Blood transfusion unit at Burdwan hospital for thalassemia patients
At the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, one blood transfusion unit for such patients is already operational.
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An eight-year-old boy has been mauled to death by stray dogs in Bhiwandi township of the district, a police official said on Monday.
The child, a resident of Phogaon area in Bhiwandi, was walking on the road with a friend near his home yesterday afternoon when he suddenly lost his balance and fell on a pack of stray dogs sitting there, he said.
The canines bit him severely, the official said.
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The child was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, as his condition became critical, he was shifted to the Thane Civil Hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead, he said.
The city police have registered a case of accidental death, the official added.
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