BJP jibes at Mamata for 'enjoyment' trip to flood-hit area, mocks police for 'overseeing' TMC flagsBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari criticizes Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's upcoming visit to North Bengal. He claims her trip is for relaxatio...
11 Oct, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
Govt to award people who risked lives during rescue operations in North Bengal disasterWest Bengal government will honor firefighters, SDRF, police, engineers, and doctors for their bravery during the recent northern Bengal di...
09 Oct, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee clash over the attack on BJP's Khagen Murmu, Shankar GhoshA political storm erupted in West Bengal after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh were attacked while visiting flood-affected areas....
07 Oct, 2025, 12.51 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee urges officials in north Bengal to remain alert for cross-border threatsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed officials in the northern part of the state to be vigilant against cross-border t...
21 May, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Cyclone Dana: IMD issues alert as storm set to hit West Bengal, Odisha by midnightThe India Meteorological Department issues a cyclone warning for the Bay of Bengal, citing a severe cyclonic storm named Dana. The storm is...
24 Oct, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
Resolution on India-Bhutan Joint River Commission moved in West Bengal assemblyWest Bengal assembly debated a resolution on forming an India-Bhutan Joint River Commission to prevent North Bengal floods. The resolution ...
26 Jul, 2024, 10.27 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard closely monitors landfall of Cyclone Remal with disaster response team, ships, hovercraft on standbyThe Indian Coast Guard is closely monitoring the landfall of cyclone 'Remal,' with disaster response teams, ships, and hovercraft on standb...
27 May, 2024, 08.24 AM IST
'Bengal is not a beggar': Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of discriminating against flood-hit people in north BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of discriminating against flood-affected people in north Bengal. ...
07 Oct, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
Tropical cyclone approaches Odisha, Bengal; govt start mobilising resources to low-lying areasThe West Bengal government has initiated the process of evacuating people from low-lying areas in several districts, officials said. It has...
21 Oct, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
Cyclone Asani: Villagers in many Bengal districts told to move to sheltersAsani, a severe cyclonic storm approaching from the southeast region of the Bay of Bengal, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Od...
10 May, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Cyclone Amphan: Road clearance, restoration work underway in WBNDRF Director-General SN Pradhan on Thursday shared on Twitter photographs of restoration work by NDRF personnel at various locations in We...
21 May, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
RSS more aggressive than BJP: Mamata BanerjeeRSS had already sent a legal notice to the Trinamool for its leaders’ comments accusing the organisation for the death of two students in t...
06 Oct, 2018, 08.42 AM IST
North East monsoon to begin from Oct 30: IMDNormal life was paralysed in several parts of these districts, with people being evacuated from flooded residential areas to safer zones.
26 Oct, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
Rains wreak havoc in east India; 75 killed due to landslides, floods in Bengal, Manipur, OdishaFifty deaths have been reported in West Bengal, owing to lightning, wall collapse, electrocution, snake bite and drowning.
03 Aug, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Army joins rescue operations in landslide devastated north BengalAn Army official said two task forces have been deployed in north Bengal since Wednesday evening comprising four teams each.
02 Jul, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
West Bengal government collecting data to ascertain earthquake damagesWest Bengal govt is still in the process of collecting data from the remote pockets of North Bengal to ascertain the magnitude of the devas...
27 Apr, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
- Centre grants Rs 190 cr to WB
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 190 crore to the West Bengal government for disaster management in the state.
23 Aug, 2006, 06.20 PM IST