It seems that the recent terror attacks in country’s financial capital, Mumbai, have awakened the West Bengal government. The state government has decided to brace up the security arrangements in the city-based medical college and hospitals.

After visiting the SSKM Hospital recently, state Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen held a meeting with senior police officers and health department officials to sketch the security needs. The government has decided to have armed guards to man the wards of some premier city hospitals.

Kolkata: Hospitals refuse to admit a 28-year-old women who was over 90% burnt in a suicide attempt on Monday. Her family members had to wait for about 18 hours for her treatment. They took her to four hospitals.

A resident of Dum Dum Cantonment home, Ms. Lopamudra Mitra, tried to commit suicide in her home around 6.30pm as she was unable to bear her husband's extra-marital affair, said her relatives. Around 7 pm, she was taken to Medical College and Hospital, followed by Kothari Medical Centre and Research Institute and RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The hospital's officials claimed that their burn wards were under-equipped.

Kolkata: Before finally getting admission at SSKM Hospital on Tuesday, a 24-year-old woman with 90% burn injuries moved from one hospital to another for over 12 hours.

Ms Lopamudra Mitra, a resident of Dum Dum Cantonment, was found burnt at her house around 6.45 p.m. on Monday.

The victim’s relatives took her to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where she was refused admission and was referred to SSKM Hospital.

When taken to SSKM Hospital, the authorities failed to admit her due to shortage of beds at the hospital’s burn ward.

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Kolkata, Jan 5: Voting for by-poll to Nandigram assembly seat began today amidst tight security.

The polling will decide the fate of six contestants. The main contenders are Parmananda Bharati of CPI and Firoza Bibi of Trinamool Congress.

The by-poll has been necessitated after the resignation of CPI MLA Muhammad Ilyas following a sting operation exposing his alleged involvement in a corruption case.

Earlier, the polling was scheduled to be held on December 30, but it was postponed due to security considerations.