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TMC supporters heckle doctor, nurses in Covid-19 hospital in Bengal

Hospital authorities alleged that dozens of TMC supporters came to the hospital to admit Mafijuddin Mondal, the party’s block president from Khargram. As the doctors and nurses were attending other critical patients, the TMC supporters entered the Covid-19 ward and started looking for a bed where Mondal could be admitted. (Image used for representation).

Updated on Aug 13, 2020, 10:40 PM IST

Murder convict who tested positive for Covid-19 nabbed after 11-day manhunt in Bengal

Teh convict was caught after a massive search operation was carried out by the West Bengal police and its counter insurgency force (CIF) and the forest department.

Published on Aug 13, 2020, 9:32 PM IST

Bengal school restarts classes defying govt directives

Bengal school restarts classes defying govt directives

Published on Aug 13, 2020, 9:24 AM IST

Delhi records intense rain spell on Wednesday, heavy rain forecast for NCR

Delhi had a rain deficiency of 35% as on Wednesday which is likely to improve substantially on Thursday when Wednesday evening’s rain is accounted for.

Updated on Aug 13, 2020, 1:28 AM IST

In Bengal, women fight back online abuse in wake of Sushant Rajput death

The hate tweets triggered reaction from cities across India. Though most people opposed the hatred, Rhea Chakraborty faced ire and public trial. (Photo Sushant Singh Rajput/Facebook)

Updated on Aug 11, 2020, 3:57 PM IST

Small Bengal village has remained under lockdown since March 22. It is Covid-19 free

The villagers draw satisfaction from the fact that Toribari did not have a single Covid-19 patient yet although the number of cases is rising in north Bengal.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020, 11:41 PM IST

Bengal’s Covid-19 toll surges past 2,000, total cases over 95,500

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health workers seen using Rapid Antigen Test Kit to check for Covid- 19 infection at Ahindra Mancha, KMC Ward No. 82, in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020, 8:02 AM IST

Bengali craving for Hilsa grows as poor catch fails to tickle palate

A hilsa fish is seen as fishermen pull the net on a boat near Ghoramara Island, India.

Updated on Aug 8, 2020, 7:41 PM IST

Kolkata: Police arrest man for duping dozens with promise of testing their swab samples

Police said that the accused, living a tony high-rise residential complex, used to introduce himself as a staff of a well-known private hospital in east Kolkata to his unsuspecting clients.

Updated on Aug 4, 2020, 7:10 PM IST

Mumbai rains intensify, IMD asks citizens to remain indoors on August 4,5

Fishermen row their boat amid rains in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai.

Updated on Aug 4, 2020, 10:24 AM IST

Lockdown dates change in Bengal for the fourth time since July 28

The new lockdown dates announced on Monday are August 5, 8, 20, 21, 27, 28 and 31.

Updated on Aug 3, 2020, 11:19 PM IST

Bengal Governor, BJP leaders who met Amit Shah quarantine themselves at home

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar during interaction with media personnel, at Governor house in Kolkata.

Updated on Aug 3, 2020, 6:16 PM IST

Bengal fixes Covid-19 tests, kits rates after hospitals found fleecing patients

Most hospitals are charging patients for the most expensive antibiotics, antifungals, analgesics and other drugs although these are available in different price ranges, the government has said in one of the advisories.

Updated on Aug 2, 2020, 11:48 PM IST

TMC leader killed in Bengal’s Bankura, many workers hurt in two other districts

Ali, the former head of the panchayat, was hacked to death after he suffered bomb injuries.

Updated on Aug 2, 2020, 6:30 PM IST

Bengal takes ₹1,022 crore loan from Centre to iron out discom liquidity stress

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (WBSEDCL) has been facing financial woes with minuscule collections in April and May resulting in an over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 crore shortfall, officials said.

Published on Aug 2, 2020, 4:20 PM IST

HT Brunch Celebrating Simplicity Series: How drapes are the forever style statement

Even today there are almost 18 different styles of sari-draping still in use all over India

Updated on Aug 2, 2020, 8:22 AM IST

Bengal’s Buxa reserve to get 6 Royal Bengal tigers from Kaziranga

A tiger at the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Corbett National Park. The six tigers are being relocated from Kaziranga to Buxa as these two reserve forests have similar habitats, the official said.

Updated on Aug 1, 2020, 2:21 PM IST

Local BJP leader found dead in Bengal, second in a month

The body of a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party was found hanging from a tree near his house in East Midnapore district in south Bengal on Wednesday.

Published on Jul 29, 2020, 9:36 PM IST

Several parts of Delhi receive monsoon showers

Visitors get drenched in the rain, at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo by Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 29, 2020, 4:07 PM IST

Two die as heavy rainfall damages railway over-bridge in north Bengal, triggers landslides

Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts are receiving heavy rainfall since Monday. Landslides have been reported at several places.

Published on Jul 28, 2020, 6:55 PM IST

Schools and colleges may reopen in West Bengal from September 5, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Representational image. (HT file)

Updated on Jul 28, 2020, 8:09 PM IST

2 killed as heavy rains lash north Bengal, thunderstorm forecast for Kolkata

A bridge over Juranti Khola at Bagrakote on NH 31 got damaged in the heavy rain since Monday night, officials said, adding that a pickup truck coming towards Siliguri from Assam fell in it, killing its driver and helper.

Updated on Jul 28, 2020, 6:58 PM IST

Bengal’s ginger farmers reap profit as sales shoot during Covid-19 pandemic

A farm labourer weeds a ginger field in Nagarally village in Karnataka.

Updated on Jul 28, 2020, 3:47 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 pm: Kerala CM rules out total lockdown, state adds 702 new cases of Covid-19 and all the latest news

Auto rickshaw drivers wait for customers outside a clothing store that was closed after being declared part of COVID-19 containment zone in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Experts say India is likely to witness a series of peaks as the coronavirus infection spreads in rural areas. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Updated on Jul 27, 2020, 9:00 PM IST

Bengal’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 1,372; tally of cases climbs to 58,718

So far, 37,751 people have recovered from Covid-19 in West Bengal.

Published on Jul 26, 2020, 11:00 PM IST

Party drugs worth Rs 2.5 crore seized in Kolkata, two drug peddlers held

Acting on a tip-off, officers of the city police’s Special Task Force (STF) conducted a raid and arrested two Murshidabad-based drug peddlers from Garden Reach in the western parts of Kolkata. (Image used for representation).

Updated on Jul 25, 2020, 6:58 PM IST

Monsoon belt receives deficient rain in July; north, central India still dry

Commuters move through the floodwater of Kunye river following heavy monsoon rain, at Laghata in Birbhum district.

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 1:43 AM IST

Bengal football ace Mehtab Hossain leaves BJP day after joining

Mehtab Hossain, former captain of Bengal’s biggest football teams and archrivals, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, left the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday after joining it on Tuesday.

Published on Jul 22, 2020, 9:10 PM IST

12 held for ostracising health staff in Bengal

A woman walks past a billboard, set up by police to spread awareness on preventive measures against Covid-19, in Kolkata.

Published on Jul 22, 2020, 5:54 AM IST

Elephant electrocuted at Dooars in north Bengal; third incident in 5 weeks

A 15-year-old tusker was found dead on a small patch of land near a house at Ramjhora tea estate of Alipurduar district in West Bengal on the morning of July 21, 2020.

Updated on Jul 21, 2020, 11:36 PM IST

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