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Bengal in throes of third Covid wave, infection curve may rise: Experts

Bengal and eastern India's largest metropolis Kolkata, is in the throes of a third wave of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which may last well into February with a peak sometime in the second week of this month , according to health experts. They held the lack of vision on the part of the state administration in allowing large congregations and festivities as well as Covid fatigue and complacency on the part of people for the current surge of Covid-19 cases here. "If you see the surge in the last five days, it's evident that the third wave is already here in West Bengal. It's also there in other metros like New Delhi and Mumbai. Cases in our state, especially in Kolkata have gone up by 12 fold. Every third person coming for a test is testing positive for the disease, "Dr Anima Halder principal of state-run Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital told PTI. West Bengal like the rest of the country witnessed its first wave in March 2020 and another after elections ..

Shantanu Thakur leaves Bengal BJP's WhatsApp group, sparking speculation

Sparking speculations, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur left the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp group on Monday.

Bengal Warriors beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 31-28 in Pro Kabaddi League

Maninder scored 13 points while Nabibakhsh fetched 10, including a last-minute Super Tackle, to help Bengal overcome a stiff challenge from Jaipur

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 6,078 new cases and 13 deaths

Since Sunday, 2,917 coronavirus patients have been discharged from various hospitals in the state

West Bengal announces fresh curbs, restricts flights from Mumbai, Delhi

Swimming pools, spas, gyms, beauty parlors, salons and wellness centers, entertainment parks, zoos and tourist places will be closed

Time to recalibrate Bengal rhetoric: BJP faces next test in civic polls

The BJP won 77 of the 291 seats it fought on and secured a vote share of 38.13 per cent, a drop from the 44 leads it gained in the Assembly segments through the 18 it won of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in

West Bengal reports 6,153 new Covid-19 cases, 8 fresh fatalities

As 2,407 Covid patients were discharged on Sunday, the recovery rate stood at 97.77 per cent

West Bengal logs 4,512 new Covid cases; nearly 2,400 in Kolkata alone

West Bengal on Covid Saturday reported 4,512 fresh infections, 1,061 more than the previous day, with Kolkata accounting for 2,398 fresh cases, a health bulletin said.

With rising Covid-19 cases, Kolkata to mark out fresh containment zones

In case at least five members of a family of a housing or in a house were infected their flat or house would be declared a micro-containment zone

Bengal asks teachers with cough, cold, fever to not attend schools

The state registered more than 1,000 fresh cases on Wednesday after a gap of nearly six months

Can't impose Covid restrictions everywhere as it may impact economy: Mamata

The Bengal CM said Covid cases in Kolkata were rising as it was a transit point for people travelling on trains and flights

Appointments of VCs of 24 universities in Bengal without my approval: Guv

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Thursday claimed that appointments of vice-chancellors of 24 universities in the state were made without his approval or in defiance of orders

Poor work culture in Land Revenue Deptt, should be scrapped: Mamata

Lashing out at the poor work culture of the state's Land Revenue Department, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the division should be scrapped altogether. Banerjee, while chairing an administrative review meeting here, directed officials to resolve all land-related disputes at 'Duare Sarkar' camps. "The Land Revenue Department has become a place where no work is done these days it should be done away with, she said, without elaborating. The chief minister also appointed a special officer for the Gangasagar Mela' in order to make the annual fair more organised. "CID ADG Gyanwant Singh will be on this duty," she said. Every year on Makar Sankranti, lakhs of Hindus flock the Sagar Island in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district to take the holy dip and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni temple. At the meeting, Banerjee announced a slew of schemes for South 24 Parganas district, including providing tap-water connection to households. Banerjee also inaugura

Bengal logs over 1,000 daily Covid-19 cases after nearly six months

Kolkata registered 540 of the 1,089 new cases as the state's tally rose to 1,632,906

Covid curbs may be reimposed in Bengal after reviewing situation: Mamata

Banerjee, during an administrative review meeting at Sagar Island, asked officials concerned to review the overall pandemic situation in the state

Covid: Five more Omicron cases detected in Bengal, tally rises to 11

At least five more persons in West Bengal tested positive for Omicron on Wednesday, taking the total number of patients infected by the new variant of coronavirus in the state to 11

Bengal Guv calls Mamata autocratic, accuses her of using bad language

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar continued his tirade against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Will serve as pradhan sevak of Kolkata: TMC leader Firhad Hakim

Hakim was administered the oath of office by pro-tem chairman Ram Pyare Ram at a function at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Congress will regain old glory, return to power in West Bengal: Adhir

He claimed that non-Congress governments have never been able to steer the country on the path of development

Congress slams Centre over denying FCRA to Missionaries of Charity

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre for refusing to renew FCRA registration of Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity over "some adverse inputs".