• The Federal
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Mamata
      COVID-19

      COVID-19: Danger signs in Bengal that Mamata’s keen eyes fail to notice

      23 April 2020 5:49 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      COVID-19

      Bengal does a balancing act to deal with COVID amid plunging revenues

      22 April 2020 1:03 PM IST
      COVID-19
      COVID-19

      Bengal begins rapid antibody testing amid row over screening ambit

      20 April 2020 7:54 PM IST
      Masks in high demand but Bengal’s traditional mask makers lose jobs
      COVID-19

      Masks in high demand but Bengal’s traditional mask makers lose jobs

      20 April 2020 6:30 AM IST
      COVID contrast: MP drives down 1,000 km on car as Mumbai thrashes workers
      India

      COVID contrast: MP drives down 1,000 km on car as Mumbai thrashes workers

      15 April 2020 10:01 PM IST
      How slipshod handling of suspected cases is upping Bengal’s COVID-19 tally
      West Bengal

      How slipshod handling of suspected cases is upping Bengal’s COVID-19 tally

      15 April 2020 2:48 PM IST
      Locked down, migrant workers are running out of hope
      The Eighth Column

      Locked down, migrant workers are running out of hope

      14 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
      Books
      COVID-19

      It’s time to go digital as Kolkata's ‘book man’ too is staying home

      12 April 2020 6:30 AM IST
      Bengali actors
      COVID-19

      Big B multi-starrer inspires Mamata to emulate similar COVID-19 film

      11 April 2020 3:16 PM IST
      As humans go into isolation, wildlife stroll, lounge in urban spaces
      West Bengal

      As humans go into isolation, wildlife stroll, lounge in urban spaces

      10 April 2020 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal, rural industry, florists
      West Bengal

      We'll resume work, but where’s the clientele? ask Bengal’s rural workers

      9 April 2020 1:54 PM IST
      To catch up on syllabus, Bengal schools switch to virtual classes
      COVID-19

      To catch up on syllabus, Bengal schools switch to virtual classes

      7 April 2020 11:24 AM IST
      From delivery persons to blood donors: WB cops take on various roles
      West Bengal

      From delivery persons to blood donors: WB cops take on various roles

      6 April 2020 9:30 PM IST
      How smallpox once pockmarked Bengals puja calendar  
      The Eighth Column

      How smallpox once pockmarked Bengal's puja calendar  

      6 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
      prisoners making mask
      COVID-19

      Beggars donate to COVID-19 fund, prisoners make PPE in Bengal

      4 April 2020 3:02 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      COVID-19

      In West Bengal, Mamata govt does a flip-flop on COVID-19 numbers

      3 April 2020 2:05 PM IST
      Banglar Gorbo: Prashant Kishor builds Mamatas image amid COVID-19
      COVID-19

      'Banglar Gorbo:' Prashant Kishor builds Mamata's image amid COVID-19

      3 April 2020 6:30 AM IST
      Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengals sugar rush amid COVID-19
      The Eighth Column

      Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengal's sugar rush amid COVID-19

      1 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
      clash
      West Bengal

      Rival TMC factions clash in Kolkata over distribution of lockdown relief

      30 March 2020 9:59 PM IST
      Shah and Modi
      Opinion

      States need to be heard for ‘Team India’ to win COVID-19 challenge

      29 March 2020 5:31 PM IST
      Social distancing on treetops: How some Bengal labourers are fighting coronavirus
      West Bengal

      Social distancing on treetops: How some Bengal labourers are fighting coronavirus

      28 March 2020 9:08 PM IST
      What is Darjeeling’s link to the possible COVID-19 cure?
      Analysis

      What is Darjeeling’s link to the possible COVID-19 cure?

      28 March 2020 1:56 PM IST
      2 commit suicide in Bengal over fear of contracting coronavirus
      COVID-19

      2 commit suicide in Bengal over fear of contracting coronavirus

      27 March 2020 8:33 PM IST
      COVID-19: VIP quarantine rooms earmarked in select hotels in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      COVID-19: VIP quarantine rooms earmarked in select hotels in Kolkata

      26 March 2020 10:32 PM IST
      MLAs flooded with SOS calls as stranded workers cry for help
      West Bengal

      MLAs flooded with SOS calls as stranded workers cry for help

      26 March 2020 6:30 PM IST
      West Bengal, Lockdown, Unlock-1, coronavirus, COVID-19, Mamata Banerjee
      COVID-19

      Micromanaging is Mamata’s new mantra to mitigate COVID-19 crisis

      26 March 2020 1:24 PM IST
      blood bags
      COVID-19

      COVID-19 restrictions lead to acute shortage of blood in West Bengal

      25 March 2020 6:15 AM IST
      COVID-19: In uncertain times, financial support sought for unorganised workers
      West Bengal

      COVID-19: In uncertain times, financial support sought for unorganised workers

      24 March 2020 6:10 AM IST
      Nursing home sealed as doctors flout quarantine norms in Bengal
      India

      Nursing home sealed as doctors flout quarantine norms in Bengal

      22 March 2020 5:38 PM IST
      coronavirus
      COVID-19

      With third COVID-19 case, Bengal begins tracking foreigners in state

      21 March 2020 8:16 PM IST
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