Articles for Sagar Island

West Bengal Chief Minister alleges custodial torture of arrested Indian fisherfolk in Bangladeshi jail
2 days, 13 hours ago

West Bengal Chief Minister alleges custodial torture of arrested Indian fisherfolk in Bangladeshi jail

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her visit to Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Monday alleged that the fisherfolk recently released from prison in Bangladesh were subjected to torture in the neighbouring country. A total of 95 Indian fisherfolk, who were apprehended between October and November 2024 for allegedly crossing Bangladesh’s maritime boundaries, were repatriated to …

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Indian fishermen were tied up, beaten in Bangladesh jail: Mamata Banerjee
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2 days, 18 hours ago

Indian fishermen were tied up, beaten in Bangladesh jail: Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Some of the West Bengal fishermen who were arrested and put in jail in Bangladesh in 2024 for straying into the neighbouring country’s territorial waters were tied and beaten up in the prisons there, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee consoles a fisherman's wife whose husband had jumped in the water …

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Mamata Banerjee to felicitate 95 fishermen released by Bangladesh in Sagar Island on Monday
4 days, 7 hours ago

Mamata Banerjee to felicitate 95 fishermen released by Bangladesh in Sagar Island on Monday

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will felicitate 95 fishermen from the state who were recently released from prison in Bangladesh, an official said. She will felicitate fishermen on Monday while she will be visiting Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district to oversee the preparedness for the annual Gangasagar Mela. An official said, "The chief minister will felicitate the …

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Cyclone Remal impact: 394 flights affected, 2 killed in Bengal; 10 dead in Bangladesh
7 months, 1 week ago

Cyclone Remal impact: 394 flights affected, 2 killed in Bengal; 10 dead in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 800,000 people were evacuated from Bangladesh's low-lying coastal areas due to Cyclone Remal's impact. Cyclone Remal also caused widespread destruction across the coastal regions of West Bengal, disrupting air, rail, and road travel in Kolkata and other southern areas of the state. - Cyclone Remal commenced its assault on Bangladesh’s southern coast late Sunday and was expected to diminish …

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Severe cyclone Remal leaves trail of destruction; 2 killed
7 months, 1 week ago

Severe cyclone Remal leaves trail of destruction; 2 killed

Hindustan Times  

Severe cyclone Remal, which crossed Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coast on Sunday night, left a trail of destruction in three coastal districts of the eastern Indian state, killing two people and displacing around 200,000 people. Around 30,000 people were evacuated and brought to safer places including cyclone shelters.” Dwivedi’s South 24 Parganas counterpart, Sumit Gupta, said over 150000 …

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Cyclone Remal: Trees Uprooted, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated In West Bengal — WATCH
7 months, 1 week ago

Cyclone Remal: Trees Uprooted, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated In West Bengal — WATCH

ABP News  

Cyclone Remal ravaged the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara after its landfall process began at 8.30 pm on Sunday. #Watch | Visuals from Sagar, South 24 Parganas As per IMD, Severe Cyclonic Storm “Remal” over the North Bay of Bengal about 110 km east of Sagar Islands,to move nearly northwards and cross Bangladesh and …

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Cyclone Remal to make landfall today, Kolkata airport suspends flight operations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal to make landfall today, Kolkata airport suspends flight operations

India TV News  

Cyclone Remal: The India Meteorological Department issued a severe warning regarding Cyclone Remal, which is expected to impact the northeastern region and Bangladesh and make landfall in West Bengal today. The weather department said the cyclone will bring extremely heavy rainfall and strong winds to coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal on May 26. Remal to intensify into severe …

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Cyclone Remal makes landfall over coastal areas of West Bengal, Bangladesh | VIDEO
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal makes landfall over coastal areas of West Bengal, Bangladesh | VIDEO

India TV News  

Severe cyclone Remal made landfall over coastal areas of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal on Sunday night. The IMD stated that the cyclone over the North Bay of Bengal is to move northwards about 130 km southeast of Sagar Islands, 140 km southwest of Khepupara, 140 km southeast of Canning, 160 km southwest of Mongla of Bangladesh and cross Bangladesh …

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Lakhs of pilgrims take holy dip at Ganga Sagar on Makar Sankranti
2 years, 11 months ago

