Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Government's Health and Family Welfare department's Principal Secretary Vivek Kumar has been removed from his present post and shifted to the Environment department with immediate effect.
Bangladesh to develop deeper rail linkages with India for uninterrupted supply of essentials
Kolkata/UNI: Amid Coronavirus induced lockdown Bangladesh on Monday stressed on resuming trade with India through railways and developing deeper linkages to maintain uninterrupted supply of essentials.
COVID-19 cases in West Bengal cross 2,000 mark after 124 fresh cases appear in past 24 hours
Kolkata/IBNS: With 124 new positive cases and five deaths being reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 2063, including 1374 active cases, 118 deaths and 499 discharges, reports said on Monday night.
BSF seizes 30 kg ganja along Assam-West Bengal border
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled attempts of ganja smuggling and seized huge quantity of ganja along Assam-West Bengal border on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: After Home Minister Amit Shah accused the West Bengal government of not cooperating with the return of stranded Bengali migrant workers to the state, the Ministry of Railways in a series of tweets on Saturday evening said the state government is not approving enough trains for bringing them back.
Bengal Imams Association urges Mamata to extend lockdown, says Eid celebrations can wait
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when coronavirus cases are increasing in the country, the Bengal Imams' Association, a body of Islamic clerics in the state, on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to extend the ongoing lockdown till the end of May, without thinking about the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which is expected to be observed on May 25.
Bengal's Covid politics prevails as Amit Shah, Mamata govt wage war over care for 'migrant workers'
Kolkata/IBNS: People of the country's one of the most populous state West Bengal woke up on Saturday to the prevailing politics amid the Covid-19 crisis as Union Home Minister Amit Shah sent a letter to the state government accusing it of not allowing trains to help migrant workers to return to their homes, receiving a counter-attack from the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Amit Shah claims WB govt not allowing migrants' trains to reach state, TMC calls it bundle of lies
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has sent a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and accused the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal, evoking an angry reaction as with the Trinamool Congress calling it a "bundle of lies".
West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state: Amit Shah in letter to Mamata
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another episode of exchange of barbs, Union Home Minister Amit Shah shot a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accusing the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal.
West Bengal: COVID cases jump to 1678 with 130 fresh cases, nine deaths in last 24 hours
Kolkata/IBNS: With 130 new infections being reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 1678, including 1195 active cases, 88 fatalities and 323 discharges, reports said on Friday.
Is Mamata Banerjee going for an image makeover over Covid-19 flak?
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state's chief secretary Rajiva Sinha, who were at the forefront in handling the Covid-19 situation since day one, are missing from daily bulletins now, prompting political observers to infer that the under-attack Trinamool Congress (TMC) government is going for an image makeover.
West Bengal: COVID-19 cases mount to 1548 with 1101 active cases, 79 deaths
Kolkata/IBNS: With 92 new cases being reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in West Bengal has reached 1548, including 1101 active cases, 79 deaths and 296 discharges, reports said on Thursday.
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Order in my name—I'm not aware: Bengal Guv hits out at Mamata govt over KMC appointments
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a Board of Administrators under Firhad Bobby Hakim took over the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as its tenure ended and civic polls were deferred due to Covid-19 outbreak, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday slammed the state government for not informing him anything about the development.
New Delhi/IBNS: Shooting off a scathing letter to West Bengal government, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday stated that Bengal has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the country and pointed out how the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) that visited Bengal found low testing and brazen violations of lockdown in the state.
Centre directs Bengal govt to resume essential goods transportation through Indo-Bangladesh border
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, directing him to immediately allow transportation of essential goods through Indo-Bangladesh borders, which has not been resumed by the state yet even after Ministry of Home Affair (MHA)'s Apr 24 order, officials said on Wednesday.