Cyclone Jawad: Rain lashes Odisha, Bengal; more to come

Heavy rain pounded the southern part of West Bengal and coastal region of Odisha on Sunday affecting normal life, as cyclone Jawad weakened into a depression, the Met department said. IMAGE:......

Super Cyclone Amphan affected 44.8 lakh in Odisha, damaged power infra

Nearly 45 lakh people in Odisha have been affected by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan, officials said on Thursday as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked them to submit report on damage......

Torrid summer, acute coal shortage trigger blackouts in many states

A potent combination of sweltering summer and acute coal shortages have triggered blackouts across many parts of the country as states struggle to manage the record demand for electricity and low......

Freebies: Nothing Called A Free Lunch

To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.......

Land will not be a problem in Bengal: Mamata to industrialists

Assuring industry captains that land would not be an issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the land bank, set up by her government, was there to meet the need.......

Bengal is now power-surplus

For the first time, West Bengal has recorded surplus power. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has surplus power of about 10 per cent. “In the last one year, 30,000......

Bengal helped power Delhi's CWG glory

A rightful share of the praise heaped on the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for a spectacular inaugural function including the laser show should also go to West Bengal, for......

FMC warns PXIL and its members

In what could hit trading on Power Exchange of India Ltd, the Forward Markets Commission has warned it to cease trading in contracts beyond 11 days of payment and delivery. The FMC has also advised......