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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Recovery rate in West Bengal dips sharply

'Colourful' initiative to tackle Covid-19 in Andhra, hand sanitiser makers under govt scanner, and why it's time to flatten pandemic stereotyping-a roundup news on how India is dealing with Covid-19

WB Assembly to remain shut till July 24 as employee tests Covid-19 positive

All departments at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been shut down completely till July 24 after an employee at the Assembly tested positive for Covid-19

Centre okays Rs 107 cr for firefighting facilities at Haldia Dock Complex

The Ministry of Shipping on Tuesday approved Rs 107 crore for augmentation of firefighting facilities on five jetties of Haldia Dock Complex, Kolkata Port

West Bengal: BJP leader Debendra Nath found hanging in North Dinajpur

Senior BJP leader Debendra Nath Ray was found hanging near his home in Hemtabad area of North Dinajpur district on Monday morning

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally crosses 30K-mark with record 1,560 new cases

Twenty-six patients also died, taking the death toll to 932, it added. Kolkata accounted for most of the latest fatalities at 13, while neighbouring South 24 Parganas reported four

India coronavirus dispatch: Rethinking housing scene for workers post Covid

Scientists warn of potential Covid-linked brain damage, how fever clinics are faring, and has Delhi crossed its peak?-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

West Bengal coronavirus update: Biggest single-day jump of 1,344 cases

West Bengal recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,344 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state's tally to 28,453, while 26 more fatalities pushed the toll to 906, the health department said

West Bengal Covid-19 update: Lockdown in Kolkata's 25 containment zones

West Bengal government has imposed lockdown with strict restrictions in 25 containment zones in Kolkata for seven days in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.

Bengal objects to Centre's directive on holding final-year exams in Sept

In a letter to the HRD ministry, Principal Secretary of Dept of Higher Education and School Education Dept urged it to re-examine matter in interest of the physical/mental well-being of students

West Bengal update: State records highest single-day deaths of 25 patients

West Bengal reported its highest single-day Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients succumbing to the disease, the state health department bulletin said.

Covid-19 update: 33 containment zones in Kolkata, 219 in North 24 Parganas

Kolkata city has 33 containment zones, while in neighbouring South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, there are 155 and 219 such zones, respectively

Covid-19 crisis: Tougher lockdown to be imposed in West Bengal from July 9

The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday.

Bengal's 6.5% jobless rate in June 'far better' than that of India: Mamata

This is an outcome of the economic strategy adopted by the state government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan, Banerjee said

WB's unemployment rate at 6.5% in June 'far better' than India's: Mamata

She said this is due to the economic strategy adopted by her government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis

Biggest single-day jump of 669 cases reported in Bengal; tally over 20,000

The state also reported the highest number of fatalities on a single day at 18, raising the death toll to 717

Be sensitive to poor; implement PMGKAY proactively: Govt to laggard states

Govt said some states like West Bengal and Bihar are lagging behind in distribution of free ration under the PMGKAY and they should be more "sensitive" towards the poor

Will take over private buses if operators don't resume services: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee warned private bus operators to resume normal services from Wednesday, failing which the state government will temporarily take over the buses and run vehicles during lockdown period.

West Bengal, Bihar lag behind in distribution of free grains and pulses

Data shows that Bihar is entitled to distribute 50,655 tonnes of pulses in April, May and June, however, it has received much less and hence the distribution is also slow

Don't schedule flights from cities with high Covid-19 cases: WB to Centre

In a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola, West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha requested him to stop the movement of flights from eight cities to Kolkata

'Covid warrior club' in action: West Bengal's strategy to contain pandemic

The West Bengal government has set up a 'Covid warrior club' in Murshidabad district comprising people who have recovered and are willing to aid the administration and health workers