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There were allegations that the deaths happened due to disruption in the oxygen supply as the vendor had not been paid for several months. (Photo: PTI)

Farrukhabad: Doctors threaten mass leave to protest FIR against...

An FIR against the CMO and the CMS was registered on Monday night in Farrukhabad, about 180 km from the state capital.

4 Sep 2017 3:00 PM GMT

Undertakers in protective personal equipment prepare for a Muslim burial at Johannesburgs main Westpark Cemetery. (AP)

South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

South Africa now has world's eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on...

15 July 2020 6:43 AM GMT

A relative of a Covid-19 victim (2L) pays his respect before a cremation at Nigambodh Ghat Crematorium on the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi in the early hour of April 22, 2021. (AFP)

COVID-19: Over 3.32 lakh fresh cases in India in single day, record...

Country's total tally surge to 1,62,63,695, while active cases cross the 24-lakh mark

23 April 2021 6:03 AM GMT

Oxygen cylinders brought from Maharashtra being unloaded from a truck. (PTI File)

Railways' 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet high demand amid surge in...

Amid spiralling coronavirus cases in the country, the demand for medical oxygen in the country has gone through the roof

18 April 2021 7:58 PM GMT

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Delhi govt exaggerated oxygen need during 2nd wave peak by 4 times,...

The average consumption of oxygen in Delhi was between 284 to 372 MT, said the report

25 Jun 2021 7:35 AM GMT

A file photo of COVID-19 patient on oxygen support waits to be admitted at Patna Medical College and Hospital, during the second wave of coronavirus in Patna. (PTI)

BJP, Congress in tussle over oxygen deaths

Opposition accuses Centre of lying in Parliament, BJP says HC stand shows hypocrisy

21 July 2021 7:42 PM GMT

PM Modi at the review meeting. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM Modi asks officials to ensure oxygen plants are functional at...

PSA oxygen plants contributed by PM CARES are coming up in all states and districts of the country

9 July 2021 8:26 AM GMT

Apart from the deaths directly linked to Covid-19, WHO has considered those deaths which were caused by peoples inability to access health systems overburdened by the pandemic as Covid deaths. (Representational Image/ AP)

Could have saved many lives if govt acted on time during Covid 2nd...

The government should have continued its efforts to monitor the resurgence of Covid and its possible outrage in the...

13 Sep 2022 7:09 AM GMT

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...

21 Aug 2017 6:43 PM GMT

A file photo of a hospital staff member checks newly-arrived oxygen cylinders at Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Thirty-three children died on August 10 and 11 at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, around the time there was a disruption in the oxygen supply. (Photo: AP )

Streamline PPPs to improve healthcare for the poor

The government should introspect and question its ability to govern and run hospitals.

28 Aug 2017 7:55 PM GMT

Pushpa Walia, the Human Resources official of the firm that supplied oxygen to Baba Raghav Das Medical College (BRD) hospital. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Gorakhpur tragedy: BRD Hospital oxygen supplier denies 'disruption' in...

As many as 63 lives have been lost so far due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen in the hospital.

12 Aug 2017 7:57 AM GMT

Family members and relatives mourn outside the BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur where at least 30 children died since the past two days, allegedly due to oxygen supply cut on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Oxygen supply cut kills 63 children in 6 days, UP CM calls emergency...

Earlier in the day, the alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen at the hospital claimed lives of two more...

12 Aug 2017 4:09 AM GMT