Bengal
Footballer Mehtab Hossain quits BJP in less than 24 hours after joining the party
He had joined the BJP on Tuesday.
Bengal
BJP has turned elections into a dirty game & is targeting Bengal unfairly: Mamata Banerjee says at her party’s Martyrs’ Day virtual rally
BJP is using money to buy votes and politicians, but be warned, said Mamata Banerjee.
Bengal
60 COVID-19 helpline numbers in Bengal, check the numbers & existing list of containment zones here
Already a lockdown is in place in some areas.
Bengal
Complete lockdown across Bengal for 2 days a week, home secretary says community transmission has started in some areas
Thursday & Saturday lockdown this week.
Bengal
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar wants to “discuss” Bengal’s “worrisome situation” with Home Minister Amit Shah, says it’s his “duty”
Dhankhar has been mentioning several issues in the state in his tweets.
Bengal
Violence erupts in Bengal’s Chopra following alleged gangrape-murder, police say woman died from “effect of poison”
Over 200 people staged a protest on the national highway, and clashed with the police.
Bengal
COVID-19 in West Bengal: 4,476 new cases in just 2 days, discharge rate drops to 58.56%
Percentage increase in number of persons testing positive to the number of tests done.
Nation
Poet, activist Varavara Rao tests positive for COVID-19, “criminal negligence” by the state, says family
His health condition has been vulnerable.
Bengal
“Are we the Governor’s servants?” Mamata Banerjee reacts to Jagdeep Dhankhar’s tweets, says he is doing more than a BJP mouthpiece would have
Laws are being amended without discussion in dictatorial manner, Banerjee alleged about the Centre.
Bengal
Cured of COVID, 20,680 get discharged in Bengal so far; 749 discharged in the last 24 hours
Over 700 patients released in one day.