COVID in Bengal: chief secretary calls on Governor
West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay called on Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday to present before him the COVID-19 situation in the…
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COVID in Bengal: no lockdown now, 4,500 additional beds in hospital, 11,000 beds in safe homes
There’s no immediate possibility of imposing night curfew or lockdown in West Bengal, though the number of COVID beds in state-run and…
COVID: Mamata Banerjee won’t campaign from Kolkata anymore, slashes rally time
In view of the rising number of COVID cases, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to…
COVID: All classes in Bengal schools suspended, summer vacations from today
Schools in West Bengal will be shut down immediately in view of the second wave of COVID. State education minister Partha Chatterjee…
Former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha dies, he was COVID positive
Ranjit Sinha (68), former chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) died early on Friday. He had tested positive for COVID.…
Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav test positive for COVID-19
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tested positive for COVID-19. He tweeted this adding that he is isolating himself. His predecessor,…
CBSE class 12 board exams postponed, class 10 exams cancelled
Class 12 board exams have been postponed and Class 10 exams have been cancelled due to a nation-wide surge of COVID cases,…
Bengal Assembly Speaker, Trinamool candidate Biman Banerjee COVID-19 positive, admitted to hospital
Biman Banerjee, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker and Trinamool Congress candidate, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to a…
COVID-19 and its impact on children: worried, upset, bored, they are grappling with changed routine, says CRY report
As the COVID-19 pandemic completes year since the country-wide lockdown was announced, a recent study highlights how the crisis has impacted children’s…
EC asks govt to remove PM Modi’s photos from COVID certificates in poll-bound states
With Assembly elections slated in a few weeks’ time in four states and one union territory, the Election Commission of India has…