Fire at SNCU at state-run Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in UP’s Jhansi claimed lives of 10 newborns on 15 Nov. 4-member panel probing incident has submitted report to UP govt.
Possibility that health of some of rescued babies deteriorated due to inhaling of smoke cannot be ruled out, a senior official of the Jhansi health department says.
Yakoob Mansuri was among the men hailed as heroes for rescuing many babies, but he lost his own twin daughters in the fire. The babies rescued are now struggling to breathe, drink milk.
Principal has denied that fire extinguishers failed to work. Father of rescued newborn also says special neonatal care unit was over capacity & most staff 'fled' through back door.
UP CM says fire at state-run Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College caused by short circuit. Oppn tears into Yogi govt, Akhilesh alleges negligence, says 'Gorakhpur should not be repeated'.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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