The authorities of Basirhat and Taki municipalities in North 24-Parganas on Tuesday morning started the cleansing of the Ichhamati river following the pollution of water during immersion of idols on D...

Covid protocol and directives of Calcutta High Court were trampled upon in West Midnapore by around a lakh people and an administration that preferred to remain a bystander as Ravana went up in flames...

The state health department has decided to carry random tests across north Bengal from Wednesday to find out the surge, if any, in Covid-19 cases during Puja. Ahead of the festivities, doctors and so...

Over 50 casual employees of the Covid-19 hospital in Jalpaiguri struck work and held a dharna on the premises on Wednesday demanding immediate payment of their due salaries. Some ancillary services a...

Bengal on Wednesday reported 4,069 new Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths and 3,596 recoveries, all the three figures the highest for a 24-hour period. This is the 18th time in October that the maximum daily ...

Around 100 temporary rapid Covid testing centres have come up on national and state highways in Bengal to check if drivers and passengers entering the state are carriers of the pathogen. Sources said...

Bengal on Tuesday reported a spike in Covid-19 cases by over 4,000, which took the total number of active patients past 35,000, both for the first time. The state logged 3,382 recoveries, also the hi...

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals on Monday launched a clinic for people who have recovered from Covid-19, many of whom are suffering from complications such as lung fibrosis, heart ailments, neurological p...

The state government wants more Covid patients —asymptomatic or with mild symptoms and staying at home — to be encouraged to use the safe homes. This will ensure better utilisation of the...

A fresh round of exodus of nurses from private hospitals could slam the brakes on plans to ramp up Covid beds ahead of the festival season. At least 40 nurses have resigned from Peerless Hospital in ...