MP CM orders action against ‘fake’ cardiologist
Bhopal, April 7: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday ordered the Health Department to take strict action after NHRC cited a complaint claiming seven persons died in a missionary hospital in Damoh where a fake doctor operated on patients in the name of treating heart disease. As per a complaint lodged earlier by a local resident with the National Human Rights Commission, the person, using the name of a famous cardiologist from the UK ‘Dr N John Camm’, purportedly working at the hospital, had shown himself to be educated and trained from abroad. (PTI)
Running AC bus catches fire
Kolkata, April 7: A number of passengers sustained minor injuries when an air-conditioned bus caught fire while plying through Paikpara here on Monday, police said. Two fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish the blaze, which is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit, officials said. Police said a forensic test would be conducted on the vehicle to ascertain the cause of the fire. (PTI)
Students punished with 100 sit-ups at ashram school
Palghar, April 7: Students of a government-run residential school for tribals in Maharashtra’s Palghar were allegedly made to do 100 sit-ups by a teacher as punishment, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry, an official said on Monday. The alleged incident occurred at the government secondary and higher secondary ashram school in Bathane village of Vasai taluka, the official said. According to sources, a teacher ordered both boys and girls to do 100 sit-ups as punishment, and one of them had to be hospitalised. The affected students’ ages and their grades were not specified. (PTI)