May 15, 2026 07:07 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now | Storm fury in Uttar Pradesh: Death toll rises to 89 as rain, gale-force winds leave trail of destruction | Congress ends 10-day suspense, names V.D. Satheesan as new Kerala CM | Delhi woman allegedly gang-raped inside sleeper bus; 2 arrested | Vijay-led TVK wins Tamil Nadu floor test as AIADMK split plays out | Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram | PM Modi halves convoy size after austerity call | Mulayam Singh's younger son Prateek Yadav dies at 38 | Protests erupt in Delhi after NEET UG 2026 cancellation over alleged paper leak | AIADMK cracks widen after Tamil Nadu defeat; faction backs Vijay-led TVK government
Image: UNI

Matua matriarch Binapani Devi passes away

| @indiablooms | Mar 05, 2019, at 10:43 pm

Kolkata, Mar 5 (UNI): Matua matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as 'Boroma', passed away on Tuesday evening at the state-run SSKM Hospital in the city.

She was 102.

She had been suffering from prolonged illness.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a visit to ailing Binapani Devi as she was in a critical state.

The condition of centenarian Matua community leader Binapani Devi was extremely critical throughout the day and she was put on artificial respiratory support.

A senior medic said that Binapani Devi has been suffering from multi-organ failure and put to ventilation on Tuesday morning.

“Boroma has been admitted to the SSKM Hospital on Sunday with chest infection and breathing trouble. She was suffering from pneumonia, an infection in the lungs. She already had pre-existing problems like COPD and mild diabetes," he said.

The 102-year-old Binapani Devi, who was admitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital at Kalyani on Thursday night following chest pain and breathing trouble, was transferred to the city hospital (SSKM) where a 7-member medical board was set up to monitor the health condition of the Matua matriarch.



Image: UNI

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.