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Pulwama IED blast: Sushil Modi pays tribute to Havildar Amarjeet Kumar in Patna

Patna (Bihar), June 19 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi paid tribute to Havildar Amarjeet Kumar in Bihar's Patna today. Havildar Amarjeet Kumar lost his life on in an Improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Pulwama. This incident took place in Arihal village of Pulwama district on June 17.

Muzaffarpur deaths put spotlight on poor condition of govt hospitals across India

Amritsar (Punjab)/ Moradabad/Kanpur (UP)/, Jun 19 (ANI): The Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where more than 115 children have died due to the 'Chamki', have again put the spotlight on the poor conditions of government hospitals in the country. The Guru Nanak Government Hospital in Amritsar, besides lacking the obvious infrastructure to handle patients in bulk, is suffering from poor hygiene as pile of garbage could be seen inside the hospital premises where both patients and their relatives wait. The same is true for a district hospital in Moradabad, where patients are lying on dirty bed sheets and unhygienic conditions have become an everyday's thing. At UHM government hospital in Kanpur, patients and their relatives are suffering from poor health services. A patient's relative told ANI that hospital is lacking ambulance services and didn't have adequate number of doctors.

Jai Sri Ram, Allahu Akbar, Radhe Radhe...slogan war in Indian parliament

Religious and patriotic sloganeering ruled the MP swearing-in ceremony as Members of Parliament jostled with each other in a verbal slugfest to put forth their ideological leanings

'SKMCH is hell,' no basic facilities available: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Muzaffarpur (UP), June 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday reacted on Muzaffarpur children death due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). He showed his dissatisfaction and aggression by saying that there are no basic facilities in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and it is like hell."Nobody can roam in the hospital without covering their nose, there is no beds, fans and water facility in the hospital, and is that a hospital?," asked Singh. Death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur rose over to 105. As many as over 80 children have died in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital. AES is a viral disease, which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as high fever, and headache.

No anti-national activity would be tolerated in educational institutions of country: KP Maurya

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Reacting on recent draft of a new ordinance cleared by Uttar Pradesh's cabinet, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "No anti-national activity would be tolerated in any educational institution of the country. "He further added, "Yes, our cabinet has taken a decision that only education should be imparted in the educational institutions and no anti-national activity will be tolerated." The draft of a new ordinance cleared by Yogi Adityanath's cabinet on Tuesday mandates new and existing private universities in Uttar Pradesh to submit an undertaking that their campuses will not be allowed to be a place of 'anti-national activities in any way'.

Political workers should spread awareness about AES: SKMCH Superintendent

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Jun 19 (ANI): As 112 children have succumbed to the deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, various political parties have gathered at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) where the mind fever has claimed over 90 lives. However, hospital's Superintendent Dr Sunil Kumar Shahi has advised the workers of all political parties, who are coming at the hospital to instead go on grounds and spread awareness about the disease, and help those affected. "I humbly request all political workers to go to places from where patients are coming and spread awareness. Right now they are not needed at the hospital. I request them to go to the periphery," Dr Shahi told ANI.

8 people including 2 children killed in road accident in UP's Sambhal

Sambhal (UP), June 19 (ANI): Eight persons including two children died in a road accident in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh. 12 more people got injured in the road rash. The incident took place near Lahrawan village of Bahjoi area, when a speeding container truck collided with another vehicle last night.Sambhal's Superintendent of Police, Yamuna Prasad told ANI, "8 people died on the spot and 12 others got injured. Condition of some injured is reported to be critical. All injured were admitted to a nearby hospital."

DMK workers hold massive protest over water crisis in TN's Coimbatore

Coimbatore (TN), June 19 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party workers staged protest over water crisis in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Wednesday. They held protest in front of Coimbatore City Corporation Office demanding immediate solution for the severe water crisis in Coimbatore.Many parts of Tamil Nadu are dealing with severe water scarcity with its level in reservoirs across the state declining rapidly.

Watch: Classroom roof collapses, injuring 3 students in Maharashtra's Ulhasnagar

Ulhasnagar (Maharashtra), Jun 19 (ANI): Three students were injured after a portion of cement plaster of their classroom's roof collapsed on them in Ulhasnagar's Jhulelal School, Maharashtra yesterday. The incident took place when the students were attending their class.

'BJP MP claims mushrooming of mosques in Delhi, writes to LG for immediate action

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Delhi Parvesh Verma, wrote to Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal against 'mushrooming of mosques'on government-owned properties in the national capital. He said,"Who gives permission for mosques and cemeteries to be built on government land? And who is giving them protection?" He further added,"I have told the LG to form a committee, this should be investigated and people should get to know the truth that more than 90% of the mosques are built on government land and 100% temples and Gurudwaras are built on DDA allotted land. Why this kind of discrimination?"

