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Viral video shows unclaimed bodies being disposed off in WB; civic body cl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): A viral video from Kolkata is being circulated on social media since Wednesday that shows some decomposed bodies being dragged into the van.
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West Bengal suspends two at Bardhaman school after book terms dark-skinned
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has taken cognizance of an issue related to racial stereotyping in Bardhaman Municipal Girls High School and suspended two school officials in the case.
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Kolkata sweet shop introduces 'Sandesh' to boost immunity amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): A sweet shop in Kolkata has come up with a sweet named as 'Immunity Sandesh' for its customers amid coronavirus pandemic.
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PIL moved in Calcutta HC seeking kids below 12 be exempted from attending
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Calcutta High Court mentioning that children below the age of 12 should be exempted from attending school till a vaccine or cure for COVID-19 is found.
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Doctors in Kolkata hospital stage protest, seek proper care for non-COVID
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): Junior doctors at Sagar Dutta Medical College in Kolkata held a protest on Wednesday over hospital turning into COVID-19 hospital and said it has led to improper treatment of other patients.
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Surgical strike at corruption must; transparency and accountability have t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): Tagging the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Twitter, state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said that "surgical strike" at corruption in the public interest is must and added that he is in "unsparing high alert mode".
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Reopening shops inside malls an expensive business for owners in Kolkata
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): The expenses to run the shops inside malls have increased in Kolkata as the shops are adhering to health guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Never called migrant trains 'Corona Express', public said it: Mamata denie
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah trained his guns on the West Bengal government for naming Shramik Express as Corona Express, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that she never called the trains 'Corona Express' and it wa
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Attendance up to Deputy Secretary level to be taken in two shifts in Benga
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that attendance up to Deputy Secretary level of all government employees will be taken in two shifts to avoid the crowd and maintain social distancing in the fight against COVID-19.
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Vande Bharat 3: 193 Indians reach Kolkata from New York
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): A special evacuation flight of Air India, carrying 193 Indians from New York, arrived at Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning as part of the 'Vande Bharat' mission, aimed at bringing Indian nationals stranded in various countries due to coronavir
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WB govt launches portal for providing jobs to returning IT professionals i
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 9 (ANI): In a bid to help the Information Technology (IT) professionals who have returned home during the COVID-19 crisis, the West Bengal government has launched a web portal for providing them jobs in the state's IT companies.
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372 new COVID-19 cases push West Bengal's count to 8,985
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 9 (ANI): West Bengal on Tuesday reported 372 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 8,985, said the state health department.
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