Not more than 10 people will be allowed when religious places reopen, Mamata Banerjee said Kolkata: All places of worship in Bengal will open from June 1, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared today, two days before lockdown4 is due to end. Not more than 10 people will be allowed when religious places reopen, she declared, […]
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Kolkata reported 57 new cases, bringing up the number of cases to 1,900. Kolkata: On a day 20 migrant trains and 11 flights arrived in the state, West Bengal saw the highest ever single-day spike in coronavirus positive cases at 344. There was no comment from chief minister Mamata Banerjee today but she yesterday accused […]
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Mamata Banerjee said she offered Amit Shah to handle the COVID-19 situation in Bengal. Kolkata: Raising the political pitch in her battle with the centre over the handling of the coronavirus crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday revealed she had told Union Home Minister Amit Shah that if he thought the state […]
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We are trying to restore everything as soon as possible, Mamata Banerjee said Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asked for more time to restore electricity and other essential services after Cyclone Amphan tore through the state on Wednesday, causing damage of Rs 1 lakh crore to infrastructure and crops. “It’s just […]
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Jagdeep Dhankar (left) has been less combative since Friday following Cyclone Amphan (File) Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, known for a stormy relationship with the state government, on Saturday praised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to call on the army for help in restoring essential infrastructure and services devastated by Cyclone Amphan. “A good […]
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As PM Modi arrived in Bengal to assess the cyclone damage, the strain showed. Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced Rs 1,000 crore assistance for West Bengal after an aerial tour of the state where 80 people have died and infrastructure has been badly damaged by Cyclone Amphan. “We will support Bengal in this […]
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Cyclone Amphan: PM Modi took an aerial survey in West Bengal. Highlights PM was accompanied by Mamata Banerjee and Governor All three were seen in face masks as they took stock of the situation This is PM Modi’s first travel outside Delhi in nearly three months New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon undertook […]
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Cyclone Amphan: Mamata Banerjee said North and South 24 Parganas districts were the worst hit Kolkata: The impact of Cyclone Amphan on West Bengal has been worse than the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said this evening after the extremely severe cyclonic storm pounded Bengal, killing three people, damaging buildings and uprooting trees. Damages […]
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Mamata Banerjee said the seven districts on alert had enough masks and sanitisers. Kolkata: Bengal would monitor “red plus zones” for Cyclone Amphan, which is likely to hit the state tomorrow afternoon, Mamata Banerjee said today, reviewing arrangements at a control room set up in her office building in Kolkata. Three lakh have been moved […]
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Mamata Banerjee said PM Narendra Modi’s economic package was a bluff. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the central government’s COVID-19 economic package, calling it “a big zero” with nothing of help to states. Ms Banerjee alleged that the central government was “misleading the people” during the coronavirus crisis and was […]
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