West Bengal

Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

12:34 pm August 23, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra’s Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official said on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said. Kalyan town in […]

COVID caseload in India breaches 30-lakh mark

12:29 pm August 23, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. COVID-19 cases in the country jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Visva Bharati University closes after trouble over boundary wall

11:56 pm August 17, 2020

Kolkata: The heritage Visva Bharati University was on Monday shut down indefinitely following violent protests against the varsity’s decision to construct a boundary wall around the venue of Poush Mela, a prestigious annual cultural event started more than a century ago. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came out against the fencing, while Governor Jagdeep Dhankar expressed concern over the situation. Trouble erupted at […]

Large parts of country likely to receive heavy to very heavy during next 2-3 days: IMD

7:28 pm August 13, 2020

New Delhi: Large parts of the country are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next two-three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The IMD said a low pressure area has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha and West Bengal coasts. There is also a monsoon trough plus a convergence of southwesterly winds with […]

Bengal reports 54 fresh COVID deaths, 2,936 new cases

10:14 pm August 12, 2020

Kolkata: The COVID-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 2,203 on Wednesday after 54 people succumbed to the disease, the health department said. The state’s coronavirus count has gone up to 1,04,326 after 2,936 new cases of infection were reported, a bulletin released by the department said. The number of active patients is 26,003 in […]