The trade between the two countries takes place through the land ports at Mahadipur in Malda district, Changrabandha in Cooch Behar, Fulbari (Jalpaiguri), Hilli (South Dinajpur), Ghojadanga and Petrapole in North 24- Parganas district

West Bengal became the second state to throw open the doors of the shrines for devotees after Karnataka, which has sought permission from the Centre to reopen religious places from Monday

Announcing new guidelines for the fifth phase of the coronavirus lockdown, Banerjee said that religious places will reopen but schools will remain closed

The FIEO said this is hurting \"the export-import community to a large extent, a sizeable chunk of which belongs to the MSME sector\"

Coronavirus (COVID-19) tracker live updates, corona vaccine latest news: Rajasthan recorded 131 fresh coronavirus cases, 6 deaths, and 4 recoveries on Thursday, said the state health department. India's total coronavirus cases have surged past 1.58 lakh

Coronavirus (COVID-19) tracker live updates, corona vaccine latest news: Karnata plans to open religious places; Delhi's total count now stands at 14,465 along with 288 deaths, while Gujarat's tally is at 14,821, including 915 deaths

In a late-night tweet on Saturday, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh wrote that it was 'extremely ill-advised to re-open airports in red zone'. According to Deshmukh, mere thermal scanning of passengers was inadequate with or without swabs

The letter from West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to Chairman of Railway board V K Yadav stated that the state had been severely impacted by Super Cyclone Amphan on May 20-21 which caused extensive damage to its infrastructure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for cyclone-hit West Bengal. PM Modi announced aid after reviewing the situation with Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The PM also declared an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each of those killed during the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan, and Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least 80 people have been reported killed so far in West Bengal due to the extremely severe cyclone. Watch the video for more.Sensex slips 260 points on loan relief by RBI, negative GDP growth projection

This is just the first tropical cyclone of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and the destruction seems humongous when facts are put into perspective, especially against the state's budgeted revenue receipts

Cyclone Amphan has battered several parts of the state, washing away bridges and swamping low-lying areas

The total number of fatalities reported includes 19 from Kolkata, 17 from North 24 Parganas, 14 from the South 24 Parganas-Sunderban region and 10 from Basirhat, officials said

Earlier today, PM Modi, in a series of tweets, expressed his solidarity with people of West Bengal and Odisha as cyclone Amphan battered the two states

Citizens in Kolkata woke up to a devastating sight on Thursday morning after severe cyclonic storm Amphan ravaged the city for more than seven hours till late on Wednesday. While rescue and restoration operations started as early as 1:30 am at night, the government said it would take days before the city limped back to normalcy. Communication was severely disrupted, power poles were blown away by winds of speed 120-130 km/hr. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to families of those who had died. In all, 72 people have died till now in one of the worst cyclonic storms in recent times. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Cyclone Amphan: General insurers to incur steep losses due to higher insurance claims

In the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, the biggest hit to insurance companies would come from property or the industrial all-risk policies; the next biggest hit would be from motor and crop policies

Cyclone Amphan update: 'In this challenging hour, the entire nation stands in solidarity with West Bengal. Praying for the well-being of the people of the state. Efforts are on to ensure normalcy,' PM Modi tweeted

The western districts of Assam and Meghalaya will also witness \"light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places\", it added

Cyclone Amphan updates: Several videos and images have gone viral of cyclone Amphan, showing upturned cars, felled trees, and electric poles. A video clip of an under-construction Kolkata skyscraper showed huge aluminum sheets flying like bird feathers in the air

Cyclone Amphan updates: The strong winds and rain could continue today as well in West Bengal, say weather experts. The turbulence could extend to Assam and Meghalaya, triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall. The cyclonic storm will get weaker while crossing over Nadia and Murshidabad in West Bengal later tonight before entering Bangladesh

Amphan Cyclone live updates: Cyclone Amphan has reached Kolkata with winds reaching up to 135 kmph; power has been cut in the city as heavy rainfall and strong winds were seen in the evening