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Kolkata Port Trust employee who attended Markaz Nizamuddin event tests pos
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): An employee of one of the contractors of the Kolkata Port Trust has tested positive for coronavirus in Haldia. The man, Bilal Khan, had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and returned on March 24.
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COVID-19 : Kolkata cops sing 'We shall overcome' to instil confidence, che
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Cops here took to streets signing "We shall overcome" to generate awareness among people with respect to the coronavirus pandemic and instil confidence in them.
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WB govt issues clarification, says only 3 COVID-19 deaths in state
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): A day after announcing four persons died due to coronavirus, the West Bengal government on Thursday clarified that there are only three COVID-19 deaths in the state.
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COVID-19: Elderly man spends quarantine on boat in West Bengal village
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): A 60-year-old man has been living in a boat for the past four days after villagers allegedly forced him to do so following doctors advising him to go for 14 days quarantine.
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54 people who visited Markaz Nizamuddin are quarantined: Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that of the 71 people from West Bengal who had attended the religious event at Markaz Nizamuddin in Delhi, 54 have been quarantined.
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Mamata urges PM to sanction Rs 25,000 cr for Bengal, says state's finances
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to sanction Rs 25,000 crores for West Bengal and release the funds still due to the state saying that the state's finances are in "dire situation
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COVID-19: 30 Army officers put under quarantine in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): As a precautionary measure, 30 Army officers have been put under quarantine at Kolkata as they came in contact with the Colonel-rank Army Doctor who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Mamata Banerjee contributes Rs. 5 lakh each to PMNRF, West Bengal State Em
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she is contributing Rs. 5 lakhs to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and another Rs. 5 lakhs to the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund in an attempt to support our countr
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Five more COVID-19 cases in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Five more people were tested positive for coronavirus in West Bengal, taking the total number of cases to 27 in the State, Health and Family Welfare Department of West Bengal said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Doctors in Siliguri complain of poor quality COVID-19 protection gear
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Doctors at the North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri on Tuesday claimed that they have been provided raincoats, sunglasses and masks made of bedsheets instead of the PPEs (Personal Protective Equipments) such as laboratory glasses and surgical/N
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WB govt allows sweet shops to be open for 4 hrs amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Tuesday allowed sweet shops in the state to remain open for four hours a day, amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
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Two more test positive for coronavirus in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in West Bengal on Tuesday, an official said.
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