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Not much damage by Cyclone Fani in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Not much damage by Cyclone Fani in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Except for damaging a few huts, cyclone Fani did not cause much havoc in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as the severe cyclonic storm weakened Saturday morning and headed towards neighbouring Bangladesh. While flight operations resumed at the Kolkata airport at 9.57 am, train services on the Sealdah

Families in landslide-prone areas asked to evacuate

Families in landslide-prone areas asked to evacuate

The Kamrup Metro district administration has started issuing “evacuation notice” to the families living in the landslide-prone zones here as incessant rainfall continues for the past few hours. Sources at the disaster management authority said more than 300 areas of Guwahati have already been identified as vulnerable to the landslide.

First brain surgery of south Assam performed

First brain surgery of south Assam performed

A team of doctors successfully conducted a brain tumour surgery recently in a local hospital in Silchar. Veteran neurosurgeon Dr Diba Nath Chakraborty along with his team of doctors including Dr PR Bishnu (Surgery) and Dr Abhijit Das (anaesthetist) and support staff operated upon 40-year old Bijuli Nath, a resident

21 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Deported From Assam

21 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Deported From Assam

“The 21 people were deported to Bangladesh through the Sutarkandi (India)-Sheola (Bangladesh) border check post (in Assam) in the presence of the Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh,” police inspector (border wing) Utpal Sharma told the media. These 21 people, comprising both Hindus and Muslims, were convicted for violation