Jul 09, 2020 02:53 PM IST Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Wednesday said lockdown will be imposed in the containment zones for seven days starting from 5 pm during the day to check the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Jul 08, 2020 08:11 PM IST Here's what will remain open and what will be shut
Jun 30, 2020 05:21 PM IST In his address to the nation, PM Modi had said that the Centre will provide free food grain to the poor till November end.
Jun 30, 2020 01:59 PM IST Flights from other states can be allowed once a week, said Mamata Banerjee
Jun 26, 2020 05:35 PM IST Earlier this week, Banerjee had announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown till July 31.
Jun 24, 2020 08:25 PM IST The ongoing lockdown in West Bengal was to end on June 30.
Jun 19, 2020 09:20 PM IST At an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the West Bengal Chief Minister said India "should and will" unitedly tide over the crisis, sources in her party said.
Jun 17, 2020 05:50 PM IST Rajesh Orang of Birbhum district and Bipul Roy of Alipurduar were among the 20 Indian Army personnel killed in the fierce clash on Monday night.
Jun 09, 2020 12:55 PM IST "Bengal is the only state in the entire country where the culture of political violence is flourishing," he told the BJP's virtual 'Jan Samvad' rally.
Jun 03, 2020 12:45 PM IST In a tweet, she said financial aid should also be provided to those engaged in the unorganised sector to help them cope with the ongoing economic crisis arising out of the lockdown.
Jun 02, 2020 03:15 PM IST The bourse had reduced the agriculture commodity trade timing to 5 pm after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 01, 2020 09:27 PM IST He asserted that the people of Bengal are keen for a change and the BJP will form a government in the state with a full majority.
Jun 01, 2020 09:05 AM IST Cyclone Amphan could not have been more ill-timed for a state scarred by the outbreak of coronavirus.
May 29, 2020 05:43 PM IST She announced that religious places can open up from June 1 and allowed full attendance at public and private offices.
May 28, 2020 03:55 PM IST The FIEO said this is hurting "the export-import community to a large extent, a sizeable chunk of which belongs to the MSME sector".
May 24, 2020 08:00 AM IST The chief minister conducted an aerial survey of the worst affected regions of South 24 Parganas district for the second consecutive day, after accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday.
May 23, 2020 12:10 PM IST West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha in a letter to the Chairman of the Railway board V K Yadav dated May 22, stated that the state has been severely impacted by Super Cyclone Amphan on May 20-21 which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure.
May 22, 2020 02:50 PM IST At least 77 people have been reported killed so far in the state due to the extremely severe cyclone.
May 22, 2020 01:47 PM IST "These people (opposition leaders) have to only put blame on the Centre for anything. They indulge in theatrics ('unhe sirf natak karna hai'). There should not be any political drama at least during coronavirus pandemic-like situations,” he told PTI in an interview.
May 22, 2020 11:57 AM IST Banerjee said it will take time to restore normalcy, with cyclone Amphan having ravaged at least seven to eight districts in Bengal.
May 22, 2020 11:50 AM IST During a telephonic conversation, Patnaik enquired about the intensity of the damage caused due to the extremely severe cyclonic storm and conveyed Odisha's absolute solidarity with the people of West Bengal at this hour of crisis, a statement released by the Odisha Chief Minister's Office said
May 21, 2020 07:37 AM IST Live updates: After making landfall at 2.30 pm between Digha in West Bengal and Bangladesh's Hatiya island yesterday, Cyclone Amphan cut a swathe through the coastal areas.
May 17, 2020 07:26 AM IST She also pledged a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of three people from the state who were among the 24 killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh.
May 16, 2020 05:06 PM IST A communication in this regard was sent to Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav by state Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, Banerjee said.
May 15, 2020 05:06 PM IST The state is expected to witness high revenue loss in May as the lockdown with some relaxations in economic activities has been extended to contain the coronavirus outbreak, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) analyst Anuradha Basumatari said.
