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Newspaper sales slump in Kolkata over fears of COVID-19 spread
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Newspaper sales in Kolkata have slumped over fears of coronavirus transmission.
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1 more COVID-19 case reported in West Bengal, total tally reaches 10
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): A 66-year old man from Nayabad in south Kolkata was found positive for the coronavirus yesterday, taking the total tally of the infection-related cases to 10 in the eastern state of India, health authorities said.
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Police stations to take responsibility of delivering food at every doorste
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Amid the countrywide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all police stations will take responsibility to deliver food at doorsteps under the supervision of District Magistrates and Po
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RPF personnel extend helping hand to stranded passengers at Howrah Railway
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As 375 passengers were left stranded at Howrah Railway Station after West Bengal government announced that no public transport will be operational during the lockdown, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has taken up the task to help them.
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Combating COVID-19: Complete lockdown in West Bengal till March 31
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): West Bengal has been put under complete lockdown from 5 pm today to March 31, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kolkata's AMRI Hospital staff, who treated now-deceased COVID-19 patient,
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Doctors and other medical staff of the AMRI Hospital, who were looking after the 57-year-old COVID-19 patient who died of the disease on Monday, have been home quarantined.
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COVID-19: Bengal Imams Association urges closure of mosques for common peo
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Bengal Imams Association on Tuesday urged mosques to not allow the entry of common people in the mosques and advised people to perform namaaz from their homes.
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Never thought of seeing my city like this: Ganguly on Kolkata lockdown due
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India president, Sourav Ganguly, on Tuesday said that he could never imagine seeing Kolkata come to a standstill.
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COVID-19: Calcutta HC directs constitution of 3-member panel to examine ba
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Calcutta High Court, while hearing a PIL on overcrowding in jails, on Tuesday ordered to constitute a 3-member committee to examine how many prisoners can be released on bail and how many can get parole amid a growing coronavirus threat.
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255 arrested for violating COVID-19 lockdown in Kolkata
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Kolkata Police on Tuesday said at least 255 persons were arrested yesterday for violating restriction orders imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus infection.
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Samples of 7 people test positive for coronavirus till now: WB Health Dept
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Samples of seven people have tested positive for coronavirus till now while one person has died of the disease, according to the Health Department of West Bengal government.
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COVID-19 : Anti-CAA, NRC protests to be withdrawn in Kolkata, says Imam Na
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, all ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Kolkata would be withdrawn, said Moulana Md Shafik Qasmi, Imam Nakhuda Mosque, on Monday.
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