Articles by Abdul Jadid
Panic strikes Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College again, 61 children die in 3 days
The latest deaths were due to various ailments, including encephalitis, health complexities in newborns, pneumonia, sepsis .
Updated on Aug 30, 2017 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur child deaths: Four persons named in FIR ‘untraceable’
Former BRD principal Dr Rajeev Mishra and his wife Purnima Shukla, both accused of taking commission in supply of oxygen, are said to be untraceable for the last few days and their residence-cum-clinic at Betiahata is lying deserted.
Updated on Aug 25, 2017 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
“Government should help women whose lives have been ruined”
Triple talaq victim Qadera Khatoon (24), who had approached chief minister Yogi Adityanath for help, hailed the Supreme Court verdict and said the government should also help women whose lives had already been ruined.
Published on Aug 23, 2017 03:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
BRD Medical College’s rehab department struggles minus doctors, salaries
The medical college’s physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) department that helps Japanese Encephalitis survivors, who invariably end up with disabilities, has no doctors.
Updated on Aug 22, 2017 03:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Pankaj Jaiswal & Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Flood maroons 400 Gorakhpur villages as rivers’ rage continues
Nine flood-related deaths have been reported in Gorakhpur Basti division so far. Many others are stranded despite the fact that rescue and relief operations are in progress on a war footing. Huge loss of crops and livestock has also been reported due to the calamity.
Published on Aug 22, 2017 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Child deaths in Gorakhpur triggers political spat between Yogi and Rahul
The child deaths in Gorakhpur triggered a political spat on Saturday as chief minister Yogi Adityanath described visiting leaders to the hospital as picnickers, prompting Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to counter that the tragedy was “government-made”.
Updated on Aug 20, 2017 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
UP CM Adityanath targets Rahul and Akhilesh, says Gorakhpur not a ‘picnic spot’
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a cleanliness campaign in Gorakhpur. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet the families of the victims and visit the BRD hospital.
Updated on Aug 19, 2017 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur tragedy: BRD college principal’s wife under scanner
Dr Purnima Shukla, wife of BRD Medical College principal is accused of taking commission from the oxygen supplying firm, the default of payment to which allegedly led to the lack of oxygen supply at Gorakhpur’s BRD hospital and caused the deaths of over 30 kids in 48 hours.
Updated on Aug 19, 2017 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur tragedy: A saga of negligence, cover-ups, kickbacks
The staff members tried to suppress the fact and did not bring the deaths to the notice of their seniors.
Updated on Aug 17, 2017 07:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow/Gorakhpur | Rajesh K Singh/Gaurav Saigal/Abdul Jadid, Lucknow/gorakhpur
Gorakhpur tragedy: Five days after child, mother too dies, attendants turn violent
Two hospital employees sustained minor injuries in the incident during which the attendants resorted to stone-pelting and broke the glass pane of the hospital’s MRI centre.
Published on Aug 17, 2017 01:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
34 more children die in 48 hours at BRD hospital in Gorakhpur
Twenty-four deaths took place on Monday alone. The deaths included 15 in the neonatal ward, five in the acute encephalitis syndrome and four in other wards.
Updated on Aug 16, 2017 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
From medicines to morgue, patients at Gorakhpur hospital pay up for everything
At the morgue of the BRD hospital, attendants were seen spending money from their own pockets to get the post-mortem examinations conducted.
Updated on Aug 16, 2017 08:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur tragedy: NHRC criticises Uttar Pradesh govt
The Congress has charged chief minister Yogi Adityanath with trying to influence the ongoing probe into the death of more than 60 children in Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College.
Updated on Aug 15, 2017 07:55 AM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur tragedy: Opposition’s bandh call evokes mixed response
While Opposition parties wanted a complete shutdown, many traders said they would stage their own protest to honour the children who died at the BRD Medical College last week.
Updated on Aug 14, 2017 04:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur hospital services pause as CM Yogi Adityanath, VIPs come calling
Police restricted vehicular as well as pedestrian movement from the hospital’s main gate to the tragedy-struck ward where at least 30 children died since Thursday.
