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West Bengal government hands over reports on 'Bulbul' impact to central team
India | Nov 16, 2019, 09:59 PM ISTThe West Bengal government on Saturday handed over reports on the impact of cyclone 'Bulbul' to a central team that had surveyed the affected areas in the state, a senior official said.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Bengal's losses could reach Rs 19,000 crore
India | Nov 12, 2019, 10:33 PM ISTCyclone Bulbul that battered the coastal districts of West Bengal before hurtling towards Bangladesh has caused a loss which could be between Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 19,000 crore in the state, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Rs 2 lakh compensation to kin of dead in Bengal storm
India | Nov 11, 2019, 08:11 PM ISTBanerjee flew over the 'Bulbul'-hit areas in Kakdweep, Namkhana and Bakkhali in a helicopter and later held an administrative meeting at Kakdweep where she announced formation of a task force headed by Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to supervise the relief and restoration work
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Cyclone Bulbul : Bodies of four fishermen missing in trawler capsize found
India | Nov 11, 2019, 07:49 PM ISTThe trawler had capsized on Saturday midnight 50 metre off the island when it was caught in the severe cyclone, which made its landfall between Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas and Khepupara in Bangladesh
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Cyclone Bulbul: Power services in cyclone-hit areas of Odisha, Bengal restored; phones soon
India | Nov 11, 2019, 04:09 PM ISTPower services in cyclone 'Bulbul' hit areas in West Bengal and Odisha have been restored on Monday, while telecommunication links are expected to be back soon.
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Cyclone Bulbul: 7 killed as severe cyclonic storm disrupts normal life in Bengal
India | Nov 10, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTThe severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with gale wind till early Sunday, uprooted hundreds of trees and snapped cables in the city and its adjoining areas in North and South 24 Parganas and East
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3 dead in West Bengal, Odisha; Cyclone Bulbul moves to Bangladesh
India | Nov 10, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTThree people died in West Bengal and Odisha after the 'very severe' cyclonic storm Bulbul weakened into a 'severe' one on Saturday evening, wreaking havoc in the coastal districts of both the states and causing damage to thousands of houses, uprooting trees and affecting hundreds of phone towers, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said on Sunday.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Over 21 lakh people evacuated in Bangladesh
World | Nov 10, 2019, 02:04 PM ISTBangladesh government has put a temporary ban on movement of ferries and boats in internal river routes alongside all fishing boats and trawlers over the northern part of the Bay of Bengal.
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Cyclone Bulbul: PM Modi reviews situation, assures all possible assistence to Mamata Banerjee
India | Nov 10, 2019, 11:27 AM ISTCyclone Bulbul made landfall in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Severe cyclonic storm weakens, heads towards Bangladesh
India | Nov 10, 2019, 09:56 AM ISTCyclonic storm Bulbul weakened from 'very severe' to 'severe' and has crossed the coast of West Bengal with a maximum wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting up to 120 km per hour into Bangladesh, said the MeT department. Cyclonic storm Bulbul lay centred about 75 km east-northeast of Sundarban National Park in West Bengal, it added.
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Bulbul Cyclone: 75 passengers of cruise ship rescued in Bay of Bengal, says CM Mamata Banerjee
India | Nov 10, 2019, 07:15 AM ISTAt least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe Cyclone Bulbul raged on Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
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Three Navy ships on standby as Cyclone Bulbul nears coast
India | Nov 09, 2019, 11:07 PM ISTThe Indian Navy has put on standby three ships in the Bay of Bengal to carry out disaster relief work in the wake of Cyclone Bulbul which is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast by Saturday night, officials said here.
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Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall, two deaths reported
India | Nov 10, 2019, 12:00 AM ISTHurtling high-speed cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' began landfall on Saturday night between Sagar Islands of West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh. The storm is likely to move northwestwards into Bangladesh over the Sunderban delta. Sunderbans experienced winds gusting upto 120 kilometres per hour on Saturday night.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Heavy rains claim one life in Odisha
India | Nov 09, 2019, 08:35 PM ISTHeavy rains and high-velocity winds trigerred by the very severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' lashed coastal Odisha on Saturday claiming one life, uprooting trees and snapping road links. One person died in a wall collapse in Kendrapara district of coastal Odisha.
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Cyclone 'Bulbul': Heavy rain, thunderstorm lash Bengal; 1 dead
India | Nov 09, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTIncessant rain since the early hours of Saturday has left parts of Kolkata and its adjoining suburbs with waterlogged streets and overflowing drains, leading to traffic congestion during busy office hours
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Cyclone Bulbul : Mamata monitoring situation
India | Nov 09, 2019, 05:28 PM ISTAccording to the IMD, Cyclone Bulbul will make landfall at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island (WB) and Khepupara (Bangladesh) across Sunderban delta by Saturday late evening.
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Bangladesh braces for cyclone Bulbul
World | Nov 09, 2019, 08:38 AM ISTCyclone Aila, which hit Bangladesh's southwestern coast in May 2009, left at least 179 people dead and over 3 million affected, with an economic loss of 18.85 billion taka.
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Cyclone Bulbul: 34 NDRF teams in West Bengal, Odisha
India | Nov 08, 2019, 08:32 PM IST11 persons got injured in a stampede on an over bridge at Burdwan Railway Station, earlier today. Injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.
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Cyclone 'Bulbul' to make landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts
India | Nov 08, 2019, 05:08 PM ISTThe storm might cause damage to kutcha houses, power and communication lines and roads in parts of the state, Regional Met Director G K Das said, advising people in vulnerable areas to stay indoors
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Cyclone Bulbul looms over east coast, likely to intensify into 'severe cyclonic storm'
India | Nov 07, 2019, 12:42 PM ISTWest Bengal and Odisha could experience heavy rainfall in the next 24-48 hours if cyclone Bulbul continues on its path. The cyclone is expected to then move further east in the next two days to hit Nagaland and Assam along with neighbouring country Bangladesh.