# Bengal

Ex-CM better, docs plan release

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Statesman News Service | Kolkata | August 4, 2023 11:30 am

The condition of the former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is better with no further deterioration in his health parameters, said one of the 11-member medical team treating him since Saturday when he was brought to the hospital from his Palm Avenue residence with pneumonia and drastic fall in oxygen saturation level.

A member of the medical board treating him said, “We held a meeting today to discuss his health condition. He had mild chest pain last night. Today we performed Xray and Echocardiogram but found nothing major. He has accumulated mild fluid in his lungs.” “He is undergoing treatment with intermittent support of Bi-Pap and IV antibiotics.

We may sit in on a meeting again on Saturday to assess his health condition. We will take the decision to discharge him after the meeting,” he said. The 79-year-old Marxist leader is responding to doctors and nurses as and when they interact with him.

# Bengal

Tension over idol immersion ahead of Assembly bypolls

There was tension following allegations of an attack on a Kali Puja immersion procession in the Rajabazar area of Kolkata. With six crucial Assembly by-elections on the horizon, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched fierce criticisms against the state government over the incident.

# Opinion

A Painful Pleasure

The oxymoron “a painful pleasure” seems to be in effect when Kolkata gets global recognition ~ the city has ranked 19th by Savills’ Growth Hub Index for its rapid development.

# Opinion

Legacy derailed

With the West Bengal Transport Minister, Snehasish Chakraborty, announcing, in end-September, the virtual closure of trams, Kolkata’s heritage transport system is now facing an existential crisis.