Kolkata

Raising strong objection to the move, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to the HRD Ministry not to curtail important lessons at any cost.

Kumar, who has been fighting for justice for his student, in his appeal to the HRD ministry and President of India, claimed that the denial was a result of the institution's "vindictive attitude" towards him.

The entire building, located on upscale Belvedere Road, has been evacuated, a senior officer of the fire department said.

The incident took place in Kultali as villagers lined up since early morning in front of the Block Development Officer's office, without face masks and flouting physical distancing guidelines.

Kolkata reported seven fatalities and Howrah, Purba Burdwan and Murshidabad one each, it said, adding that all the patients died due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental.

WB Board Exams 2020: The Higher Secondary Council will devise a way to compute the assessment of the papers which have been cancelled, said Chatterjee, adding that the further decision will be intimated later.

The committee members have been empowered to take action against any malpractice by ration dealers or panchayat members during distribution of relief to cyclone-hit people.

No damage has been caused to any house, some of which are over a century old, since the recommencement of work on Saturday, a senior official said on Tuesday.

After the idea was proposed by political strategist Prashant Kishor, the party is preparing a team of 'Jubo Joddhas' to take on the 'misinformation being spread' by the BJP in the state.

Following the decision, developers would not have to pay any penalty or face action if a project is delayed by up to nine months from the scheduled time, they said.

The Association of Health Service Doctors has made a representation to the chief minister, saying that if a patient is "clinically stable", the person should be allowed to use mobile handsets in the ward.

The source said that the minister and his wife went for Covid-19 tests after their domestic help was found positive for the virus.

While many West Bengal residents who could not go to their local markets for weeks during lockdown were happy when chief minister Mamata Banerjee decided to ease the restrictions from May 15, the skyrocketing prices have upset buyers.

The apex body of publishers and booksellers of the state said they will soon hold a meeting and may have to seek help from the state government to bail them out as the cyclone dealt a fresh blow to the business after the two-month-long lockdown.

PM Modi arrived at the Kolkata airport at 10.50 am and was received by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and senior state BJP leaders.

The cyclone is expected to make a landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coast this afternoon or evening.