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Amphan: Spirit of humanity saves 2-yr-old in Kol
Kol picks up pieces, a week after cyclone Amphan
Cyclone Amphan damages crop, vegetable prices shoot up
Buses to ply on 40 Kolkata routes from today
Kolkatas greenest stretch changes forever
Vegetable supply dips, prices soar in Kolkata
Assam Covid +ve count 643; 98% cases imports
Driven by the homecoming of thousands, Assams Covid-19 count reached 643 following addition of 95 cases on Tuesday.
Trinamool MLA hurt as agitators hurl bricks
Trinamool MLA of Metiabruz, Abdul Khalek Mollah was attacked at Nadial area with bricks and he sustained a major injury on Tuesday afternoon and was admitted to CMRI - a
Covid-19 tally breaches 4,000-mark in W Bengal
The number of Covid-19 cases in Bengal crossed the 4,000-mark on Tuesday, with 193 more people testing positive for the disease, state Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay
Assam floods hit nearly 2 lakh population
Nearly two lakh people in Assam have been hit and nearly 9000 of them have been forced to take shelter in relief camps as the situation due to the first wave of flood wor
Assam cabinet approves 'ruthless quarantine'
Assam cabinet on Tuesday approved ruthless implementation of quarantine protocol and no one arriving from outside the state by air, land or train will be allowed to go ho
Cops protest, ransack police station after constable dies; allege authority apathy
West Bengal: 6 dead, 149 more test Covid +ve in last 24 hrs
As communications failed post-Amphan, HAM radio club tuned in to save the day
As protests continue, govt says 80% services resumed
At Kolkatas battered College Street: Cyclone snatched even books from us
Kol: Flyers with symptoms will be taken to CNCI
Flyers, who arrive in Kolkata airport with sore throat, fever or shortness of breath all symptoms of Covid-19 will be taken to the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institut
Stop playing blame game: Dilip to Mamata govt
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Monday asked the state government to stop playing the blame game and act to get the state back on its feet, days before an MHA team co
Chicken, mutton rates hit high on supply crunch
Prices of chicken and mutton the two principal sources of protein for non-vegetarians have hit all-time highs in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. Chicken rate, that has
Amphan: Last push in Kolkatas final frontiers
Two dark patches of Kolkata, one in the southeast and another in the southwest, remained the last frontiers in a desperate citys fight to get back to normalcy five days a
Cops death sparks agitation at Garfa police stn
A 47-year-old constable from the Garfa police station died on Monday, sparking agitation among his colleagues, who allegedly laid siege to the police station and ransacke
Kol cops on traffic duty go back to hand signals
Hand-held batons with rechargeable lights that the traffic police bought a decade ago and had fallen into disuse have come as a saviour for cops struggling to man vehicle
After TOI report, KMC to help repair pvt houses
In a relief to people whose houses have been damaged in Cyclone Amphan, KMC on Monday said they would help them repair the structures.
In power-starved pockets, cops guard workers
CESC repair and restoration teams will be escorted by local police to ensure they dont face threats, hijack attempts and assaults from angry citizens in localities that h
Kolkata: 60 Covid patients released from CMCH
A total of 60 Covid-19 patients were discharged from the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital on Monday. A little more than a week back the hospital discharged 19 Covid-
Assam vegetable seller lynched; two arrested
Police on Monday arrested two persons allegedly involved in beating to death a labourer of Emami Limiteds Assam plant at Pacharia in Kamrup district. The deceased, Sanata
8 flights bring 500 passengers to Guwahati
Eight flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore brought in 500 passengers to Guwahati while about 350 passengers flew out on Monday as domestic air services resumed.
Sporadic protests continue in cyclone-hit WB
Sporadic protests over demands for restoration of power and water supply continued in several cyclone Amphan-hit parts of West Bengal for the fifth consecutive day on Mon
Kolkata lockdown: Flights to resume from Thurs
B'day cake arrives 3 days after Behala mans death
Pavneet Singh Sethi would have turned 31 on Saturday. But Cyclone Amphan snuffed the life out of the lively youth just three days before his birthday. His body was found
4 days after storm, veggie prices hike in Kol mkts
A shock was awaiting the Kolkatans in local bazaars, four days after Cyclone Amphan hit the state. Those who went to the market on Sunday morning returned with only a few
Huge cost of repairs strikes homes in West Bengal
A massive reconstruction work awaits thousands of families in Kolkata, Salt Lake and Howrah, whose standalone residential buildings suffered extensive damage during Cyclo
WB: Mission turnaround after Amphan misery
Chief minister Mam-ata Banerjees direct intervention and the joint action by central and state agencies on the ground seemed to have brought about a sense of normality in
Cyclone-hit booksellers get students help
Students of Presidency University as well as Calcutta University have come forward to help the book sellers on College Street which was ravaged by Cyclone Amphan last wee
Kolkata doc joins work after recovery from Covid
A young doctor who got infected on the line of duty is now back to work in Kolkatas tertiary level Covid hospital after being discharged from the hospital and completing
Kolkata: New estimate pegs green loss at 15,000
The city has lost an estimated 15,000 trees, 40% among them full-grown, in cyclone Amphan. This is three times the loss estimated earlier. KMCs parks department and civil
Power back in 60,000 more Kolkata households
Power supply to 60,000 homes on the CESC grid along the citys southern periphery was restored on Sunday. The development came after a prod by CM Mamata Banerjee who visit
Kol: Domestic flights to resume ops on May 28
Domestic flights to and from Kolkata will resume from May 28 (Thursday), instead of May 25 (Monday), following a request of Bengal government on Saturday, which cited the
Biggest spike of 208 Covid cases in West Bengal
The number of novel coronavirus infections in West Bengal rose by the highest margin of 208 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,667 on Sunday, the healt
With 55,862 Covid tests, Assam surpasses Kerala
After shifting from manual to automatic RNA extraction machines borrowed from various government agencies and universities to ramp up the testing capacity of its seven la
'Kol, Bagdogra airports to operate from May 28'
The domestic flight operations at Kolkata Airport and Bagdogra Aiport in West Bengal will resume from May 28, with a reduced schedule amid the coronavirus-induced lockdow
Hsg dept keeps govt flats functional post Amphan
Even as several parts of the city have been without electricity and water ever since Cyclone Amphan passed, Kolkatas various government housings have had mostly uninterru