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Bhubaneswar: Expressing deep concern over the fire mishap that took place at the Sum Hospital here claiming 19 lives on Monday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Union Health Minister J P Nadda and asked him to facilitate transfer of all those injured to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. In his Tweet, he wrote “Deeply anguished […]

Bhubaneswar: Health Secretary Arti Ahuja today confirmed the death of 19 persons in the major fire that broke out in the SUM Hospital here on Monday evening. The Health Secretary, who visited the hospital early morning today to take stock of the situation, said 14 patients were declared brought dead at the Capital Hospital while […]

Bhubaneswar: A major fire broke out in SUM Hospital in Bhubanswar leaving 22 patients dead and many injured. Latest reports revealed that while 14 dead bodies were received at the Capital hospital, 8 more deaths were reported from Amri hospital where the patients were shifted. Many were also reportedly taken ill suffering from asphyxiation. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The SUM Hospital tragedy, poor healthcare, shoddy handling of the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute and the CBI inquiry into the multi-crore chit fund scam dogged the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government in the outgoing year. The “shame walk” of a tribal with his wife’s body, the death of 20 children due to malnutrition and the Japanese […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday asked its officials to take action against private clinical establishments which violate fire safety norms. “The District Collectors and Revenue Divisional Commissioners (RDC) should immediately inspect all the private clinical establishments in their districts including private medical colleges and wherever dereliction of non-compliance is found, immediate necessary action must […]

Bhubaneswar: Medical Superintendent Pusparaj Samantasinghar was among the four officials of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital who were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the fire tragedy that claimed 20 lives. The Commissionerate Police also arrested ex-Executive Engineer Amulya Kumar Sahu (electrical maintenance), Fire Safety Officer Santosh Das and retired Junior Engineer Malay […]

Bhubaneswar: The SUM Hospital authorities on Tuesday denied that there were lapses on the management’s part that led to the loss of 20 lives. It, however, suspended four persons for the fire incident. “We have put four officials under suspension following the fire incident. They have been suspended pending inquiry. However, the suspension does not […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the deaths in the Odisha hospital fire and prayed for the injured. “My heart and prayers are with bereaved families and injured in the massive hospital fire in Bhubaneshwar hospital,” Mukherjee said in a tweet. At least 19 persons were killed and over 100 injured in the […]

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the deaths at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar after a fire broke out in the ICU of its dialysis wing on Monday. Terming the tragedy as “most unfortunate”, Gandhi in a statement here said: “Her thoughts and prayers remain with families […]

Bhubaneswar: A pall of gloom hung over the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in the Odisha capital on Tuesday, a day after a major blaze in the hospital’s dialysis ICU wing led to 20 deaths. Family members and relatives of victims broke down at the nearby Capital Hospital, where the dead were brought […]

Bhubaneswar: Agitated locals today staged a demonstration in front of the SUM hospital here during the visit of the Union Health Minister J P Nadda demanding a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the families of those killed in the hospital blaze. They were also demanding the arrest of the chairman of the trust that […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in the hospital blaze in Bhubaneshwar two days back, PMO said. He also sanctioned Rs 50,000 to each of those seriously injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund, the PMO added. Earlier on Monday, the […]

New Delhi: Only three of Odisha’s 568 hospitals have fire safety clearance, the National Human Rights Commission said today and issued a notice to the state government over the fire incident at a hospital in Bhubaneswar which has left 21 people dead so far. The Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today filed two FIRs alleging negligence in conduct and safety against a private hospital where a major fire broke out killing 20 people, while administrative inquiries into the mishap have begun. Two separate FIRs have been lodged by Joint Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Umakanta Satpathy and […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condoled the death of 20 people in a major fire at a hospital in Bhubneshwar in neighbouring Odisha. The Bihar CM said in a statement here that the state stood solidly with Odisha in this hour of calamity. He prayed to the Almighty to provide strength to the […]