Won’t let Gorakhpur become a picnic spot, Adityanath says in veiled reference to Rahul Gandhi

The chief minister also launched a cleanliness campaign, saying it was the best way to prevent encephalitis.

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· Aug 19, 2017 · 12:12 pm

Gorakhpur deaths: Allahabad HC asks Uttar Pradesh to file counter-affidavit against PIL

Petitioner Nutan Thakur had alleged that the government’s actions seemed to indicate that it was trying to hide facts and shield the guilty.

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· Aug 18, 2017 · 05:53 pm

In photos: The children left shrunken and brain-damaged in Gorakhpur’s encephalitis ward

A doctor and medical photographer documented the plight of children in Gorakhpur with encephalitis in 2013. Little has changed in 2017.

Priyanka Vora

· Aug 18, 2017 · 02:30 pm

IMA report says children died at Gorakhpur hospital after oxygen supply was disrupted on August 10

A three-member team of the Indian Medical Association blamed the facility for not paying the supplier its dues.

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· Aug 18, 2017 · 01:02 pm

Six more patients, mostly children, died of encephalitis at Gorakhpur hospital in past three days

Although a top official said they succumbed to the disease, it has been alleged that over 60 children died at the institute after oxygen supply was disrupted.

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· Aug 15, 2017 · 09:35 am

‘The entire corridor was filled with cries’: The night when oxygen ran out in Gorakhpur hospital

Parents recall how their babies began to fade as oxygen supply dipped. The state government has failed to explain the spike in deaths on August 10.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 15, 2017 · 09:17 am

Gorakhpur deaths: It is a mistake that happened at some level, says Amit Shah

The BJP president ruled out demands for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath’s resignation.

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· Aug 15, 2017 · 08:37 am

Gorakhpur deaths: Company supplying oxygen says it sent nine reminders to hospital for payment

Pushpa Sales also wrote to the Uttar Pradesh medical education minister on August 9 complaining about the lack of response from the hospital.

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· Aug 14, 2017 · 03:32 pm

Gorakhpur: NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government, seeks report in four weeks

The Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking SIT probe into the incident.

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· Aug 14, 2017 · 11:45 am

Poor state of medical infrastructure in Gorakhpur hospital was highlighted by CAG in May

BRD Medical College and other UP hospitals fail to provide adequate treatment because of inadequate equipment, said a report earlier this year.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Aug 14, 2017 · 09:00 am

Gorakhpur deaths: Suspending only the hospital principal is wrong, says Indian Medical Association

Its chief, KK Aggarwal, said an administrative failure had caused the children’s deaths, and that everyone should be held accountable.

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· Aug 14, 2017 · 08:26 am

Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Doctor explains why oxygen payments were delayed

Dr Rajeev Mishra, who resigned as the principal of the medical college, says he wrote three letters in July, asking for funds from the government.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 13, 2017 · 06:41 pm