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The Kolkata Port Trust. (DC picture)

Cyclone Amphan: Kolkata Port Trust suspends operations as...

Mukherjee said that all cargo handling operation at Diamond Harbour and Sagar anchorage have been stopped.

20 May 2020 11:16 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has lashed out at former cricket Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). (PTI)

No night curfew in West Bengal, says Mamata

She however warned the people of strict police action if they step out of home after 7 pm.

19 May 2020 4:02 PM IST

Indian students and compassionate cases on board special Air India flight on Sunday

Vande Bharat mission: MEA refutes West Bengal minister's...

MEA does not discriminate between states,-" ministry spokesperson tweeted.

15 May 2020 9:21 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wearing a mask is seen in her car during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. (PTI)

Coronavirus lethal, don't take anything for granted: Indian-American...

Dr Indranill Basu Ray said that India, including West Bengal, may be lucky because of a viral strain not having such a...

12 May 2020 2:18 PM IST

Stranded migrant labourers queue to board a special train to hom. (AFP)

Unable to return home, migrant labourer from Bengal ends life in...

The 22 year-old labourer was unable to book ticket in the Shramik Special' train recently from Kerala as he did not have...

10 May 2020 11:03 AM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah greets West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during 24th Eastern Zonal Council meeting, in Bhubaneswar on Friday. PTI photo

Amit Shah's fresh salvo at Mamata: Not allowing migrant trains is...

Banerjee, who is Mamata's nephew, alleged that the Home Minister was spreading a -"bundle of lies-" after staying silent...

9 May 2020 2:03 PM IST

A private diagnostic laboratory in north Kolkata sealed for allegedly conducting Covid-19 tests. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata pvt lab sealed, fined for Covid19 testing

Taking a serious view of the matter, the State Government has ordered the immediate closure/sealing of clinics

7 May 2020 9:54 AM IST

Influenza like cases found in Bengal. (PTI Photo)

91.5K influenza like cases found in Bengal

West Bengal CM informed that 91,515 cases of Influenza-like Illness (ILI), 872 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness...

6 May 2020 9:15 AM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear arrive at a containment zone for door-to-door thermal screening to detect COVID-19 positive cases, amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Kolkata. PTI photo

Bengal's highest virus mortality rate due to low testing, weak...

There's a discrepancy in the number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state in its medical bulletins and its...

4 May 2020 3:15 PM IST

Brazilian football legend Pele being welcomed by former Indian footballer Chuni Goswami in Kolkata in 2015. PTI Photo

Legendary Indian footballer Chuni Goswami no more

His death came a little over a month after the passing away of another legendary Indian footballer PK Banerjee

30 April 2020 6:53 PM IST

Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Biswanath Somadder. (Photo- Calcutta and Allahabad High court Websites)

Two Judges travel 2000 km by road to take charge as High Court chief...

Judges hit the road amid the nationwide shutdown to ensure trials and justice delivery system do not go off the track.

26 April 2020 1:25 PM IST

Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha. DC File Photo

Burglary attempt at Wriddhiman Saha's ancestral home in Siliguri

Parents came to visit Saha and got stuck after the sudden declaration of nationwide lockdown

25 April 2020 5:22 PM IST