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12 May

A CISF Personnel Posted In Kolkata Has Died Of Coronavirus Infection.

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A Central Industrial Security Force personnel posted in Kolkata has died of Coronavirus infection, taking the virus death count in the force to three, officials said on Tuesday.This is the sixth death in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or paramilitary forces, under the command of the Union home ministry, due to COVID-19 with two casualties in the Border Security Force and one in the Central Reserve Police Force.The Assistant Sub Inspector, 55, posted at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) security unit in Kolkata died on Monday, a senior official said.

09 May

The West Bengal Government On Saturday Refuted The Allegations Of Non-Cooperation.

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The West Bengal government on Saturday refuted the allegations of non-cooperation by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that it has facilitated the return of around 6,000 migrants stranded outside the state. The state government also said it has ensured the safe return of people from other states stuck in Bengal due to the lockdown.The state government is doing its best to ensure that migrant labourers stranded in Bengal and those stuck outside state can return home, West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said.Mr Bandopadhyay said so far around 6,000 people, including migrant labourers, pilgrims and students of Bengal,…

02 May

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee antd Governor Jagdeep Dhankar Continue Their Clash.

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee writes a 13-page, sarcasm-filled letter to Mr Jagdeep Dhankar; it also consists of some annexures but these have not been made public. His last letter to her was 14 pages long.Referring to the Governor's letter of April 23 and 24, Ms Banerjee said "communications of such content, tenor and tone are unprecedented in the annals of constitutional history" and accused Mr Dhankar of using language that "even with maximum restraint, can only be described as vituperative, intemperate, intimidating, abusive and insulting".

29 Apr

Mamata Banerjee Said That From 4th May Standalone Shops Will Be Allowed To Open But No Gathering Will Be Permitted.

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Bengal is likely allow tea stalls, cigarette shops, buses and taxis in the areas least affected by coronavirus, or "green zones", from May 4, a day after the nationwide lockdown is due to end.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while listing possible relaxations, asserted, however, that the lockdown would continue in her state till May-end."We need to be at our homes for little more. Masks are mandatory in Bengal. Whether coronavirus leaves today or tomorrow we don't know. No research can confirm that. But the general idea is it will ease out by May end and June. We will have to follow…

26 Apr

Bengal’s Top Medical Officer Dies of Covid-19.

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A senior government medical officer in West Bengal had tested positive last week and was admitted to a hospital. The 60-year-old doctor died in Kolkata this morning after testing positive for coronavirus a week ago.Dr Biplab Kanti Dasgupta, Assistant Director of the West Bengal Health Services, is the first doctor to die of COVID-19 in the West Bengal.

25 Apr

Complain Arrises From Central Covid 19 Team In Bengal.

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A central team sent to West Bengal to investigate alleged violations of the coronavirus lockdown and alleged lapses by the Mamata Banerjee government has complained of non-cooperation by the state.The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) that is tasked with assessing the COVID-19 situation in Bengal and issue directions to the state authorities in a letter today alleged they have not got any logistic support for field visits."In the absence of police escort, would the state government take responsibility for the safety and security of the IMCT if it ventures out on its own?" said the letter signed by the team leader…

23 Apr

Doctors Send An Open Letter to Mamata Banerjee

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A group of non-resident medical professionals whose roots are from Bengal and claim themselves as Bengali physicians, health scientists, and healthcare providers have said that while they have concerns about inadequate testing across India, they find the situation in West Bengal particularly "most disturbing".They have written an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raising concerns over the "gross under-testing" and "misreporting of data" on the cause of death of COVID-19 patients.

22 Apr

West Bengal government bans usage of mobile phones inside hospitals

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The West Bengal government has banned the usage of mobile phones inside the hospital premises claiming that they are a risky as they could carry the coronavirus around. BJP alleges the move is a reaction to a video that has gone viral, of two bodies lying in a ward full of COVID-19 patients.Doctors, health workers and patients have been banned from using cell phones inside hospitals, the state chief secretary Rajiva Sinha said today. Landlines and intercom would be installed for the use of patients in isolation wards, he said.Union Minister Babul Supriyo, in a tweet this morning, linked the…

21 Apr

Mamata Banerjee Finally Allows COVID-19 Inspection Team to Carry Out it’s Work

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A central team sent to Bengal to investigate coronavirus lockdown violations today had to wait for several hours before being allowed by the Mamata Banerjee government to tour Kolkata. It took a home ministry warning before the state government budged after keeping the teams in Kolkata and Jalpaiguri on hold.The West Bengal government is believed to be consulting legal experts on the possibility of moving the Supreme Court over the centre's sending its team to the state.

18 Apr

India Revises FDI Policy To Shield Firms During This Pandemic

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Companies in any country that shares a border with India will have to approach the government for investing in India and not go via the automatic route, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a press note spelling out its new foreign direct investment or FDI policy for neighbouring states.FDI in India is allowed under two modes - either through the automatic route, for which companies don't need government approval, or through the government route, for which companies need a go-ahead from the centre.The revised FDI rule seeks to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions of Indian companies due to the…