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Mamata approves 105 trains for 1 month for migrants; Piyush Goyal says state needs 105 daily

The number of workers from Bengal who migrate to other states is estimated at around 12 lakh. They mostly go to India’s southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and the western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Updated on May 15, 2020, 12:19 AM IST

With no regular patients in Bengal’s hospitals, piles of medicines likely to expire in June

Pharmacy shop workers wear full protective gear during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Kolkata.

Updated on May 14, 2020, 2:21 PM IST

Bihar sends homes stranded Kashmiri traders, migrants from Bengal and Jharkhand

Kashmiri woollen traders in Patna before boarding a bus for Jammu on Sunday.

Published on May 11, 2020, 4:06 PM IST

Unable to return home, migrant worker from Bengal allegedly commits suicide in Kerala

Migrants labourers and homeless peoples stand in a long queue for food during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Howrah on Sunday.

Updated on May 11, 2020, 8:58 AM IST

I’m your captain, don’t try to fool me: When MS Dhoni pulled up Mohammed Shami during India’s tour of New Zealand in 2014

Mohammed Shami with MS Dhoni

Updated on May 11, 2020, 2:17 PM IST

Kolkata registers 276 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths in 7 days

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, has blamed a lax lockdown in Kolkata for this steep rise in coronavirus cases.

Updated on May 9, 2020, 11:49 PM IST

Bengal’s fight against Covid-19 compromised, says governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says there is no credibility to the state’s Covid-19 data.

Updated on May 10, 2020, 4:48 AM IST

‘Acted after Amit Shah’s letter’: Railways counter Bengal’s claim on migrants’ return

The Railways, however, contested TMC’s claims in a series of three tweets on Saturday night.

Updated on May 9, 2020, 10:45 PM IST

‘Celebrations can wait’: Clerics to CM Mamata on lifting lockdown after Eid

Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the principal opposition in the state, had accused the Mamata Banerjee government of turning a blind eye to the violation of lockdown measures in areas dominated by minorities in Kolkata and Howrah.

Updated on May 9, 2020, 8:22 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Have 7-stage plan to bring back migrants, says TMC on Amit Shah’s letter & all the latest news

Amit Shah told Mamata Banerjee in a letter that West Bengal was meting out “injustice” to Bengali migrant workers stranded across the country by not allowing “shramik” (worker) trains run by the railways to reach the state.

Published on May 9, 2020, 4:54 PM IST

Congress leader tells Amit Shah, Bengal govt to work together to evacuate migrants

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has appealed to home minister Amit Shah to make every possible effort to bring back stranded migrant workers of Bengal.

Updated on May 9, 2020, 3:47 PM IST

Drunk e-rickshaw driver kills infant daughter in Bengal; lynched by villagers

The neighbours heard the commotion and assembled outside the house. The e-rickshaw driver allegedly got furious and attacked them as well, said a police officer.

Published on May 9, 2020, 8:44 AM IST

North Bengal’s business groups offer scope for industries moving out of China

With more than 7000 micro, small and medium industries, north Bengal has the geographical advantage of reaching out to markets in many neighbouring countries. (Image used for representation).

Updated on May 9, 2020, 12:34 AM IST

‘Increased 10 times’: Bengal after criticism over low Covid-19 tests

Medics in PPE suits take a swab sample for Covid-19 testing at Muchibazar, ward 13 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in Kolkata (Photo by Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 8, 2020, 6:59 PM IST

Rabindranath Tagore’s 159th birth anniversary to be a low-key affair during coronavirus lockdown in Bengal

Amid the ongoing lockdown to fight COVID-19, the West Bengal government has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Friday in a less colourful manner, a senior government official said.

Updated on May 8, 2020, 4:05 PM IST

Doctors ask why migrant workers returning to Bengal are given HCQ tablets

Migrant workers and labourers arriving home in Bengal from other states are being given by hydroxychloroquine tablets after being screened for Covid-19.

Updated on May 7, 2020, 6:02 PM IST

Club musicians turn vegetable sellers in lockdown-hit Bengal town

Sarkar and Mitra, who have been friends since their struggling days at Jagaddal, are busy carting vegetables and fruits on their bicycles all day to fend for their families and also send some money back home.

Updated on May 7, 2020, 3:22 PM IST

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2020: Inspirational quotes and messages by the Bard of Bengal

Rabindranath Tagore was not only the first Asian Nobel Laureate, but also had a dinosaur, Barapasaurus Tagorei, named after him.

Updated on May 8, 2020, 8:44 AM IST

Bengal’s retail and hospitality sectors plan new models to sidestep Covid-19 crisis

The Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) has sought permission to allow malls to resume operations in limited manner.

Updated on May 7, 2020, 3:58 PM IST

MHA tells Bengal to open Bangladesh access

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visits Khidirpur during an awareness program on lockdown and coronavirus disease in Kolkata in April 2020.

Updated on May 7, 2020, 4:44 AM IST

Bengal records 100+ cases of Covid-19 on a single day for first time

Health workers screen a woman in a Kolkata slum during house-to-house drive against Covid-19 .

Published on May 6, 2020, 9:54 PM IST

‘Bathing in rivers, playing cricket’: MHA on lockdown violations in Bengal

Vegetable vendors ride in a truck as they going to market, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on May 6, 2020, 8:10 PM IST

Bengal starts psychological counselling of citizens to beat lockdown stress

Kolkata is among other metros, such as national capital Delhi and Mumbai, which is part of the 130 districts that have been earmarked as Covid-19 red zones, where lockdown 3:0 was enforced from Monday.

Updated on May 6, 2020, 3:39 PM IST

Covid-19: Central team likely to meet Bengal govt representatives today

Twenty central public health teams have been deployed to as many districts with high incidence of Covid-19 to identify the loopholes and help the state governments in implementing them.

Published on May 6, 2020, 6:27 AM IST

Bengal govt finds ‘missing Covid-19 data’ after IMCT letter questions mismatch

A health worker checks the body temperature of a student after he arrived by bus from other states to West Bengal during the nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated on May 5, 2020, 12:44 AM IST

BSF driver in IMCT convoy in Bengal tests positive for Covid-19

An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visiting a Covid-19 hospital in East Midnapore to review compliance of preventive measures and guidelines.

Published on May 4, 2020, 6:17 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: DRDO develops UV disinfection tower to fight Covid-19 and all the latest news

An artist draws a graffiti to spread awareness about coronavirus in New Delhi on Monday.

Published on May 4, 2020, 4:57 PM IST

‘Be transparent, don’t downplay coronavirus spread’: Central team to Bengal

The Central team alleged that their experience in Bengal contrasts with the experience of the IMCTs in other states. (Samir Jana/ HT photo)

Updated on May 4, 2020, 2:23 PM IST

Two trains to bring back migrants to West Bengal: CM

While there were no press briefings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, opposition leaders have started contacting other states to arrange for the return of the workers.

Published on May 4, 2020, 4:37 AM IST

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge

Like most other states, Uttar Pradesh has made a 14-day quarantine mandatory, after which each family will get food grains for 15 days.

Updated on May 3, 2020, 1:54 AM IST

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