October 26, 2024, 01:54 PM - 2 min read
The state on Friday reported two deaths due to electrocution. One person died in Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district, and another died in south Kolkata's Bhabanipur area.
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October 26, 2024, 07:42 AM - 2 min read
A total of 2,201 pregnant women evacuated to maternity centres by the Odisha government ahead of Cyclone Dana's landfall gave birth during the calamity.
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October 25, 2024, 04:35 PM - 5 min read
The severe cyclonic storm Dana completed its landfall around 8.30 am on Friday and the system took at least eight and half hours to enter the landmass, the IMD said.
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October 25, 2024, 01:55 PM - 3 min read
According to the regional Met office in Alipore, Kolkata received over 100 mm of rainfall till 11.30 am on Friday over the previous 24 hours.
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October 25, 2024, 07:39 AM - 2 min read
CM Majhi revealed that the state has evacuated a total of 5,84,888 people to safety, with the number expected to surpass 600,000 by Friday morning.
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October 25, 2024, 07:04 AM - 2 min read
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' began on the Odisha coast on Thursday night and was expected to continue until Friday morning.
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October 24, 2024, 06:28 PM - 2 min read
To ensure effective management of the situation, Banerjee declared that she would stay overnight at the state secretariat to personally monitor the cyclone’s developments.
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October 24, 2024, 03:23 PM - 2 min read
Addressing a huge crowd in Ranchi Chouhan said that the Hemant government is worse than the Dana cyclonic storm and it will destroy Jharkhand completely.
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October 24, 2024, 02:11 PM - 2 min read
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that Puri will experience winds gusting up to 80 kilometres per hour during the cyclone's landfall early Friday, along with heavy rainfall.
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October 24, 2024, 10:22 AM - 3 min read
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall between Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port early Friday, bringing winds as strong as 120 kmph.
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October 23, 2024, 08:08 PM - 2 min read
The 190 trains that will remain cancelled are in the Sealdah South and Hasnabad sections, the ER official said.
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October 23, 2024, 07:47 PM - 3 min read
Mohsen Shahedi, deputy inspector general (operations) of the NDRF, told PTI that the teams are equipped with pole and tree cutters, inflatable boats, basic first-aid tools and other flood rescue equipment.
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