annaprashan

Meal For Expectant Mothers At ICDS Centre Only For Photo Op, Not To Eat

Santipur, July 28: Nearly a dozen expectant mothers were allegedly asked to pose for photographs before a nutritious platter before being asked to leave with a packet of ‘Dim-Bhat’ (Egg-Rice) during an awareness programme on nutrition for mothers and children organised by the West Bengal Government at an ICDS centre…


Rice Ceremony At Hospital For Baby Born To Mentally Unstable Mom

Krishnanagar, Dec. 1: A four months old female child born to an abandoned and mentally unstable woman, who was being raised by the staff and nurses attached to the sick newborn care unit (SNCU) of Krishnanagar Sadar Hospital was given her first rice today – an annaprashan in a formal…