Janak is a 8-year-old boy who comes every month for blood transfusion to NRS. He is a patient of Thalessaemia. He will suffer if he doesn’t get blood at the right time. Yet the doors of NRS was closed today and he started crying before
Imagine that you are in the middle of a dense forest with wild animals roaming about. The tweet of the birds will certainly reach your ears. You will feel the wilderness and the untamed essence of wildlife and forests combined. Not even for a moment
Though we have grown up reading about Florence Nightingale, who became a cult figure due to her service for wounded soldiers, we hardly give that respect to nurses, who form the pillar of the care-giving community. They are not untrained caregivers like aayahs, rather they
Bengal’s medical fraternity and history has been always as rich as the land. NRS Medical College today is reeling under the pressure of allegations and counter allegations, have turned into a seat of protests and assaults with junior doctors’ safety and security at stake. With
If the little boy of eleven would not have summoned up the courage to flee from home at the age of eleven, we would have probably missed out on his wondrous literary creations. Dinobondhu Mitra was born in Chouberia village of North 24 Paraganas on
Birds are extremely vulnerable to heat. More than animals and often die from heat strokes. With the day and even evening temperatures going out of control, the feathered pets are worst affected. Those who have exotic birds like the South American macaws and parrots have
When it comes to Bengali detectives, we only tend to talk about Feluda, Byomkesh or Kiriti. But have you heard of Bengal’s female detective, Mitin Mashi? Yes, the character created by late Suchitra Bhattacharya? Mitin Mashi evokes a sense of nostalgia among many as she
Purulia will soon have a floating market of its own which might turn out to be a significant tourist attraction. The market will start near the new dam, King Edward Memorial Tank, opposite to Saheb Dam of Purulia. It has been planned to give a
Standing tall, at a height of 133 meters, the 30 storied ITC Royal Bengal’s magnificent and monumental edifice, inspired by regional history and culture, towers over Kolkata’s skyline and blends fine indigenous architecture with contemporary design. The hotel opened doors yesterday in the City of Joy.
Only the other day I was browsing through a news where doctors of a state run hospital in Alipurduar had performed a complicated brain surgery and literally gave a second life to a teenager. And mind you state run hospitals do not fleece patients like