Traffic, road dust and construction activity add to particulate pollution; doctors flag increased risks for children, elderly and people with existing illnesses BARASAT: For residents of Barasat, air pollution is becoming a concern that is increasingly difficult to ignore. Heavy traffic, road dust, construction activity and instances of open waste burning are among the factors […]
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Kolkata: In a significant boost to public healthcare infrastructure, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)-run ESI Hospital Maniktala has achieved a major milestone with the addition of 19 state-of-the-art Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) beds. With this expansion, the total ITU bed strength of the hospital now stands at 52, making it one of the largest […]
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Kolkata: Reaffirming the Xaverian spirit of service and its guiding motto “Nihil Ultra” (Nothing Beyond), the St. Xavier’s College (Calcutta) Alumni Association (SXCCAA), in collaboration with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, successfully organised the Mega Health & Eye Check-Up Camp 2026 on Sunday at the Raghabpur Campus of St. […]
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