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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

West Bengal to allow private buses after lockdown ends on May 4: CM

Operator unions suggested that more clarity is needed regarding the red and orange zones as a bus may have to cross such zones in its course of the permitted route

Letter to BS: Home quarantine is far better than hospitalisation

I appreciate West Bengal govt's decision because home quarantine is far better than hospitalisation

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

Shekhar Gupta: The Centre is back

Four decades of federal evolution made India more secure but coronavirus is reversing that. Modi's central govt has tasted power again and is unlikely to give it up

Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, oil market collapse, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

CM Mamata, Governor Dhankar trade barbs in Bengal amid coronavirus crisis

Banerjees allegation drew a sharp reaction from Dhankhar, who said, a state cannot be governed as a personal fiefdom and a constitutional functionary cannot be allowed to turn into a law unto oneself

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

Covid-19 crisis: Mamata Banerjee lashes out at govt over testing kits

Mamata claimed that so far, 7,037 Viral Transport Medium (VTM) tests have been conducted which require 14,074 test kits. Each VTM test requires two test kits

Centre asks West Bengal not to block its teams on Covid-19 situation

The opposition, BJP and CPI-M have been repeatedly attacking Mamata Banerjee over low testing rates in the state which may result in silent (asymptomatic) carriers going undetected

'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.

Covid-19: Jute mills seek more relaxation to meet Rabi packaging demand

The West Bengal govt's permission to operate with 15% workforce will barely allow them to meet 15-20% of the overall demand for bags worth about Rs 1,500 cr

PM Modi greets nation on Baisakhi, Odia new year; prays for healthy India

Baisakhi marks the Sikh New Year and is a spring harvest festival celebrated in Punjab and other parts of north India

Jaan bhi, Jahan Bhi: Modi tells CMs calling for extending lockdown

The lockdown maybe extended with rules relaxed to help businesses and restrictions eased in areas unaffected by the virus spread, reported news agency PTI

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

Covid-19: Despite Centre's directive, West Bengal keeps tea estates shut

While many estates are close to Kalimpong most usually maintain self-isolation all year round. Six people from the family of a woman in Kalimpong who died on April 2 have tested positive for Covid-19