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Topic: Kolkata

Mamata govt turns stadiums, schools and lodges into Covid hospitals as cases surge in Bengal

At least 730 Covid beds have come up in different stadiums, lodges, schools & night shelters across districts of Bengal. 673 of them are unoccupied.

Bengal imposes strict lockdown, new containment zones to remain ‘completely shut’ for 7 days

Bengal was among first states to ease lockdown. But with cases soaring, CM Mamata Banerjee announced that all businesses, offices will remain shut in containment zones.

Kolkata is fast running out of hospital beds as Covid cases soar, mortality rate near 6%

Kolkata now has 18 containment zones and 1,872 ‘isolation units’, with Mamata Banerjee govt home-quarantining all asymptomatic patients.

Suicides see a sharp rise in Kolkata amid lockdown, over half are 40 years or younger

Between April and June, 113 cases of suicide were reported, more than double the number for the same period last year.

Indian born of Chinese origin — Kolkata’s Chinatown is stuck between Covid and Galwan

Members of the seven-decades-old Chinese community in Kolkata's Chinatown say they feel like their Indian nationality is being stripped away from them.

Wholesale vegetable prices soar as demand rises, retail rates to spike too if supply gap stays

Wholesale traders cite a nearly 20% increase in demand for vegetables as restaurants, dhabas, canteens and other eateries have opened since 1 June.

Videos of bodies dragged for cremation emerge in Kolkata, police say not of Covid victims

NRS hospital in Kolkata said they handed over 14 bodies to the civic body for cremation as they were unclaimed. But residents question such ‘disgraceful’ handling of bodies.

Kolkata can again be ‘leader of the East’, says Modi as he pitches for atma nirbhar Bengal

Addressing ICC’s annual plenary, PM Narendra Modi quotes Tagore, Vivekananda to inspire Bengal towards self-reliance, talks of reviving manufacturing sector.

In Kolkata, 24-yr-old beats Covid after 12 days on ‘artificial lungs’ support using ECMO

Kolkata's AMRI doctors say woman first patient in India to survive after ECMO support, an invasive procedure in which artificial lung is set up outside the body to pump oxygenated blood into it.

West Bengal govt to install CCTV cameras in Kolkata’s containment zones

The state will install 500 CCTV cameras in over 480 containment zones in Kolkata to see if people are violating Covid-19 norms at these zones, an official said.

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Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.