Tag: Bengal
Bengal Forms High Level Panel To Deal With 3rd Covid Wave
Though the daily infection level in West Bengal has come down to below 2,000 but the state government is not leaving anything to chance and has set up a high-level committee to effectively control the third wave of coronavirus that is likely to hit the country in the next two months. The committee that will have its first official meeting on Wednesday will formulate a strategy to develop infrastructure and also determine the treatment procedure so that the disease can be controlled from the beginning. ....
Bengal Govt Extends Partial Lockdown Till July 15
With new Covid cases showing signs of slowing down in the state, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday decided to provide some more relaxations on the restrictions imposed on the state till July 15. ....
Moderate Quake Hits Assam, Meghalaya, Bengal
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was reported in western Assam, neighbouring Meghalaya and North Bengal on Wednesday, officials said. ....
BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Slams West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Plans To Go National
As West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is planning to go national on Martyrs' Day, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday told IANS that it is a tradition in the state that when the government fails, the ruling party starts talking about expansion and national presence. ....
Mamata Banerjee Sets Up Panel To Probe Pegasus Hacking In Bengal
Hours before going to Delhi, chief minister Mamata Banerjee threw open a challenge to the BJP government at the centre by announcing an enquiry commission that will look into the 'widely reported' issues of illegal hacking and monitoring of mobile phones of various persons in the state. ....
Flood Situation Worsens In Bengal; PM Modi Speaks To Mamata Banerjee
With the flood situation turning grim in at least seven districts of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who went to Howrah district to conduct a preliminary survey of the situation on Wednesday, complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the flood situation has aggravated in the state because of the excessive release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). ....
Torrential Rains Drown Most Of Kolkata, More Downpour Likely
Torrential rain for the whole Sunday night coupled with high tide drowned most parts of the city putting it out of gear on the morning of the first day of the week. Adding more woes to the situation, the meteorological department has predicted more rains in most of the districts in south Bengal in the next 24 hours. ....
Mamata Banerjee Will Win By Huge Margin In Bhabanipur, Says BJP Leader Rajib Banerjee
Embarrassing the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP leader Rajib Banerjee said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will win with a huge margin and it would have been better if the party had not fielded any candidate against her. ....
Bengal Flood Situation Worsens, Army Called In 6 Districts
Incessant rainfall coupled with the sudden release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has led to a flood-like situation in six districts of West Bengal and the situation was such that the Army and NDRF had to be called in to assist the state government in the rescue operation. ....
North Bengal Sees Heavy Rains, Darjeeling Suspends Trekking
The Darjeeling district administration on Tuesday had to stop trekking and close some roads as sudden heavy rainfall led to landslides in several areas of the hilly north West Bengal. ....
