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The West Bengal government on Monday (July 13) appointed four senior IAS officers as Nodal officers in four districts which have reported maximum cases of coronavirus COVID-19. The four districts that have reported the highest number of cases are — Kolkata, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of the state. State’s Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as the nodal officer for Kolkata, which has accounted for the highest number of infections and over 500 deaths. Manoj Pant, another senior IAS officer, has been assigned the responsibility of North 24 Parganas while Naveen Prakash and Rajesh…

Four years after India and Iran signed an agreement to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border with Afghanistan, the Iranian government has decided to proceed with the construction on its own, citing delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the project. The entire project would be completed by March 2022, and the Iranian Railways will proceed without assistance from India and will use approximately $400 million from the Iranian National Development Fund, sources reported. The railway line project was part of India’s commitment to the trilateral agreement with Afghanistan and Iran to…

Kerala on Tuesday reported its highest single-day spike of 608 virus cases taking the infection tally to 8930 as the death count climbed to 35 with two more fatalities. What is worrying for the state is the number of locally-transmitted cases are going up alarmingly. Out of 608 cases, 398 are locally-transmitted ones. First to report a coronavirus case in the country in January the state was on the verge of flattening the curve in May first week but cases increased after expatriates and people from other states flooded it transmitting many. Still its recovery and mortality rates are lowest…

Bihar reported 1,432 new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 18,853 on Tuesday. According to the State Health Department, the total number of cases has reached 18,853 in the state, with 12,364 patients recovered from the viral infection. Complete lockdown will be enforced in Bihar from 16 July to 31 July to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. The state government on Tuesday issued guidelines regarding the 16-day lockdown.

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has announced the Madhyamik result 2020 West Bengal board date. The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, or WBBSE, will announce the Class 10 result tomorrow. Students can check the Madhyamik, or Class 10, exam results on the official websites -- wbbse.org and on wbresults.nic.in. More than ten lakh students had taken the WBBSE Madhyamik examination this year. Madhyamik result 2020 West Bengal board date. The West Bengal board Madhyamik Exams were held in February, but the declaration of result was delayed due to the lockdown imposed to arrest the spread of…

Ankita Lokhande shared a picture of a diya in her prayer-corner and captioned it saying ‘Child of God.’ The actress  remembers him on his one-month death anniversary. Ankita had not said anything about Sushant’s death till date and didn’t even take to social media to express her grief. This is her first post after his demise. This is Ankita’s way to show her love for the late actor and also send strength to his family members.