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Soumitra Chatterjee very critical, stopped responding to treatments: Doctor

The health condition of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee worsened further, and the thespian has almost stopped responding to treatments, a senior doctor at the hospital said

Unable to find a leader, BJP banks on anti-incumbency to break into Bengal

Unable to find challenger to Bengal CM, many in BJP banking on anti-incumbency

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal's frontline workers fret over Durga Puja

Hospitals spend 3x more on oxygen despite price caps, Varanasi's 200-year-old Ram Lila disrupted, Delhi govt's advice on treating dengue, malaria--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

BDO dies of coronavirus in West Bengal, CM Mamata mourns his demise

An official of the West Bengal government succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday, state health department sources said

ONGC wins seven of 11 blocks, OIL the remaining four under OALP-V

OALP Round V is expected to generate exploration work commitment of $400-450 mn; the 11 blocks spread over 8 sedimentary basins include 8 on-land, two shallow-water, and one ultra-deepwater block

Kolkata prepares for scaled-down Durga puja amid Covid-19 disruptions

The puja spirit that Covid-19 couldn't crush has been dealt a blow by the court ruling, and the crowds have since thinned

Higher prices of essential consumer goods dampen festive spirits in Bengal

An increase in prices of essential commodities continues to pinch consumers, which dampens the festive spirits in West Bengal.

Centre is continuously working for fast development of West Bengal: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the people of West Bengal today on the commencement of Durga Puja virtually and said this festival reflects the unity and strength of India.

HC allows drummers inside Durga Puja marquees in Bengal in modified order

The bench ordered that the number of people who can stay inside the marquees be increased from 25 to 60 for big Pujas but retained it at 15 for the small ones

West Bengal reports record 4,029 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths

The Covid-19 tally in West Bengal mounted to 329,057 on Tuesday after the state reported a record spike of 4,029 fresh cases, the health department said in a bulletin

Several Durga Puja committees put up barricades 10-metre from pandal

Several Durga Puja committees in West Bengal started putting up barricades at a distance of 10-metre from the marquee entrance, a day after the Calcutta HC declared puja pandals as 'no entry zones'

West Bengal governor hails court order on Durga Puja pandal hopping

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday hailed the Calcutta High Court order to declare all community Durga puja pandals as no entry

Number of seats in MBBS course increased to 4,000 in West Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the number of seats in the MBBS course has increased to 4,000 in the state with the addition of 250 seats in two medical colleges. Banerjee had earlier underscored the need for increasing the number of medical seats in the state. "I am pleased to announce that we now have 4,000 MBBS seats for Bengal's vibrant medical students with the initiation of the first MBBS batch in Purulia Govt MCH consisting of 100 seats & the addition of 150 MBBS seats in Gouri Devi Medical College," Banerjee said on Twitter. Last year, minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya had informed the assembly that the number of MBBS seats in West Bengal was 1,355 when the Trinamool Congress government came to power in the state in 2011.

37,000 Durga pujas across Bengal: Can the state avoid a Covid-19 surge?

This year, 37,000 pujas will be organised across Bengal, including 2,509 in Kolkata, even as the fifth phase of the "Unlock" is underway

Nadda asks BJP workers to fight against TMC's 'state-sponsored terror'

BJP national president J P Nadda urged party workers to continue their fight against "state-sponsored terror" by the TMC in West Bengal and exuded confidence of winning 2021 assembly polls

Mamata urges residents of old age home to stay indoors during Durga Puja

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged residents of an old age home in the southern part of the city's Chetla area to stay indoors during the Durga Puja to combat Covid-19

Durga Puja 2020: Mamata holds meeting to prepare crowd management blueprint

State security advisor Surajit Kar Purakayastha was also present in the meeting.

Thousands flout distancing norms to throng Durga puja pandals in Kolkata

At some of the popular marquees in the city, such as Ekdalia Evergreen, Singhi Park, Sribhumi Sporting and Badamtala Asar Sangha, people were not allowed to step inside without masks

Actor Soumitra Chatterjee's health improves, doctors plan to make him walk

Doctors said the octogenarian was administered "rigorous" physiotherapy to help him improve quickly and they are planning to read out stories to him, besides continuing his music therapy

Declare all Durga Puja pandals no-entry zones in Bengal, says Calcutta HC

Only the organisers will be allowed inside the pandals to prevent the spread of COVID-19