BJP MP Khagen Murmu allegedly attacked in Bengal's Nagrakata; party pins blame on 'TMC's Jungle Raj'BJP MP Khagen Murmu was allegedly attacked by goons. The incident occurred in Jalpaiguri’s Dooars region. He was on his way to assist with ...
06 Oct, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Bengal Cabinet okays 660 MW supercritical power plant, 5 other electricity facilitiesWest Bengal will establish a 660-megawatt supercritical power plant in Sagardighi, Murshidabad district. This will be the first of its kind...
30 Sep, 2024, 09.46 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of extending no help amid flood situation in the north BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has criticized the Centre for not providing flood assistance to the state, particularly in North...
29 Sep, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Bihar: Several trains cancelled, diverted as flood water touches girder of bridgeSeveral trains were cancelled and many diverted in Bihar's Bhagalpur district due to flood water touching a bridge girder. The East Central...
22 Sep, 2024, 10.58 AM IST
Patna most vulnerable to floods in India, finds new researchThe researchers said the top 10 districts where flood severity is the highest are: Patna, Murshidabad, Thane, North 24 Parganas (West Benga...
07 May, 2024, 06.53 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi over Ganga erosionShe also urged PM’s intervention to see Farakka Barrage extend its jurisdiction to maintain anti-erosion work and help avoid frequent flood...
22 Feb, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
West Bengal starts project for supplementing farmers’ agricultural income with income from fish cultivationThe state agriculture and fisheries departments have jointly taken up this project in Malda district which will subsequently spread to othe...
30 Aug, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
Kerala floods put Bengali workers in deep troubleBengali labourers are returning home in thousands from Kerala, the southern state hit by its worst floods in a century
24 Aug, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
- West Bengal draws up plans to check floods
The process to engage a consultant for the survey to prepare the master plan for the four other North Bengal districts has also already beg...
28 Nov, 2017, 02.53 PM IST
BSF mans 40km border amid rising flood watersMost of the areas in Malda and north Bengal districts have riverine borders. In some places, the BSF had to take government boats for patro...
26 Aug, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
Train services to North East unlikely to be restored before August 28Owing to floods, railway tracks have been severely damaged in Kishanganj, Katihar and Araria district of Bihar.
19 Aug, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
31 villages hit by flood in Malda, 100 houses lost in erosionThe river breached a two km stretch of an embankment and took just an hour to destroy the area in which those houses were standing.
31 Jul, 2016, 12.49 AM IST
CM to BDO meetings a unique thing in the country: Mamata Banerjee"We have been conducting Chief Minister to BDO meetings, which is a unique thing in the country."said Banerjee, while inaugurating 20 proje...
15 Jun, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
LS polls 2014: Younger bro eyes 3rd term to continue Barkat-da's Malda legacyAbu Hasem is the younger brother of Ghani Khan, who is fondly known as 'Barkat-da' and respected as the architect of modern Malda.
23 Apr, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
Ganga floods: 15 villages submerged, 10,000 affected in WB's Malda districtThe Ganga was flowing 25 cm above the danger level and breached an embankment at Gopalpur area in Manikchak block submerging several villag...
23 Aug, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- 25 trains cancelled due to Yamuna flood situation
Northern Railways has cancelled 25 trains and diverted 36 others due to the rising flood waters in the Yamuna river.
11 Sep, 2010, 11.01 AM IST
- Sixty thousand people affected by Malda flood
Sixty thousand people living in the unprotected area between the river bank and the dyke have been hit by floods in Malda district of West ...
23 Jul, 2008, 04.18 PM IST