Upon speaking to villagers in Minapur and Kanti block of Muzaffarpur, NewsCentral24x7 found that government statistics on child deaths are underestimated.
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Encephalitis Deaths: SC Directs Centre, Bihar Govt to File Response Within 7 Days
The apex court directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation and the hygiene conditions in the state.
2 More AES Deaths in Muzaffarpur, Toll Rises to 152
Both the deaths took place at the S K Medical College and Hospital, where 431 children have been admitted for AES treatment since June 1.
Ground Report: Muzaffarpur: One Doctor for 40-50 Patients, a Broken Health Machinery & AES Killing Bihar’s Children
“They’re offering us Rs 4 lakh compensation. What will we do with the money when our children are dead?” asked one father.
Bihar’s Health Minister More Worried About Cricket Than Death Of Children Due To Encephalitis: Randeep Surjewala
“It is unfortunate that in 2019, in the 21st century, so many children have died. There are some shortcomings on the part of the government.”
Ground Report: Workers, Farmers Still Wait For Crores in Pending Dues From Chakia Sugar Mill That Shut Down 25 Years Ago
Former workers have alleged that BJP MP & ex-agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh along with other local leaders, has misappropriated the mill’s assets.
Ground Report: Earning Rs 120 for 12 Hours of Work, Bihar’s Mamta Workers Suffer Everyday Humiliation, Govt Apathy
Fair wages is a distant dream for these health workers who are forced to do menial jobs by hospital administrations.
Bihar: 7 Girls ‘Missing’ From Mokama Shelter Home, 4 of Them Were Sexual Abuse Victims From Muzaffarpur Shelter Home
The police reportedly accused the shelter home management of not cooperating with them.
Bihar Assembly: Opposition Demands Nitish Kumar Resignation Over Muzaffarpur Sexual Abuse Case
The court had forwarded to CBI an application filed by one of the accused in the scandal, seeking investigation into Kumar’s role in the release of funds to the shelter home from 2013 to 2018.
Supreme Court Transfers Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Sexual Assault Cases From Bihar to Delhi
The SC also rapped the CBI for transferring its officer probing the case and said it amounted to a violation of its order.
Rishi Mishra Quits JD(U), Joins Congress in Bihar
“I have no problems with Nitish ji but it was extremely difficult for me to face the people of my constituency as I had fought the assembly polls against the BJP and now my party was in alliance with it,” Mishra said.