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West Bengal

Waterways to Success

Being a state with a great network of rivers and expansive water bodies, West Bengal boasts of one of the longest navigable waterway networks in the country, with approximately 4,593 kilometers of rivers and canals, of which 97 per cent are navigable.

Congress at zero in West Bengal as Mamata wins big

The Congress, which did not contest Bhabanipur, was the second largest party with 44 MLAs in the assembly after the 2016 polls but now has none and just one Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha MP from the state. The party has to start virtually from scratch with more leaders shifting towards Trinamool.

Fresh low-pressure area to drench Odisha

The system now shows erratic characteristics about its centre and is expected to cause widespread rain in coastal Odisha and adjoining districts from today till Tuesday (September 28 to October 5), Dr. S.C. Sahu, Director of CEC, said.