Mamata avoids giving any answer on Tablighi Jammat event at Nizamuddin Markaz , calls it a ‘communal’ issue

KOLKATA 7 APRIL: At a time when various state governments are giving figures of local contamination who tested positive for COVID 19 along with those positive cases who came... Read more »

Confusion over Covid positive cases in state persists, CM claims active COVID 19 case 61 , while Opposition claims it’s much more owing to Tablighi contamination.

KOLKATA 6 APRIL: A day after Opposition parties alleged that the West Bengal government is suppressing figures of COVID-19 deaths and trying to shield the positive cases of those... Read more »

State asks Center to bail it out of current economic stalemate, West Bengal government devises austerity measures to cut down on expenses

KOLKATA, 3 APRIL: With higher expenditure and falling revenue, although many Indian states have urged the Prime Minister to provide their compensation dues, the Center is yet to take... Read more »

Bengal identifies attendees to Tablighi Jammat , acts prompty & quarantines 54 people

KOLKATA 1 APRIL: A day after Coronavirus outbreak at Nizamuddin Markaz came into limelight, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that till now 71 attendees from Bengal have been... Read more »

West Bengal government identified 30 attendees from Bengal who participated in the Tablighi Jammat at Nizamuddin Markaz in New Delhi ,16 of them display COVID-19 symptoms

KOLKATA 31 MARCH: With the detection of multiple Coronavirus cases at the Delhi based headquarters of Tablighi Jammat at Nizamuddin markaz, the West Bengal government has identified 30 people... Read more »

Mamata Banerjee issues warning to district administration to stop entrance of migrant workers, decides to provide separate hospitals in every districts to treat COVID19 patient

KOLKATA 30 MARCH: Amidst the death of another 44 year old COVID19 positive patient belonging to Kalimpong in West Bengal  due to Coronavirus , chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee... Read more »

Blood transfusion for leukemia patients may stop as lockdown hits blood supply at various hospitals in India , Mamata distributes relief materials to poor

KOLKATA 27 MARCH: With India under lockdown, there has been an acute  shortage of blood supply as the donors fear of police intervention if they step out of their homes,... Read more »

TMC-BJP political slugfest in time of Corona virus pandemic as state accuses Center of copying relief plans, 6 crore donation received in state emergency relief fund

KOLKATA 26 MARCH:  Few hours after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a financial package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to combat the economic slowdown due to Coronavirus pandemic,... Read more »

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee instructs cops to ensure strict action against landlords harassing health care personnel, says state has liberty to relax lockdown if it seems fit

KOLKATA 25 MARCH : A day after media published reports of alleged ostracisation and harassment of  health care workers treating  COVID 19 patients at the  hand of their landlords in... Read more »

Mamata steps up vigil against the spread of COVID19, visits hospitals unannounced, PM announced lockdown for next three week

KOLKATA 24 MARCH : In the wake of the national lockdown announced by Prime Ministre Narendra Modi for  21 days, chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she... Read more »