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West Bengal: 1,253 new cases, 33 more deaths

The recovery rate has increased to 96.56 per cent.(Representational)
In the past 24 hours, 1,253 persons tested positive for Covid-19 and 33 persons died in the state. As many as 1,861 persons were cured of the infection. The number of active cases further decreased and became 14,108. The total death toll stood at 9,569 on Saturday. The number of discharged persons is 5,22,331. The recovery rate has increased to 95.66 per cent.
The total cases in West Bengal increased to 5,46,008.
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Sputnik V Phase-3 trial likely to begin at Sagore Dutta Hospital mid-Jan

A view of a vial of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. (Photo: AP)
The third phase of the clinical trial of Russian Covid vaccine candidate Sputnik V is likely to begin at the state-run College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital (CMSDH) in the second week of January. The facility in Kamarhati in North 24 Parganas district is the second hospital after Peerless Hospital in Kolkata where the Russian vaccine candidate trial will be conducted.
Sources in CMSDH said a technical advisory committee had already approved the third phase of the trial. “Once the ethics committee gives a green signal, the trial will start. The next meeting of the ethics committee is on January 9,” a senior doctor told

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Many injured as BJP workers, police clash in Khardah

The BJP alleged that its workers were lathicharged by the police during a protest.
Several BJP workers, including women, were injured after a clash between BJP workers and police outside Khardah Police Station in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday.
The BJP alleged that its workers were lathicharged by the police during a protest. “Law & order situation has collapsed in the state,” tweeted Arjun Singh, BJP MP from Barrackpore, on Thursday. Singh led a sit-in demonstration later in the day, protesting against alleged atrocities by the police. The BJP has also planned a ‘Khardah Chalo’ movement to protest against the police.

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Kolkata: 29 injured in road accident

Kolkata: 29 injured in road accident
According to sources, 14 women are among the injured. They are now at Chittaranjan National Medical College and Hospital.
December 24, 2020 8:49:05 am
A 40-yr-old man was beaten up for allegedly harassing a woman and then taken around the village on a donkey with his face painted black, police officials said on Wednesday.
At least 29 persons were injured in an accident on AJC Bose flyover in Kolkata on Wednesday. All the injured persons were taken to Chittaranjan National Medical College and hospital and seven were admitted. According to sources, 14 women are among the injured. They are now at Chittaranjan National Medical College and Hospital.

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2 passengers from UK test Covid +ve at Kolkata airport

2 passengers from UK test Covid +ve at Kolkata airport
The state health department is conducting genome sequencing of the two passengers to determine if they have been infected by the more transmissible new strain of SARS-CoV-2, which causes the coronavirus disease.
December 23, 2020 5:38:46 am
The state is also inching closer to a death toll of 50,000; 49,058 deaths have been recorded due to the virus so far. (Representational)
Two passengers tested positive for Covid-19 at Kolkata airport on Sunday, officials said on Tuesday. According to sources, the state health department was immediately informed and all protocols were followed.
The state health department is conducting genome sequencing of the two passengers to determine if they have been infected by the more transmissible new strain of SARS-CoV-2, which causes the coronavirus disease.

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Won't let Bengal become Gujarat: CM Mamata Banerjee | India News,The Indian Express

Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said said she would not allow Bengal to become Gujarat.
Speaking at the inauguration of a music fair, “Sangeet Mela 2020”, in Kolkata, Banerjee slammed the BJP without naming it. “If there is harmony anywhere, it is in music. Music has no boundaries. The music stage never believes in divisions. We can have different surnames, colours, looks. But we are all a family together. That is mankind. Fight hard against those who want to divide it. Don’t be afraid,” Banerjee said.
“We have to respect and save our soil. No one can destroy Bengal. We will not allow Bengal to become Gujarat.”

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Bengal: BJP showcauses state women's wing chief Agnimitra Paul | India News,The Indian Express

Agnimitra Paul
The BJP Wednesday issued a show cause notice to its state Mahila Morcha president Agnimitra Paul for “anti-party remarks” after she spoke out against the against the induction of TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari.
The notice was issued by state BJP vice president Pratap Banerjee.
In a press byte, Paul had said she was not in favour of Tiwari joining the party.
On Tuesday, a similar notice was served to state BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu, and two other party leaders, Ganga Prasad Sharma and Santosh Hati. Basu, too, had spoken out against the induction of the former TMC MLA into the BJP.

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Baul singer who hosted Amit Shah slams BJP after TMC outreach: They offered no help

Basudeb Das Baul performing for Amit Shah. (PTI/File)
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made attempts to reach out to Bengali folk singer Basudeb Das Baul, days after he hosted Union Home Minister Amit Shah for lunch at his home in Bolpur.
In an about-turn, the Baul singer on Wednesday said the BJP did not help him in any way and the home minister also did not talk to him after the lunch on Sunday. Das had even sung some folk songs for Shah.
The artiste’s latest comments come after a meeting with TMC Birbhum district chief Anubrata Mondal at a party office on Tuesday evening. Das said he would perform at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s rally in Bolpur on December 29.

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Bengal: BJP calls 'Duare Sarkar' initiative failure, says Mamata considers people vote bank

Mamata Banerjee
The BJP took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday for announcing additional funds for her government’s development schemes, and said the government’s “Duare Sarkar [Government at the doorstep]” initiative would fail.
BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said, “The chief minister’s announcement of additional funds for her government’s schemes made it clear that she considers people only as a vote bank. The TMC government does not have a human face. It works only for political benefits before elections. The state’s debt burden now stands at almost Rs 4.9 lakh crore. This is something the next government will have to face. The state government did not help people in the last 10 years and now has taken the ‘Duare Sarkar’ initiative to hide its failure. ‘Duare Sarkar’ will become a global model for its failure,” he added.

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Bengal: TMC rebel Rajeeb Banerjee says, 'Suvendu's situation not comparable with mine'

Banerjee refused to discuss the meeting with the media. (File Photo)
State forest minister Rajib Banerjee on Monday said his situation in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was not the same as that of Suvendu Adhikari.
While
Adhikari joined last Saturday, Banerjee, who has also criticised the TMC recently, met senior party leader Partha Chatterjee during the day.
This was the second meeting between them.
Banerjee refused to discuss the meeting with the media. He said, “Being a disciplined soldier of the party, I will not publicly say anything in this regard. I came to Partha Chatterjee’s residence earlier in the past. Again, the party leadership called. So, I came here to meet him again.”

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