Full list: Unlocking begins in some states, Covid curbs to remain in many othersStates like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa have extended their lockdowns. Meanwhile, Uttar Pra...
31 May, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
AirAsia India extends free cancellation, reschedule facility in lockdown-hit statesAll AirAsia India guests who booked their flights before the announcement of the lockdown (in these states) can opt to cancel or change to ...
31 May, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
Haryana, Odisha, Telangana extend lockdown; UP, J-K ease corona curfewMany states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa, have extended the lockdown or restrictions for a week to a fortnight in Jun...
30 May, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
AirAsia India announces free cancellation, rescheduling for West Bengal flights amid lockdownThe airlines also said that it is extending the similar earlier facility for flights to and from Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Na...
17 May, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
Lockdown in West Bengal, restrictions extended in several statesChairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that local...
15 May, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Complete lockdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12, says Chief SecretaryHowever, in addition to the relaxations permitted outside the containment zones, operations of Metro Rail in a graded manner from September...
31 Aug, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
No flight operations at Kolkata airport on revised total lockdown daysAs per the new changes the Lockdown will be enforced on August 20 and 21 and August 27 and 28, instead of August 16, 17, 23 and 24 as annou...
04 Aug, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
Bi-weekly lockdown in place, flight operations at Kolkata airport suspended on July 25, 29The West Bengal government has decided to impose a biweekly complete lockdown in the state to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Whe...
24 Jul, 2020, 05.28 PM IST
Extended lockdowns offer diminishing returnsThis comes as India has been adding nearly 20,000 Covid-19 cases a day. Yet, extensive lockdowns — even state-wide ones — may not be the be...
01 Jul, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee orders extension of lockdown in West Bengal till July 31West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee told reporters after an all-party meeting that though the participants differed over ways to tackle the pand...
26 Jun, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
West Bengal extends lockdown till July 31 with certain relaxationsThe 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.
24 Jun, 2020, 08.21 PM IST
Lockdown extended in West Bengal till June 30: Mamata BanerjeeThe Mamata Banerjee-led government eased shutdown curbs in the state from June 1, allowing places of worship to reopen, and jute, tea and c...
08 Jun, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
West Bengal extends lockdown till May 31, Mamata Banerjee announces slew of relaxationsContainment zones will be divided into three zones-- affected zones, buffer zone and clean zone, Mamata Banerjee said.
18 May, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Nabard refinances close to Rs 13,000 crore to state co-op banks and RRBs to assit farmers deal on-going lockdownThe loan has been disbursed under a refinance scheme by Nabard from its own resources and was given this week. "An amount of Rs 12,767 cror...
05 May, 2020, 06.09 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee extends lockdown in West Bengal till April 30Banerjee said the prime minister noted that the next two weeks were going to be "crucial and critical" in the fight against COVID-19. All s...
11 Apr, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
Day 18: Maharashtra, Bengal extend lockdown as Centre mulls a country-wide extensionMaharashtra and West Bengal became the latest states to extend the lockdown period, after similar moves by Odisha and Punjab earlier this w...
11 Apr, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Entire West Bengal brought under lockdown till March 31"After assessing the situation, it has been decided that the ongoing lockdown will be extended to the entire state from 5 pm today," Banerj...
24 Mar, 2020, 04.23 PM IST