Nanded Hospital Deaths

More than 60 infants were admitted to the government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city where 31 patients died in a span of 48 hours a few days ago, but there were only three nurses to take care of the babies, Congress leader Ashok Chavan said.

Demanding an impartial CBI probe into the spate of deaths in government hospitals across the state, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday asked the Maharashtra government who is responsible for the Nanded deaths.

Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals.

Taking cognizance of recent deaths of patients in the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Medical College and Hospital at Maharashtra's Nanded district, Bombay High Court on Friday questioned state government over less postings of Professors in the medical college.

Confronting a huge backlash over 31 deaths in 72 hours at a hospital in Nanded, the Maharashtra government is set to shift the blame to private healthcare units in the area that were shut for the extended weekend, sources have told NDTV.

A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against the dean at the government-run medical college and hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded after the facility reported 31 deaths in 72 hours

The Congress on Wednesday accused the Maharashtra government of "criminal negligence" in the incident of 31 deaths at a hospital in Nanded and asked why medicines were "not procured on time" for the patients.

The Bombay High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of horrific conditions at two hospitals in Maharashtra, including one in Nanded where 31 deaths, including those of 16 children, were recorded in 72 hours.

A government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded has witnessed 31 deaths in three days, including 16 children. Behind these 31 deaths are crushing stories of 31 families that made every effort to save their loved ones but failed.

A government-run hospital in Maharashtra's Nagpur has reported the death of 14 patients in 24 hours, while another state-run medical facility in the city has recorded nine fatalities during the same period, officials said on Wednesday.

Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil today, a day after he made the acting dean of a government hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients died in 48 hours, clean a dirty toilet and urinals, according to police.

Pigs roamed as relatives of patients went about their chores - some brushing their teeth, some washing utensils. The scene was from the hospital in central Maharashtra where 31 patients had died in a span of 48 hours.

A man, whose newborn child was among the 31 patients who died at a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in 48 hours, has blamed negligence by doctors for his loss.

Enough medicine orders were not placed tomeet the drug demand of government hospitals in Maharashtra, alleged a drug's body after an acute medicine shortage led to a hospital tragedy in the state.

Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif has questioned why the Nanded hospital, where 31 patients had died, did not use its remaining Rs 4-5 crore to buy medicines.

More than 60 infants were admitted to the government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded city where 31 patients died in a span of 48 hours a few days ago, but there were only three nurses to take care of the babies, Congress leader Ashok Chavan said.

Demanding an impartial CBI probe into the spate of deaths in government hospitals across the state, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday asked the Maharashtra government who is responsible for the Nanded deaths.

Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals.

Taking cognizance of recent deaths of patients in the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Medical College and Hospital at Maharashtra's Nanded district, Bombay High Court on Friday questioned state government over less postings of Professors in the medical college.

Confronting a huge backlash over 31 deaths in 72 hours at a hospital in Nanded, the Maharashtra government is set to shift the blame to private healthcare units in the area that were shut for the extended weekend, sources have told NDTV.

A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against the dean at the government-run medical college and hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded after the facility reported 31 deaths in 72 hours

The Congress on Wednesday accused the Maharashtra government of "criminal negligence" in the incident of 31 deaths at a hospital in Nanded and asked why medicines were "not procured on time" for the patients.

The Bombay High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of horrific conditions at two hospitals in Maharashtra, including one in Nanded where 31 deaths, including those of 16 children, were recorded in 72 hours.

A government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded has witnessed 31 deaths in three days, including 16 children. Behind these 31 deaths are crushing stories of 31 families that made every effort to save their loved ones but failed.

A government-run hospital in Maharashtra's Nagpur has reported the death of 14 patients in 24 hours, while another state-run medical facility in the city has recorded nine fatalities during the same period, officials said on Wednesday.

Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil today, a day after he made the acting dean of a government hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients died in 48 hours, clean a dirty toilet and urinals, according to police.

Pigs roamed as relatives of patients went about their chores - some brushing their teeth, some washing utensils. The scene was from the hospital in central Maharashtra where 31 patients had died in a span of 48 hours.

A man, whose newborn child was among the 31 patients who died at a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in 48 hours, has blamed negligence by doctors for his loss.

Enough medicine orders were not placed tomeet the drug demand of government hospitals in Maharashtra, alleged a drug's body after an acute medicine shortage led to a hospital tragedy in the state.

Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif has questioned why the Nanded hospital, where 31 patients had died, did not use its remaining Rs 4-5 crore to buy medicines.