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Monsoon 2021: Bengal flood situation remains critical; 300,000 affected

The flood situation in West Bengal remained critical on Thursday though there was less rainfall, a senior state government official said. The number of deaths due to the deluge remained unchanged at 23 as no fresh fatality was reported from any of the seven affected districts where around three lakh people have been shifted to rescue centres. "The flood situation remains critical. We are monitoring it. Adequate measures have been taken and we have ensured that there is ample supply of drinking water, dry food packets and medicines," the official said. More than 4 lakh hectares of agricultural land in these seven districts is under water now. Heavy rain and subsequent discharge of water from dams in the last few days have inundated large parts of Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Hooghly, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and Birbhum districts. On Thursday, 24,000 cusec water was released from Maithon dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation and it is within the normal range, a

West Bengal government to review pending IT projects in state licon

The West Bengal government will hold a meeting with IT executives to review the pending projects in the state, IT and Industry minister Partha Chatterjee said on Thursday.

Bengal needs around 140 mn Covid vaccine doses: Mamata tells PM Modi

She also alleged that the state is getting a "much lower number of doses" of vaccines despite having a very high population density, and urged him to ramp up the supply of vials.

PM Modi dials Mamata, assures help to mitigate flood situation in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and took stock of the flood situation in the state, a senior official of the state government said. The prime minister assured Banerjee of all central assistance to mitigate the flood situation, he said. The chief minister, who was visiting flood-hit Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district, was learned to have told the prime minister that her administration will send a report to the PMO on the flood situation, and damages caused by the deluge after completing the survey, the official said. At least 15 people have been killed and nearly 3 lakh were displaced as large parts of six districts of the state have been inundated due to heavy rain and the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation and the Durgapur Barrage.

SFI demands increase in seats in both higher secondary & UG level in WB

SFI has demanded an increase in seats for students in higher secondary and undergraduate level as the pass percentage in both Class 10 and 12 West Bengal board examination this year was 100 per cent

Indoor services of AIIMS, Kalyani likely to start from September: Official

Indoor operations at AIIMS, Kalyani in West Bengal's Nadia district are likely to begin from September this year, a senior official of the medical establishment said on Tuesday.

Bengal flood: 15 dead, 3 lakh affected; aerial survey likely on Wednesday

The DVC, since July 31, has released 5.43 lakh cusec of water till Tuesday evening

Bengal coronavirus update: 711 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths

West Bengal on Friday reported 711 new Covid-19 cases and five more deaths, the state Health Department said

Jury still out on political snooping allegations in West Bengal

Ex-top bureaucrats here have underlined that authorised phone-tapping is permissible in the country and West Bengal is no exception

Covid-19 curbs in West Bengal extended till Aug 15 with more relief

The West Bengal government on Thursday extended the existing Covid-19 restrictions in the state till August 15 with some more relaxations

It'd be great if Bengal gets EV manufacturing industry: Mamata to Gadkari

The chief minister also said the state requires proper roads as it borders Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern states.

Mamata Banerjee calls on Gadkari, discusses projects in West Bengal

The sources said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo also presented a report to the Union minister on the construction of rural roads in West Bengal

Bengal extends Covid curbs till Aug 15, allows govt programmes indoor

The restrictions, imposed on May 16, were last extended till July 30.

West Bengal govt raises Rs 2,500 crore at 6.99% in RBI auction

The West Bengal government has raised Rs 2,500 crore in state development loans at 6.99 per cent in the latest auction held by the Reserve Bank of India, official data showed.

Rajya Sabha TV 'censoring content' on Opposition protests, alleges TMC

The TMC Wednesday alleged that Rajya Sabha Television, which airs the proceedings of the House live, is "censoring content" on Opposition protests.

ASHA workers protest in WB, demand vaccination for family, financial aid

ASHA workers staged a protest demanding that the govt fulfil its promise of vaccinating their families and providing a financial cover of Rs 1 lakh as compensation for the treatment of the infection

Mamata govt contacted me soon after returning to power: Anil Agarwal

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday said the Mamata Banerjee government had contacted him within a fortnight of her party's return to power for investments in West Bengal

Mamata arrives in Delhi on 5-day visit, to meet PM Modi, opposition leaders

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in the national capital on Monday on a five-day visit and is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

West Bengal sets up panel to probe Pegasus snooping row: Mamata Banerjee

Upping the ante in her tense faceoff with the Centre over the Pegasus controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a two-member inquiry commission to go into the allegations of snooping on politicians, officials and journalists. The surprise development came shortly before the TMC supremo boarded a flight for New Delhi where she will hold parleys with opposition leaders to explore ways to cobble together an alliance of anti-BJP parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Former chief justice of Calcutta High Court Jyotirmay Bhattacharya and ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Bhimrao Lokur are the two members of the commission. "The Cabinet today approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry in exercise of power conferred by Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act of 1952 in the matter of widely reported illegal hacking, monitoring, putting under surveillance, tracking and recording of mobile phones of various persons in West Bengal

Prashant Kishor's team 'confined' to hotel in Agartala, TMC cries foul

Manik Das, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura, claimed members of the 22-member I-Pac team are being questioned in a Agartala city-based hotel, as part of a routine check-up