Calcutta Medical College and Hospital could soon have a severe problem on its hands - that of malaria. Within its premises there are more than 100 unused tanks, filled with water, a happy breeding

The West Bengal health department plans to introduce a new anti-cholera vaccine by using expertise from the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases.

An MoU for an eco-tourism project in the Sundarbans was signed between the state and the Sahara Group at the Writers' Buildings today. The state will provide 750 acres of land for the project to the

Garbage piled up at the SSKM premises till this evening, as the mayor stuck to his decision to withdraw conservancy services to the hospital over what he called "insulting behavior" of the surgeon

All villages in West Bengal will have electricity by 2007, the state power minister, Mr Mrinal Banerjee declared. The chief minister assured the power minister that funds for rural electrification

The West Bengal health department has asked the Cricket Association of Bengal to ensure that all drinking water pouches sold to spec tators during India-West Indies match at Eden Gardens should be

Blood scarcity is forcing guardians of thalassaemic children to run from pillar to post, in vain. Over the last fortnight a few blood donation camps were organised because of the pujas and donors

The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has asked the government to send a report on the crib deaths in Burdwan Medical Collage and Hospital's pediatric ward. The letters were sent to the director of

One person died, reportedly, of viral fever at the Beliaghata ID hospital (West Bengal). Since the pujas, several Kolkatans have been down with fever, which has come with the change in season. Most

Good news for nature lovers. The West Bengal government has decided to set up an eco-tourism centre at Jambudwip off Sagar islands. The island is likely to be opened to tourists from January next