With the spike in daily COVID-19 cases in West Bengal, the association of bus owners on Saturday said it will launch a campaign among bus workers and passengers for using masks during travel.
The sec...
More than 100 fresh Covid cases were reported from areas under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday, while more than 25 cases were recorded in areas under the Bidhannagar Municipal Corpor...
The rise in the Covid case count in the state has prompted health experts to urge the government to reinforce the mask mandate and take a look at isolation norms.
It’s also time to step up vacc...
The Kolkata airport authorities started making announcements on Thursday asking all passengers to wear masks.
Officials said they have set up a surveillance team that would from Friday slap fines on ...
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in Covid cases in some adjoining ...
The city police did not share the number of people prosecuted for not wearing masks till late on Friday evening — something they had been doing for the last two years.
The change suggested to s...
Many Kolkatans are not wearing masks in public places and are trying to enter hospitals or shopping malls without one, claiming the government has said it is no longer mandatory to mask up.
Sta...
By Sanjay mandal and monalisa chaudhuri
in Kolkata
Tampon alternatives
Shripriya Khaitan Dhelia and Upasana Todi Prakash’s Kolkata start-up Fabpad offers leak-proof period panties that are reusable and is an environment-friendly alternative to s...