The East Burdwan district administration has ordered a staggered opening of shops and markets in Burdwan and Memari municipal areas to arrest the spike in Covid-19 cases in the district. East Burdwan...

Some youths in East Burdwan’s Palla Road have started a sanitiser bank to ensure cash crunch did not come in the way of the poor keeping themselves safe during the pandemic. The bank operates o...

The East Burdwan district administration has decided to set up temporary kiosks in Burdwan town to collect swab samples of suspected Covid-19 patients after the number of positive cases increased here...

Three youths drowned in the Damodar river on Monday in West Burdwan’s Andal while one of their friends was traceless till sundown. The tragedy took place when friends Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Shib...

An 85-year-old man died early on Monday in Burdwan town without confirmation of his Covid-19 status, as the reports of his and 12 other relatives were delayed. In the evening, reports showed the dece...

At least 30 passengers, including women and children who got off the New Delhi-Howrah special train at Burdwan station on Saturday, were stranded for at least six hours with no vehicle amid the state-...

The spike in Covid-19 cases in a few south Bengal districts has forced the respective administration to enforce micro-level lockdowns. Sources said in the health department blamed the lack of awarene...

A 45-year-old man was shot at by a robber after he held on to him while the criminal and five other gang members were trying to flee after looting gold ornaments from the branch of a non-banking finan...

A mason from East Burdwan’s Kalna discovered at least 50 snakes, including deadly Indian cobras, between Wednesday and Thursday in his 40-year-old mud house on Thursday morning. Haru Majhi, 40,...

A deputy magistrate in Durgapur tested Covid-19 positive on Friday.Sources said the WBCS (executive) officer was suffering from fever and fell ill at his office on Thursday. He was admitted to a priva...