Taking account of the spiralling Covid-19 situation, and in response to calls for a stricter lockdown from several quarters, the West Bengal government has announced a tightening of the partial lockdown in the state, extending it until May 30. The announcement was made by state
No country has ever stood victorious in a war, unless there is community feeling binding all together, when every person from every walk of life join hands to ward off a war like situation that we all are fighting today against COVID-19 pandemic. West Bengal
A total of 17 new faces, including former national cricketer Manoj Tiwary, are among the ministers in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s third-term cabinet, representing an interesting mix of old and new. With the addition of these 17 names, the strength of the cabinet now stands
COVID-19 has not only snatched many of our near and dear ones but has had an impact on some iconic landmarks of Kolkata from book shops to restaurants, to cinema halls that marked Kolkata’s heritage for ages. They are shutting down. One to join the
Did ever 92-year-old Mohan Tiwari dream in his wildest dreams that he has to pull down the curtains of his heritage book shop on the same year when we celebrate Satyajit Ray’s borth centenary? Mohan’s Books & Magazines, opposite Lighthouse Cinema, used to be a
As she had promised at a press conference shortly after the declaration of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election results on May 2, Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay today announced a host of fresh measures to combat the state’s rising Covid curve. The announcement comes hours
PThe Indian knowledge-based social media platform Dialoguein is a relative newcomer to the digital world. And yet, it is already preparing to launch its first virtual international event, the ‘Dialoguein Global Bengali Lit-Fest’, supported by Bongodorshon.com and The Bengal Store, from May 6-8, featuring more
As the corona virus pandemic sweeps through the globe, India is seeing an unprecedented rise in the number of daily deaths. India has so far administered more than 127 million doses of a corona virus vaccine in what is the world's largest inoculation drive. Despite
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War II. The virus’ namesake, the Sun’s corona is far more formidable and menacing than the living organism. And now Kolkata’s International award-winning acclaimed
At a juncture where India is facing a dearth of RTPCR Test Kits, IIT Kharagpur has successfully commercialized its flagship COVID-19 test product COVIRAP, the novel diagnostic technology to zero on infectious diseases including COVID-19. The product, developed by lead researchers Professor Suman Chakraborty, Dr