West Bengal

Bengal Govt fixes medical test rates for private labs and hospitals
03 Jul

Bengal Govt fixes medical test rates for private labs and hospitals

editor0 CommentsHealth, Covid19, India, West Bengal, ,
On Friday , Similar to the capping of coronavirus test prices the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) fixed the charges on five radiological tests and 15 pathological tests which are conducted by private hospitals. The health department has issued an order that all private hospitals with more than 150 beds would follow the order. Among pathological tests, the Procalcitonin test cannot cost more than Rs 4,000, the upper limit for the IL-6 test has been fixed at Rs 3,500, for D-dimer, it is Rs 2,300. According to the commission, Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many had complained about exorbitant rates of tests…
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BJP denies Dhankhar a chance to read his full speech at Assembly
03 Jul

BJP denies Dhankhar a chance to read his full speech at Assembly

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal, Political,
The BJP had moved heaven, earth and Narendra Modi in the hope of winning 200-plus seats in the 17th Bengal Legislative Assembly. When the august House convened on Friday, the BJP’s 70-plus members moved heaven and earth to make their presence felt and ended up stealing the governor’s 15 minutes of fame. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was unable to fully read out his address because of protests from the Opposition benches. Dhankhar spent barely eight minutes inside the House after his ceremonial entry — escorted by Speaker Biman Banerjee and chief minister Mamata Banerjee — around 1.58pm. When he rose to…
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Union health ministry decided would set up two oxygen plants at north Bengal hospitals
03 Jul

Union health ministry decided would set up two oxygen plants at north Bengal hospitals

editor0 CommentsHealth, Covid19, India, North Bengal, West Bengal, ,
The Union health ministry has assigned two central agencies to set up two oxygen plants at the district hospitals of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and decided conduct the projects. On Friday,the BJP MP of Darjeeling Raju Bista said that Pressure Swing Adsorption i.e. medical oxygen generator plants which would be irst-of-its-kind facility in the hills,would be available at the hospitals very soon. The MP, Raju Bista has said that I had written a letter to the Prime Minister , mentioning that and requested him for oxygen plants, one each in these two places and another in Siliguri where patients from all…
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Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode
02 Jul

Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal,
In a major embarrassment to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the police to register all the cases pertaining to post-poll violence in the state. The Calcutta HC, after reading the National Human Rights Commission report on post-poll violence, has directed the police to register cases in all matters which have either been reported to it or have been placed before NHRC or any other authority/Commission, get statements of victims recorded under Section 164 of CrPC. Acknowledging the violence, the HC also finds Mamta Banerjee Government on the wrong foot and in denial mode,…
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02 Jul

Half of the compensation claims for Cyclone Yaas are rejected by the government because they do not pass a scrutiny test

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal
Following spot checks, the Mamata Banerjee government rejected nearly half of the compensation claims in the aftermath of Cyclone Yaas as fake. “Through the Duare Tran programme, the state received 3,81,774 petitions for compensation following Yaas. However, block development officers or heads of urban local bodies have rejected 1,86,815 applications because they were not proven to be legitimate, according to a senior government official. “This time, the whole point of state teams reviewing applications was to catch false claims in the act. Following Amphan last year, complaints of misdeeds surfaced after doles were distributed, and officials conducted verifications. Sudipta Porel,…
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TET results set to be published before Puja in West Bengal
02 Jul

TET results set to be published before Puja in West Bengal

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal, ,
On Wednesday, West Bengal Board of Primary Education president Manik Bhattacharya said that The results of TET examination will be disclosed before the Puja.Accordingly, the recruitment will be done on the basis of merit list . Before that the answers of the question paper will also be published.Nearly 2.5 lakh candidates had appeared for the TET exam before the outbreak of the second wave of the pandemic. Next Tuesday the counselling mode will be published on the board website. Earlier, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced last week that 24,500 teachers would be recruited for primary and secondary schools across the state…
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Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh
01 Jul

Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West Bengal, ,
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh. A student -- aged upto 40 -- who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which will be applicable for getting a loan for highr studies.Ms Banerjee said at an online press conference,"No guarantor is needed for this loan. The state will stand guarantee." The Credit Card Cab be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral study . It could also be available for students studying in coaching classes for competitive exams.Any student taking a ₹ 10…
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Portion of NH 55 in Darjeeling is washed away by Landslide
25 Jun

Portion of NH 55 in Darjeeling is washed away by Landslide

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A major landslide washes away a portion of National Highway 55 in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Friday No casualties, have been reported so far, an official said. Almost 40 metres of the national highway has been completely washed away in Gairigaon area near Tindharia early in the morning. The landslide has blocked traffic movement on the  road connecting Siliguri and Darjeeling. It will take time to restore connectivity through the road, an official said. However, the landslide has not cut off Darjeeling as vehicles are now being diverted through the longer route via Rohini.
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Make sure Covaxin accepted globally, people facing travel restrictions: Mamata to Centre
24 Jun

Make sure Covaxin accepted globally, people facing travel restrictions: Mamata to Centre

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Centre to immediately take steps to ensure that people vaccinated with Covaxin are not restricted to travel to foreign countries. Speaking to reporters at state secretariat Nabanna, Banerjee claimed that Covaxin has also created problems with neighbouring Bangladesh and Brazil. “Covaxin has not been authorised by foreign countries and not accepted there. Several students, aspiring for higher studies abroad, are facing difficulties in travelling because they have taken the Covaxin doses," she said. “Covaxin is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it has even created problems with Brazil…
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Prajna Dutta collaborates with Saswata Ray for his new single Majhboyeshi Chalona
22 Jun

Prajna Dutta collaborates with Saswata Ray for his new single Majhboyeshi Chalona

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal
Singer and Composer Prajna Dutta collaborates with Saswata Ray for his new single Majhboyeshi Chalona. In Prajna’s voice, the song is a melodious romantic number that speaks of the "mid-life" struggles and realisations of every individual and spreads a note of hopefulness. The song has been officially released by Gan Gappo. Majhboyeshi Chalona has been written by Saswata Ray and composed by Prajna himself. The song has been arranged, mixed, and additionally composed by Dipesh Chakraborty, and Recorded at Studio Inspiration. Saswata Ray, the lyricist of the song commented, “This song is a take on the realisations of life that…
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