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Central teams conclude West Bengal has highest Covid-19 mortality rate

The revelation comes at a time when the national average for the mortality rate is 3.2 per cent - the lowest in the world

Governor Dhankar criticises Mamata; says Bengal becoming police state

West Bengal Governor said it is time for the chief minister's "tryst with reality" and to get down to provide relief to the people suffering from the coronavirus pandemic

When nation was fighting Covid, CM was fighting Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar

In an interview to Ishita Ayan Dutt, he says there is a need for the state government to act in tandem with the Centre, during times of Covid-19.

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

With its politicking Centre is undermining states during Covid-19 pandemic

The BJP attacks Opposition for making suggestions for controlling coronavirus and for reviving economic growth but its govt's actions show it is not beyond petty politicking during a national crisis

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

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

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

India's only quinine making unit set up in 1874, has been shut since 2001

Covid-19 has triggered a sense of urgency to revive this sick unit, as Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, surfaced as potential medicine to alleviate the symptoms of the disease

Traders in Chhattisgarh protest agaisnt extension of lockdown, write to CM

Traders in Raipur's biggest commercial centre wrote that an extended lockdown could trigger blood pressure and diabetes, apart from neurological complication

Sugar-coated warning: Coronavirus-shaped 'sandesh' in Kolkata for awareness

By blending one of Bengal's most savoured sweetmeat with the name of the pandemic, the owners aim to lift 'the spirits of the people'

Once Ground Zero of high-decibel protests, Singur waits in silence

Lockdown has brought lives of a large section to a standstill, with shops shut and people hesitant to go out

West Bengal stayed one jump ahead of Centre on coronavirus detection

Officials say this early decision on the lockdown saved a degree of trouble for some migrants

West Bengal restricts movement as coronavirus infection climbs to four

The decision follows the state's chief minister raising concern over the spread of the coronavirus owing to migratory pattern of the population

Crowds thick as ever as Covid-19 advisories fall on deaf ears in Kolkata

In Burrabazar, jostling crowds are a disaster waiting to happen

West Bengal dues from Centre more than Rs 50,000 crore: Amit Mitra

State FM presents Budget of Rs 2.55 trillion, up about 7.5 per cent over last year

Letter to BS: Of holidays, a PM who sleeps little, and long weekends

Government employees of Tamil Nadu just thanked Pongal for enjoying the luxury of a six-day holiday starting January 14

About public service and private profit

The BJP's message is that since the past can't be checked, it must be reinvented as creatively as imagination allows