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Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) are on the rise, triggering concern among health officials. As of January 29, a total of three GBS-suspected deaths have been reported in West Bengal, with over 120 cases of the rare autoimmune disease detected in Maharashtra.

Two children from North 24 Parganas have succumbed to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at Kolkata hospitals. While several children are currently receiving treatment for GBS across different hospitals, experts confirm there is no surge in cases,

West Bengal Health Department issued guidelines for hospitals, while experts assured that the situation remains under control and not a cause for panic.

Maharashtra’s health minister, Prakash Abitkar, during a visit to Pune a few days ago, says that the recent GBS outbreak in the city was most likely due to contaminated water sources.

Parents of murdered doctor meet West Bengal Governor and BJP president to seek justice and criticize CBI investigation.

Kolkata: Kolkata Police arrested three people recently for allegedly using fake registration plates to avoid being recorded by CCTV cameras and evade .

Majumdar, who is also the president of the BJP’s West Bengal unit, met the parents of the victim at their residence on Thursday and assured them that he would convey their grievances against the CBI to the appropriate authorities.

Parents of the deceased RG Kar hospital doctor on Thursday said they would write to President Droupadi Murmu to seek justice in the case. Their decision to write to the President came after a meeting with West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose at Raj Bhavan on Thursday evening.

Kolkata: The demolition drive by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to raze the newly constructed G+5 building on Christopher Road on Thursday wa.

Manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning has been banned in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Congress MP said compensation for the kin of the deceased should be Rs 1 crore, while injured should get Rs 20 lakh each and the state government should bear the cost of their treatment