Tag: West Bengal
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Bengal makes 14-day institutional quarantine compulsory for returnees from Maharashtra, Delhi, 3 other states
People coming from others states are to remain in home isolation under state supervision.
May 29, 2020 -
Deaths of migrants on train are ‘isolated incidents’: West Bengal BJP president
The ruling Trinamool (TMC) and the opposition CPI(M) in West Bengal hit back at Ghosh and asked the BJP leader to be more sensitive to the plight of the labourers.
May 29, 2020 -
Amphan relief needs involvement of all
The Union government had announced free food grain for general category people earlier and later more specifically for migrant workers and those without ration cards.
May 28, 2020 -
Dilip, Sayantan stopped from visiting Amphan-hit areas
The BJP MP also claimed that the state doesn't want the country to know about its "failure" in combating the crisis, and was "indulging in politics to keep the truth from coming out".
May 25, 2020 -
Bengal-bound workers await resumption of Shramik Specials
The Hyderabad chapter of Jadavpur University Alumni Association has raised Rs 1.5 lakh within a day and donated the amount to Bharat Sevashram Sangha for initial relief work.
May 25, 2020 -
Mamata alleges Opp of fomenting agitation
“You have to understand the ground level problem. I’ve asked the mayor to engage local youths and clubs to clear debris from the roads,” she said.
May 24, 2020 -
Army provides troops to West Bengal as authorities asks for support to deal with Amphan aftermath
Indian Army provided three columns to assist Kolkata City authorities with the aftermath of super cyclone Amphan.
May 23, 2020 -
Post Amphan, 10 additional NDRF teams sent to Bengal
Presently 26 NDRF teams are deployed in cyclone-affected areas of West Bengal for restoration work.
May 23, 2020 -
West Bengal seeks army support for immediate restoration of infrastructure hit by cyclone Amphan
The state’s Home Department has called for the mobilization of ‘maximum strength on 24x7 basis’ for essential services like drinking water, sanitation and power supply.
May 23, 2020 -
Bengal restricts entry of ‘Shramik Special’ trains till May 26 in view of relief work due to cyclone AMPHAN
A letter by West Bengal chief secretary Rajiva Sinha to the Railway board authority stated that the state has been severely impacted by Super Cyclone AMPHAN, which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure.
May 23, 2020 -
Cyclone Amphan: Death toll reaches 85 in West Bengal; Protest in Kolkata to restore normalcy
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit one of the worst hit parts of West Bengal by cyclone Amphan- South 24 Parganas district on Saturday and take stock of the situation.
May 23, 2020 -
East Burdwan accrues an estimated crop damage of Rs 299 cr in cyclone Amphan
Power supply also was badly hit in most of the rural quarters across Burdwan (East) because large uprooted trees fell on and snapped the power cables.
May 22, 2020 -
Cyclone AMPHAN: PM Modi takes aerial survey of Bengal with CM Mamata; announces Rs 1000 cr immediate relief
Following the aerial survey, PM Modi at a meeting with the chief minister, assured the people of West Bengal that the 'entire country stands with them in these difficult times.'
May 22, 2020 -
Bollywood prays for West Bengal, Odisha after cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc
The extremely severe cyclone has killed at least 72 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal.
May 22, 2020 -
Amphan: Raju Bista writes to Amit Shah
Miss Banerjee also said that she would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit cyclone-hit areas to take stock of the situation.
May 22, 2020 -
Cyclone AMPHAN: PM Modi arrives in Bengal for aerial survey, received by CM Mamata, Governor
The death toll in West Bengal due to cyclone AMPHAN -- said to be one of the worst to form over the Bay of Bengal in decades -- has climbed to 76, of which 19 are in Kolkata alone.
May 22, 2020 -
PM Modi to visit West Bengal, Odisha today, will conduct aerial survey of damages caused due to AMPHAN
Earlier in the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had demanded PM Modi to visit the cyclone-affected areas of the state.
May 21, 2020