West Bengal

Wearing PPE, Trinamool Leader Takes Man With Covid Symptoms To Hospital

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 13, 2020

Wearing PPE, a TMC leader in West Bengal's Jhargram district carried a man having COVID-like symptoms on a bike to the hospital after his family failed to arrange an ambulance.

Mamata Banerjee Changes Lockdown Dates Again, Opposition Fumes

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday August 13, 2020

The Mamata Banerjee government has once again tweaked the dates for the lockdown in West Bengal in August. This is at least the third time that it has amended its original list of lockdown dates, inviting offensives from the opposition parties.

Unemployment Rate In Bengal Reduced By 40 Per Cent, Says Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the unemployment rate in the state has been reduced by 40 per cent at a time when the country is witnessing an all time high of 24 per cent unemployment.

Extracorporeal Life Support Helps Patients With Severe COVID-19 Symptoms In Kolkata

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Doctors at private hospitals in West Bengal's Kolkata are making use of a different technique to help certain patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms like pneumonia when even ventilators fail to help with their recovery.

WBJEE Counselling 2020 Begins Today, Know Required Documents, Registration Process Here

Education | Written By Bishal Kalita | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Candidates who qualified the entrance examination can now apply at the counselling page of the board website, wbjeeb.nic.in, using their login credentials.

72-Hour Yajna For Pranab Mukherjee's Fast Recovery At His Ancestral Place

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

As former President Pranab Mukherjee remained critical after undergoing brain surgery, people of Kirnahar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, his ancestral place, have started a 72-hour yajna from Tuesday for his speedy recovery.

COVID-19 Cases In West Bengal Cross 1 Lakh-Mark: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

The COVID-19 case count in West Bengal breached the one lakh-mark today to reach 1,01,390 after 2,931 new infections were reported, the state health department said.

WBBSE Result 2020: Ekalavya Model Residential Schools “Have Done Exceedingly Well”, Says Chief Minister

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Tuesday August 11, 2020

WBBSE Result 2020 - The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, or WBBSE, had declared the Madhyamik results on July 15. The overall pass percentage stood at 86.34 %.

Mamata Banerjee Raises Issue Of Pending Dues To Bengal During COVID-19 Meet

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today raised the issue of West Bengal's financial dues from the Centre during a video conference on the pandemic and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the Centre issues guidelines on which vaccine to be procured and used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

WBJEE 2020 Online Counselling Schedule Released; Registration Starts Tomorrow

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Tuesday August 11, 2020

To register online for WBJEE counselling, candidates have to upload certain documents including Class 10th admit cards, Classes 10 and 12 mark sheets and West Bengal-domiciled certificates in specified formats.

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy Says He Will Return To Active Politics

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

With just a few months left for the West Bengal Assembly elections, Meghalaya Governor and former BJP leader Tathagata Roy has expressed desire to return to active politics in his home state once his tenure as the governor ends.

2,600 Indians Stranded In Bangladesh, Let Them In: Centre To Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

The Centre has again urged the West Bengal government to allow entry of 2,680 inhabitants of the state stranded in neighbouring Bangladesh since the announcement of the lockdown across India in March, a senior official said on Sunday.

Bengal BJP Leader Designs Sarees, Asks Party Workers To Buy And Wear Them

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

A saree designed by West Bengal's BJP Mahila Morcha chief Agnimitra Paul, a noted fashion designer, featuring the party's election symbol lotus, has created a flutter after she asked women party workers to buy it.

Heavy Rainfall Likely In Parts Of Maharashtra: Weather Department

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in parts of Maharashtra due to a low pressure area formed over north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

Bengal Allows International Charter Flights Repatriating Stranded Indians

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

West Bengal has decided to allow international charter flights carrying Indian nationals with COVID-negative certificates to land at the state airports in an attempt to ease restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official said on Saturday.