West Bengal

Kolkata hospital first to enable doctors to virtually attend Covid-19 patients [Video]

Prioritising the safety of its medical staff, a private hospital in Kolkata has installed video-calling devices in COVID-19 wards to allow doctors to look after patients without coming in direct contact with them.

May 18, 2020

Centre identifies 130 districts as coronavirus red zones: Check out the state-wise list of hotspots

All the 733 districts of the country have been categorised under red, orange and green zones by the Union Health Ministry as part of a lockdown exit strategy.

May 1, 2020

West Bengal medical officer dies after testing positive for Covid-19; state reports 611 cases

Dr Biplab Kanti Dasgupta passed away late last night, April 25 at a private hospital in Kolkata. He held the charge of Additional Director of Health Services in West Bengal.

Apr 26, 2020

IFS officer Santosha Gubbi gives aid to villagers who once thrashed him

IFS Officer Gubbi was thrashed last year as he had gone to investigate a poaching case, has now emerged as their messiah.

Apr 25, 2020

Viral video shows Shashi Tharoor speaks fluent Bengali requesting migrant workers to remain in Kerala

The video specially addressing the huge bulk of migrant workers from West Bengal urges them to stay safe in Kerala during the national lockdown.

Apr 2, 2020

Medical insurance for 10 lakh Bengal medical personnel doubled

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that ICDS workers, police personnel, doctors, nurses, health workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) personnel will also be included in the insurance scheme.

Mar 31, 2020

Vitriol and violence: A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India

People are also using online platforms to identify those who have recently returned from locations considered high-risk or who may have come into contact with people with the disease. Satyaki Mitra is just one of its recent victims.

Mar 30, 2020

Kolkata man brutally beaten to death by police after he goes out to buy milk amid coronavirus lockdown

Kolkata Police thrashed the man in West Bengal's Banipur Rajgung area of Howrah district after he went out to buy milk during the 21-day lockdown.

Mar 26, 2020

Mamata govt orders Kolkata teachers to work on Janta Curfew day; BJP, TMC engage in war of words

The West Bengal government has asked the teachers to go to school on March 22, the day of Janta Curfew, to prepare for the distribution of mid-day meals for children.

Mar 21, 2020

Mid-air miracle: Thai woman gives birth on board, plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata

The woman was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after delivering the baby with the help of the cabin crew of Qatar airways at around 3 am.

Feb 4, 2020

Bengal horror: Woman teacher dragged, assaulted by TMC leader over land encroachment

The victim has registered a police complaint against five men who allegedly assaulted her after she protested their bid to acquire her land forcibly for construction of a road in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district.

Feb 3, 2020

India's first underwater metro in Kolkata to be functional soon: 5 facts

The East-West metro project is 74 percent owned by India's Railway Ministry and 26 percent by the nation's Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Jan 28, 2020

After Kolkata port, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demands renaming of Victoria Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that Kolkata port will be renamed after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.

Jan 12, 2020

PM Modi renames Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Modi made the announcement while addressing a gathering at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on the occasion of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

Jan 12, 2020

'CAA meant to give citizenship, not snatch it away': PM Modi in Kolkata

Modi said youth and other citizens of the country are being misled on the CAA which came into force on Friday.

Jan 12, 2020

CAA stir: Brahmin priests hit Kolkata streets to protest against Citizenship Act

Stressing that peace was a pre-requisite for development, the group said the enactment CAA and talks of NRC had caused violence across the nation.

Dec 31, 2019

Major upheavel in West Bengal as anti-CAA protesters obstruct key highways

At 24 Parganas North district, protesters blocked National Highway 34 and started a 'picnic' Protests also took place in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts.

Dec 15, 2019

Mamata Banerjee accuses political parties of inciting violence over CAB

"Some political parties with religious fundamentalism and communal intentions are deliberately trying to stoke chaos and violence," said CM Mamata Banerjee.

Dec 15, 2019

Cyclone Bulbul: 75 passengers of cruise ship rescued in Bay of Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee

Iterating that major part of the cyclone has already crossed the state, Banerjee appealed to the people not to venture outdoors.

Nov 10, 2019

Mamata Banerjee condoles death of labourers in Kashmir, says 'help will be extended to families'

Five labourers from Sagardighi area in Murshidabad district were killed and another injured in a terror attack in Kashmir's Kulgam district

Oct 30, 2019