In a shocking case, most of the 100 women in a semi-conscious state who underwent ligation procedure at a sterilisation camp at a rural health centre in Malda district were abandoned in an open field adjacent to the facility. ...
07:05 PM, Feb 10, 2013
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday said it has asked the state government to spell out, in detail, the steps taken to tackle the situation. "We have sought the details from the state government on the measures initiated to tackle the situation," said panel member Vinod Kumar Tikoo. Several infant...
07:59 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Kolkata: Reports on Thursday said that six infants died at the Malda District Hopsital in West Bengal within the last twenty-four hours. All the infants were allegedly malnourished and underweight and died after being critically ill, sources claimed. So far there have been no allegations of negligence or other complaints against the hospital authorities. Sources said the babies were between one day and four months old. They added that three...
01:39 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Kolkata: In fresh post-poll violence, a Trinamool Congress worker's hand was on Tuesday chopped off allegedly by a CPI-M activist in Malda district, even as more illegal firearms were seized from the office of the Left party and other places. The attack on Biswajit Mondal took place close on the heels of two persons, both CPI-M supporters, being burnt to death in Murshidabad district in West Bengal, which has witnessed...
08:23 PM, May 24, 2011
Kolkata: A beaming Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan can't stop raving about his team's skipper Gautam Gambhir as he feels the batsman has lifted the side magnificently after three seasons of incessant controversies. The left-handed opener has led by example, being the leading scorer for Kolkata this season with 421 runs. On Saturday, in their match against the Sourav Ganguly-led Pune Warriors, it was no different as Gambhir's ...
08:38 AM, May 20, 2008
