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Mamata visits Rajabazar area in Kolkata; urges people to stay at home
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Rajabazar area in Kolkata and asked citizens to stay at home and cooperate in the fight against COVID-19.
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MHA directs West Bengal govt to 'cooperate' with teams sent to assess lock
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has directed the West Bengal government to extend cooperation to, and allow smooth functioning of, the two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) deputed by the Centre to assess the lockdown situation and compliance in the state.
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29 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal, total active cases rise to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on Tuesday said that 29 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state in the past 24 hours taking the total number of active cases to 274.
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Politics over Covid: IMCT teams in other states working, facing problems o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) was blocked by West Bengal government from carrying out their duty of assessing Covid-19 risk zones in the state, said IMCT leader Apurva Chandra.
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Kolkata sweet shop owners welcome govt's decision to reduce operational ti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): The sweet shop owners in Kolkata have welcomed the West Bengal government's decision to reduce the operational time from 8 hours to 4 hours amid the lockdown.
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COVID-19: Footballers urge fans to stand by each other
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Indian Super League club ATK player Arnab Mondal has urged the people of Kolkata to 'stand by each other' as coronavirus continues to rage.
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WB Guv Dhankhar requests Mamata to avoid confrontation with centre to comb
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to cooperate with the centre to combat the corona crisis and avoid confrontation.
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Mamata takes exception to central teams, writes to PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the central teams have kept the State government in 'complete dark'.
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Total active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal reach 245
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): With 47 new cases, the total number of active coronavirus cases in West Bengal rose to 245, said the state's Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday.
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Seriously addressing issue of non-standardised kits in West Bengal: Direct
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): Dr Shanta Dutta, Director of ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) on Monday said that it was unfortunate that the NIV kits were not standardised by the manufacturing company which had caused problems in West Bengal and
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COVID-19 testing kits being used across India, no other State except West
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Monday said he has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking details about the COVID-19 testing kits received from the Centre after the State government accused the Central government of sending defective testin
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Mamata Banerjee suppressing COVID-19 related deaths in West Bengal: CPI (M
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): CPI (M) leader Mohammad Salim on Monday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of suppressing the truth regarding the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state.
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