Amphan

Cyclone Remal: Severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, unleashing winds up to 135 kmph.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the West Bengal government has made all necessary arrangements in dealing with the aftermath of cyclone Yaas, which might affect 20 districts of the state.

Cyclone Yaas: As West Bengal and Odisha brace for another severe cyclone after the Amphan havoc last year, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan asked authorities in the two states to adopt an over-preparing approach.

Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean, with reported economic losses in India of approximately USD 14 billion, a UN report said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said BJP leaders were nowhere to be seen during Cyclone Amphan crisis.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday lashed out atChief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging her government "looted" the sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore provided by the union government last year for immediate relief after the Cyclone Amphan hit the state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the centre "a cruel government" for its meagre advance to the state after Cyclone Amphan and said "Gujarat will never be able to rule Bengal".

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by the Bengal government that sought retraction of its judgement directing the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit cyclone Amphan-related relief distribution amid allegations of irregularities.

Four of the five cyclones that originated either in the Bay of Bengal or in the Arabian Sea this year were in the category of severe cyclonic storm or above including Amphan which had escalated into a super cyclone.

A high-level committee of the Union Home Ministry on Friday approved Rs 4,381.88 crores for relief and assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states after recent natural calamities caused widespread devastation.

Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.

The West Bengal government will give weightage to teachers having done work for the economically affected during COVID-19 lockdown and Cyclone Amphan while choosing recipients of 'Siksha Ratna' on Teacher's Day on September 5.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people in "99 per cent" cyclone Amphan-affected areas have been provided with the compensation announced by her government, and only a few of the "deprived" are yet to get it.

As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked down on several party leaders and expelled them, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty of corruption.

Cyclone Remal: Severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, unleashing winds up to 135 kmph.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the West Bengal government has made all necessary arrangements in dealing with the aftermath of cyclone Yaas, which might affect 20 districts of the state.

Cyclone Yaas: As West Bengal and Odisha brace for another severe cyclone after the Amphan havoc last year, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan asked authorities in the two states to adopt an over-preparing approach.

Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean, with reported economic losses in India of approximately USD 14 billion, a UN report said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said BJP leaders were nowhere to be seen during Cyclone Amphan crisis.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday lashed out atChief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging her government "looted" the sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore provided by the union government last year for immediate relief after the Cyclone Amphan hit the state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the centre "a cruel government" for its meagre advance to the state after Cyclone Amphan and said "Gujarat will never be able to rule Bengal".

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by the Bengal government that sought retraction of its judgement directing the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit cyclone Amphan-related relief distribution amid allegations of irregularities.

Four of the five cyclones that originated either in the Bay of Bengal or in the Arabian Sea this year were in the category of severe cyclonic storm or above including Amphan which had escalated into a super cyclone.

A high-level committee of the Union Home Ministry on Friday approved Rs 4,381.88 crores for relief and assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states after recent natural calamities caused widespread devastation.

Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.

The West Bengal government will give weightage to teachers having done work for the economically affected during COVID-19 lockdown and Cyclone Amphan while choosing recipients of 'Siksha Ratna' on Teacher's Day on September 5.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people in "99 per cent" cyclone Amphan-affected areas have been provided with the compensation announced by her government, and only a few of the "deprived" are yet to get it.

As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked down on several party leaders and expelled them, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty of corruption.