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Nov 09, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Bhopal's Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital Fire: Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said a short circuit might have caused the fire and described the situation inside the ward as 'very scary'.
Nov 06, 2021 Outlook Web Desk A fire broke out inside an ICU with 25 patients in Ahmadnagar on Saturday, leaving at least 10 Covid-19 patients dead.
All the patients had been evacuated from Constanta's Hospital for Infectious Diseases and the fire had been extinguished by mid-morning, Romania's emergency situations inspectorate said.
Jul 13, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The Health Ministry has not offered an official explanation of what caused the fire, but some believe it was caused by an oxygen cylinder rupture and others say it was caused by an electric short circuit. Officials have not been allowed permission to speak to any journalists about the incident.
The incident occurred at Welfare Hospital in Bharuch and the blaze erupted at around 1 am at the facility’s Covid-19 ward, an official said.
The fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital near Thane at 3.40 am.
The fire broke out after a blast in the air conditioner caused either due to the short circuit or overloading.
While one patient was burnt alive, four others died of suffocation due to the fire at a private hospital in Raipur on Saturday.
A fire broke out at the hospital’s ICU unit located on the second floor at 8.10 pm on Friday, officials said. The incident occurred in the city’s Wadi locality
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A group of eight doctors and nurses completed the operation in two hours before removing the patient to another site.
Around 50 patients were immediately shifted to others wards with the help of hospital staff.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the incident and directed that the evacuated patients be provided immediate care.
At least 9 patients admitted at Mumbai’s Sunrise Hospital died after a fire broke out in the area late on Thursday
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said strict action will be taken against those found responsible for the fire.
The fire reportedly broke out at a special ward in the Bhandara district general hospital, Maharashtra during the early hours on Saturday, killing 10 infants
'Such a thing should not happen to anyone.... children should live and should be playing,' baby's father said
CM Uddhav Thackeray, who has ordered a probe into the incident will be visiting Bhandara civil hospital today, and will also meet hospital staff and parents of the victims
Speaking to reporters, former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said security guards used a ladder to rescue the seven infants.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
