Barnali Dutta

Government officials faced resistance from locals while setting up quarantine centres in at least four areas surrounding Kolkata.

The Sribhumi district unit of BJP has called for the construction of a memorial in Sribhumi, Zubeen Garg's childhood town, to honor his legacy. At a condolence meeting, leaders proposed building a "Zubeen Garg Smritishoudh" on the vacant land where his family's quarter once stood.

Basic nursing like checking patients' temperature and blood pressure is being compromised in government hospitals as nurses squeeze out time to feed patients data into computers to avoid being penalized.

A social media message by a distraught mother led police commissioner Anuj Sharma to immediately order a crackdown on a tout racket that had reportedly been extorting huge parking fees from visitors to the Alipore zoo, who left their vehicles near the Presidency Correctional Home close to Uttirno.