A group of people surrounded the flight attendant on seeing she was not wearing a mask. The woman said she had taken it off five minutes earlier as it had become dirty because of the dust from potatoes at the market.

“Those working in the unorganised sector can apply for the scheme between April 15 and 30,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

However, before the PM’s announcement, the West Bengal government on Tuesday had already extended the ongoing lockdown to the entire state till March 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus.

His body will not be handed over to his family members, instead will be disposed of following national health guidelines, the hospital sources said.

Parents of the 22-year-old youth who had tested positive on March 20 and the maid servant of that household have tested positive, a senior state health department official said.

PK Banerjee was one of a kind, for he never played for a big club. Playing for Eastern Railway, he won the Calcutta League in 1958, trumping Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting.

A group of 50 pilgrims from Kerala and Rajasthan who were on their way to Gangasagar were also stopped and sent back to Kolkata after tests were conducted on them, officials said.

For the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, TMC initially fielded four nominees; while the Congress and the CPM nominated Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya as their joint candidate.

An official said West Bengal had already set aside a Rs 200-crore corpus fund to buy medical devices, including 10,000 thermal guns which would be given to medical teams at all entry points.

On Monday, Sheikh Mamud Ali was allegedly selling urine of Indian cows at Rs 500 per litre and that of Jersey cow at Rs 400 per litre at a roadside stall at Dankuni.

The Belur Math administration, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, stopped distributing ‘bhog’ to devotees for an indefinite period from Monday as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Just like other markets in the country, sex workers in the area are losing customers due to coronavirus outbreak.

The two parties are likely to ask the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to postpone civic polls at an all-party meeting at its office here on Monday.

“As of now, it’s very difficult to announce poll dates due to the coronavirus outbreak. Once the poll schedule is released, the campaign will start immediately,” an SEC official said.

To check the spread of coronavirus in Bengal, it has been decided that all government, state-aided , private educational institutions will remain closed from March 16 to 31 in public interest, according to a statement released by the CM’s Office.

Speaking at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Banerjee said, “All clubs can take part in our projects. For example, these local clubs can participate in our tree plantation drive. Those interested, can contact the district magistrates and if they don’t cooperate, inform me. I will take action.”

According to a statement released by KoPT, the moment a ship arrives at Sandhead or enters into the Indian territory, the master of the ship must start taking the body temperature of all crew members and send it to PHO.

Till Thursday, the contest for the fifth seat also seemed to have been decided, with CPI(M)-Congress joint candidate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya the only candidate in the fray.

Meanwhile, several education institutions in the state suspended academic activities till March 31. Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur put academic activities on hold till month-end, and asked the students not to travel outside the campus.

With the civic body elections scheduled to be held across the state in April-May, more political rallies and public meetings are likely to be held and campaigning is likely to go on overdrive.

Jinarul Haque had fallen ill while returning home by bus on Saturday after flying to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport from Saudi Arabia, where he worked as a cleaner. He died of diabetic coma, sccording to the medical report.

State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said that China, from where the outbreak began, was being punished by God for “destroying nature”.

There are around 20 bridges in and around the city, including metal bridges, concrete bridges, railway overbridges, and flyovers, but there have been instances that have caused inconvenience to the city residents.

The Vice-Chancellor had resigned on Friday night after photographs of some youngsters purportedly posing on campus with distorted lyrics of Rabindranath Tagore’s songs written on their bodies triggered an uproar, according to sources