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Randeep Surjewala takes a dig at Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Monday took a jibe at Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey for asking for updates on India-Pakistan cricket match while a meeting with Central ministers over the encephalitis outbreak was underway.
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Bihar: RJD to hold state-wide protests over AES deaths
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mritunjay Tiwari on Monday said that his party has decided to hold protests across Bihar on June 24 in the wake of deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
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Tejashwi Yadav 'missing' when Bihar battling with encephalitis, heatstroke
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 17 (ANI): As Bihar grapples with rising number of deaths due to encephalitis and heatstroke, speculation is rife over the whereabouts of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has been not been seen or heard ever since the party's rout in Lok Sabha elections.
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NHRC seeks reports from Centre, Bihar govt over rising AES deaths
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 17 (ANI): The NHRC on Monday sought detailed reports from the Union health secretary and the Bihar chief secretary after taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on the rising number of deaths in Muzaffarpur and other districts in the state due to Acute Encephalitis
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Bihar's encephalitis toll rises to 104
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): The toll due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) here rose to 104 on Monday. Fatality at Kejriwal Hospital, a private hospital in the city, has now reached 18.
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How many wickets down?: Bihar Health Min asks during meeting on encephalit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 17 (ANI): Despite encephalitis plaguing parts of Bihar, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey couldn't control the urge to ask for an update on the India-Pakistan cricket match during a meeting with central ministers over outbreak of the disease.
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Delhi: Protests held outside Bihar Bhawan after AES claims 100 lives in Mu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 17 (ANI): People gathered outside the Bihar Bhawan here on Monday to protest against the dying of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.
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I was not sleeping, I was pensive :Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 17 (ANI): A day after he was spotted sleeping in the presser organised over mounting encephalitis death tolls in Bihar, MoS Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey argued that he was not asleep but rather deeply engrossed in thought and was pensive.
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Bihar: Death toll due to AES rises to 103
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Jun 17 (ANI): The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur rose to 103 on Monday.
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Muzzafarpur: Case filed against Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzzafarpur (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): A case was filed against Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Monday by social worker Tamanna Hashmi for alleged failure to take adequate steps for spreading awareness about encephalitis disease.
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Engaging in violence with doctors who are there to save lives isn't accept
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said he was against violence on doctors and had conveyed the same to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other medical associations in a meeting in West Bengal.
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Number of doctors required to handle AES 'not enough': BJP MP
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): BJP MP from Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad on Monday said that the number of doctors required to handle the patients suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) was not enough.
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