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57-yr-old tests positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): A 57-year-old man has tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total number of cases within the eastern Indian state to four on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Clashes erupt in Dum Dum central jail between inmates, police
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dum Dum (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Dum Dum central jail inmates in Kolkata allegedly set prison property on fire after clashes erupted between police and inmates over not being allowed to meet their families in the view of COVID-19 scare on Saturday.
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Kolkata's Indian Coffee House to remain closed till March 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): To halt the COVID19 spread, the authorities of Indian Coffee House here at College Street have decided to shut down the cafe till March 31.
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WB govt postpones Higher Secondary Examination till April 27
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Saturday postponed the Higher Secondary Examination in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: West Bengal PSC postpones all written exams till Apr 5
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has postponed all written exams scheduled between March 21 to April 5.
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2 Kolkata women, who disregarded home quarantine advice, admitted to hospi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Two women residing in a housing complex in Kolkata's Ballygunge area were shifted by police to a quarantine facility for not following the guidelines of home quarantine after returning from abroad.
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COVID-19: Thermal screening at Kolkata Police Station
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Patuli Police Station in Kolkata has started thermal screening of its visitors as a preventive measure to contain the effect of COVID-19.
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WB govt advises people returning from abroad to home quarantine
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Health and Family Welfare Department of West Bengal government on Friday appealed to citizens, who have recently returned from abroad, to home quarantine for 14 days.
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WB Guv meets CAB president, discusses cricket potential in state
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday met Cricket Assocition of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya, who briefed him about the sports and the potential of the youngsters in the state.
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COVID-19: WB to provide Rs 5 lakh insurance each to government medical sta
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Amid coronavirus pandemic, West Bengal government on Thursday announced to provide Rs 5 lakh insurance each to 10 lakh government medical staff across the state.
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Kolkata Port to quarantine vessels arriving from COVID-19 hit countries
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, all vessels arriving from the coronavirus- hit countries will be quarantined for 14 days as a precautionary measure before they get accepted by the Kolkata Port Trust including the Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Comple
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COVID-19: Chinese goods and hardware market in Kolkata suffers huge losses
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Kolkata's Chandni Market in Chandni Chowk, known as a hub of electronics goods and hardware, has been badly affected due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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