Rs 18,000 was promised, only Rs 2,000 paid: Mamata
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, in an open letter to farmers on Friday, criticised the Centre for its dilly-dallying
7L Bengal farmers receive Rs 2k PMKS cash
The Centre has made a direct transfer of Rs 2,000 to bank accounts of each of 7 lakh Bengal farmers under the Pradhan Mantri
Uneasy choice for docs as hosps prioritise treatment
The triaging system now in place in hospitals is forcing doctors to make choices they did not think they would ever have to
4 Black Fungus cases from Bihar and Jharkhand found in WB
Four cases of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus a rare but serious condition among recovered Covid patients have been reported
Mamata writes to PM, seeks clarity on oxygen plant supply
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to end the indecisiveness on how many pressure
21 BJP workers killed in violence: West Bengal BJP president Dilip
West Bengal: Pharma companies told to sell Remdesivir to only Covid
Mamata writes to Modi: Be quick and fair in allotment of PSA plants
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee silent on post-poll violence:
WB logs 20,846 Covid cases, 139 fatalities
West Bengal on Friday registered its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,94,802,
Total lockdown comes into effect in Nagaland
Shops dealing in essential commodities such as grocery and bakery items, vegetables, fish, meat, milk and animal feed were
Teachers take additional load to keep e-classes going
Almost every city school has teachers, who are battling Covid at different stages. While some are serious, a few have
Longer vaccine gap may complicate logistics
The Union health ministry decision to accept a national expert committee recommendation on increasing the gap between two
Over 3 crore Sputnik doses may land around May 28
A large consignment of Sputnik V is likely to reach India around May 28 and Bengal is expected to get a sizeable chunk. The
Son to dying mom: Tera mujhse hai pehle ka naata koi
Tweets by a city doctor narrating a mans final farewell to his Covid-affected mother who was on her death bed in a city
Bengal loses pioneer of body donation trend to Covid-19 as surge
West Bengal: Central panel meets SC/ST families hit by violence,
Post-poll violence: With BJP MP, Governor visits Sitalkuchi, shown
'Make provision for labourers to get jabs
The Congress has urged chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to make special provision for the working class people, who may not
Bengal reports 20,839 Covid cases, 129 deaths
West Bengal on Thursday registered its highest single-day spike of 20,839 Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 10,73,956, a
18 elephants found dead in Assam's Nagaon
As many as 18 elephants were found dead in remote hill areas of Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday
Odisha: 98-year-old woman defeats Covid
A 98-year-old woman with co-morbidities has defeated the Covid-19 bringing hope to the people fighting the deadly virus. She
Covid management: NGO helps New Town residents
WB governor shown black flags at Sitalkuchi
Dhankhar, whose visit to Cooch Behar was roundly criticised by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was shown black flags by some
Two BJP MPs, who won in Bengal Assembly polls, quit as MLAs
Liberal vaccine import need of hour: Mamata to PM
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday, urging him to speedily import vaccines to meet the
Kolkata: Doctors want vaccine safety for kids
With the US Food and Drug Administration having allowed Pfizer to inoculate12 to15 year-olds from this Monday and Indias very
Kolkata: Destination government units for second jabs
People whose second doses are pending at private Covid vaccination centres (CVC) will have to head to government units. Each
Kolkata: Covid supply logjam pushes up fish price
Suspension of local train services has hit the city's fish supply. Majority of fish markets in south Kolkata that depend on
Kolkata: Heritage hotel turns into Covid care facility
The Lalit Great Eastern, one of the oldest luxury hotels in Asia, turned into a Covid care centre on Wednesday. The 100-bed
Malda administration on alert over floating bodies from UP & Bihar
Speedily import vaccines: Mamata to PM
Two West Bengal BJP MPs resign as MLAs
BJP Lok Sabha MPs Jagannath Sarkar and Nisith Pramanik on Wednesday tendered their resignation as members of the West Bengal
Mamata clears Rs 550cr for rural infrastructure
The day she took oath, chief minister Mamata Banerjee cleared the release of Rs 550 crore to 20 departments, as development
Covid: Spike in sudden deaths keeps experts on toes
Doctors treating Covid patients are witnessing a rising trend of sudden deaths among apparently non-critical patients, who
72 O2 cylinders sourced in 2 hrs save 73 lives in Kolkata
A late-night joint effort by police, health officials and NGOs prevented a repeat of the tragedies due to oxygen shortage
Bengal rolls out vaccination drive for 18-44 age group
The state government rolled out its phase III vaccination programme for those aged between 18 and 44 in Kolkata, Bidhannagar
Patient dies, hospital denies Oxygen dearth in Kolkata
The death of a 50-year-old woman at Vidyasagar Hospital in Behala has sparked allegations of inadequate oxygen supply given
Bengal: 2 BJP MLAs choose to stay MPs, may quit
Bengal: 48-year-old judicial officer succumbs to Covid; states sees
Bengal: Governor to visit Sitalkuchi tomorrow
Kol: Public-pvt partnership boosts Covid hosp count
In the face of the bed crisis to treat Covid patients, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the addition of
KMC plans home swab collection for RT-PCR test
In a bid to increase Covid tests and bring a larger section of the city under the testing ambit, Kolkata Municipal
Help in Covid fight: CM to Durga Puja committees
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to Durga Puja committees in Kolkata to lend a helping hand in the Covid
