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Bengal coornavirus tally climbs to 138,870 with record 3,274 new infections

The Covid-19 caseload of West Bengal went up to 1,38,870 after the highest single-day spike of 3,274 new infections was reported on Sunday

Bengal Covid tally climbs to 138,870 with record 3,274 new infections

The COVID-19 caseload of West Bengal went up to 1,38,870 after the highest single-day spike of 3,274 new infections was reported on Sunday, the health department said.

Liquor makers urge Bengal govt not to implement proposed excise policy

Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages have written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her not to go ahead with the proposed new excise policy as it will hurt the liquor industry.

Liquor associations warn against proposed tax hikes in West Bengal

Say it will lead to steep hike in prices which will hit sales, industry and govt revenues

Milk Mantra plans expansion, in talks to acquire dairy plant in Kolkata

At present, the company has two dairy plants at Puri and Sambalpur in Odisha with a processing capacity of 300,000 litres per day

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally climbs to 135,596 with 3,232 new infections

The COVID-19 caseload of West Bengal went up to 1,35,596 after 3,232 new infections were reported on Saturday, the health department said. The death toll also mounted to 2,737 with 48 more people succumbing to the disease, the department said in a bulletin. It said that 3,088 COVID-19 patients were released from hospitals taking the states discharge rate to 77.41 per cent. So far, 1,04,959 people have recovered from the disease in West Bengal. The number of active cases is now 27,900, the bulletin said. Of the fresh fatalities, 12 were reported from Kolkata, followed by nine from North 24 Parganas, six from Howrah and five from Hooghly. The remaining 16 deaths were registered in 10 other districts. Thirty-eight of the deaths recorded on Saturday were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental. The bulletin said that North 24 Parganas district registered the highest number of new infections at 547 and there were 516 fresh cases from the metropolis. The dist

Bangladeshi 'resident' of Mumbai caught by BSF near border in West Bengal

A Bangladeshi woman, who claimed to have been living in Mumbai for 20 years, was apprehended near the international border in West Bengal after she crossed over from the neighbouring country

West Bengal observes bi-weekly lockdown to break Covid transmission chain

West Bengal has recorded 27,696 active COVID-19 cases, 98,789 recoveries and 2,634 deaths, as per the Union Health Ministry on Friday

West Bengal govt may reduce 30 % tax on liquor amid declining sales

The West Bengal has levied 30 per cent tax on liquor when wine shops reopened after the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Visva Bharati to write to PM Modi, seek central forces after violence

According to Shyam Singh, the Birbhum district superintendent of police, nine persons have been arrested for campus violence

Mamata speaks to Governor over Visva Bharati's law and order situation

CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke to state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, minutes after the latter expressed concern that the law and order situation at the Visva Bharati University was alarming.

Bengal govt asks hospitals to set up isolation ward for Covid-19 patients

The health department in West Bengal has directed all hospitals to set up an isolation ward for suspected coronavirus cases

West Bengal govt effects change in complete lockdown for fifth time

The West Bengal government on Wednesday effected a change in the state-wide complete lockdowns in the state for the fifth time and decreased it by a day by withdrawing the slated one on August 28.

Unemployment rate in West Bengal declined by 40%: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee 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 joblessness

Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till Aug 31

Earlier, the temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to Kolkata airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad was extended till August 15

Coronavirus: Flights suspended from six cities to Kolkata till August 31

According to the Union Health Ministry, West Bengal has so far recorded 26,375 number of Covid-19 cases

Non-implementation of PM-Kisan scheme "cruel joke" on Bengal farmers: Guv

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday wrote to CM Mamata Banerjee, expressing displeasure over non-implementation of the Centre's PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

West Bengal govt puts cap on advance deposit for private hospitals

Private hospitals in West Bengal cannot charge patients more than 20 per cent of the estimated cost of treatment or a maximum of Rs 50,000 at the time of admission

Coronavirus lockdown strictly enforced in West Bengal, 3561 people arresed

West Bengal was witness to strict enforcement of complete lockdown on Saturday with the police cracking down on violators, resorting to lathcicharge