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Two more Kolkata people test positive for Covid-19, tally in West Bengal reaches 9

Mar 24, 2020, at 10:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons, who are currently under surveillance in Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid-19 confirmed cases to nine in West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday.

West Bengal reports first Covid-19 death in Kolkata, toll in India reaches 8

Mar 23, 2020, at 05:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Monday afternoon confirmed the first Covid-19 death as a 57-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment in Kolkata's Salt Lake AMRI Hospital under ventilation support in a critical condition, died of cardiac failure, taking the death count in India to eight.

Kolkata records first COVID 19 death 

Mar 23, 2020, at 04:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata registered its first death due to COVID 19 as a patient, who was suffering from the virus infection, passed away at a private hospital in the city on Monday.

West Bengal reports its third COVID 19 case

Mar 21, 2020, at 09:39 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal has reported its third positive Coronavirus infection case on Saturday.

Kolkata: Covid-19 infected youth's parents, drivers test negative for novel coronavirus

Mar 18, 2020, at 09:45 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's first and so far only Covid-19 infected youth's father, mother and two drivers, who came in contact with him, tested negative for novel coronavirus, officials confirmed on Wednesday late evening.

Kolkata ranks third in poor air quality, Dhaka stands in fourth place

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:20 pm

Dhaka/Kolkata/UNI: Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka has ranked fourth for poor air in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday.

Medicon International: Andrew Collier advises people to focus on exercising, bringing changes in lifestyle to combat Type 2 Diabetes

Dec 22, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Top UK doctor Andrew Collier, a fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, who was in Kolkata to attend the Medicon International this week, has advised people to exercise and bring changes to their lifestyles to combat Type 2 Diabetes.

Medicon International: Doctors give importance to human touch even in the age of technological advancement

Dec 21, 2019, at 09:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Top doctors, who attended the second day of the Medicon International, 2019 conference where the Professor Shyamal Sen Memorial Oration was delivered, here on Saturday said that despite advancement in technologies over the years, medical practitioners should give importance to the system of ‘Bedside Encounter’.

Medicon International: Panelists harp on proper communication to fight ‘violence’ against doctors

Dec 21, 2019, at 09:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The panelists on the last day of the Medicon Conference, who participated in a discussion on ‘Ethical issues: Violence Against Doctors- Whose responsibility is it’, on Saturday opined that lack of communication might be a major reason behind triggering growing trend of vandalism against medical practitioners.

Medicon International conference starts in Kolkata

Dec 20, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The two-day Medicon International conference started in Kolkata from Friday with the promise of promoting  high impact learning in the field of general broad-based medicine in India and the recent advances made in the sector by eminent medical professionals both from India and United Kingdom in their fields of expertise. 

Kolkata to host two-day long Medicon International 2019 from Friday

Dec 19, 2019, at 02:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Promising to address the core developments in general internal medicine which has a direct implication on practice of sub-specialties in clinical medicine, Kolkata is set to host the 6th edition of the Medicon International 2019 from Friday.

Kolkata: Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society hosts Health Mela

Nov 19, 2019, at 01:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in it's 80th year presented Health Mela on Saturday at the Kund, City Center 1, Salt Lake.

Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society to organize Health Mela on Nov 16 in Kolkata

Nov 13, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in it's 80th year will present Health Mela on Nov 16 in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.

Cyclone Bulbul: Flight operations from Kolkata International Airport suspended for 12 hours

Nov 09, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Flight operations from Kolkata International Airport will remain suspended from 6 pm on Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning due to cyclone Bulbul, officials said.

Cyclone Bulbul likely to make landfall by tonight at West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts

Nov 09, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS:  Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ is expected to make a landfall at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island (WB) and Khepupara (Bangladesh) across Sunderban delta late on Saturday night, officials said.

Kolkata all set to implement plastic and thermocol ban from Oct 2

Oct 01, 2019, at 06:42 pm

Kolkata: The city administration has decided to strictly implement the plastic ban from Oct 2.

Kolkata: Heavy rains disrupt normal life in city

Aug 17, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): Heavy rains have disrupted normal life in Kolkata as several streets across the city have been watrelogged.  

Maternal mortality rate in Bengal down to 101, says Central Report

Aug 05, 2019, at 10:05 am

Kolkata, Aug 5 (UNI) The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Bengal has reduced significantly, according to the Sample Registration Survey’s Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India.

3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Kolkata, other parts of West Bengal

Aug 03, 2019, at 10:37 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Kolkata on Saturday, officials said.

Rising salinity of Hooghly river helps regrowth of mangroves in Kolkata

Aug 03, 2019, at 06:30 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (UNI) Rising salinity of the Hooghly river has helped the regrowth of mangroves in Kolkata.

West Bengal: Light tremors felt in Kolkata, other parts of south Bengal

Aug 03, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Light tremors were felt in West Bengal's capital city Kolkata on Saturday, reports said.

Light tremors felt in Kolkata, no casualty

Aug 03, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Light tremors were felt in Kolkata and other parts of south Bengal on Saturday, reports said.

Karnataka: Periyapatna, Nelamangala get good pre-monsoon showers

May 18, 2019, at 04:03 pm

Bengaluru, May 18 (UNI) Pre-monsoon showers were reported in South Interior Karnataka as summer heat came down in the region while North Interior areas remained largely dry, according to a weather office report.

Sexual problems in India on the rise, says expert

Apr 13, 2019, at 09:30 pm

Kolkata, Apr 13 (UNI) Lifestyle changes have impacted men and sperm count has gone down by 50 per cent in the last 50 years.

Kolkata is one of the most sleep deprived city in India, says study

Mar 18, 2019, at 06:49 pm

Kolkata, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) A recent study conducted by Godrej Interio revealed that children and teenagers are one of the most sleep deprived.

Fortis Hospital introduces Special Health Card for Airtel customers in Kolkata

Mar 06, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, on Wednesday announced the launch of a special health card in partnership with Bharti Airtel.

Online OPD booking at Kolkata medical college hospitals

Mar 03, 2019, at 10:20 am

Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI): In order to simplify the registration process and reduce the long queues of patients at government hospitals, the State Health Department has launched online ticket booking for patients visiting outpatient departments (OPDs) of the medical college hospitals in Kolkata.

44th Eastern India Science Fair begins at BITM

Jan 08, 2019, at 06:54 pm

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): 44th Eastern India Science Fair and 18th Engineering Fair were inaugurated by Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) here on Tuesday.

Indian legends and icons from various fields join hands with Rotary to eradicate Thalassaemia

Nov 30, 2018, at 12:43 am

Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): Sachetonota- Eradication and Awareness for Thalassaemia free India at the Science City Auditorium was held  to launched to start the campaign.

Baranagar club holds free medical camp for the underprivileged

Nov 30, 2018, at 12:18 am

Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): Melamesha, a club of 57 years standing, recently organised a free medical health checkup in Baranagar, a town to the north of Kolkata.