Watch: Wild bull attacks two riders in Gujarat's Rajkot

Rajkot (Gujarat), Jun 19 (ANI): In a public scare, a bull in Gujarat's Rajkot attacked two riders. The incident happened in a narrow street. The bull first attacked an elder-looking person who was riding a bicycle. Later a young man on his motorcycle, unaware about bull's intention, became the wild animal's second target.

Watch: Leaders from various political parties congratulate LS Speaker Om Birla

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): Leaders from various political parties congratulated Om Birla, the newly appointed Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Birla, a BJP leader, hails Rajasthan and is a two-time MP from Kota. Birla is succeeding eight-time MP Sumitra Mahajan as the Lok Sabha speaker.

Tejashwi maybe in England for world cup: RJD leader as Bihar faces severe health issue

Muzaffarpur (UP), Jun 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday reacted on Muzaffarpur children deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). He demanded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation on moral ground. Replying to a question on Tejashwi Yadav's no reaction on Muzaffarpur children deaths. "I don't know exactly where he is, maybe he has gone to watch the World Cup, I am not sure about it."

Fire breaks out in scrap pile under Barapullah flyover in Delhi

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in scrap pile under Barapullah flyover in Delhi today, affecting traffic movement in the area. Soon after receiving a call of fire, three fire tenders were deployed in the affected area. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. More details are awaited.

Rahul Gandhi arrives at AICC Headquarters to meet party leaders

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived at AICC Headquarters on Wednesday. He will meet party leaders shortly. Earlier, P Chidambaram and former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah arrived at Gandhi's residence to meet him on the occasion of his birthday. Later Rahul distributed sweets among media personnel too. An all party meeting by PM Modi has been called for later today. PM Modi-led meeting will also discuss celebration of 75 years of India's independence in 2022.

Here is the 'reality check' of Indian hospitals

Lucknow (UP) / Aligarh (UP), June 19 (ANI): Situation of hospitals in India is getting worsened day by day and is not hygienic at all. Balrampur Hospital of UP's Lucknow has bad situation and unhygienic environment. Malkhan Singh Hospital of UP's Aligarh has dirty atmosphere and is not at all up to the mark. Hygiene in toilets has also been neglected in the hospitals.

Rajnath Singh meets VP Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in the national capital on Wednesday. Singh had called on the vice president for the meeting. Singh, who is handing the Defence Ministry in the newly formed government, served as the Union Home Minister in the previous BJP-led government.

Ganga Prahari: Guardians of the Ganga

Haridwar / Dehradun, Uttarakhand (ANI) June 19, 2019: Ever since Namami Gange program was launched back in 2014, several concrete steps have been taken to clean the holy river and to maintain its cleanliness. Among other projects and initiatives, wider public participation in the movement to clean River Ganges is of the utmost priority for National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and numerous steps have been taken from time to time to ensure the same. Among many others, self-motivated and trained volunteers from among the local communities have been identified by NMCG who are identified as Ganga Prahari or the Guardians of the Ganga. The Ganga Praharis work for biodiversity conservation and cleanliness of the Ganga River with the ultimate objectives of restoring the 'Nirmal' and 'Aviral' Dhara of the pious river. A group of about 500 trained volunteers or Ganga Praharis are reaching to each and every house in areas along river Ganga to educate them about the importance of protecting riv

Udhampur's ADDC holds special meeting to implement 'Back to Village' initiative

Udhampur (JandK), June 19 (ANI): ADDC of Udhampur, Ashok Kumar held a special meeting with the village heads of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur on Tuesday. The agenda of the meet was to implement 'Back toVillage' initiative. Jammu and Kashmir state government has embarked an initiative to reach out to people at the grassroots level through 'Back to the Village' program. The program will be organized from June 20 to 27 across all Panchayats of the state. 'Back to Village' program will focus on four main goals, namely energizing Panchayats, collecting feedback on delivery of government schemes/programs, capturing specific economic potential and undertaking assessment of needs of the villages besides affording an opportunity to Gazetted officers to visit the villages.

'Law will take its own course': Prahlad Patel on son's arrest in murder case

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Reacting to his son's arrest in a murder case, Minister of State (MoS) for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Patel, said, "All I can say is that it is sad and unfortunate. Law will take its own course. I don't want to make any further comments." Patel's son has been arrested in an attempt to murder case, following an attack that left five people injured in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh.Prahlad, the BJP MP from Damoh, was recently inducted in the Union Cabinet as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism.