After battling with the scorching sun for three days, the City of Joy heaved a sigh of relief with drizzles till 2.30 pm and partly cloudy sky for the larger parts of the day today.
Dr Priyansha Chatterjee, chairperson of Dvita hospital here said: "We've observed the irreversible cylindrical eye power of the kids has increased substantially due to the exorbitant exposure." Dr Amit Das, cornea surgeon of the hospital said, “Cases of retinoblastoma - commonly called eye cancer - have also been recorded in the South Bengal hospitals in recent days, which needs further studies.”
During the LF regime, in its 110th Board Meeting on 8 April, 2004, the state-owned transport major had decided to outsource the job of ticket booking with an aim to bring the booking to the doorstep of the commuters.
Political parties and various other organisations alike in this region have expressed their unhappiness over Miss Banerjee's decision to carve out new districts only in South Bengal.
Due to the squally weather and wind speed that is likely to exceed 45kmph over North Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal and Bangladesh coast during 17-19 October, fishermen are being advised to stay on the shore while the ones already in mid-seas are being advised to return to shore by 16 October night.
A total of 2.5 lakh people have already been displaced while 15 people lost their lives in floods; 34347 hectares of crops have been destroyed
The flood victims are facing dire circumstances which have forced them to use the floodwater for drinking purposes which have further sparked off concerns of an epidemic outbreak. Ghatal residents claim it is the only way they can survive since leaving their houses have ceased to become an option ...
The Regional Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning of thunderstorm, lightning winds gusting at a speed reaching 30-40 kmph over the districts of Gangetic West Bengal till 11 June.
Security forces said to have opened fire at voters in two separate incidents during polling in Sitalkuchi constituency, Cooch Behar
The choice of Katwa as the awareness cum breeding centre for the protection of Gangetic dolphins cannot be faulted as their number has already crossed the three figure mark, a senior forest department official said.
