The patient hopes the procedure will give him a transfusion-free life Kolkata: Doctors at the haematology department at NRS Medical College & Hospital (NRSMCH) have conducted a successful haploidentical (half-matched 5/10) bone marrow transplant on a 32-year-old man. This time the procedure was done on patient suffering from aplastic anaemia.According to doctors, Brajagopal Kamilya had…
It will also include preventive eye-health education for students and training for more than 200 teachers Kolkata: As poor eyesight continues to remain an overlooked barrier to classroom learning, the Dawoodi Bohra community’s philanthropic initiative Project Rise has launched a four-month school eye health programme that will screen 20,000 children across more than 30 govt…
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed Mohd Lahek Ali’s release on a bond of Rs 20,000, noting that the state govt sought time to produce a pen drive containing the alleged speech Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail till Sept 10 to CPM functionary Mohd Lahek Ali, who has been in custody for about…
Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Uttam Kumar on the set of ‘Chandranath’ Kolkata: Fans of ‘Mahanayak’ Uttam Kumar…
Kolkata: A day after a review meeting on vector borne diseases, the state health department is all set to deploy Asha workers to intensify dengue surveillance. These community workers have been told to identify fever cases in every household and encourage them to go for testing.They have been also asked to facilitate ELISA testing in…
The whitewashed graffiti included lines from a poem on freedom fighter Pritilata Waddedar and a quote by Karl Marx The whitewashed graffiti included lines from a poem on freedom fighter Pritilata Waddedar and a quote by Karl Marx The whitewashed graffiti included lines from a poem on freedom fighter Pritilata Waddedar and a quote by…
Kolkata: The state higher education department on Wednesday evening deferred the launch of a portal for the decentralized undergraduation admission, hours after announcing its opening from Thursday. After three rounds of admissions through the centralised admission portal (CAP), more than 5 lakh UG seats still remain vacant at state-aided institutes in Bengal.This is the first…
Kolkata: A low-pressure trough crossed over to Madhya Pradesh by Wednesday morning but before moving away, the system brought 123.7 mm of rainfall to the city between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. According to the Alipore Met office data, of the 123.7mm, 69.3mm rainfall was recorded on Wednesday since morning.The low-pressure area will not have a…
Traffic jam on Hospital Road Kolkata: Relentless rain over two days flooded several parts of the city on Wednesday, leading to jams and chaos on roads. Commuters stepping out after 11 am faced severe travel disruptions amid flooded roads, vehicle breakdowns, a cave-in and a rally as did returning schoolchildren—many of them in the middle…
The illegal structure on the roof of the Ward 39 councillor’s office is demolished by KMC Kolkata: KMC on Monday sealed the party office of Mohammad Jasimuddin, former Trinamool councillor of Ward 39 in the Jorasanko area, and demolished an unauthorised floor above that was being used to keep party merchandise.The move was part of…
