Tag: Death Toll

Malkangiri: Death toll due to the Japanese Encephalitis rose to 120 today after two children lost their lives at the Malkangiri district headquarters hospital in one day while undergoing treatment for suffering from the vector borne disease. The latest encephalitis casualty was Kurchi Bhumia (2) of Salami village under Mathili block, who was undergoing treatment […]

Malkangiri: At time when deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis continues to remain unabated in tribal dominated Malkangiri district, Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi has called for ‘Judhyam Dehi’ movement and has announced to observe fast-unto-death from December 21 demanding fulfilment of his demands. The three demands made by Pradip Majhi are- filling […]

Malkangiri: The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) mounted to 117 in Malkangiri district with the death of another kid at district headquarters hospital today even as the survey of kids in affected areas for vaccination completed on Tuesday. Four-year old Daniel Padiami of Bataniguda village under Padia block was undergoing treatment in ICU […]

Malkangiri: With the death of one more child, the death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) mounted to 116 in Malkangiri district. Two-year old Kasi Madkami of Korakonda succumbed to the vector borne disease while undergoing treatment at district headquarters hospital today. Three more kids are also currently in the ICU of the hospital in […]

Bhubaneswar: Contrary to the media reports which peg the total death toll on account of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Malkangiri above 100, the Odisha government today released its official estimates claiming the number of deaths due to the vector-borne disease at 32. Health minister Pradeep Amat, while talking to media persons, revealed that 93 children […]

Malkangiri: The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) reached 98 on Thursday with the death of another kid- Gobind Kope of Bayanaikguda – at the district headquarters hospital here even as an eight-member expert team from Ayush department visited the district and enquired the cause of the spread of deadly virus. The team visited […]

Bhubaneswar: With deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) reaching 85 with the death of three children in Malkangiri district today, the Odisha government has formed a team of experts to bring the vector-borne disease under control. According to sources, the team comprises six experts with knowledge and expertise on JE in India and abroad. The […]

Malkangiri: While the death toll in Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district has gone up to 68 with the death of one more child this morning, the statement by the Central team that the district administration and the state government have done commendable jobs to contain the spread of the vector-borne disease has raised many eyebrows. […]

Bhubaneswar: Death toll due to the massive blaze at Sum hospital went up to 27 today with one more death at AMRI hospital. Pirath Singh of Jashipur in Mayurbhanj district succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the private hospital. The 77-year old man was a cardiac patient. The son of the deceased alleged […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to the fire mishap at SUM Hospital mounted to 21 with one more patient succumbing to injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS here today. The deceased has been identified as Janaki Hui of Jaleswar in Balasore district. Hui was admitted to a private hospital without the knowledge of her attendants […]

Malkangiri: The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) today mounted to 44 with two more children succumbing to the disease late last night during treatment at district headquarters hospital even as the State government sent more doctors to the affected areas. Two-year old Dasarathi Naik of Dangaraguda in the district died in the late […]

Malkangiri: The number of deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) reached 19 today with the death of three more children due to the disease. According to reports, three girl children, who were undergoing treatment at the Malkangiri district headquarters hospital (DHH), died within an hour of getting admitted in the hospital. The deceased were identified […]

Nayagarh: Toll in Nayagarh cracker factory blast reached seven after one more person, who was undergoing treatment at SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack, succumbed to injuries on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Gurubari Mohapatra. On September 24, three persons died at the government-run hospital while undergoing treatment there. Notably on September […]

San Francisco: The death toll from the destructive wildfires have reached 80, with 993 people still unaccounted for, authorities said. As of Sunday evening, there were 77 deaths and 9,700 homes destroyed as a result of the 149,000-acre Camp Fire in Northern California, which started on November 8, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. A […]

San Francisco: The death toll from the destructive wildfires in California has increased to 65, while 631 people remain unaccounted for, authorities said. Of the 65 victims, 63 were killed in Northern California’s Camp Fire, deemed as the worst wildfire in the state’s history, while two other people were killed in Southern California’s Woolsey Fire, reports […]