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Nitish Kumar satisfied with medical treatment provided to children: SKMCH Superintendent

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Jun 18 (ANI): Death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur rose to 108 on Tuesday. As many as 89 children have died in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, while 19 others lost their lives in Kejriwal Hospital. While speaking to ANI, Sunil Kumar Shahi, Superintendent at SKMCH said, "Chief Minister met the patients and their relatives. He was satisfied with the present medical treatment being provided and ordered us to release a bulletin daily at 3pm. He was pained by the fact that adequate facilities for treatment were not available here."AES is a viral disease, which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as high fever, and headache.

Work on 'Gaon, Garmi, Gareebi, Gandagi' to combat encephalitis: Muzaffarpur MP

New Delhi,June 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad suggested '4G formula' for encephalitis deaths in his constituency. He said, "I believe that we should concentrate and work on 4G - Gaon, Garmi, Gareebi, Gandagi (village, heat, poverty, uncleanliness). This disease (AES) is somewhere connected to these factors."He added, "Most of the affected children belong to poor families because they are exposed to hot and humid conditions which are responsible for the disease. Patients coming in are very poor, most of them are from SC category and other backward classes. Their lifestyle belongs to a very low category. That needs to be raised. Parents take time to understand when their children fall sick, they need to be made aware." A total of 108 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) so far.

Anantnag encounter: Rajnath Singh pays tribute to slain soldier Major Ketan Sharma

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to Army Major Ketan Sharma on Tuesday in Delhi. Major Sharma lost his life in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag on June 17. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was also present.

OPD services reopen in NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata

Siliguri, Kolkata (WB), June 18 (ANI): After a week-long doctors' agitation, people queued at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata as services were resumed today. It was the same hospital where a doctor was attacked by family of a patient that led to protests across the country over doctor's assault. Doctors in the state called off their strikes yesterday after the meeting with the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. As the result, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri, also resumed their OPD services.

Congress, NCP leaders hold protest over farm loan waiver, state govt policies at Maharashtra Assembly

Mumbai, June 18 (ANI): Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders protested at Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday. They demanded over the issues of farm loan waiver and state government policies. While speaking to ANI, former chief minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan said, "Government has too many chances to waive the farmer's loan but they didn't take any steps in this regarding. They are showing the false records of waiving farmer's loan. Farmer waive loan is compulsory and we will demand it for until we will not get it." NCP leader Ajit Pawar was also present during the protest.

Congress won't oppose Om Birla's candidature for LS Speaker: Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): While speaking to mediapersons, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Om Birla's candidature for LS Speaker said, "PM, Defence Min, Home Min, Transport Min were the proposers. BJD, Shiv Sena, National People's Party, Mizo National Front, Akali Dal, Lok Janshakti Party, YSRCP, JDU, AIADMK and Apna Dal have signed the proposal. We have talked to Congress, they haven't signed the proposal yet but they won't oppose it, I've met Ghulam Nabi Azad." Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Rajasthan's Kota Om Birla reportedly is NDA's candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker.

Death toll rises to 108 due to AES in Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur(Bihar), June 18 (ANI): Lack of awareness on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) had resulted in rising the death toll in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. As per the recent reports, 88 children have died in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), while 19 others have lost their lives in Kejriwal Hospital. SKMCH's Superintendent Sunil Kumar Shahi said that the reason behind this outbreak is lack of awarenesss in people about the viral disease. The tale of death toll is rising day by day, many people still don't have even basic information about the disease.Meanwhile, CM Nitish Kumar reached at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur. AES is a viral disease, which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as high fever, convulsions and headaches.

Watch: College Students fall off moving buses after climbing atop during Bus Day Celebrations in Chennai

Chennai, Jun 18 (ANI): During Bus Day celebrations on Monday, college students in Chennai climbed and sat on top of moving buses. They were also hanging out from the window bars. The driver suddenly applied brakes; nearly 20 of them fell from the bus. Police detained 24 students in connection with the incident.

Hema Malini, Ravi Kishan and JP Nadda arrive at Parliament

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mathura, Hema Malini and MP from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol arrived at the Parliament on Tuesday. Meanwhile, BJP MPs Hans Raj Hans and Ravi Kishan arrived at the Parliament too. Also, BJP National Working President JP Nadda reached at Parliament. Lok Sabha will elect its Speaker on Day 2 of Budget Session today

Anantnag encounter: Family of Major Ketan Sharma mourns his demise in UP's Meerut

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), June 18 (ANI): Family of Major Ketan Sharma mourned his demise at his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Tuesday. He lost his life in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag on June 17. One terrorist was also killed in the exchange of fire.

