Sabyasachi Siddhanta is a scientist from Bengal. Presently, he is associated with The National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy. Italy is the worst affected nation with thousands of people suffering. The insouciant behaviour of the citizens was one of the reasons for this frightful scenario
In an unprecedented move BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has offered part of Eden Gardens for temporary quarantine facility. The Eden Gardens’ indoor facility and the players’ dormitory has been offered to the West Bengal government for this purpose. Several new quarantine centres and isolation beds
Trina Das Gupta teaches English at the senior school level. She is closely associated with one of the premier national examination boards. She conducts workshops in Communicative English in India and abroad. She is Executive Editor of the magazine Kolkata on Wheels and Director of
Another bold step, another prompt action, another example of farsightedness from our Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The iconic Calcutta Medical College that was once used by the British to fight another pandemic, the Spanish Flu, now will be used to fight another pandemic of
The deadly COVID-19 knows no borders and boundaries, no caste or creed, no age. Keeping this in mind, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has ordered all local and block administrations of rural Bengal to start awareness programmes about Corona Virus in villages
Neiil Ray studies MBA Marketing & Brand Management in Inseec Business School, Paris My 4th day of home quarantine. I am healthy and safe with no symptoms. Yet, I am already being shunned. Though I shall go through the 14-day quarantine procedure strictly and adhere to
Amidst the COVID-19 Menace and a Lockdown in Kolkata and several districts of West Bengal, the state government has also taken an unprecedented initiative to increase isolation wards and quarantine centres. This is keeping in mind that the spread of the virus and infected or
Saibal Giri is an engineer by qualification. Münchener by profession, Bong by emotions and Technophile by habit. 20 Kms down south from Munich is the district of Starnberg, a quaint prosperous town where the rich and famous live by the lake that share the same name.
Since last few weeks, when the first Corona case started surfacing in India, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has been taking various measures to stop the virus from entering and spreading in her state. She convened several meetings to practically demonstrate the ways
He was the PK of Kolkata’s Maidan, one of the most distinguished soccer players of India and even the world who won one of the highest honours from FIFA --- FIFA Order of Merit in 2004. PK Banerjee or Pradip Kumar Banerjee is no more.