Cyclone Amphan batters Bengal, leaves large parts out of electricity, internet; 72 dead
May 21, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Cyclone Amphan on Wednesday pummelled the eastern state of West Bengal leaving at least 72 people dead, countless homeless, besides plunging large parts of the state without electricity, internet connections and other communications as the six-hour-long calamitous dance of the nature left even the city airport in disarray.
Kolkata man riding two-wheeler dies after Chinese kite string slits his throat on AJC Bose flyover
May 16, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 40-year-old biker died after his throat was slit by a Chinese kite string (glass-coated sharp manjha) while he was riding his two-wheeler along A.J.C. Bose flyover near Park Circus Seven Point Crossing , officials said.
Kolkata nurse crisis: 169 more private-hospital nurses resign, leave West Bengal
May 16, 2020, at 07:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Escalating the ongoing nurse crisis in privately run hospitals in Kolkata, 169 more staff nurses of multiple renowned private healthcare facilities in the city and its adjacent areas on Saturday quit their jobs and have started journey to their respective hometowns in different states, report said.
Kolkata's ID Hospital earns praises from central team over Covid management
May 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A two-member visiting central team has heaped praises upon Kolkata's Beliaghata ID Hospital over its handling of Covid-19 weeks after the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal faced sharp criticism from the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) over the health infrastructure in the state.
Kolkata man joins COVID-19 fight by providing masks, other items to cops and journalists
May 15, 2020, at 09:27 am
Kolkata: Asthe COVID-19 is causing havoc all overthe country, 55-year-old Sumit Ghosh is one of the citizens who has come forward to extend his help in fighting this pandemic in Kolkata.
May 13, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Officials in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday said that 37 of its men, who were posted at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) in Kolkata, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the number of personnel infected with Covid-19 in the city to 39.
Another CISF man dies due to Covid-19 in Kolkata
May 12, 2020, at 02:10 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.
Four more BSF personnel test COVID positive in Kolkata
May 11, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Four more personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) posted in Kolkata, including a jawan who was in the convoy of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) last month, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of BSF jawans infected with Covid-19 so far in the city to 10, officials said on Monday.
Covid-19 death toll reaches 50 in West Bengal
May 03, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With two more deaths were reported in last 24 hours, the number of fatalities due to Covid-19 has mounted to 50 in West Bengal while the state confirmed 41 fresh positive cases in the duration of a day, officials said on Sunday evening.
Apr 25, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The chief of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in Kolkata, Apurva Chandra, on Saturday wrote another letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, complaining non-cooperation by the state government and inadequate security arrangements for the team's movement.
After Babul Supriyo's 'dead body' video went viral, Bengal bans mobile phones at hospitals
Apr 22, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After a video showing dead bodies were lying with the suspected COVID-19 patients at a hospital here went viral on internet following a tweet by Union Minister Babul Supriyo, the West Bengal government has banned the usage of mobile phones in all Coronavirus hospitals, media reports said.
Babul Supriyo tweets video of 'suspected COVID patients lying with dead in Kolkata hospital'
Apr 21, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a video tweeted by Union Minister Babul Supriyo, several isolated suspected Novel Coronavirus patients were found sharing a ward with few deceased at a hospital here pointing a finger at the health infrastructure of West Bengal.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in London Paris Cinema hall
Apr 13, 2020, at 02:03 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Fire broke out at the London Paris Cinema hall of Mukti World Mall in the southern part of the city on Monday.
Second time in two days: MHA writes to West Bengal govt for action against lockdown violations
Apr 12, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: For the second time in last two days, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday sent a letter to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal asking them to take steps as the Centre had accessed reports of dilution of prohibitory orders during coronavirus lockdown in some parts of the state, official said.
West Bengal makes it mandatory to wear face covering in public
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Issuing an order on Sunday, West Bengal government has made it mandatory for residents to wear a face covering in the public as a precautionary measure against the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said.
Apr 11, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After identifying the possible Coronavirus hotspots in West Bengal, the state government has 'sealed' at least six locations- four in Howrah city and two in East Medinipur's Tamluk- to contain the spread of Covid-19 while few more hotspots will be under complete lockdown very soon, sources in the government said on Saturday.
West Bengal has 69 active COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths recorded: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 07, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said 69 COVID-19 infected patients are currently undergoing treatment in the state.
Apr 06, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 64 medical professionals, including 39 doctors, nurses, medical staff and non-medical staffers of Kolkata's Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital have reportedly been sent to quarantine days after the government-run health facility reported the death of a COVID-19 positive patient.
West Bengal to form policy making body for Covid-19 response
Apr 06, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her government will constitute a global advisory committee, engaging Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, for Covid-19 response policies in the state.
COVID-19 lockdown: Kolkata Police officer sings song to cheer self-isolated residents
Apr 02, 2020, at 12:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Joining the cops from other cities, a Kolkata Police officer on Wednesday took to the art of signing in a bid to cheer the self-isolated residents of a particular area in the city amid lockdown called to combat COVID-19.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at residential building in Bhawanipore
Mar 30, 2020, at 11:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a high-rise building at Bhawanipore area in south Kolkata on Monday.
West Bengal reports two more COVID-19 positive cases, tally reaches 17
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two women, aged 76 and 56 years, from West Bengal's East Medinipur district have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking total number of cases to 17 in the state, officials confirmed on Saturday late evening.
Mar 27, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Five members of a family, including three children, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the tally in West Bengal to 15, officials confirmed on Friday.
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A colleague of the Kolkata man, who died on Monday from coronavirus infection, has been admitted to N.R.S Medical College and Hospital in the city after he had complained of massive breathing trouble, reports said on Tuesday afternoon.
Kolkata: 255 arrested for violating Coronavirus lockdown
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Monday arrested 255 persons for defying lockdown, which has been enforced since last evening in Kolkata as well as other parts of West Bengal in the wake of COVID-19, officials said.
Three more people test positive for Covid19 in Kolkata, tally reaches 7
Mar 22, 2020, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three persons, including father, mother and maid of Kolkata's second Covid-19 infected youth, have tested positive for COVID 19, rising the case count in West Bengal to seven, officials said on Sunday evening.
COVID 19 Outbreak in India: Delhi Metro suspends service till Mar 31
Mar 22, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Keeping in mind the COVID 19 outbreak in India, Delhi Metro on Sunday said it has decided to suspend its service till Mar 31.
Kolkata: Death toll in Dum Dum central jail violence rises to four, CID takes over probe
Mar 21, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The death toll in Kolkata's Dum Dum correctional home violence over coronavirus restrictions has climbed to four as three more inmates succumbed to their injuries later, while West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the probe into the incident, officials said on Saturday night.
Kolkata: Two sweepers of Beliaghata ID hospital admitted to isolation ward with Covid-19 symptoms
Mar 21, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two cleaning staff of Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital, where all three novel Coronavirus infected patients of West Bengal are undergoing treatments, have been admitted to the same hospital's isolation ward with Covid-19 symptoms, officials said on Saturday.
Kolkata airport's immigration officers who checked Covid-19 infected youth sent to home quarantine
Mar 19, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two immigration officers posted at the Kolkata international airport, who had reportedly checked West Bengal's first and so far only Covid-19 infected youth while he was returning home from London via Mumbai, have been directed to stay in home quarantine for next 12 days, official said.