Kolkata Eight fishermen have been killed and one is missing after a boat capsized 60 kilometres off Bay of Bengal when a tornado hit it on Friday. The trawler set out to sea on September 18 with 17 fishermen on board from Kwakdip in the Sundarban areas of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Joy Krishna Haldar, general secretary …
Heavy rain in West Bengal and the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation are likely to develop into a flood in seven districts. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said water levels are already above danger levels and will rise further. Speaking late on Monday night, she said, “I have spoken to Hemant Soren about the issue three times today.” …
Amid heavy rain that disrupted normal life in West Bengal, 49 fishermen, who had ventured into the Bay of Bengal from Diamond Harbour and Kwakdip near the Sundarbans on Saturday, are stranded in the sea. Joy Krishna Haldar, general secretary of the United Fishermen Association of West Bengal, told The Hindu that they “pleaded” with the Coast Guard and Navy …
Kolkata is facing a major shortage of the city’s favorite fish- Hilsa while the demand continues to rise unabated ahead of the auspicious ‘Jamai Shahsti’ festival. Cyclone Yaas, which lashed the coastal districts of the State on May 26, has dealt a severe blow to fishermen in East Midnapore and South 24-Parganas as only 40 per cent of trawlers could …
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