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Central team finds lapses in Bengal’s Covid-19 response
One of the two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) sent to West Bengal to assess the on-ground situation there in terms of dealing with Covid-19 has highlighted several anomalies in its letter to...
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In West Bengal, CM vs Governor row escalates
None backs out of the fight West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s choppy relations with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took a turn for the worse after the two exchanged a series of letters, trading...
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18 Covid deaths in Bengal, 39 more died due to ‘co-morbidities’: Govt
Kolkata: Eighteen of the 57 deaths audited so far by a state health experts’ panel were found to be “directly Covid deaths”, the Bengal government said on Friday. The other 39 were found to be caused...
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MP Raju Bista helps stranded Manipuri youth in Siliguri
KANGPOKPI, Apr 25 : Manipur born Darjeeling MP Raju Bista reached out to stranded Manipuri youth in Siliguri and helped them with essential items amid the COVID-19 lockdown.The MP had received a call...
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Central team on virus seeks stricter implementation of lockdown in North Bengal
Kolkata: A central team visiting North Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation wrote to the West Bengal government on Saturday, suggesting stricter implementation of lockdown there.Two Central teams...
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31 Nepalis die of COVID-19 in UK
LONDON: At least 31 Non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom, according to Embassy of Nepal in London. This includes three women.The Nepali embassy...
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Central teams carry on with Covid-19 survey in Bengal
Two inter-ministerial central teams — one in south Bengal and the other in the north of the state — continued with their visits, mostly to markets and containment zones in Calcutta and Howrah and tea...
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CM asks: What is reason for central team visit?
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked whether the Union government was doing justice by sending inter-ministerial central teams to the state in the midst of a crisis.“You tell me...
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Central team in S Bengal escorted by BSF jawans
Haldia/Jalpaiguri: The central team visiting East Midnapore on Monday to assess Covid-19 management in Haldia and Panskura was accompanied by BSF jawans. No state police personnel was seen with the...
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Malda reports first coronavirus patient
The first Covid-19 positive case was detected in Malda district on Monday.The patient, who is a migrant worker and hails from a village in Manikchak block, has been sent to a private nursing home at...
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Central teams extensively tour Bengal Covid zones, hosps including Darjeeling
Kolkata/Siliguri/Darjeeling: The inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) on Tuesday made extensive visits to healthcare facilities and high-prevalence zones across West Bengal without waiting for an...
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90 at Sikkim govt guest house in Delhi quarantined after patient there tests...
New Delhi, 29 () Ninety people at a Sikkim government guest house in south Delhi's Green Park have been quarantined after a patient staying there tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. The...
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Warm welcome to cured Covid nurse Pratika Pradhan
Warm claps and flower petals greeted nurse Pratika Pradhan when she returned home in the hills on Wednesday after recovering from Covid-19, a viral infection which widened the distance among...
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Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri in the clear for 21 days
Kalimpong/Jalpaiguri: The small hill town of Kalimpong, which had recorded West Bengal’s second Covid-19 death on March 29, has seen a remarkable turnaround, with no new positive case reported in the...
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COVID-19 Positive, Then Negative, Positive Again, Then Dead
Kolkata: When Raj Gupta received a phone call from the nodal COVID-19 hospital in Kolkata to say an ambulance was on its way to collect his father, the iron merchant was stunned. Just 24 hours earlier,...
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Darjeeling nurses face ostracism, say health workers are least appreciated
Anjali Rai and Pratika Pradhan had mixed feelings – whether to feel elated or sad – as they left a private nursing home in Siliguri on Tuesday evening after recovering from coronavirus disease...
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Darjeeling recalls fond memories of Rishi Kapoor, CM condoles death
DARJEELING: It was the Queen of Hills where Rishi Kapoor learnt the lessons of adolescence, love and heart- break in reel life. Darjeeling always remained close to the heart of the romantic hero ever...
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Planters turn to two Hill MPs, seek solutions
Planters are banking on Members of Parliament Raju Bista (Lok Sabha) and Shanta Chhetri (Rajya Sabha) when it comes to resolving problems plaguing the tea industry. Planters and owners have sought help...
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Why Did Centre’s Inter-Ministerial Team Visit North Bengal?
The fight between the Centre and the state in West Bengal reached a political climax when two teams, known as the Inter Ministerial Central Teams, or the IMCTs, were sent to Kolkata by the Centre on 20...
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Bengal Terms Centre's List of Red Zones in State as 'Erroneous', Requests...
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday wrote to the Centre to remove six districts from its list of 10 Red Zones in the state. This move came hours after the Centre issued a list of Green,...
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