Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the state's Medical & Education Minister to quickly upgrade facilities at Srinagar's only children's hospital GB Pant. Omar said that the hospital's budget would be raised and more ventilators would be provided to the hospital. This after CNN-IBN reported how lack of medical care has led to the death of as many as 62 infants in 3 months. The...
01:31 PM, May 16, 2012
Srinagar: Over 62 newborns have died in the past three months at Srinagar's only paediatric hospital GB Pant. The hospital is facing an acute shortage of trained staff and medical equipment. The sole paediatric hospital in Srinagar has literally become a death trap. In the past six weeks alone, 30 infants have died due to doctors' negligence and inadequate health equipment to tackle the crisis. The doctors say they are...
08:30 AM, May 16, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Italian government on Tuesday signed a one crore compensation deal with families of the two fishermen shot dead by Italian marines. The two families have now withdrawn all petitions against the Italian crew. But crucially, the criminal case against the Italian marines filed by the Kerala government is still very much on. Pinku was one of the two fishermen shot dead allegedly by Italian marines off the Kerala...
10:33 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: As the Centre continues its flip-flops on the fishermen killing case in the Supreme Court, CNN-IBN caught up with the family of one of the fishermen killed in the incident, Pinku. Pinku was the only brother of two young girls who are now staring at a bleak future as he was the sole bread-winner of the family. They watch helplessly as the Centre's flip-flops in the Supreme Court weakens...
09:54 AM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: The families of the two Kerala fishermen shot dead by Italian marines in February this year agreed to withdraw their cases on Friday after an Italian compensation offer of Rs 1 crore. However, in more drama, the Centre's lawyer in the Supreme Court faulted the Kerala Police for detaining the ship, a comment later clarified by the Ministry of External Affairs. Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal told the...
09:38 AM, Apr 21, 2012
44 children have died in a civil hospital in Karimganj in Assam over two months. ...
11:44 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Karimganj: Most of the centres under the National Rural Health Mission function without even doctors in Karimganj. No treatment could save seven-year-old Ruzel in the Karimganj Civil Hospital. Ruzel's Grandfather said, "We took him at night. The doctor came after two hours. He was given an injection at night. He shrieked and died immediately." Ruzel's mother still cannot talk about her son and her loss. In the village with 400...
09:39 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Karimganj: 44 children have died in a civil hospital in Karimganj in Assam over two months. But not one bit has changed in the hospital even now. CNN-IBN travelled to the hospital where the sick children mostly survive on prayers. Children are clinging to their lives most often losing the battle. The children's ward at Karimganj Civil hospital in Southern Assam has had 44 infant deaths over December and January...
09:21 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Italy on Friday allegedly offered Rs 1 crore as compensation to the families of the two fishermen who were killed in February this year when two marines on board an Italian ship, 'Enrica Lexie', fired at them, allegedly believing them to be pirates. The compensation sum was raised to Rs 1 crore after the Defence Secretary of Italy held talks with the ship company and the fishermen's families....
10:06 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Kolkata: Eleven babies have died in the last 2 days at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in the Malda district where barely two months back 20 newborns had died. Over 210 deaths have been reported this year from this same hospital. Six of the 11 babies were less than 28 days old. There's no clarity yet on what was the cause of the deaths Six of them died in...
08:07 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Malda: Nine babies died within a space of 12 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in the district where barely two months back 20 newborns had died. Of the the nine babies, who died between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, seven were aged between one and 26 days while two others were between the ages of six and eight months, hospital sources said. Six of them died in...
02:52 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Mumbai/New Delhi: Tobacco is addictive, causes cancer and is killing nearly 1.2 lakh young Indians. Two major studies were released in the past week. A study in the Lancet, and the World Tobacco Atlas both found that tobacco use is the single biggest cause of cancers in India, resulting in 40 per cent of cancer deaths in Indian men. Eighty per cent of all oral cancers are tobacco-related, according to...
05:42 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Mumbai/New Delhi: Tobacco is addictive, causes cancer and is killing nearly 1.2 lakh young Indians. Two major studies were released in the past week. A study in the Lancet, and the World Tobacco Atlas both found that tobacco use is the single biggest cause of cancers in India, resulting in 40 per cent of cancer deaths in Indian men. Eighty per cent of all oral cancers are tobacco-related, according to...
08:39 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Kolkata: A 3-year-old child who was admitted with a severe leg wound has been reported dead in Murshidabad district. The parents allege that the 3-year-old was given a sedative after which her condition deteriorated. The parents also alleged inaction on the part of the authorities that the doctors did not refer the kid to the Behrampore subdivisional hospital on time. ...
11:06 AM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: A partial bandh called by the TRS over the demand for separate statehood is currently underway in the Telangana region. Educational institutes have been exempt due to the ongoing Board examinations. Public transport including buses and autos are also plying on the routes. Although schools and colleges are functioning, an exam scheduled for Tuesday at Osmania University was postponed. Meanwhile, cinema halls and malls are expected to remain...
09:50 AM, Mar 27, 2012
New Delhi: Four labourers were killed in a bridge collapse in Pauri Garhwal district early on Sunday morning. Sixteen others were injured and many others are feared to be still trapped under the debris. The under-construction structure over Alaknanda river collapsed when concrete was being poured into the steel frame. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The reasons for the collapse of the bridge were...
12:11 PM, Mar 25, 2012
In an interview with CNN-IBN, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan de Mistura defended the alleged action of Italian marines. ...
05:20 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Karnataka Lokayukta police raided the house of an IAS officer and other officials of the Women and Child Welfare Department after CNN-IBN reported on malnutrition deaths in Raichur. The ADGP of the Lokayukta Police said, "We had credible information that the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) run by Women and Child Department was not functioning properly..." "The quality of food was not good. We conducted raids at...
07:01 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Chennai: Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said India must stand firm on the issue concerning the killing of two Indian fishermen, allegedly by two Italian marines, describing them as "just plain killers." "The Prime Minister must continue to stand firm on the issue of the unprovoked and reckless killing. These two sharp shooters are just plain killers and there is no international law or bilateral agreement that provides...
11:40 PM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Italian government is mounting pressure on India over the fishermen deaths incident. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and reiterated their stand that the incident happend in international waters. Manmohan Singh has said that the concerns of the victims' families must be addressed. The two leaders said that they were looking forward to meeting each other at the forthcoming Nuclear Security Summit...
10:59 PM, Mar 07, 2012
