Bengal
Kolkata & the rest of Bengal slowly get back to normalcy on first day of “phased reopening”
Tea and jute industry is beginning to function with full capacity of workers.
Bengal
Amphan: KMC to plant 50,000 trees to breathe new life into Kolkata’s green cover
50,000 trees are needed to make up for the losses.
Nation
Poet, activist Varavara Rao shifted to hospital from jail after he fell unconscious, family demands his immediate release
He was arrested in November 2018.
Bengal
277 new COVID-19 cases in Bengal on Friday, high increase rate continues
The number of cases has been high for two consecutive days.
Bengal
From June 1: more people in public transport, more shops, state govt offices will open from June 8, says Bengal CM
Social distancing must be maintained strictly.
Bengal
COVID-19: places of worship can open from June 1, said Mamata Banerjee
Social distancing & sanitising compulsory.
Bengal
Centre’s inhuman & unscientific packing of migrant workers in trains is causing increase in COVID-19 cases: Mamata Banerjee
There is no social distancing in trains, she said.
Bengal
COVID-19: West Bengal fire services minister Sujit Bose tests positive
He and his family members are in home quarantine, following doctors' advice.
Bengal
344 new COVID-19 positive cases on a single day in Bengal, highest on a day so far
9,256 tests were done during the day.
Bengal
COVID-19: Domestic flights operations resume from Kolkata on Thursday
Twenty flights are scheduled to operate through Kolkata airport on Thursday.