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Cyclone Bulbul: Bengal hands over report of losses to central team

Representatives of the central team had made ground visits and conducted aerial surveys of the areas, besides meeting district officials.

Cyclone Bulbul: Bengal's loss may reach Rs 19,000 cr, final report awaited

Complete reports on damages in the districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore are yet to reach the secretariat.

Cyclone 'Bulbul' claims at least 10 lives in West Bengal, two in Odisha

The severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with gale wind till early Sunday, uprooted hundreds of trees and snapped cables in the city and in the coastal districts

Cyclone 'Bulbul' disrupts normal life in West Bengal, at least 7 killed

Torrential rain lashed the metropolis throughout Saturday, forcing people to remain indoors

Millions evacuated as cyclone Bulbul strikes Bangladesh, India also hit

One death each has been reported from Bengal and Odisha due to heavy rain triggered by the very severe cyclonic storm Bulbul

How Dilip Ghosh cemented his reputation by throwing pearls before bovines

In his four years as state party chief, Ghosh has put his foot in his mouth repeatedly

Cyclone Bulbul: IMD sounds alarm, says heavy showers likely in Odisha, WB

The state government, as part of its precautionary measures, has asked administrative machineries to remain "fully prepared" to tackle any contingency.

ICICI Bank eyes retail expansion, to open 450 new branches this fiscal

With 385 new branches opened so far this fiscal, ICICI Bank now has a wide retail network of nearly 5260 branches across the country, the bank said on Tuesday.

BJP to raise NRC pitch after data reveals W Bengal has Bangladeshi convicts

According to the NCRB data of 2017, West Bengal has the highest number of foreign prisoners among all the states.

BJP stages protest against killing of its eight party workers in Bengal

The saffron party claimed eight of its party workers were killed in Bengal in the last one week excluding the triple murder in Murshidabad district.

WBJEE 2020 exam date may be advanced to February 2, before Class 12 exams

The WBJEE board forwards state education minister's proposal to advance the WBJEE 2020 exam to February 2, 2020, ten weeks earlier than the present date

Slowdown hits Durga Puja budget, sponsorships for large pandals down 20-50%

Smaller clubs forced to curtail budgets, scale down celebrations

Haldia Petrochemicals shuts down plant after fire leaves 15 injured

The fire broke out at the company's Haldia plant in West Bengal on Friday, leaving at least 15 people injured

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar fails to appear before CBI

Rajeev Kumar's anticipatory bail application is likely to come up before a special CBI court

West Bengal won't enforce new traffic rules, fines too harsh: Mamata

In a federal structure it is the prerogative of a state to decide on issues like enforcing the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, she said

West Bengal passes bill against mob assault and incidents of lynching

The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019, tabled in the House on Friday, was supported by the opposition Congress and CPI(M)

Bercow "shocked"; his options limited

The offender is Her Majesty herself even though everyone knows she is obliged to do the bidding of the prime minister she has appointed

Tea prices shoot up at auctions after rains hit Assam, West Bengal

Estates in central Assam recorded between 4.50-6.50 inches of rainfall as against a normal rainfall of 1-1.50 inches in July.

A sweet end: After WB, Odisha gets GI tag for its version of Rasgulla

Both states staked their claim on the syrupy dessert. In 2017, West Bengal secured the GI tag for its 'Banglar Rasogolla'

Centre has right to ask Mamata to stop political killings in Bengal: Shah

Shah said the Home Ministry had not issued an advisory to West Bengal over any law and order problem but for the killing of political party workers