Biswajit and Brihaspati’s wedding on Wednesday KOLKATA: Thrice deferred, now locked down for life. A young couple, who had their wedding plans postponed three times in the last 15 months, tied the knot on Wednesday — the last ‘total lockdown’ July day in Bengal — at home, minus the pomp […]
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নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: উপসর্গহীন ও মৃদু উপসর্গ থাকা রোগীদের জন্য এবার প্রত্যেক পুরসভা ও থানা এলাকায় সেফ হোম তৈরি করবে রাজ্য। ইতিমধ্যেই রাজ্যে ১০৯ টি সেফ হোম তৈরি করেছে সরকার। এই সংখ্যা আরো বাড়াতে চায় নবান্ন। হোটেল স্টেডিয়াম বিয়ে বাড়িতে সেফ হোম করার সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে। যেখানে বাথরুম সহ সব রকমের […]
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 30 (ANI): West Bengal Congress President Somen Mitra passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, West Bengal Youth Congress condoled the demise of Somen Mitra. “WBPCC President Somen Mitra has breathed his last, a short while ago. As we struggle […]
The Opposition parties in Punjab have accused the Congress government of misusing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. While Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded the State government not to register cases against Sikh youth under the UAPA for minor offences, Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said its leaders […]
Hawkers below Sealdah flyover KOLKATA: The bridge advisory committee appointed by the government has recommended that all settlements below various bridges and flyovers across the city should be relocated. Bridge experts said these are detrimental to the structural healths of the bridges like Bijon setu, Sealdah flyover and Aurobindo setu. […]
West Bengal observed a near total lockdown on Wednesday even as it recorded 2,294 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total case tally past the 65,000 mark to 65,268. The active cases in the State now stand at 19,652. The death toll from the pandemic rose to 1,490, with 41 more […]
Crowd at Koley market in Sealdah last week KOLKATA: The enforcement branch of Kolkata Police on Tuesday visited several markets in north and central Kolkata a day before the lockdown following allegations that people were being asked to buy vegetables at higher prices. Cops interacted with buyers at Maniktala and […]
West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra has died due to age-related ailments at a city hospital. He was 78. Mitra, who was admitted to a hospital here with kidney ailments a few days ago, passed away at around 1.30 am on Thursday following a cardiac arrest, the hospital sources told […]
KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said if the Covid situation in Bengal improved in August, the education department might consider Teacher’s Day on September 5 to reopen educational institutions that have been shut since March. Announcing the tentative timeline with caution, Banerjee said, “If the situation permits, we […]
For 14-year-old Nandni Gond, the biggest worry during the lockdown is that younger children in her village might forget what they have learnt at schools over the years. Sitting on a chair in the shade of a tree outside her house in Panna district, Nandni watches over a handful of […]