Calcutta

Calcutta Municipal Corporation personnel will try to visit every home in the city from this week to seek out anyone suffering from fever in an exercise aimed at detecting any silent Covid-19 carrier.C...

Oxford Bookstore on Park Street and city-based publishing house Seagull Books have lined up a range of activities to keep readers engaged during the lockdown.Oxford Bookstore has launched various acti...

With the lockdown in force and people confined to their homes, many organizations in the city are now conducting online cultural events, including competitions and theatre events.The New Town Kolkata ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said police would not stop the movement of farm produce, including flowers and betel leaves, in the state, sending a message that possible steps would be take...

Fever clinics will be set up at government hospitals, where patients turning up with Covid-19 symptoms will be identified even before they get to meet a doctor and made to stand in a separate queue.â...

The state health department is preparing a list of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals across government-run hospitals who can be deployed in the health-care units reserved for Covid-19 pa...

St Xavier’s College has appointed three psychological counsellors who will help students cope with anxiety and depression resulting from the lockdown.Students will be able to contact the counsellors...

Mamata Banerjee on Monday reiterated her appeal against ostracism of Covid-19 patients, their families and healthcare professionals handling them as protests erupted at several places in south Bengal ...

Government officials should not forget dengue while the fight against Covid-19 is on, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.“Please carry on the work needed to prevent dengue. Ensure that a ...

Several colleges in the city are tracking the attendance of students in virtual classes after noticing poor response from them.Colleges will maintain an attendance record, the principal of a college s...