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Five more babies die, protests outside Kolkata hospital

Death of infants continues to torment West Bengal.

Five crib deaths were reported on Sunday in the government-run B C Hospital children hospital here, sparking angry protests by family members.

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Babies die in another Kolkata hospital amidst claims of mortality drop

Another hospital on Saturday joined the list of health facilities where infants are dying in West Bengal amidst claims by the state's health minister that the child mortality rate witnessed a three pe

AMRI directors should be given bail: CII member

After FICCI, a senior official of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has now come out in support of directors of the AMRI hospital, where a fire tragedy killed 94 people, contending they shoul

AMRI hospital fire: Two more arrests

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Two management staff of the AMRI hospital where 90 persons, mostly patients, choked to death from a fire in the basement on December nine, were arrested on Monday.

AMRI, vice-president, administrati

Shanties gutted in fire at E. M. Bypass in Kolkata

At least 70 shanties were gutted in a major fire at Kaliakapur on the E. M. Bypass in the eastern part of the city this evening, creating panic among the locals.

Fifteen fire tenders are fighting th

AMRI Hospital director refused bail

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A court on Friday refused bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Dec 9 fire incident in the high-cost health facility that left 94 dead.

Agarwal, now admitted at

FICCI for release of AMRI directors

Nearly a month after directors of AMRI Dhakuria Hospital were arrested in connection with the devastating fire, industry body FICCI has urged the West Bengal government to see to it that jailed direct

Left Front govt indulged in extreme corruption: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the previous Left Front government in the state of indulging in ‘extreme corruption’ and claimed it had hidden several important files.

Fire at Park Street building

A fire broke out on Sunday on the seventh floor of the Apeejay House at Park Street.

Flames were detected around noon at the building housing the office of the city-based diversified business conglom

Kolkata cops hum Kolaveri

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Smitten by the national rage Kolaveri Di sung by south Indian film star Dhanush, the Kolkata traffic police is literally humming 'Why this herogiri di?' these days, urging errant bikers to wear helmet

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