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Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal readies ground for life after lockdown

Electronics, stationery, tea stalls, and paint and hardware stores to open from Monday

Centre's policies on lockdown confusing, arbitrary: Mamata Banerjee

Will follow Centre's orders but it has to be 'proper, transparent and without any political interference', says chief minister.

Guv Dhankar will be in driver's seat if TMC performs below par in polls

Dhankar has been vocal against the state government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic

Amid row over death toll, PDS 'scam', Mamata & BJP are nearing a flashpoint

The attack sharpened after the Centre decided to send two inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) to assess the situation in the state

Lift coronavirus lockdown by mid-May, Mamata Banerjee tells Centre

For the third day in a row, Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata and advised people to strictly follow the lockdown norms, saying this was needed to break the chain of coronavirus transmission.

Centre cannot throttle us, says Bengal FM Mitra amid political slugfest

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Mitra said the decision to send two inter-ministerial Central teams to West Bengal without consulting the state government was a breach of protocol

Prices remain muted despite decline in crop arrivals across mandis: CRISIL

Report points to the possibility of grains being hoarded by farmers and traders to be sold at a later date when mandi operations and logistics normalise

'Adventure tourism': TMC on central teams' visit to WB to assess Covid-19

West Bengal Chief Minister had shot off a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, underscoring the "unilateral" and "undesirable" action, keeping her government in the dark

Easing the Covid-19 lockdown: How states plan to implement guidelines

According to MHA guidelines, while states and union territories cannot dilute the protocols, they are at liberty to impose stricter measures according to the requirements of local areas.

Key takeaways from PM Modi's lockdown extension speech

Mr Modi has warned, "In the next few days, you will see more strict actions to contain the damage. Till April 20, there will be a careful survey and evaluation

PM spoke about lockdown extension till April 30, Bengal in favour: Mamata

Banerjee said West Bengal, too, is in favour of continuing the restrictions till the end of April

Workers to owners count losses as Bengal's small factory hub shuts down

Howrah is the hub for castings, machine parts, forged and assembled parts and it caters to India and the world.

Coronavirus impact: States can now borrow up to 50% of limit in April

Centre's resource crunch owing to dwindling revenues prompts move

Bengal villagers take up policing as migrants return from other states

Few days back, nearly seven migrant labourers quarantined themselves since they arrived in their village on March 25 from Chennai

West Bengal's Singur facing difficult times amid the coronavirus lockdown

West Bengal government allowed relaxations for sweet shops during the lockdown earlier this week, there have hardly been any customers which is making the owner anxious.

How Bengal saw the coronavirus pandemic on horizon before the centre did

she had requested Modi to stop all incoming international flights to Kolkata, just before he announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown

Anyone found ostracising healthcare workers will be arrested: CM Mamata

Banerjee said her government would set up a dedicated nodal hospital in all the districts for cases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Duflo to aid Bengal awareness drive

Banerjee and Duflo will devise the campaign in coordination with the state government and local doctors.

Rural wages in West Bengal set to take a hit as migrant workers return home

Many fear they will run out of money soon, as they are seen as a burden on the rural economy; most are ostracised due to social distancing

Govt approves additional Rs 5,751 cr to 8 states as calamity relief

The eight states which will get the financial assistance are: Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karnataka