Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], May 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked for a Rs 20,000 crore relief package from the Centre after a cyclonic storm Yaas ravaged several parts of the state.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday hold a review meeting to assess the impact of Cyclone Yass in West Bengal along with state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Bollywood stars including Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor and many others on Wednesday heaped praise on Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer edgy Dibakar Banerjee thriller 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar'.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): Ahead of the predicted landfall of the "very severe cyclonic storm" Yaas on the north Odisha-West Bengal coast on Wednesday aftenoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent the night in state secretariat, Nabanna reviewing preparations
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Over 11.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal on Tuesday in view of the impending cyclone Yaas, informed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Two persons were electrocuted and at least 80 houses were damaged in Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal due to strong winds and heavy rainfall on Tuesday at the onset of cyclone Yaas.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the West Bengal government are again at loggerheads after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the governor and urged people to file a complaint against him.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor on Monday thanked his 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' director Dibakar Banerjee after the actor was widely appreciated for his powerful performance in the film, which recently got its digital release.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr Srikumar Banerjee.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 21 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-election from the Bhawanipore Assembly seat, said a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament (MP) Arjun Singh who has been summoned by West Bengal CID in an alleged corruption case on Friday said option to approach the Supreme Court to get the case transferred out of Bengal is being explored.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the vaccination of Central and State government employees working at frontline positions.