‘Mercury set to soar in South Bengal; thunderstorms to continue in North’

MP, 30 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said that mercury is set to soar in South Bengal districts while the North Bengal districts will continue to…

Drinking water blue in Siliguriover report of contamination

EOI, SILIGURI, MAY 29, 2024 : Mayor of Siliguri Gautam Deb has announced a temporary prohibition on the supply of drinking water supply in the municipal areas from May 29…

Mamata challenges Modi to prove his claim on providing funds to Bengal

PTI, Kolkata, May 29, 2024 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of “spreading lies” about funds being provided to…

Why CBI, ED action against Suvendhu Adhikari and Tapas Roy stalled: Congress to PM Modi

Narendra Modi and Jairam Ramesh (inset): File

B’desh MP murder: Police may conduct DNA test of blood found in New Town flat

PTI, KOLKATA, May 28, 2024 : The Bangladesh Police will be conducting DNA tests of the blood specimen found in a flat in New Town near here and match the…

Ahead of last phase of LS polls, PM and CM lead roadshows in city

PTI, Kolkata, May 28, 2024 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led roadshows in different part of Kolkata and its surrounding on Tuesday to garner support…

Cyclone Remal impact: Widespread rainfall, red alert in two districts

 Even as the impact of Cyclone Remal’s landfall started subsiding, parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, continued to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday. Cyclone Remal impact: Widespread…

It came, rampaged, and went: Remal claims seven lives in Bengal, swamps city, uproots over 400 trees

At least seven people died across south Bengal, including a father in Entally, hit by a falling piece of cornice as he stepped out to look for his son, who…

Flight operations at Kolkata airport resume after 21 hrs, several flights diverted

MP, 28 May 2024, Kolkata: After remaining suspended for 21 hours due to Cyclone Remal, flight operations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata resumed on Monday…

Cyclone Remal: 24 blocks affected, nearly 15,000 houses damaged in Bengal

PTI, Kolkata, May 27, 2024 :  Nearly 15,000 houses in 24 blocks and 79 municipal wards, mostly in the southern coastal areas of West Bengal, were affected by Cyclone Remal,…

SC refuses to entertain BJP’s plea againstCalcutta HC order on ads during LS polls

PTI & Agencies, New Delhi, May 27, 2024 : The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by the BJP challenging a Calcutta High Court order that…

Remal devastates southern coast of state, claims 3 lives

Flight and suburban rail services resume after temporary suspension  PTI, Kolkata, May 27, 2024 : Nearly 15,000 houses in 24 blocks and 79 municipal wards, mostly in the southern coastal…

Two die as Cyclone Remal ravages parts of West Bengal, heavy rain to continue

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road amid rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal’s landfall, in Calcutta, Monday, May 27, 2024.: PTI

Bengal forest department keeps CCTV eye on elephant movements in Kurseong division

 In the Terai belt, elephant herds come out of forests located in Bagdogra and Naxalbari areas in search of fodder. The animals cross the four-lane highway and the railway tracks…

Tea workers’ union seeks MGNREGS safety net from Mamata Banerjee government

In a letter to Mamata, the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW), which is affiliated with Intuc, has said that workers of several tea estates of the Terai and the…

Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ weakens into cyclonic storm, more rain likely in several Bengal districts

An NDRF personnel removes an uprooted tree from a road after the landfall of Cyclone ‘Remal’, in South 24 Parganas district.: File

Cyclone Remal leaves devastation in its wake as it makes landfall in coastal West Bengal

‘Remal’ flattened fragile dwellings, uprooted trees and knocked down electric poles. One person was injured after being hit by debris in the Gosaba area of the Sundarbans PTI, Calcutta, 27.05.24…

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