Coal India, CESC and other power stocks: JM Financial analyst explains impact of Bengal electionsJM Financial views the West Bengal election outcome as a potential boost for power sector governance, driven by expectations of reform unde...
05 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Who is Mofakkerul Islam and why has he been arrested in West Bengal's Malda just days before high-stake election?AIMIM leader Mofakkerul Islam has been arrested for allegedly leading a protest in Malda where seven Special Intensive Revision officers we...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Supreme Court raps Bengal over SIR officers' gherao, orders central coverJudicial officers faced a nine-hour ordeal in a Malda village. The Supreme Court strongly condemned the incident, calling it a deliberate a...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Voter name deletion: Judicial officers rescued after protesters gheraoed them for hours in West BengalJudicial officers were rescued in Malda, West Bengal, after protesters gheraoed them for hours. The demonstration occurred over the deletio...
02 Apr, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Cyclone Dana set to make landfall in Odisha tonight; Kolkata airport to halt flights temporarilyCyclone Dana is set to hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast between October 24 and 25. Authorities are evacuating residents. Cyclone Dana has i...
24 Oct, 2024, 07.59 AM IST
Bengal evacuates over 1.14 lakh people as Cyclone 'Dana' approaches coastWest Bengal has evacuated over 1.14 lakh people from vulnerable areas like Sundarbans and Sagar Island due to the approaching cyclone 'Dana...
23 Oct, 2024, 09.35 PM IST
Cyclone Dana: West Bengal govt unveils preparedness plan for nine districts ahead of landfallThe West Bengal government has implemented a preparedness plan involving seven Principal Secretaries and two control rooms to address the i...
23 Oct, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Cyclone Remal updates: Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of BengalOn Sunday, Bangladesh intensified its evacuation efforts in vulnerable areas in anticipation of the severe cyclonic storm 'Remal,' which is...
26 May, 2024, 04.23 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
PM Narendra Modi to visit Odisha, West Bengal to review cyclone Yaas impactCyclone Yaas pounded parts of India's eastern coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people and forcing more than 21 lakh people to be e...
27 May, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
Priority is to keep 'alive' oxygen plants, linked roads in Odisha, West Bengal during Cyclone Yaas: NDRF DGNDRF director general (DG) S N Pradhan said the force has earmarked a total of 149 teams for undertaking evacuation and rescue operations, ...
24 May, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan: About 4.5 lakh evacuated from Odisha, West BengalAs per data received from the state governments, the chief of the the federal contingency force added, about 1.20-1.25 lakh people have bee...
20 May, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan weakens into 'extremely severe' category, rain lashes several parts of OdishaIn a statement, the IMD said the super cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-no...
19 May, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan: 3 lakh people evacuated, moved to relief shelters, says Mamata BanerjeeBanerjee said she and senior state government officials are directly monitoring the situation and announced several helpline numbers.
19 May, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
Phailin: 2,000 NDRF personnel deployed in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal: NDMAHe said over 50 rescue teams with nearly 2,000 personnel have been put in place in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.
12 Oct, 2013, 03.32 PM IST
200 miners stuck in West Bengal coal mines rescuedTwo hundred miners trapped in West Bengal coal mines have been evacuated, while efforts are going on to rescue 65 others stuck in Jharkhand...
31 Jul, 2012, 10.28 PM IST
- People evacuated as cyclone closes in
Authorities in West Bengal and Orissa raced today to evacuate tens of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas as a powerful cyclo...
16 Nov, 2007, 12.04 AM IST