1. Muraripukur Woman Dies Of Dengue, Three Others Affected
A 35-year-old homemaker from Muraripukur Road succumbed to dengue on Monday, taking the unofficial death toll to six in the city and its fringes this season. Krishna Hazra’s death certificate issued by the hospital mentioned dengue shock syndrome with multi-organ failure.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation MMiC (health) Atin Ghosh, however, said the corporation had sought a report from the hospital before officially declaring it as a “dengue death”.
“At present, we have three patients — all from the Beliaghata locality — with dengue fever and all are stable. There is no question of medical negligence in any of the cases,” said Satsih Agarwal, general manager of the private nursing home, where Hazra had been admitted.
(Source: The Times Of India)
2. Re 1 Cut On Fuel Price To Stay For At Least Three Months
The slash in tax on petrol and diesel prices announced by the state on Tuesday is likely to stay for three months, but may be extended if needed.
Sources in the oil companies said that according to the circular sent by the state, per kilo litre of fuel, Rs 1,000 will be deducted from state’s share of taxes. The tax component of state includes sales tax/VAT, a surcharge and a lump sum tax. There is a 17% VAT on diesel, along with a 20% surcharge while on petrol it is 25% and 30% respectively. There is also a Re 1 road development cess per litre of petrol.
The petroleum dealers association has welcomed the move, though some petrol pump operators in the city felt that the Re 1 cut was not bringing much comfort for either the consumers or the dealers.
(Source: The Times Of India)
3. New Roads Rise From Bridge Rubble
Two roads linking Alipore with New Alipore are being built 500 metres apart to the east of the fallen Majerhat bridge as the search continues for faster alternatives to one of Calcutta's overburdened traffic corridors.
The new route cuts through a thicket, the Chetla canal and two pairs of railway tracks to create a southward extension of Alipore Avenue till Humayun Kabir Sarani in New Alipore. BP Poddar Hospital stands east of the junction.
(Source: The Telegraph)
4. Police Put Rs 2.5-Lakh Reward On Robber Gang
A Facebook post by city police on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 each for information leading to the arrest of five "dangerous" suspects in a robbery case that has been unsolved since April.
The post on the police's official Facebook page has pictures of the men who had allegedly robbed a Posta trader of Rs 14.4 lakh. It also carries a warning. "The suspects are of dangerous nature. Please do not take undue risks. Merely passing on the information to us is enough."
(Source: The Telegraph)
5. Post-Crash: 2.5 Hours To Travel 4.5km
A 4.5 bkm drive from the Taratala crossing to Kidderpore via Hyde Road took around 2.5 hours on Wednesday, after trucks started plying in the port area at noon.
During almost the entire journey, from 12:40 pm to 3:15 pm, the Swift Dzire Metro was travelling in was trapped between trucks in front and behind, which were frequently coming to a halt.
This newspaper had on Tuesday reported that two roads in the port area – Old Goragachha Road and Hoboken Road – were being repaired and made motorable to take some load off Hyde Road, which has been witnessing a spurt in traffic since the collapse of the Majerhat bridge on 4 September.
(Source: The Telegraph)
6. Autos Off Roads Over Pandal Site Dispute
Autorickshaws plying between Tollygunge Circular Road and New Alipore, Taratala and Behala went off the roads on Wednesday after the owner of a footpath stall refused to move out to let the three-wheeler operators erect a pandal for Vishwakarma Puja.
The stretch where the operators want to set up the pandal is near the intersection of Tollygunge Circular Road and Deshpran Sashmal Road.
The operators, backed by the INTTUC, the trade union arm of the Trinamul Congress, said they wanted the owner of the biriyani shop to vacate the space from 15 to 19 September to make room for the pandal. The owner has refused.
(Source: The Telegraph)
7. Hospital Fined For Wrong Diagnosis
The state health regulatory commission on Wednesday directed Desun Hospital to pay Rs 15,000 to a woman for wrongly diagnosing that she was suffering from a "major mental depression".
Mousumi Poddar was admitted to the hospital, off the Bypass, on 20 November after she choked on her food during lunch and complained of breathlessness.
"Doctors should be very cautious about overenthusiastic referral to various specialists and tests without appropriate clinical judgement and decision," the Bengal clinical establishment regulatory commission said in its order.
(Source: The Telegraph)
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