
New Delhi: In West Bengal, two more deaths have taken place at the Malda Medical College. Over a 100 babies have died in the region this year itself. As always, doctors claimed that the infants were malnourished and critical when brought to the hospital. West Bengal has been witnessing an increasing number of infant deaths at government facilities. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has attributed the deaths to malnutrition...

03:07 PM, Feb 05, 2012

New Delhi: After Malda, infant deaths were reported from the West Bengal state-run Behrampore Hospital in Murshidabad district, where nine babies have died during the last 48 hours. Sources said they were suffering from Pneumonia. Malda Sadar Hospital had reported 110 deaths between January 1 and January 27. The hospital's vice-principal, MA Rashid, told reporters on Saturday that of the 110 deceased, 87 were below one-year-old. According to him, the...

08:31 AM, Jan 29, 2012

New Delhi: West Bengal Mamata Banjeree defended her government in the case of several infants dying in Malda, blaming the media and criticising her party workers for blowing events out of proportion. Claiming that 40,000 kids died during the Left rule, she said that a large number of children in the state are undernourished. "We have brought down crib deaths by 2 per cent and we will bring them down...

03:26 PM, Jan 19, 2012