West Bengal adds record 20,136 new Covid cases
West Bengal's daily tally of new Covid-19 cases breached the 20,000-mark on Tuesday, while 132 more people died in the state
WB: 3 killed in rain-related incidents
A thunderstorm accompanied by moderate rains hit Kolkata and the other districts in south Bengal on Tuesday afternoon,
Bengal: Governor says will visit areas hit by violence
Covid: At 134, Bengal logs highest 1-day toll
Covid priority: Mamata Banerjee lists vaccines, urges people to
Self-imposed lockdown need of the hour: Mamata
Only a self-imposed lockdown-like situation could save Bengal as it stared at a spike in Covid cases over the next fortnight
CaL HC appreciates state efforts to check violence
The Calcutta High Court five-judge bench on Monday appreciated the Bengal governments efforts to stem post-poll violence and
Bengal's 3.5L direct purchase among 7.5L vax arrivals
Two more vaccine consignments flew into Kolkata on Monday afternoon bringing in close to 7.5 lakh doses of Covishield. While
Oxygen breather: WB to procure 6k empty cylinders
The state government is procuring 6,000 empty cylinders, along with a provision to procure 3,000 more if need arises, as a
Assam records 5,803 new cases, 77 deaths
People paying with lives for exercising franchise, will visit
Mix of old hands and new faces in Mamata's 3rd cabinet
The third cabinet with Mamata Banerjee as chief minister is set to be sworn in on Monday, with its 43 members comprising an
WB violence: Fake posts from Brazil, B'desh on social media
Cops in Bengal have deleted more than 500 fake posts of post-poll violence in Bengal and Hindu genocide in Bengal in the last
Waive GST on Covid medicines, equipment: Mamata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a GST and customs duty waiver on medical
Fresh batches of oxygen cylinders arrive in Kol
Fresh lots of oxygen cylinders which are currently hard to find in Kolkata have started to arrive in the city in small
MHA team scans post-poll violence in Hooghly dist
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) team on Sunday visited places in Hooghly first Chinsurah and later Dhaniakhali to
Voice of sex workers, Jana loses Covid battle
West Bengal: Suvendu, Mukul and Manoj Tigga emerge as frontrunners
Assam: 48 more patients succumb to Covid
After 4,045 patients getting discharged during the day, the number of active cases in the state, however, has declined to 36,
'BJP sought double-engine govt, people gave us double ton
CM Mamata Banerjee, in her first address to the new assembly, accused the Centre of denying oxygen and vaccines to Bengal
CBSE to launch app for kids mental well-being
CBSE is set to launch a new app on Monday for the psycho-social well-being of classes IX-XII students
Uluberia hospital probes deaths of two patients
Relatives of two patients, who died at Uluberia Superspeciality Hospital in Howrah, ransacked the premises following
Mukul Roy ends talk of TMC return, reaffirms faith in BJP
Kolkata: Breath analyser a worry for ATCOs
Breath analyser tests (BAT) amidst the pandemic continues to be a point of concern among air traffic control officers (ATCOs
Post-poll violence: Dhankhar calls chief secy, DGP to Raj Bhavan,
Doc who fought for sex workers rights dies of Covid
The man credited with organising the sex workers in Kolkata to bring them under the ambit of social security and his
WB registers highest one-day deaths of 127 Covid patients
West Bengal on Saturday registered its highest single-day deaths of 127 Covid-19 patients taking the toll to 12,203, the
Mamata says COVID crisis result of central ministers doing no work
Bengal: BJP to boycott Speaker election & Assembly until violence
Bengal: To address shortage of vehicles, data on ambulances to be
MHA team meets Bengal Governor, visits violence-hit areas in South
Mamata to PM: Raise oxygen share to 550 MT; any less may lead to
Kolkata: 1 killed, 3 injured in road accident
One person was killed and three others, including a policeman, were injured when a speeding four-wheeler hit them in the
Odisha reports 12,238 new Covid cases, 19 deaths
MHA team meets officials, BJP leaders in Bengal
A four-member Uni-on home ministry team reached Bengal on Thursday to assess the situation amid allegations of post-poll
Ex-TMC MLA suffers fractures, BJP team attacked
A Union ministers vehicle came under attack in Midnapore and a senior Trinamool Congress leader had his arm fractured in an
Accept mandate, let us do Covid work: CM to Centre
Learn how to accept peoples mandate with humility, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to the Centre and the BJP on Thursday,
Next 15 days will be critical in Covid fight: Mamata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a host of steps including employing more doctors and nurses and
Bengal adds 18,431 new Covid cases, 117 deaths
West Bengal's Covid-19 fatalities rose to 11,964 on Thursday after 117 deaths, the highest so far in a single day, were
Post-poll violence in Bengal: Mamata accuses central ministers for
Bengal violence: Police crackdown on fake videos
Allegation 1: At Nanoor (Birbhum), more than a thousand Hindu families are out in the fields to escape marauding mobs seeking
Covid curbs in Bengal: No local train for 14 days
Bengal on Wednesday introduced a host of restrictions on local commute, including stopping local train services for 14 days,
Mamata takes oath as CM, says wont tolerate unrest
Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as Bengal CM for the third straight term on Wednesday but it was apparent, right from the
3 dead as violence erupts across Bengal districts
Two Trinamool Congress workers and a BJP supporter were killed since Tuesday night as political clashes were reported from
80k forced to abandon homes in Bengal: J P Nadda
Nadda assured BJP karyakartas that helplines were being put in place for people to contact the party. He was in no mood to
Mamata brings back cops EC had transferred
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle of the top brass of the state police,