Over 250 tourists stranded at Zima of North Sikkim due to cloudburst, flood alert issued

North Sikkim (Sikkim), Jun 18 (ANI): A flood alert has been issued in several areas in north Sikkim after a massive cloudburst raining inundated the upper reaches of Teesta River. The river is flowing over the danger mark after the cloudburst. Approximately 250 to 300 tourists are stranded at Zima of North Sikkim. People have been evacuated from 3 places by Lachen police and they will be taken to Lachen. The road between Chungthang-Lachen-Thangu blocked at several places.

Om Birla likely to be next Lok Sabha Speaker

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla reportedly is NDA's candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. Birla defeated Congress' Ramnarain Meena by over 2.5 lakh votes from Kota Parliamentary seat in the recently concluded general elections. Sumitra Mahajan was the last Speaker of Lok Sabha. While speaking to ANI, Om Birla's wife Amita Birla said, "It is a very proud and a happy moment for us. We are very thankful to the cabinet for choosing him."

CM Nitish Kumar pays tribute to Anugrah Narayan Sinha

Patna (Bihar), Jun 18 (ANI): Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar paid tribute to Anugrah Narayan Sinha on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. The event happened at the Vidhan Sabha campus in Bihar's Patna. Anugrah Narayan Sinha was one of the greatest political leaders of Bihar and was also the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of Bihar.

Your next Domino's Pizza might arrive in a self-driving car

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): Domino's Pizza is reportedly working on deploying mini delivery vans to bring your favourite pizza at your doorstep at the end of the year. As Fast Company reports, the pizza chain will be running a small trial in Houston, later this year, using the fully autonomous R1 mini delivery van which is built by Nuro. R1 is a compact vehicle with no space for a human operator, which basically means, if it heads towards a wrong address, there is no human intervention. However, it can drive upto 25 miles per hour and will deliver pizza only when you enter an OTP to open the pizza compartment.

2 Cong leaders arrested for trying to set up Ambedkar's statue in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Telangana), June 18 (ANI): Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao and former Amalapuram MP Harsha Kumar on Tuesday were arrested when they were allegedly trying to install a statue of BR Ambedkar at Punjagutta Centre. The duo was arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and taken into custody by the Punjagutta Police. Police seized the statue and also the lorry in which the statue was brought in.

India will host 14th Conference of Parties, says Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi, Jun 18 (ANI): While speaking at an event in Delhi on Monday, Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Prakash Javadekar to mark 'World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought' said, "In combating desertification, India will lead by example and will cooperate with world. We will contribute whatever is possible from India's side. We will host the 14th Conference of Parties (COP - 14) under the United Nations' Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), this year."

Indo-Tibetan Border Police performs yoga ahead of International Yoga Day in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon

Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), June 18 (ANI): Ahead of International Yoga Day, Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel performed yoga in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon on Tuesday. They are personnel of 44th Battalion. The International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 every year.

Encounter underway in JandK's Anantnag

Anantnag (JandK), Jun 17 (ANI): An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Waghoma area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported yet. Further details are awaited. This comes a day after an Army Major and a terrorist were killed during an encounter in the district.

Tibetans celebrate holy month 'Saka Dawa' in HP's Dharamshala

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Jun 17 (ANI): Tibetans offered prayers on the 15th day of the holy month 'Saka Dawa' in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala. 'Saka Dawa' is the 4th month of Tibetan Lunar calendar. During this month, Tibetans observe Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. 'Saka Dawa' is regarded as a great time to earn merits and attain spirituality, purification and enlightenment by Tibetans.

6 dead, several injured in road accident in UP's Sitapur

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jun 17 (ANI): Atleast six people died and at least seven others injured after the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Tedwa Chilaula area on late Monday night. According to police, the victims were travelling in a tractor-trolley to attend a wedding, when a speeding oil tanker hit their vehicle from behind. The injured were immediately rushed to the district hospital. Three critically injured people were later referred to the trauma centre in Lucknow for further treatment, the police said. "A major accident has taken place due to a collision between a tanker and a tractor-trolley. Unfortunately, six have died so far. Seven people are injured. Teams of medical and police have been pressed into action," Sitapur SP L R Kumar said. Witnesses said there were as many as 40 people travelling in the trolley when the accident took place.