Seven people trapped in the debris were successfully rescued and admitted to the district hospital in Kargil, they said, adding that the injured are safe.
A doctor in charge of a medical college in Wayanad where several of the injured in the landslides have been admitted said that the patients need not only physical help but also mental support to recover from the trauma they suffered.
During the meeting, which was held at the MCD Commissioner's office, Additional Commissioner Tariq Thomas admitted that the incident was a 'failure' of the civic body officials.
"Since April 1 this year, 44 cases have got admitted. 25 cases are being treated. We have lost 10 cases and yesterday we lost 4 cases. rest of the cases are doing well and I believe that very soon we will be able to discharge those cases. Last year, we had 54 cases," Dr Abhijit Sarma said.
An imposter has availed of the medical insurance benefit meant for lawyers under the Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme. Under this scheme, advocates are given Rs. 5 lakh in mediclaim insurance if they are admitted to any hospital.
Reacting to the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment, Medical Superintendent (MS), SMC Gonda, Dr M W Khan on Thursday said that nine injured people have been admitted to the hospital. Out of them, three have been critically injured and, consequently, referred to Lucknow for further treatm
Five more suspected cases of Chandipura virus have been reported from Gujarat's Sabarkantha district. According to the officials, 14 people suspected of being infected with the virus were admitted to Sabarkantha Civil Hospital.
Amidst the wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant that took place in Mumbai, stylist Rhea Kapoor admitted to missing her sister Sonam Kapoor, who couldn't join her for the celebrations
She was arrested by the CBI on April 11 in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Prior to this, she was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 15.