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'Good judgment': SC refuses to interfere with Allahabad HC order quashing Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA
The court, however, said that its observation will not impact any other proceedings and also observed that the criminal cases against Khan will be decided on their own merits

Kafeel Khan sent to 14-days judicial custody over remarks made during anti-CAA stir in AMU, transferred to Mathura jail
Child specialist Kafeel Khan, who was accused of making an inflammatory speech at AMU, was remanded to 14 days' judicial custody and later transferred to Mathura jail, officials said on Saturday.

Being framed, don’t trust UP police, says Kafeel Khan after STF unit arrests him in Mumbai over remarks at anti-CAA stir a month ago
Kafeel Khan has requested the Maharashtra government to let him stay in the state, saying he doesn’t trust the Uttar Pradesh Police, after being arrested on Wednesday night

Deaths due to 'mystery fever' in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly give Opposition ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha election
This mystery fever in Uttar Pradesh is compelling ammunition for the Lok Sabha election, especially as it follows the deaths of several children at a Gorakhpur hospital last year.

After attack on Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan's brother, kin writes to president alleging laxity in criminal probe
Brother of Dr Kafeel Khan, an accused in Gorakhpur medical negligence case, alleged police laxity in probing an attack on another member of their family.

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Kafeel Khan writes letter from jail, says he 'did everything a doctor should'
Kafeel Khan, an accused in the Gorakhpur tragedy, has written a disheartened letter from jail, claiming that he has been made a 'scapegoat.'

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: SC seeks Uttar Pradesh govt's response on bail plea of oxygen supplier Manish Bhandari
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order rejecting the bail plea

Poor state of UP healthcare system: Manpower shortage, lack of health insurance, absence of political will to blame
What are the reasons for Uttar Pradesh's pathetic health care record?

ICMR's new regional centre in Gorakhpur to be operational soon, will conduct research on encephalitis
The ICMR is likely to get a new regional centre in Gorakhpur soon, to carry out research on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) child mortality and malnutrition

From love jihad to hospital jibe, Yogi Adityanath in Kannur furthers Amit Shah's Hindutva pitch
To raise the Hindutva pitch in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath arrived in Kerala on Wednesday and participated in the BJP's Janaraksha rally.

Media sensationalised Gorakhpur tragedy, BSP, SP commercialised crime in Uttar Pradesh, says Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says media sensationalised the deaths of 63 children in BRD medical college, says his government has done a satisfactory job in the first six months since it came to power

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Dr Kafeel Khan, accused of negligence, arrested by Uttar Pradesh STF
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday arrested Dr Kafeel Khan from Gorakhpur in connection with the deaths of over 1,000 children in BRD Medical College.

Gorakhpur tragedy: Death toll reaches 309 in August at BRD Medical College; 1,269 dead so far this year
As many as 13 children died in the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur on Wednesday, taking the toll so far this month to 309.

Gorakhpur tragedy: Allahabad HC seeks detailed report from UP govt on medical facilities at BRD Medical College
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday sought a "detailed report" on the infrastructure and medical facilities at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College

Gorakhpur tragedy returns: 42 children die in 48 hours at BRD Hospital; data says 5 died every day in 2017
Horror returned to Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital in less than three weeks with 42 children dying in the last 48 hours, reports said on Wednesday

Gorakhpur tragedy: Ex-principal of BRD Medical College, wife taken into custody for questioning
Former principal of the government-run BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, Rajiv Mishra, and his wife were taken into custody over the death of 60 children.

Jharkhand health crisis: In Jamshedpur, 52 infants die from malnutrition in 30 days
The death of 52 infants in Jamshedpur calls to attention the health of women and extent of malnutrition in India's 10th poorest state by per capita income.

Gorakhpur tragedy: Yogi Adityanath govt orders FIRs against officials of BRD Medical College, oxygen supplier
UP govt on Tuesday filed three FIRs against doctors and officials of BRD Medical College and official of Pushpa Sales, in connection with Gorakhpur tragedy

Gorakhpur tragedy highlights a grave reality: Hospital-acquired infections are a major epidemic in India
Gorakhpur tragedy underscores laxity on the part of hospitals, which leads to graver consequences such as hospital-acquired infections (HAI).

Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over economic issues, says 'super dictatorship' will be defeated in 2019 polls
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said "super dictatorship" is going on in the country but opposition parties have come on a platform and there will be change in 2019.