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ISL: SC East Bengal, investors Shree Cement reconcile; agree to play in top-flight after Mamata Banerjee intervenes
•"Khela hobe (the game is on). I'm very happy today," West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced at the state secretariat Nabanna.
West Bengal Assembly gives nod to revive Vidhan Parishad after 52 yrs: What it means and why it matters
Fp Staff •Once the West Bengal Vidhan Parishad is revived, it could act as an important tool for checks and balances, and prevent the Legislative Assembly from exercising too much legislation or executive authority
Nandigram case: Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea seeking recusal of election petition
•Justice Kaushik Chanda had on 18 June adjourned Banerjee's petition praying for declaring the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram null and void
West Bengal polls: Police from BJP-ruled states 'terrorising' Nandigram voters, claims Mamata Banerjee
•The Bengal chief minister also alleged that cash was being distributed from vehicles of the security forces to bribe voters and accused the BJP of crossing all norms to come to power in the state
Flights to resume in Bengal from six COVID-19 hotspot states thrice a week from 1 Sept, says Mamata Banerjee
•The state government had imposed a ban till 31 August on passenger flights to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad
Locusts attack, a cyclone, forest fires and heatwave add to India's miseries in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic
Fp Staff •Locusts, a global pandemic, ravaging cyclone, a deadly heatwave and raging forest fires have all but crushed India's efforts to get back on track at a time when it is dealing with its worst economic crisis since Independence.
Cyclone Amphan: Narendra Modi announces Rs 1,000-cr aid for Bengal, Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased; toll jumps to 80
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an advance assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for restoration work in areas in West Bengal that were decimated by cyclone 'Amphan'
Cyclone Amphan leaves 80 dead, millions without power in West Bengal; Narendra Modi arrives in Kolkata
Fp Staff •Many parts of Kolkata, home to more than 14 million people, were under water, and its airport was closed briefly by flooding.
72 dead as Cyclone Amphan weakens into deep depression after battering Bengal; 'worse than coronavirus' says Mamata as Modi vows support
Fp Staff •Amphan weakened into a deep depression on Thursday afternoon and moved over to Bangladesh but not before leaving at least a dozen dead and wreaking devastation on several parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.
Cyclone Amphan Updates: Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal, says IMD
Fp Staff •Cyclone Amphan LIVE Updates: Director General of National Disaster Relief Force informed the media today that four additional teams of NDRF will be airlifted to Kolkata to boost the rescue and relief operations