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WB labourers who recently returned to village quarantine themselves on tre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Villagers of Vangidi village in Balarampur in Purulia district, who have recently returned from Chennai, have quarantined themselves for 14 days on a tree since they do not have a separate room in their houses for isolation in the wake of COVID-19
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COVID-19: Siliguri Municipal Corporation conservancy workers keep city cle
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, the conservancy workers of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) have been putting their own lives at risk to ensure that the city stays clean and hygiene is maintained.
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Woman held for spreading fake news on COVID-19 in WB
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): A woman in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday for allegedly spreading fake news pertaning to spread of coronavirus.
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Mamata Banerjee distributes essential commodities to people amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday distributed essential commodities to people at Kalighat night shelter amid nationwide lockdown.
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5 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in WB
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Five more positive COVID-19 cases have been reported from West Bengal on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 15.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Social workers provide food to homeless at Kolkata'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Social workers in Kolkata were seen distributing food to the homeless and needy at an underpass in the city, which among the entire coutnry is under a lockdown aimed to break the chain of infection caused by the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Kolkata police arrest 453 people for violating lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): As many as 453 people have been arrested between March 25 and March 26 by the Kolkata Police for violating the lockdown which has been implemented to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
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Bengal CM directs officials, vendors to practice social distancing
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed officials and vendors to practice social distancing, in a market here amid the nationwide lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mamata Banerjee requests 18 CMs to help workers from Bengal stranded in th
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Ministers of 18 states requesting them to provide basic amenities such as shelter, food and medical support to the workers of West Bengal stranded in their states due to lockdown.
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Newspaper sales slump in Kolkata over fears of COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
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
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
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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COVID-19: Locals barricaded roads to prevent movement of people in WB's Ba
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Locals at a village in Bankura have barricaded roads connecting the village to other parts of the district, with bamboo to prevent movement of people in the view of novel coronavirus outbreak.
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