Topic: Kolkata
How Sunny Leone and Mia Khalifa made it to Bengal college merit lists
At least 8 colleges across Bengal have suffered on account of an alleged cyber prank that saw their admission merit lists manipulated to reflect names of famous personalities.
With Pujo looming, Kolkata’s housing complexes are Covid time bombs
Covid management is near collapse in most residential societies. With Mamata Banerjee govt washing its hands off, things can only get worse in the festive season.
On Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary, Missionaries of Charity feeds poor in Kolkata
This is the first time that food was distributed from the Mother House, the order's headquarters, on her birthday due to the extraordinary times and difficulties faced by poor.
Kolkata Police has lost 8 personnel to Covid, over 1,500 infected but most are back at work
The 40,000 personnel of Kolkata Police have been at the forefront of Covid fight in the city, which is the largest Covid hotspot in the state.
Covid-dengue ‘co-infections’ are Bengal’s new challenge as doctors say treatment very tricky
Bengal has started to see dengue infection in Covid patients. Doctors say they need to be very alert while handling co-infection cases. Mamata govt has issued guidelines.
Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai infection rates dip below 1, India’s overall R value now at 1.16
In major metros, the rate of Covid spread has slowed significantly. An epidemic is considered to have been arrested when the R value remains below 1 consistently.
Mamata govt forms 250-member doctors’ team to guide hospitals as Covid toll rises
As of 2 August, 1,678 people died of Covid in West Bengal — up from 668 deaths in April, May and June. The state is now seventh in India in terms of death toll.
Short of Covid beds, Kolkata ‘forcing’ infected to sign ‘isolation bonds’ & quarantine at home
As Kolkata hospitals run out of beds, patients are being made to sign ‘isolation bonds’ stating they are doing so by choice.
Mishti, immunity kick or gimmick? Kolkata doesn’t care as ‘anti-Corona’ sweets are the rage
Sweet makers claim Covid-themed sweets are selling like hot cakes. Customers say they eat sweets just as sweets and don’t expect them to work as medicine.
Covid symptoms, prescription not enough, Kolkata residents face week’s wait or more for test
Some of Kolkata’s biggest hospitals have been handing out dates as far as three weeks after the onset of symptoms. Govt helplines seem to be of no help either.
Retiring early can be bad for the brain
Our finding that Covid infections can block pain in humans opens up new and unexpected possibilities for pain relief research.
Reliance Retail gets $1 billion from Silver Lake for 1.75% stake
Reliance announced on 9 Sept that the California-based private equity firm with stakes in technology-related companies will pay the amount as part of the deal.
Defence
India, China working on Ladakh peace formula — alternate week patrolling, after disengagement
Patrolling in alternate weeks has been the established practice in the Northeast, and has worked well, barring the occasional face-off.
If Modi is a true reformer, he’ll bury Vodafone ghost and campaign on reforms in Bihar
No politician sees economic reform as a vote-catcher; it’s the old, povertarian economy that gets votes. Can Modi bring farm and labour reforms centre-stage?