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Children in the Farrukhabad hospital on Monday where 49 children have died in the past one month. (Photo: PTI)

UP deaths criminal negligence, says Congress

The latest attack by the Congress comes in the wake of reported deaths of children from a government hospital in...

5 Sept 2017 6:14 AM IST

There were allegations that the deaths happened due to disruption in the oxygen supply. (Photo: PTI)

UP's Gorakhpur replay: 49 die in Farrukhabad

In more trouble for the state government, 24 more children died at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College hospital in the past...

5 Sept 2017 12:51 AM IST

The president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, Raj Babbar, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him to take responsibility of the tragic situation in the state. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi has turned UP into 'rogi': Cong on Farrukhabad children deaths

UP Chief Minister is incapable of governing the state and he should be replaced very soon, Raj Babbar told the PM.

4 Sept 2017 3:50 PM IST

City Magistrate, Jayendra Kumar Jain and SDM Ajit Kumar Singh said that a probe found that deaths were due to lack of oxygen. (Photo: ANI)

UP: Farrukhabad magistrate, medical heads removed after 49 infants die

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath swept into action soon after getting the reports of the incident shown on...

4 Sept 2017 11:53 AM IST

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who is also the MP from Gorakhpur, has been raising the issue in Lok Sabha since 1998 but the situation doesnt seem to have changed much. He even demanded that the disease should be categorised as an epidemic. Ever since he took over as the CM, he has been regularly visiting the BRDMC and keeping in touch with the doctors.

Gorakhpur losing encephalitis battle

Since 1977, more than 25,000 children have died due to the disease in UP.

4 Sept 2017 2:04 AM IST

Dr Kafeel Khan was the nodal officer at the paediatric department of Gorakhpurs BRD Medical College Hospital, where 72 children have died since August 7. (Photo: PTI/File)

Gorakhpur tragedy: Uttar Pradesh STF arrests accused Dr Kafeel Khan

The court has ordered non-bailable warrants against seven accused including Dr Kafeel Khan and Dr Satish.

2 Sept 2017 10:39 AM IST

Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)

Now, a Gorakhpur in Rajasthan

In the last two months 90 infants have died in a government hospital; most of them within three weeks of birth.

2 Sept 2017 7:18 AM IST

Kafeel Khan, who is an accused in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital tragedy case, said on Thursday that he is being wrongly framed by the administration in the case. (Photo: ANI)

Being framed by administration for Gorakhpur tragedy, says Jailed...

Kafeel Khan has been charged with attempt to murder over the death of children in Gorapkhpur's BRD hospital in August...

19 April 2018 8:49 PM IST

Khan was accused of negligence and corruption and was suspended and subsequently arrested following the outrage over the deaths at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College. His suspension is yet to be revoked. (Photo: PTI)

Gorakhpur tragedy: Dr Kafeel gets 'clean chit' from govt, demands to...

Many infants died allegedly because of disruption in oxygen supply on the night of August 10, 2017 in BRD hospital.

28 Sept 2019 7:09 PM IST

Kafeel Khan's brother alleges police laxity in attack probe, writes to...

He alleged that the case was related to BJP MP Kamlesh Paswan and the police were not able to take action against him...

27 Jun 2018 6:34 PM IST

An inside view of a ward of BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Disruption' in oxygen supply kills 3 kids in Raipur hospital

It was found that the oxygen plant operator in the hospital, Rabi Chandra, was in inebriated condition and failed to...

22 Aug 2017 5:24 AM IST

A relative attends to a child receiving treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Acute encephalitis syndrome is a catch-all term to describe patients suffering fever, vomiting, headaches and brain function issues such as confusion, trouble speaking and coma along with seizures. (Photo: AP)

Gorakhpur tragedy: Doctors want focus on encephalitis

Thirty-three children died Aug. 10 and 11 at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, around the time there was a...

22 Aug 2017 12:13 AM IST