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 »

Calcutta High Court directed the state government to increase testing , BJP alleged that Mamata government is playing politics by hiding the dead bodies of COVID19 patient and disposing the dead bodies in various landfills in the state

KOLKATA 18 APRIL:  A day after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal government to follow the WHO guidelines while issuing death certificate to the COVID-19 patients, and also asked... Read more »

West Bengal in tight spot as 4 areas declared red zones, CM gives clarion call to obey lockdown strictly or face punishment


KOLKATA 17 APRIL: After Union Health Ministry declared four areas in West Bengal as red-zone hotspots with one zone as ultra sensitive, the West Bengal government has ordered strict enforcement... Read more »

State govt makes property registration online to boost state revenue, Covid positive cases rise to 144

KOLKATA 16 APRIL:  In an attempt to boost the revenue, when the state  is struggling to fight COVID-19, the West Bengal government has decided to make the property deed registration... Read more »

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s suggestion of implementing paramilitary force for enforcing lockdown invites flak from Banerjee

KOLKATA 15 APRIL:   Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s call for deploying paramilitary forces to enforce lockdown has invited sharp criticism from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who said that some people are trying... Read more »

Jagdeep Dhankar urges Mamata to end ‘lockdown’ with Governor, state still lacking in adequate testing

KOLKATA 14 APRIL: Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday urged chief minister Mamata Banerjee to end lockdown with the constitutional heads in the interest of the state... Read more »

As Bengal becomes epicenter for producing quinine, cinchona planters demand state to fill vacancies in closed plantations

KOLKATA 13 APRIL:  With the demand for cinchona having increased with US President Donald Trump strongly advocating for hydrochloroquine for treating COVID-19 patients, and the decision that the sane will... Read more »