New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Manish Bhandari – the oxygen supplier to Gorakhpur’s B.R.D. Medical college and hospital where a large number of children died in 2017. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud granted bail as it was[Read More…]
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Gorakhpur tragedy: Head of Anesthesia department surrenders before court
The head of Anesthesia department at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Dr Satish Kumar, surrendered before the court in connection with the death of many children due to a shortage of oxygen supply. Dr Satish surrendered on Monday and has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody.[Read More…]
Gorakhpur tragedy: Police arrest CMS office clerk, Sudhir Pandey
The medical college CMS office clerk, Sudhir Pandey, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College tragedy that killed more than 70 children. Uttar Pradesh health minister, Siddharth Nath Singh, had earlier said that it was a clear case of criminal negligence if someone[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi visits Gorakhpur tragedy victims’ kin, assures all possible support
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi visited families of four children who died in BRD Medical College tragedy on Saturday. Gandhi assured all possible support to the families of the victims. Rahul first went to see Brahmdev Yadav at Baghaghada village on the outskirts of Gorakhpur. Brahmdev lost his twins in BRD[Read More…]
PM Modi finally breaks silence on Gorakhpur tragedy, says entire nation is with affected families
In his speech to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the recent death of nearly 70 children at the BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. He said that the sympathies of the entire nation were with the affected families. Addressing the nation from[Read More…]
PM tweets about Himachal landslide, remains silent over Gorakhpur tragedy
One week. Two tragic incidents. India is mourning as over 70 children died in Gorakhpur’s BRD Hospital and 46 people lost their lives in a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in the past week. The grief of both the incidents seems to be equal for most of us,[Read More…]
CM Yogi orders ‘grand’ Janmashtami celebrations after death of 65 children in Gorakhpur
While Gorakhpur is still coming to terms with the loss of over 60 infants, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the state authorities to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami in a “grand” way. In a communique issued late on Sunday to the Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh, Adityanath said:[Read More…]
SC refuses special probe order in Gorakhpur tragedy
The Supreme Court has refused to order special probe order in Gorakhpur tragedy. A bench of justices comprising chief justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the lawyer, who mentioned the issue before it, to approach the Allahabad High Court with his grievances. The lawyer has also[Read More…]
Gorakhpur tragedy: Twitterati slams Virendra Sehwag for not accusing BJP govt
Just a day after many died in the Gorakhpur’s state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College’s massacre due to lack of oxygen, on Saturday started Indian cricketer Virendra Sehwag got trolled on Twitter for not holding the current Uttar Pradesh government responsible for the death of victims. According to reports, the[Read More…]