKATA: A third tigress has died within three months at the city's Alipore Zoological Garden on Wednesday, raising questions about the medical care provided to animals at the facility. According to ...

People will now be able to see the birds and animals of the Alipore zoo from their homes with the authorities starting live sessions on Facebook, as the city's one of the top destinations continues to ...

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: A week after Valentine’s Day, love is still in the air, with most yearning for a partner. And Roopa is no different. The sole white tigress of the Alipore Zoo here, caretakers noticed, was ...