Cyclone 'Yaas': Over 76,000 people submit applications for Bengal government's aidA maximum of 36,952 applications have been received from South 24 Parganas where 174 camps have been held till June 6, the official said.
07 Jun, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
Central team to visit West Bengal to assess damage caused by Cyclone YaasA central team led by a joint secretary of the MHA will visit West Bengal for three days to assess the damage caused by the cyclone, a Home...
06 Jun, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Central team to review damage caused by cyclone Yaas in BengalThe inter-ministerial team headed by SK Shahi, joint secretary in the ministry of home affairs, will take stock of the situation in South 2...
05 Jun, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
One minute Modi-Mamata meeting triggers huge controversyWhen senior leaders of the BJP claimed that it was the chief minister's ego that resisted her from staying away from the review meeting wit...
29 May, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee seeks Rs 20,000 crore aid; BJP-Trinamool tussle at meetThe Centre-state tussle reached a new height when leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari reached the Kalaikunda airport and attended the...
29 May, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
About 1500 houses, crops on 75 hectare area damaged;18 injured & 10L impacted by Cyclone Yaas in J'khand"Initial assessment of the damage suggests collapse of 76 houses while partial damage was caused to 1,432 houses due to incessant rains in ...
28 May, 2021, 11.15 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee submits cyclone-damage report to PM Modi, seeks Rs 20,000-crore relief packageThe meeting between the two leaders lasted for around 15 minutes. The CM has briefed PM Modi about the situation in the worst-hit areas of ...
28 May, 2021, 08.36 PM IST
BJP president J P Nadda accuses Mamata Banerjee of 'murder' of constitutional ethosNadda said Modi holds the principle of cooperative federalism "very sacred" and has been actively working with all chief ministers irrespec...
28 May, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
PM Modi meets Odisha CM to review Cyclone damagesThe Prime Minister was received by Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Saran...
28 May, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Take steps for normalcy in Yaas-affected areas: PM to officialsThe PM will visit Odisha and West Bengal on Friday to review the impact of Yaas and the relief efforts undertaken till now. Sources said he...
27 May, 2021, 09.18 PM IST
Yaas ravages Odisha, West Bengal; 4 dead; Jharkhand stays on high alertSheets of rain blurred the vast coastline, as the cyclone made landfall around 9 am near Dhamra port in Odisha, with surging waters swampin...
27 May, 2021, 12.17 AM IST
Cyclone Yaas: Tidal water flows into Haldia dock; assets safeLock gates help Haldia dock to maintain the required draught level at berths. Being a riverine port, the level of draught (the depth of wat...
26 May, 2021, 06.57 PM IST
One crore people affected, three lakh houses damaged due to cyclone: Bengal CMCautioning people that high tide in seas, caused by the storm surge, would persist, Banerjee claimed that Bengal happens to be the "most-af...
26 May, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Cyclone Yaas: West Bengal CM stays overnight at state secretariat to monitor ground situationWith the cyclone fast approaching the coast, many parts of West Bengal experienced a weather change with rain lashing over Kolkata and Barr...
26 May, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' likely to make landfall near Odisha's Dhamra Port: IMD'Yaas' is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours, the IMD sai...
25 May, 2021, 12.55 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
Yaas: IMD reports new cyclone formation at Bay of Bengal"Low pressure of the new cyclonic storm is expected to start forming in the Bay of Bengal by May 22. May 23 should mark depression stage, a...
20 May, 2021, 09.45 AM IST