Lakhs of pilgrims take holy dip at Ganga Sagar on Makar Sankranti

The Hindu  

Lakhs of pilgrims took their holy dip at Ganga Sagar here on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Friday, Januay 14, 2021, with a section of them giving the go by to the COVID-19 safety protocol. Senior government officer of South 24 Parganas district said only those who were fully vaccinated and tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to enter …

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Pilgrims start arriving for Ganga Sagar Mela in WB
2 years, 11 months ago

Pilgrims start arriving for Ganga Sagar Mela in WB

The Hindu  

Thousands of pilgrims on Wednesday started arriving in West Bengal for the annual Ganga Sagar Mela even as the COVID-19 infections continued to mount and remained a cause of concern in the State. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Babu Ghat in Kolkata where devotees have thronged in large number from adjoining states and urged the people who will be visiting …

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Calcutta HC Allows Ganga Sagar Mela; Forms 3-Member Committee To O Compliance Of COVID Protocols
3 years ago

Calcutta HC Allows Ganga Sagar Mela; Forms 3-Member Committee To O Compliance Of COVID Protocols

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the State Government to hold this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the State of West Bengal. It may be noted that the Court, on Thursday, had reserved judgment in the plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases in the State. …

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Ganga Sagar Mela: Calcutta High Court Expects State To Decide Viability Keeping In View Public Health & Covid-19 Situation
3 years ago

Ganga Sagar Mela: Calcutta High Court Expects State To Decide Viability Keeping In View Public Health & Covid-19 Situation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought the State government's response in a plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the State of West Bengal. Accordingly, he sought directions to stop the Gangasagar Mela this year as the State of West Bengal has been witnessing an exponential rise in the number …

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Cannot stop or impose restrictions on Ganga Sagar Mela, says Mamata
3 years ago

Cannot stop or impose restrictions on Ganga Sagar Mela, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government cannot stop or impose restrictions on the Ganga Sagar Mela. “Why are you interested in only Ganga Sagar Mela, ask Kumbh Mela,” she told journalists when asked about the State government’s plans for the event. Flights from U.K. to be suspended Ms. Banerjee said the spike in the cases …

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Cyclone Yaas: Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse May Aggravate Cyclone Intensity in Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Yaas: Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse May Aggravate Cyclone Intensity in Bengal

News 18  

As Cyclone ‘Yaas’ likely to intensify further into a ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ in the next 12 hours – astrophysicist, disaster management experts and Calenderologist are expressing concern that it may exacerbate the situation due to full moon and lunar eclipse on May 26. It will also fail to prevent seawater from entering the agricultural land.” Cyclone ‘Yaas’ is likely …

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Cyclone Yaas: Red alert issued in coastal West Bengal, Odisha
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Yaas: Red alert issued in coastal West Bengal, Odisha

India Today  

Cyclonic storm Yaas is likely to make landfall near Balasore in north Odisha around noon on May 26. Cyclone Yaas: 9.15pm Cyclone Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm, red alert issued along West Bengal coast The cyclone is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Odisha coast close to Dhamra port by the early morning …

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India: COVID, climate change pushing Sundarbans women to distress
3 years, 8 months ago

India: COVID, climate change pushing Sundarbans women to distress

Al Jazeera  

As livelihoods diminish in the world’s largest delta, activists report a spike in cases of child marriage due to poverty. Laboni Singha Das, a representative of Childline India Foundation, a government-appointed coordinating agency focused on ending child marriages in West Bengal, said there has been an unusual spike in the cases of child marriage on Sagar Island alone in the …

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West Bengal — Knocked down by the coronavirus, flattened by winds of cyclone Amphan
4 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal — Knocked down by the coronavirus, flattened by winds of cyclone Amphan

The Hindu  

The doors of the robust sedan started rattling. ‘We need to rebuild from scratch’ People from all walks of life — a lone man sitting on a sinking island in the Bay of Bengal, a weatherman monitoring the situation from the Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore in Kolkata, and even Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee — described Cyclone Amphan with the …

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Cyclone Bulbul : Mamata monitoring situation
5 years, 1 month ago

Cyclone Bulbul : Mamata monitoring situation

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said she is herself monitoring the situation and the administration has taken all measures to tackle any contingency in view of Cyclone Bulbul, which will make its landfall in the coastal area of the state and. According to the IMD, Cyclone Bulbul will make landfall at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar …

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