Central team visits West Bengal to access the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Sunday dispatched an inter- Ministerial team, headed by a Union Home Ministry’s Joint Secretary level officer to West Bengal to access the damage caused by the recent Cyclone Yaas, a Home Ministry official confirmed here on Sunday.
Acted on directions of Chief Minister: Ex-Bengal CS Alapan Bandopadhyay responds to Centre's notice
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay in his response to the show cause letter by the Centre said he "acted as per the directions of the state's Chief Minister."
Centre sends show cause notice to retd Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Modi's meeting
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Tuesday served a show cause notice to retired West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting on May 28 at Kalaikunda in the state.
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a huge row over her absence in Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she is ready to touch the Prime Minister's feet for the sake of her state but can't bear humiliation.
BJP slams Mamata Banerjee for skipping PM Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting
Kolkata/IBNS: A fresh Centre-State showdown coupled with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s criticism of Mamata Banerjee began after the West Bengal Chief Minister on Friday skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting on the impact of cyclone Yaas in the state.
Mamata Banerjee skips review meeting with PM Modi, WB Guv accuses her of 'boycotting constitution'
New Delhi/IBNS: A huge controversy erupted after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the review meeting on Cyclone Yaas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead chose to a quick 15-minute interaction with him at an airbase where his flight landed.
Cyclone Yaas aftermath: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas.
Cyclone Yaas leaves a trail of destruction in Odisha's Balasore
Balasore/UNI: The cyclone Yass left a trail of devastation when it passed through Bahanaga and part of Balasore town Wednesday morning.
Cyclone Yaas destroys tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India
Kolkata/UNI: Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the busiest regional airport in the city.
Very severe Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at Bengal-Odisha coast tomorrow, states on high alert
New Delhi/IBN: Very severe Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal-Odisha coast in the early morning of Wednesday, with a wind speed of up to 185 km per hour.
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, 2 people electrocuted in Bengal Tornado, 40 houses destroyed
Kolkata/IBNS: Two people were electrocuted as a tornado hit Chinsura in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast on Tuesday morning.
Indian Navy deploys rescue teams in view of cyclone Yaas in West Bengal, Odisha
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday said that its rescue teams have already been deployed at the coastal areas of West Bengal and Odisha in view of severe cyclonic storm Yaas which will start its landfall on Wednesday morning.
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha evacuates 60,000 people till 10 am, makes accommodation for 7.5 lakh people
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over 60,000 people were evacuated by 1000 hours today from the vulnerable areas of coastal Odisha as severe cyclonic storm Yaas over Bay of Bengal further intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and likely to move further close to Chandbali- Dhamra port.
Cyclone Yaas: 8 NDRF teams from Guwahati leave for rescue operations in Bengal, Odisha
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the latest advisory of IMD, eight teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Guwahati were airlifted to Odisha for search and rescue operations in view of impending Cyclonic Yaas in Bay of Bangal.
Yaas Cyclone to cause heavy rainfall in Jharkhand too, MET sounds red alert for Southern districts
Ranchi/UNI: The Super Cyclone Yaas is likely to heavily drench the Jharkhand over the next four days from May 25-28 with districts located in the southern areas likely to witness the maximum fury.