South 24 Parganas or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas is a district in the Indian State of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal state by area and second largest by population. It is the sixth most populous district in India. On one side is the urban fringe of Kolkata and on the other, the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans. Read More
Cyclone Bulbul has left behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, taking away eight lives in three districts, affecting 4.65 lakh people and damaging around 60,000 houses, officials said on Sunday. ...
Severe Cyclone Bulbul has left behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, taking seven lives in three districts, affecting 2.97 lakh people and damaging over 28,000 houses, senior ministers said on Sunday. ...
West Bengal's Disaster Management Minister Javed Khan on Sunday alleged that the Central government was only shedding crocodile tears over the situation arising out of cyclone Bulbul and was not extending helping hands to address the crisis. ...