West Bengal: India Vision Institute and partners try to bring good vision to Durgapur, Kolkata
Jan 30, 2021, at 06:44 am
Kolkata: India Vision Institute (IVI), a not-for-profit working across India on vision care, provided access to screening and free spectacles to underprivileged communities in several areas in West Bengal for two days.
Cycles and other NMT will help reduce pollution and boost urban mobility in Kolkata, say experts
Jan 17, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Clean Air Network under SwitchON Foundation recently organised a stakeholder consultation on sustainable urban mobility in Kolkata.
West Bengal on high alert after first case of new UK coronavirus strain reported in Kolkata
Dec 30, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal health department has put its machineries on high alert after the first case of the new UK strain of Coronavirus, which is reportedly 70 per cent more contagious than the existing one, was confirmed in Kolkata, sources said.
Two-month old infant defeats COVID-19 at Kolkata hospital
Dec 24, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata based 150 bedded multi-speciality Spandan Hospital saved the life of two month old baby boy Joyraj Pal from Covid-19.
Amid new coronavirus strain scare, two passengers from UK test Covid-19 positive in Kolkata
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru/IBNS: Days after the United Kingdom (UK) officially announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus, which is reportedly 70 per cent more contagious than the existing one, five flyers from the UK in Delhi, two in Kolkata, and one each in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have tested positive for Covid-19.
Sputnik V Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial in Kolkata
Dec 18, 2020, at 05:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's Peerless Hospital Ethics Committee has approved the Sputnik V Phase 3 Covid 19 vaccine trial on Thursday.
West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates phase 3 trial of Covaxin in Kolkata
Dec 02, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday inaugurated the third phase trial of India's indigenous vaccine candidate against Covid-19, Covaxin.
A musical start to Durga Puja for Covid-19 Patients at CMRI
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite all the negativity around us and the uncertainty of what the next day will bring, the spirits of the Covid warriors at the wards of Kolkata' hospital Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have a completely different story to tell.
Kolkata: Doctors advice people to maintain healthy lifestyle to keep heart diseases away
Sep 30, 2020, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Doctors of Kolkata’s BM Birla Heart Research Centre have advised people to maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep heart diseases away.
Kolkata: Three senior doctors battling COVID-19 succumb in a single day
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Three senior physicians, who were battling Covid-19 at different private hospitals in Kolkata's EM Bypass area for the past few weeks, died on Monday, reports said.
West Bengal reports biggest single-day spike in fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll touches 1112
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With the highest one-day spike of 2278 infections and 36 deaths, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has jumped to 42487, including 16492 active cases, 1112 fatalities and 24883 recoveries, state health department said on Sunday.
West Bengal: Statewide Containment Zone lockdown extended till July 31
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:59 am
Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal Government on Sunday extended Statewide Containment Zone lockdown till July 31.
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 1560 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 30013, including 10500 active cases, 932 fatalities and 18581 recoveries, state health department said on Sunday.
Kolkata: Army Brigadier posted at Fort William dies of COVID-19
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A Brigadier-rank officer of the Indian Army, who was posted at the EME Eastern Command in Kolkata's Fort William, succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday, Indian Army officials said.
IAS official posted at West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 02, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A joint secretary-level IAS official posted at West Bengal secretariat Nabanna in Howrah has tested positive for Covid-19, sources said on Thursday.
COVID-19: West Bengal records highest-ever single-day spike of 572 cases, tally crosses 17000-mark
Jun 28, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 572 cases, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 17283, including 5451 active cases, 639 deaths and 11193 discharges, reports said on Sunday.
NCR, Guwahati better able to cope with Lockdown stress: Survey
Jun 26, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A study conducted on the mental well-being of citizens across urban India during the lockdown shows that those in Delhi (NCR) and Guwahati came out with flying colours.
Severe cyclonic storm Amphan to hit Bengal today, authorities alert
May 20, 2020, at 10:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several areas of West Bengal and Odisha are experiencing heavy winds and rainfall as extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
Another CISF man dies due to Covid-19 in Kolkata
May 12, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Jharu Burman who was posted at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) here, succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday, reports said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 cases in West Bengal inches towards 2000-mark, 14 deaths recorded in last 24 hours
May 10, 2020, at 08:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 153 new positive cases and 14 deaths reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 1939, reports said.
Kolkata: BSF driver who drove IMCT's escort jeep tests positive for Covid-19
May 04, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Kolkata on Monday said that one of its drivers, who reportedly drove of escort jeep of MHA's Intern-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)'s convoy weeks ago, has tested positive for novel coronavirus.
Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal confirms 38 new cases, 2 more fatalities
Apr 26, 2020, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 38 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal touched 461, officials said on Sunday.
Expert highlights mental agony during Coronavirus lockdown
Apr 06, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Pandemics are not just a medical phenomenon, they affect individuals and society on many levels, causing disruptions.
West Bengal reports sixth Covid-19 death
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 57-year-old man from Belgharia in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, who had earlier tested positive for novel coronavirus, died at a local private health facility on Wednesday morning, taking the Covid-19 death toll in the state to six, officials said.
West Bengal reports eight fresh active Covid-19 cases amid two more deaths
Apr 01, 2020, at 02:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 37 as swab samples of eight persons, who are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals, were found Covid-19 positive, officials said on Tuesday late night. Two persons died during the day taking the death toll in the state to five.
West Bengal reports another Covid-19 case, tally jumps to 21
Mar 29, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 59-year-old man from Sheoraphuli area in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district of West Bengal tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid-19 infected cases in the state to 21, officials said on Sunday.
West Bengal: Two persons, including Army doctor, test positive for COVID-19
Mar 29, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 20 as two persons, including a colonel-rank doctor of Kolkata' Army Command Hospital, tested positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday, officials said.
Kolkata: Two more, including a doctor, test positive for COVID 19
Mar 29, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of COVID 19 infected patients in Kolkata stands at 20 as two more people were tested positive for the disease on Sunday.
Kolkata's three Covid-19 patients on road to recovery: Sources
Mar 29, 2020, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three of the COVID-19 infected patients, who are currently undergoing treatment in Kolkata, are recovering from the disease, sources said.
West Bengal reports another positive case of Covid-19
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in West Bengal to 10, reports said on Wednesday midnight. Presently, eight Covid-19 infected patients are undergoing treatment at Beliaghata ID hospital.