Ignored by Modi in video conference , Mamata divides state in containment zones till May 21, suggests home quarantine for mild symptom COVID19 patients who can afford home quarantine with telemedicine facility

KOLKATA 27 APRIL: As the fate of the extension of national lockdown beyond May 3 has to depend on the meeting of Union cabinet of April 29, the West Bengal... Read more »

Bengal fastens fight against COVID19,  3 institutes in Bengal seek ICMR nod to conduct plasma therapy

KOLKATA 25 APRIL: Three hospitals in West Bengal, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, Beleghata ID Hospital are going to apply to ICMR seeking approval... Read more »

Double blow for state after twin letters from Governor and IMCT teams

KOLKATA 24 APRIL: With twin letters coming from Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) as well as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar urging the state government to come out with the real picture of... Read more »

Mamata turns to saviour Prashant Kishor again to save state govt from BJP’s politics over Covid19

KOLKATA 23 APRIL:  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again roped in poll strategist Prashant Kishor to provide strategy and  guidance to counter BJP’s criticism of the state’s handling the COVID-19... Read more »

All’s not well between Raj Bhavan & Nabanna again, in times of Corona

KOLKATA 23 APRIL:  The COVID crisis has given fresh impetus to the Raj Bhavan  versus Nabanna faceoff with Mamata Banerjee  on Thursday making a no-holds -barred attack on Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar  raising questions on... Read more »

Opposition leaders question state intelligence unit’s credibility after information on Central teams go untraced

KOLKATA 22 APRIL: After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that she is not aware of the Inter -Ministerial Central teams that landed in West Bengal, the Opposition leaders raised... Read more »

Mamata targets Center over faulty kids, even as BJP continues blaming state govt for hiding real Covid figures

KOLKATA 22 APRIL:  A day after ICMR claimed that defects were noticed in Chinese rapid anti-body testing  kits and urged states to stop tests for two day , chief minister Mamata... Read more »

Bengal’s fight against Coronavirus turns into TMC-BJP spat, MHA issues a fresh letter to state on Tuesday accusing non cooperation with IMCT teams

KOLKATA 21 APRIL: For West Bengal, the war against the monstrous Coronavirus has turned into a Centre- State spat with the MHA on Tuesday sending another letter accusing the... Read more »

ICMR agrees faulty Covid kits given to state produce ambiguous results

KOLKATA 20 APRIL: After the West Bengal government pointed out that faulty kits have been sent by ICMR, as they have produced ambiguous test result, chief scientist of ICMR... Read more »

TMC-BJP tiff surfaces again as Central team visits state for field visit, CM comes to know it later

KOLKATA 20 APRIL: After Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) sent two teams to West Bengal, one in Kolkata and another team in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal government has raised objections over the  manner in which... Read more »