Mamata Banerjee Infant Deaths

• Despite improved facilities, crib deaths continue to haunt Kolkata's premier hospital

  BC Roy Hospital, Kolkata's premier child care facility, has seen 36 infant deaths in the last five days. And yet, top medical officials in the Mamata Banerjee government have denied any kind of negligence at the state-run hospital as the cause of the deaths.

• Mamata dubs baby deaths as 'rumour'

  Blaming a section of the media for joining the opposition chorus over death of babies in state-run hospitals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today dubbed it as 'rumour' since the child mortality rate has dropped in the state.

• 45 infant deaths in one week in West Bengal, Mamata silent

  As the tragedy of infant deaths is slowly unfolding in West Bengal - an alarming 45 deaths in just one week - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to maintain a stoic silence.

• Infant deaths: Mamata visits children's hospital

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the BC Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata today, where 21 infants had died in a span of 48 hours, triggering a wave of protests by angry family members who had lost their children. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tried to defend the doctors, declaring, "Doctors are doing their best with the existing...

• 21 babies dead in 3 days; no negligence, says Govt

  A hospital in Kolkata says it cannot be accused of negligence despite the fact that 21 babies have died there in the last two days.The BC Roy Hospital, run by the government, says the children who died were admitted in critical condition. The state's Health Secretary MN Roy stood by that, explaining that last June, close to 280 children were admitt...