Bengal to Ban Low-grade Plastic Production

... The West Bengal government will ban production of low-grade plastic from Wednesday, Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya said Tuesday in a pledge on the World Environment Day. Bhattacharya urged the state Pollution Control Board (PCB) to come forwar...

An Anti-rabies Campaign With Bite

...55,000 people succumb to rabies, mostly caused by dog bites. Of this, Asia accounts for 31,000. Chakrabarti said: "In a letter to Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya we have written that the only way to tackle rabies effectively and economically is to vaccinate the stray dogs. Since the days of killing...

Fasting Mamata's Health Condition Deteriorates

...d end in a few days, indicating a move from the government. Left Front sources said a letter might reach the fasting leader from Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya who again appealed her to withdraw the fast and join in talks. West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi Wednesday night called on ...

Crib deaths revisit Kolkata hospital, 22 infants die

... kits, which are feared to have led to transfusion of HIV and Hepatitis contaminated blood among thousands of people. West Bengal Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Health Minister Surya Kanta Misra had to rush to the hospital Saturday to handle the situation amid an outcry by opposition parties. ...

Communist Bengal not to ban cola immediately

...n the sale of soft drinks of two multinational giants till a report was received on samples sent to the central government for testing, Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Thursday.// "A decision will be taken only after we receive the report," Bhattacharya told reporters, taking a stand in sharp ...

Malaria a 'Near-Epidemic' in Dooars, says RSP Legislator

...LA from Alipurduar constituency, told reporters here that 48 deaths had been reported from Alipurduar sub-division alone. He urged Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to personally look into the matter which, he alleged, "tends to go out of control of the Jalpaiguri district administration". It wa...

Stage Set For Final Hearing On India’s Biggest Ever Medical Compensation Clai

... "shielding doctors accused of medical negligence". The case came up in Supreme Court on a writ petition challenging West Bengal Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya's statement in July last year that doctors could not be arrested without prior approval of a medical committee in cases of alleged neglig...

Buddhadeb pledges to donate his body

... West Bengal Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharya has pledged to donate his body for the "advancement of medical sciences"//. The general secretary of Ganadarpan, Brojo Roy said that...

Kolkata To Get World-Class Cancer Hospital Soon

...e cost of Rs. 1.2 billion. The cancer hospital known as the Tata Medical Centre (TMC) would come up on a 10-acre plot, West Bengal Chief Minister buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata said, after laying the foundation stone for the project scheduled to be completed by December 2007. ...