Five years after the death of a Presidency University student due to a gas leak, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited to compensate the family by paying ₹64 lakh. A Bench headed by NGT judicial member S.P. Wangdi held that the […]
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KOLKATA: City doctors are being flooded with calls from anxious flu patients who fear they could be suffering from Covid-19. The similarity of Covid symptoms with that of seasonal cough-and-cold has left hundreds of Kolkatans confused and worried. While they are scurrying for medical advice and are even being scared […]
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Earth Sciences launched a mobile application ‘Mausam’ for the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, which is designed to communicate the weather information and forecasts to the general public. Using the app, the general public can access observed weather, forecasts, radar […]
कोलकाता। मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी द्वारा घोषित 31 अगस्त तक लॉकडाउन के बीच सम्पूर्ण लॉकडाउन की तारीखें बदल दी गई हैं। मंगलवार को राज्य सचिवालय में मीडिया से मुखातिब होकर ममता बनर्जी ने इस बात की घोषणा की थी कि 31 अगस्त तक पश्चिम बंगाल में लॉकडाउन रहेगा उसमें भी 16 […]
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Published: July 29, 2020 10:38:44 am Health workers in PPE suits collect swab samples of police officers for Covid-19 test, at a police station in Kolkata on Tuesday. Express photo by Partha Paul. West Bengal’s recovery rate jumped to a record 66.74 per […]
West Bengal on Tuesday recorded 2,134 cases of new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the State to 62,964. The State also recorded 38 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the number of deaths to 1,449. During the past 24 hours, […]
People walk along a deserted street (File photo, AFP) KOLKATA: Residents of West Bengal woke up to empty roads and deserted public places on Wednesday as a complete lockdown was enforced across the state to break the chain of surging coronavirus cases. All public transport, government and private offices, banks […]
The severe flood Assam is currently facing seems to have become an advantage for cattle smugglers using the unfenced stretch of the India-Bangladesh borders to pump in cattle heads to the neighbouring country ahead of Eid celebrations. This came to light after BSF personnel seized over 200 cattle while being […]
कोलकाता। कोलकाता की जेलों में बंद कैदियों की सुरक्षा के लिए पुलिस ने अलग से आइसोलेशन सेल बनाने का निर्णय लिया है ताकि वे कोरोना वायरस की चपेट में आने से बच सकें। कोलकता पुलिस के खुफिया विभाग के एक दर्जन से अधिक अधिकारियों को इस माह की शुरुआत में […]
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Published: July 29, 2020 10:55:28 am In a letter to Banerjee, the Governor said, “I am stunned and shocked, as are many, at your observation yesterday.” (Express) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her jibe at […]