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Frequency of special trains between Howrah and Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi to be reduced amid COVID-19 condition

The official order said that the special trains will commence the journey from the originating stations regularly up to July 9.

Jul 07, 2020, 00:06 AM IST

MHA writes letter to West Bengal government over lockdown violations, constitutes teams to assess situation

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary regarding lockdown violation and incidents of violence against healthcare workers in some districts of the state, including Howrah, Kolkata, Mednipur, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and others. 

Apr 20, 2020, 12:37 PM IST

Bengal government launches app to sell fish online to tackle rising prices amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

People living in West Bengal's Kolkata will now be able to order raw fish online as the West Bengal government decided to sell the staple directly to the customers to tackle rising prices amid the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Sunday.

Mar 30, 2020, 06:48 AM IST

Coronavirus: Bureaucrat mother, father of Kolkata’s Covid-19 patient test negative

The Health Department informed that four swab samples of mother, father and the two drivers who ferried the Covid-19 patient were sent to NICED and all have tested negative.

Mar 19, 2020, 10:43 AM IST