KOLKATA: Reeling under the severest spell of dengue in over half a decade, Bengal is fighting another battle this year -the high fatality rate of the vector-borne disease.

KOLKATA: The dengue onslaught refuses to stop even after claims of combative steps by health officials and civic bodies.

KOLKATA: Thyroid diseases are emerging as one of the most common endocrine disorders across the country.

Shopkeepers Say They Are Not Aware Of Any Ban; Health Secretary Blames Manpower Crunch For Enforcement Failure

Around the same time when Mohammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank were writing their Nobel story of rural empowerment, a woman in the humble districts of south Bengal started a micro-credit scheme simi