Updated on Aug 13, 2017 08:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times / Gorakhpur | Gaurav Saigal and Abdul Jadid
‘Went to buy medicines, when I returned my 10-day-old son was dead’: Families recount Gorakhpur tragedy
At least 60 children died over seven days at the hospital in chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s constituency in Gorakhpur
Updated on Aug 12, 2017 12:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur tragedy: 60 children die in Baba Raghav Das Medical College in a week amid oxygen supply disruption
At least 30 children died since Thursday in Gorakhpur’s Baba Raghav Das Medical College due to shortage of oxygen supply.
Updated on Aug 13, 2017 10:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
UP CM Yogi Adityanath cracks whip, suspends 11 officials in Maharajganj
Among those suspended including an SDM, three SHOs, four doctors among others.
Updated on Aug 10, 2017 10:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Teenager attacked with acid in front of SP’s residence in Uttar Pradesh
The woman was attacked by three men on a motorcycle Monday morning as she got down from an autorickshaw. She chased her attackers but collapsed due to pain.
Updated on Jul 31, 2017 07:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur Gita Press gets a Rs 11-crore shot in the arm from Germany
Gita Press in Gorakhpur holds the pride of place for publishing over 65 crore books from Mahabharata, Ramayana, Ram Charitmanas and Bhagawad Gita to books on rituals observed in Hindu homes since its inception in 1923 in more than 14 languages.
Updated on Jul 30, 2017 08:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh: Two held for forcing couple to pose indecently, posting video online
The 9 minute and 22 seconds long video, shot around 10 days back in a nearby jungle, went viral on social media following which the police team swung into action and arrested Brijesh and Somnath of Pipria Tola, Banarsingh kala in Maharajganj.
Updated on Jul 20, 2017 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Facing civic apathy, transgenders pool money and build concrete road in Gorakhpur
A group of 20 transgenders got a concrete road constructed in their Jangal Mata Deen locality after the municipal corporation did not pay heed to their repeated requests.
Published on Jul 19, 2017 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Near-stampede at Yogi Adityanath’s Janta Darbar in Gorakhpur, 5 injured
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath had instructed officials to ensure that people coming to meet him did not face any hassles and hence the barricades were removed, which led to the jostling.
Updated on Jul 09, 2017 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Yogi government at 100 days: Development finally dawns on eastern horizon
Considered as the backwaters for decades, Gorakhpur is now poised to get better connectivity, improved power distribution, a Metro train and an AIIMS. Sick industrial units are also being revived.
Published on Jun 27, 2017 05:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Killed in Srinagar, CRPF officer’s body arrives in Gorakhpur; to be cremated today
Sahib Shukla was killed when militants attacked his vehicle at Pantha Chowk in Srinagar on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Saturday. Militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Updated on Jun 26, 2017 08:03 AM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur to get air connectivity with prominent cities: Yogi
Speaking on the occasion, Yogi said the temple town will soon have air connectivity with Mumbai and Kathmandu. He also announced to name the airport on Maha Yogi Guru Gorakhnath.
Published on Jun 15, 2017 12:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Musahars say asked to take bath before meeting Adityanath, official denies it
Musahars said Gorakhpur officials distributed the soaps and shampoos to those attending the event, in order to make them “look clean and smell good.”
Updated on May 27, 2017 07:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches campaign to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis
Under the drive, which will continue till June 10, the government has set a target to vaccinate 88 lakh children in 38 UP districts, including Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Maharajganj and Basti
Published on May 26, 2017 01:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
AC, sofa put up at slain BSF jawan’s home removed after CM Adityanath’s visit
The district administration had installed ACs, put up new curtains, sofas and carpets in the living room where the chief minister was to meet the family to hand over a cheque of Rs 4 lakh.
Updated on May 15, 2017 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
After BJP MLA Agarwal threatens to skin cops alive, Yogi calls him to Lucknow
BJP MLA from Gorakhpur Radha Mohan Das Agarwal who hit the headlines on Sunday berating a woman IPS officer has warned senior cops that unless action is not taken against her, “they would be skinned alive.”
Updated on May 10, 2017 08:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid