The pandemic epicentre in South Bengal, including Kolkata and four nearby districts, reported 55.78 per cent of the latest cases and 40 of the fatalities.

Within a span of a week, a number of organs have been harvested from two people, offering a ray of hope to multiple recipients.

Issuing a statement, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh announced the campaign on Wednesday.

JEE Main, NEET Exam 2020: Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee will address a virtual rally on the occasion and is likely to send a “strong and special” message to the youth ahead of the 2021 state Assembly polls.

According to the state health bulletin, in which figures are updated till 9 am, a record 40,031 tests were conducted in 24 hours. It was the first time that over 40,000 samples were examined.

Additional District Judge Suresh Biswakarma convicted Das for murdering Akansha Sharma and entombing her in a cemented platform in his home in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on February 2, 2017.

Though the statewide infection growth has slowed down noticeably in the past few weeks and recoveries have picked up, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sounded caution about the situation in Paschim Bardhaman district.

The Chief Minister made the remarks at a video conference meeting with the district administrations of Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia, Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman.

“I have sought details as regards Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) @MamataOfficial from CM as FM failed to provide. Urged to impart details of over 12.3 lac crores as ground reality does not so reflect," Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tweeted.

Tathagata Roy, also a former Bengal BJP president, on Monday had met Vijayvargiya and expressed his desire to rejoin the party soon.

In a statement issued on Monday, the VBU administration said its executive council will review the situation on August 31. The admission and examination processes, and emergency services will be taken care of in this period.

On Friday, Dhankhar had demanded an “independent probe” into the “multi-crore scam”. He also questioned the credibility of a three-member committee set up by the government to look into the matter.

Also, for the first time since August 14, the state reported fewer than 3,000 new cases.

According to the weather department, a low-pressure area has formed over north Bay of Bengal and its surrounding areas. It is likely to intensify in the next 48 hours. Under its influence, widespread rainfall is likely to occur in the districts of South Bengal between Tuesday and Thursday.

Aspirants seeking admission to premier engineering colleges appear for JEE, while those seeking admission to medical courses appear for NEET.

The initiative first started with the residents of Suryakiran Awasana on Umakanta Sen Lane in north Kolkata’s Paikpara, during which as many as 74 people underwent Rapid Antigen tests.

After the nationwide lockdown was enforced from March to contain the spread of coronavirus, the CPM had been organising digital meetings.

The pandemic has prompted the city police to change its Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) in stations. Officials living in barracks have been asked to move to rented houses, and a mobile application called “Niramoy” has been launched to monitor the health of personnel.

According to the latest health bulletin, the fatality rate in the 61-75 age group is 6.26 per cent, and 13.9 per cent among those who are above 75 years. Of all the deaths, 87.8 per cent have occurred because of comorbidities.

A source said they accidentally touched a live wire. They were taken to a hospital, where Ghosh and Pradip Das were declared dead, Alipore Zoo Director Asis Samanta told PTI.

"I have no rift with Dilip Ghosh. All these speculations are imagination of a certain section of people. There is no division in the party. Various political parties are trying to mislead people by sharing wrong information," said Roy.

According to police, the clash reportedly broke out when two groups wanted to hoist the national flag at the same spot on the occasion of Independence Day.

A section of TMC workers, following Thursday’s mishap, ransacked the house of local TMC councillor Amal Chakraborty, accusing him of not taking measures to remove loose and frayed cables in the area.

Calling it a “cruel joke” and “historic injustice” on farmers, the Governor asked the government for “immediate amend”. He added that the state government was only required to identify the farmer families so that they could avail the benefits of the scheme.