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Centre issues warning to West Bengal amid rising Covid cases post Durga Puja

Oct 27, 2021, at 04:57 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Centre has pulled up the West Bengal government over the spike in Covid-19 cases following gathering of people and flouting of protocols during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.

Bengal sees steep rise in Covid cases after Durga Puja, health official blames lack of adherence to protocols

Oct 23, 2021, at 04:44 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 cases in West Bengal are on rise ever since the Durga Puja festivities ended, forcing safe houses and quarantine centres in the city to be reopened Monday onwards.

India reports 18,987 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Oct 14, 2021, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India added 18,987 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 246 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.

India reports 22,431 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Oct 07, 2021, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily count of COVID-19 cases, India reported 22,431 new infections while the toll went up by 318 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a bulletin Thursday.

West Bengal: Like last year, no entry to Durga Puja pandals for visitors

Oct 01, 2021, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Like last year, no visitor will be allowed inside the Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.

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.

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 78-lakh mark with over 53,000 cases in 24 hours

Oct 24, 2020, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 tally in India on Saturday crossed the 78-lakh mark with the reporting of over 53,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.

India adds close to 56,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally touches 77.06 lakh

Oct 22, 2020, at 04:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's tally of Novel Coronavirus on Thursday touched 77.06 lakh with the reporting of close to 56,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.

50 pc of India's population likely to be affected by Covid-19 by Feb 2021: Report

Oct 21, 2020, at 04:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: At least 50 per cent of India's population is likely to be affected by Covid-19 by February 2021, which will help in slowing the spread of the illness, a government committee formed to make projections related to the highly contagious disease said, reported Reuters.

Thunderstorm likely to hit East, North-East India in next 24 hours

Oct 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Pune, Oct 2 (UNI) Thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning, is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, north Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours, predicted the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here today.