In a statement, the poll panel said keeping in mind the current status of COVID-19 in these states, it has "decided to relax the guidelines...

As per the decision, "the movement of all vehicles and people will be restricted from 12 midnight to 5 AM. Only essential and emergency ser...

The schools in the state, from Class VIII to XII, will reopen from February 3. Colleges and Universities will also reopen, she said. The ni...

Retailers selling discretionary products said their businesses have declined up to 60% in the last two weeks and there is an uncertainty ab...

An official order to this effect said the owners should ensure that the staff and customers are fully vaccinated and they follow all health...

West Bengal on Wednesday reported 14,022 fresh cases, 4,949 more than the previous day. Containment zones in Kolkata were increased from 25...

Amid protests and blockades at several railway stations on Monday over the curbs imposed on local train services in West Bengal, the state ...

Long-distance trains will operate as per their usual schedule. Metro trains in Kolkata will also operate as per their usual timing but with...

The state government said that the airlines may be requested to evenly space out the flight arrivals in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Internat...

"In continuation of the earlier order, restriction and relaxation measures as already in force stand extended up to October 30.... In view ...

"The COVID situation in Bengal is quite good but the danger of the third wave is still lurking. This is one of the reasons we have not allo...

Metro railway services are allowed to resume operations with 50 per cent seating capacity on weekdays, a government order said. The local t...

"We are not running the trains to keep the contagion under check. It is natural that stopping the service causes problems for the people. I...

Till May 22, in North 24 Paraganas district, the positivity rate had crossed 41.6%, highest in the state. In Kolkata, it had touched 38.3% ...

Banks will be operational from 10 am to 2 pm, and government offices have been told to make do with 50 per cent workforce, Banerjee said at...

Even though three districts of West Bengal -- Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong -- share a border with Bhutan, the major chunk of trade ...

The state recorded 370 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, which took the total to 14,728. Of these, the number of active cases is 4,930.