There’s a Life Beyond Civil Services
Robin Hibu, Special Commissioner at Delhi Police feels that students should get over their obsessions for Civil Services and take the entrepreneurial road
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Beleaguered Returnees From Middle East Allege Harassment by Hotel Touts at Kolkata Airport
In a very tragic situation, the migrants from West Bengal who had been stuck all this while in Dubai and were finally able to travel…
Beware North Bengal – Data shows Exponential Growth in COVID19 cases
Beware North Bengal, things are not as rosy as they would have you believe. The recent days have induced a lot of changes in our…
NBMCH Backlog of Pending Tests Cleared – How?
Today, a national daily has reported that the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) has cleared out all the backlog pending COVID tests. While we applaud the efforts put in by the doctors and hospital staff, we find it difficult to believe their claims.
West Bengal Prachesta Scheme – 5 Applied From Kalimpong District, Only 2 Verified – 1 Application Rejected, 0 Approved
As the data we have accessed showcases, the North South divide in number of beneficiaries is so stark that it exhibits the absolute failure of the state machinery in reaching out to the people in the north. We are not sure, if this is due to lack of initiative on the part of respective District administrations or Gorkhaland Territorial Administration to communicate the State Govt scheme well with the people.
COVID Samples Pending Test Since the 19th of May at NBMCH
In what may shock many, COVID samples are pending test at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) since the 19th of May.
13 COVID19 Positive Cases Detected in North Dinajpur in the past 24 hours, 31 Cases in Malda
Sources at Malda Medical College and Hospital have confirmed that 34 new COVID19 positive cases were detected in North Dinajpur in the past 24 hours.
West Bengal Govt to Pay Full Fare – After Darjeeling MP Raju Bista Accused Minister Gautam Deb of “Lying”
The West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha has written to the Chairman of the Railway Board Vinod Kumar Yadav stating the willingness of West Bengal government to bear the “entire cost of movement by special trains to West Bengal, of migrants of the State stranded in various parts of the country”.
In its Fight Against COVID19, One District in West Bengal has Emerged as a Leader – Malda
“GTA should follow same procedure as testing lab in North Bengal is situated in Siliguri only. This way, anyone who enter Siliguri can be tested there itself. There won’t be a need to transport collected swab from the hills to the plains, and result will come back quicker. All they need is to arrange team for data entry which they are doing, and swab collectors designated for Darjeeling and Kalimpong to be based out of Siliguri itself,” said the source.
EXCLUSIVE: Late Into the Night Salkumarhat in Alipurduars District Turns Into a Battlefield
On the 20th of April a Sunday around 10:30 PM, Salkumarhat in Block Number 1, Alipurduars turned into a battlefield. According to sources, a critically ill patient had been referred to Ayush Hospital in Topsikhata. Soon after widespread speculations and rumours allegedly circulated in the social media about his death being due to Coronavirus across Alipurduars district.