India declares COVID-19 a “notified disaster”
Rs 4 lakh to families of the deceased.
West Bengal news
Bengal govt announces closure of all schools & colleges till March 31 as COVID-19 precaution
Ongoing board exams in these institutions will take place as scheduled.
Coronavirus: first death in India in Karnataka, Italian couple admitted in Kolkata with symptoms
Total number of people who tested positive in India is 75.
Steep rise in goat meat price in Kolkata: govt to probe
Officially, the price per kilo was fixed at Rs 700.
Water reservoir collapses in Kolkata’s Salt Lake, residents stage protest
Recently, a water reservoir in Bankura had collapsed to the ground.
Coronavirus in Kolkata: 5 under observation, SSKM to test COVID-19
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has increased to 62.
Abir from lipstick tree (latkan) in Bengal’s Doljatra & Holi this year
Abir is also being made from other flowers such as marigold and rose.
Coronavirus in Kolkata: Task force to check N-95 mask hoarding, foreigners being tracked
The task force is conducting checks in medical stores.
Kolkata’s youngest woman bus driver Kalpana Mondol: tough fighter, dreamer & doer
She started driving a bus when her father met with an accident.
Rabindra Bharati University police complaint after “objectionable” photos by students, five tracked down
Police also probe authenticity of photos.