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Cyclone Yaas pounds Odisha-Bengal coasts, may move to J'khand by midnight

Cyclone Yaas pounded the beach towns in north Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal as it hit the coast around 9 am on Wednesday with a wind speed of 130-140 kmph

Bengal govt declares black fungus as notifiable disease amid rise in cases

The West Bengal government has declared mucormycosis or black fungus as a 'notifiable disease' considering the gravity of the situation and following the advice of the union health ministry

West Bengal reports 157 Covid-19 deaths, 17,005 cases in last 24 hours

The Covid-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 14,674 after 157 more people succumbed to the disease on Tuesday while there has been a slight dip in the number of daily cases

Cyclone Yaas: Odisha, WB, Jharkhand to receive light to moderate rainfall

In view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Yaas, light to moderate rainfall are expected at most places in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Cyclone Yaas: Bengal, Odisha evacuate hundreds of thousands to safety

Neighbouring Jharkhand has also sounded an alert and is preparing for the cyclone's impact

Narada: CBI withdraws SC plea challenging HC order on house-arrest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed it did not approve of dharna by the Chief Minister of West Bengal and her law minister laying siege of the CBI office in Kolkata

Cyclone Yaas: NDRF earmarks highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, WB

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked its highest-ever number of teams for deployment in Odisha and West Bengal as part of its preparations for the impending cyclone Yaas

Shah interacts with CMs of Odisha, WB, AP on preparedness for Cyclone Yaas

The cyclone is very likely to move slowly north-northwestwards, intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee surrenders security provided by the Centre

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee gave up the security cover provided by the Centre saying that if she could not protect her party cadres, she should not be protected by security personnel

Rural pulse: In long queue for vax after a relentless second Covid-19 wave

The third part of the series looks at the state of vaccination in parts of rural Bengal

How first-time FMs of Kerala, TN, Assam may impact Centre-state relation

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam, all have first-time finance ministers. Aditi Phadnis looks at how they may impact Centre-state relation in terms of revenue and power-sharing

After Tauktae, India braces for Cyclone Yaas on eastern coast

India was airlifting rescue and relief teams and keeping defence aircraft and naval vessels in readiness as it braced for cyclone Yaas' which is expected to hit eastern coastal areas of Odisha, WB

Cyclone with wind speed of 155-165 kmph may hit WB-Odisha coasts on May 26

A depression in east-central Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm with a possible wind speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph and make landfall on May 26 evening

Cyclone Yaas: NDRF advice states to prepare for worst-case scenario

As WB and Odisha brace for another severe cyclone after the Amphan havoc last year, NDRF chief SN Pradhan has urged authorities to adopt an over-preparing approach for the impending natural disaster

All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas: WB Govt

The West Bengal government has taken all precautionary measures to deal with Cyclone Yaas, likely to hit the state on May 26, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stay at a control room set up for the purpose to monitor the situation, officials said on Saturday, Banerjee, who held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat during the day, said that relief materials were dispatched to vulnerable areas, while officials were directed for early evacuation of people from coastal and riverine areas. "I have extensively reviewed the Disaster Management preparedness with regards to the impending Yaas cyclone today afternoon with all senior officers of relevant Central & State agencies along with DMs & SPs," Banerjee tweeted. "All officials have been advised integrated command, advance planning & early evacuation from coastal & riverine areas to rescue shelters including cyclone & flood shelters, and to conduct relief and rehabilitation operations at the

Cabinet Secretary chairs meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Yaas

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met on Saturday to review preparedness for the impending Cyclone Yaas

'Can't live without Didi': Turncoat Trinamool leader writes to Mamata

Sonali Guha left Trinamool Congress and joined the BJP after she was denied a ticket to contest the polls

Cyclone Yaas: Bengal fishermen advised not to venture into sea from May 23

In view of the cyclonic storm Yaas, the head of Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata Dr Sanjib Bandyopadhyay advised the fishermen of West Bengal not to venture into the sea from May 23 evening

Eye on 2024

Can Modi's third bid for power be made more challenging? If so, who will do it? And how? Especially if Gandhis and Congress fail to rise to that challenge

West Bengal govt appoints Gyanwant Singh as ADG and IGP of state CID

In a major reshuffle in its IPS cadre, the West Bengal government on Friday appointed Gyanwant Singh as the ADG and IGP of the state CID, replacing Anuj Sharma