Trudging their way home to Madhya Pradesh, fatigued by cumulative effects of the privations forced on them by a 7-week lockdown and a long trudge in the summer heat, their senses were so dulled that they did not even find the energy to respond to the menacing clatter of an approaching train.
During a virtual press conference Mr Bandopadhyay said that there was lack of coordination between the states and the Centre to bring back the migrants to their native places.
Meanwhile, the Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry, North Bengal (FOCIN), has requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to allow small wholesale and retail shop owners to open their establishments.
It started the relief work on 6 April and has been working with slum dwellers in Jalpaiguri town as well as in different village areas including tea-gardens of Jalpjaiguri, Cooch Behar and Darjeeling districts, according to the Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Jalpaiguri, Swami Shivapremananda.
“Two months ago there was only one testing laboratory and today we have 15 labs. Permission for testing has been sought from ICMR by another 10 government medical colleges and two private institutes. Once we get this permission then we will have 27 labs,” said Bandopadhyay.
With Joe Biden now the presumptive Democratic nominee, there was an exceptionally robust wave of black support when black voters in South Carolina and throughout the South overwhelmingly sided with him.
He has in effect debunked what he calls the “strongman theory”, couched in the caveat that “if anyone wanted to believe in this theory, this is the time to disabuse themselves”.
Out of the 140 held for posting, forwarding and circulating fake news in the social media websites, Kolkata police have been able to nab 19 people so far, according to a data compiled till 2 May.
Flower petals were showered on the train as it chugged into the platform, with state ministers Moloy Ghatak and Tapan Dasgupta waiting at the station to receive the passengers.
At the NBMCH, one of the doctors, an eye specialist, had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 30 April.
