Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Following overnight rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rain in four north Bengal districts over the next two days and forecast a prolonged spell of showers across south Bengal. According to officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore, heavy rainfall is likely on Sunday in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and Alipurduar districts, prompting the issuance of a red alert. Cooch Behar is expected to re…
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Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across Kolkata and several south Bengal districts over the next four days, with adverse weather likely to affect Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations on Thursday.According to an official of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore, there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rain across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, over the next four days. The weather may c…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Due to a well-marked low-pressure area, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore on Tuesday predicted heavy spells of rain in south Bengal districts including Kolkata till Saturday. At the same time, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in the state throughout the week. The districts of south Bengal will experience more thunderstorms till next Saturday. After that, the intensity of thunderstorms may increase. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predict…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore in Kolkata on Sunday predicted that rain will continue across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, for the next seven days. At the same time, the Met office issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal.A senior RMC official said the monsoon axis currently extends from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to Manipur. In addition, a cyclonic circulation is active over north Bangladesh and adjoining areas. It…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, till Monday, as a low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression. “A low pressure is present in the northwest Bay of Bengal. It will increase in strength and turn into a depression. Then this new system will move west and northwest. This will cause heavy to very heavy rain in south Be…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday ordered a major reshuffle in the state’s police department, with as many as 15 senior officers, including Indian Police Service (IPS) and WBPS officers, being transferred.Some officers have received promotions, others have undergone routine transfers, and in the case of a select few officers, their transfer notifications were revoked, and they were assigned new duties.As per the notification issued from the state secretariat of Nab…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Districts in south Bengal are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days due to a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office said on Wednesday.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore area, the low pressure will soon transform into a depression, which will bring heavy rain in South Bengal, including Kolkata, from Saturday onwards. Till then, scattered rain will continue in Kolkata and adjoining di…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Monday presented a Rs 4.38 lakh crore budget for 2026-27, outlining a twin focus on social welfare and industry-led infrastructure development in West Bengal.Presenting the maiden budget of the state’s first BJP government since Independence, Dasgupta said all existing welfare schemes will continue, with stricter targeting to ensure benefits reach genuine beneficiaries. He added that the government has inherited an accumulated debt of…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Amid the growing rift in the Trinamool Congress, party MP Saugata Roy on Friday said that some of his fellow lawmakers are claiming they did not sign any document, yet their names are still being used, even as termed whatever is happening is immoral and unethical, as these lawmakers were elected on the party’s symbol and received full support from it, with campaigning led by party President Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to IANS, Saugata Roy said: “Some people are claiming tha…
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Two rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members and one party legislator on Tuesday attended an administrative review meeting chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Kolaghat in East Midnapore district. The meeting reviewed the administrative functioning of East Midnapore, West Midnapore and Jhargram districts.The two Lok Sabha members who attended the meeting were actor-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress MP from Ghatal, Deepak Adhikari a.k.a. Dev, a…