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West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh tests positive for coronavirus

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday tested positive for coronavirus following which he was taken to a private hospital, health department sources said

Rains likely in Kolkata, other parts of West Bengal during Durga Puja

A low-pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause rains in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal during the Durga Puja, weather officials said on Friday

Puja grant to be used on Covid-19 gear, public-police bonding: Calcutta HC

Calcutta HC directed community Durga Puja organisers to spend 75% of the Rs 50,000 grant given by the West Bengal govt on procurement of Covid PPE and the rest on strengthening public-police bonding

TMC forms core committee to tackle infighting in its Hooghly unit

The TMC cracked the whip to contain the ongoing infighting in its Hooghly unit and formed a seven-member district core committee for collective leadership in the district

Left-Cong talks on seat-sharing for 2021 Bengal polls to begin next week

Talks between the Left and the Congress over sharing of seats for the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections will begin next week, their leaders said on Wednesday

Amazon opens largest fulfilment centre in Bengal ahead of festive season

The facility has a capacity of 1.2 mn cubic ft; firm triples storage at an existing centre for large appliances and furniture to 600,000 cubic ft

West Bengal coronavirus update: 3,583 Covid-19 cases, 60 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 298,389 as 3,583 more people tested positive for the infection, while 60 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 5,682

Volume gains ahead for United Breweries, but investors should be cautious

While the September quarter could be another washout, there are some positive triggers which could lead to demand improvement

Instead of turban issue in WB, BJP should at farm law affected-Sikhs: Cong

Congress leader in LS Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said when lakhs of Sikhs in Punjab are facing an uncertain future because of farm laws passed by the BJP-led central government

Mamata urges people to strictly adhere to Covid norms during festive season

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said there are instances of Covid-19 becoming air borne and the community transmission of the contagion has started in the state

Will move court, Human Rights Commission against WB police : Vijayvargiya

BJP national secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya accusing West Bengal police of hurling bombs and violating human rights during the party's march to the state secretariat

Video proves West Bengal police hurled bombs AT BJP rally: Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP claimed that a video purportedly showing policeman hurling a crude bomb at the rallyists during party's march to the state secretariat on Thursday

Political violence stigmatising Bengal; police should be neutral: Dhankhar

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that political violence is stigmatising the state and asked the police and bureaucrats to work as "public servants, not political servants"

West Bengal cinema halls to reopen with Sushant Singh Rajput films

Several single-screen theatres in and around Kolkata have decided to reopen shows from next week with films starring the actor

Police have to be more active to ensure Maoists don't return to WB: Mamata

Asserting that Maoists should not be allowed to make a comeback in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee asked the police to stay alert and ensure peace prevails in the Jangalmahal region

Bengal BJP to march to state secretariat against 'worsening' law and order

The West Bengal BJP will conduct a protest march to Nabanna, against the alleged worsening law and order situation and the issue of corruption under the Trinamool Congress government in the state

48% of Covid-19 deaths reported from 25 districts in 8 states, says govt

Ten states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, account for 77 per cent of the active coronavirus cases in the country

West Bengal coronavirus update: 3,348 new Covid-19 cases, 61 fatalities

The Covid-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 5,255 on Monday after 61 more people succumbed to the virus, the health department said in a bulletin

Bengal becoming Mafia-ruled state like UP, Bihar: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh alleged that the law and order situation in the state is worsening and gradually it is becoming a Mafia-ruled state like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

West Bengal on the boil over BJP leader's killing in Barrackpore

West Bengal's political cauldron was on the boil over the killing of a BJP leader in Barrackpore area near the city as the party enforced an arson-marred 12-hour shutdown to protest the murder