West Bengal lockdown extended till June 15: What is allowed and what isn'tChief Minister Mamata Banerjee imposed an indefinite restriction on shopping malls, markets, restaurants and bars, gyms, and swimming pools...
14 Jun, 2021, 10.14 AM 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
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
3 Bengal BJP MLAs detained for flouting lockdown normsSiliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh, Dabgram-Fulbari MLA Sikha Chatterjee and Matigara-Naxalbari MLA Anandamoy Barman have been detained, the BJP Be...
16 May, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
Streets empty, shops closed as 15-day lockdown comes into force in West BengalBuses and other passenger vehicles stayed off the roads, and shops selling non-essential items had shutters down, in accordance with the cu...
16 May, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
West Bengal comes to grinding halt on first total lockdown of SeptemberThe WB govt has declared complete lockdown across the state on Sept 7, 11 and 12. Kolkata Police conducted naka-checking in several areas o...
11 Sep, 2020, 08.58 AM 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
Normal life affected across West Bengal due to complete lockdown as cases spurtSecurity has been tightened to enforce the lockdown and to avert untoward incidents in the wake of the groundbreaking ceremony of Ram templ...
05 Aug, 2020, 11.31 AM 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
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
Unemployment rate in Bengal lower than country: CMIE dataAsked why the unemployment rate in West Bengal is low as compared to India although the state lacks large industry, economist Abhirup Sarka...
05 Jun, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Centre blames Bengal for not allowing cargo movement through Indo-Bangla borderThe fresh accusation might deteriorate the already strained relations between the Centre and the West Bengal government and further escalat...
06 May, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
West Bengal says it will abide by Centre's orders on lockdownThe assurance came hours after the Centre accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing a Central team deputed to a...
23 Apr, 2020, 08.01 AM 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
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi for ban on all incoming flights to West Bengal to check coronavirusBanerjee's letter requests Modi govt to issue "necessary instructions to stop all flights coming to West Bengal with immediate effect", so ...
23 Mar, 2020, 03.05 PM IST