KOLKATA: In yet another case of procedural delay to cremate a deceased Covid patient, the body of a 75-year-old woman was kept in her bedroom for 18 hours with the family members — in home quarantine — frantically calling up doctors, cops, the councillor and the state health department for […]
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Mumbai: Television actor Sameer Sharma allegedly committed suicide at his home in suburban Malad, police said on Thursday. Sharma, 44, who worked in serials like ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki’ and ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke’, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the […]
कोलकाता। पश्चिम बंगाल सरकार द्वारा लगाए गए संपूर्ण लॉकडाउन का असर शनिवार को कोलकाता की सड़कों पर देखने को मिला है। राजधानी कोलकाता समेत राज्य के हर छोटे-बड़े शहर में सड़कों पर सन्नाटा पसरा हुआ है। इसकी वजह है कि पूरे राज्य में प्रशासन ने लॉकडाउन को लागू करने के […]
The Railways has ordered an inquiry after body of a Covid-19 patient was allegedly swapped with the body of another patient who died of a kidney ailment at a railway hospital in Kolkata, officials said on Friday. While the body of the patient, who died of a kidney ailment, was […]
KOLKATA: To bridge the information gap, civic bodies and police in Kolkata, Salt Lake, New Town and Howrah will start a high-rise ‘census’ to identify and reach out to elderly people staying alone. The state government has also appealed to housing societies to help them to reach out to these […]
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: সপ্তাহের দ্বিতীয় লকডাউন। শনিবার সকাল থেকেই কড়া পুলিস। শহরের বিভিন্ন প্রান্তে পুলিস পিকেট। বাদ নেই জেলাগুলিও।সকাল থেকে শহরের রাস্তায় বেরিয়ে নজরে পড়ে ইকোপার্ক থানার পুলিসের তৎপরতা। লকডাউন অমান্যকারীদের লাঠি উচিয়ে তাঁরা করছেন পুলিসকর্মীরা। রাস্তাঘাট শুনশান থাকলেও গলির মুখে জমায়েত চোখে পড়ছে। তা হঠাতে কড়া পুলিস। ধর্মতলা ও পার্কস্ট্রিট […]
New Delhi: The Centre has released Rs 890.32 crore as the second instalment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package to 22 states and Union Territories, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The amount of financial assistance to each state and Union Territories is based on their COVID-19 […]
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board is set to introduce sweeping changes in the counselling process to engineering, architecture and pharmacy streams this year. In the upcoming e-counselling, students can opt for three rounds, and must lock their choice at the end of each round. They will not […]
DUBAI, UAE – An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing on Friday in heavy rain in southern India. Police said at least 17 people were killed and 123 others injured. Abdul Karim, a senior Kerala […]
The consignment of 126kg hilsa seized at Petrapole by BSF personnel on Wednesday KOLKATA: With the Bengali’s favourite Ilish (hilsa) continuing to remain elusive despite initial hopes of a good catch along the West Bengal coast, an enterprising few seem to be making most of the opportunity by smuggling in […]