Character cannot be developed in TUESDAY ease and quiet. Only through JUNE 18, 2019 experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, CHANDIGARH ambition inspired, and success VOL. XXIII, NO. 130 achieved. PAGES 12 Rs. 2 Helen Keller YUGMARGYOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Doctors call off strike after meeting Mamata AES: Death toll rises to 103 in Bihar Bengal CM directs formation of grievance redressal units in all hospitals MUJAFFARPUR: The death toll S Sharma due to Acute Encephalitis Syn- drome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaf- AGENCY farpur rose to 103 on Monday. KOLKATA, JUN 17 : "Total death in Sri Krishna Med- ical College and Hospital has The protesting doctors in West Bengal on touched 85," Dr Sunil Kumar Monday agreed to withdraw their week- Shahi, Superintendent, told ANI. long stir after Chief Minister Mamata JP Nadda is BJP’s Fatality at Kejriwal Hospital, a pri- Banerjee announced steps to scale up secu- vate hospital in Muzaffarpur has rity at hospitals An assurance to call off the now risen by 1, reaching 18, to- strike came at a meeting Banerjee held with day. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish representatives of the striking doctors at the Kumar conducted an internal working President state secretariat meeting with the health depart- ment senior officials at 5 in the "We are satisfied with the meeting," a evening. representative of the doctors said, assuring AGENCY Shah. Nadda was in-charge of Uttar The Chief Minister had recently Banerjee that the strike is going to be called NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 Pradesh for the 2019 elections, and the announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 off A formal announcement on withdrawal party performed impressively in the lakh each to the families of the of the strike is likely to be made from the The BJP Parliamentary board on Mon- state, restricting the much-hyped Maha- children, who died due to AES in epicentre of the protest, the NRS Medical day elected former Union Minister Jagat gathbandhan to 15 seats. the city. He had also given direc- College and Hospital. Earlier Indian Med- Prakash Nadda as the party’s national Confirming Nadda’s appointment as tions to the Health Department, ical Association held a pan-India doctors working president. The party was look- BJP working chief, Defence Minister district administration and doctors strike on Monday in solidarity with the doc- ing for a successor to incumbent BJP Rajnath Singh said, “BJP won several to take necessary measures to tors protesting in West Bengal. Healthcare chief Amit Shah after he joined the Cab- elections under the leadership of Amit fight the disease. AES is a viral services continue to be disrupted due to the inet as Union Home Minister. Shah Ji. But since PM appointed him disease, which causes mild flu- strike. The exclusion of Nadda, a parlia- Home Minister, Amit Shah Ji himself like symptoms such as high Patients were seen standing in long AIIMS doctors demand tough law to protect mentary board member and senior min- said the responsibility of party president fever, convulsions, and queues waiting for the doctors to get back ister in the first Modi government, from should be given to someone else. BJP headaches. on duty and give them proper treatment, in medical practitioners from attackers the Cabinet had triggered speculation Parliamentary board has selected JP Union Health Minister Dr Harsh front of Sir Sunderlal Hospital in Banaras New delhi; The striking resident doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Mon- that he could take over as BJP chief from Nadda as working president.” Vardhan on Sunday said the Hindu University, Varanasi."I came all the Centre would set up a state-of- day demanded a tough central law against anyone who engages in violence with medical practition- the-art research centre here with- way from Gorakhpur to get a good treat- ers. "We want a tough central law which sends shivers down the spine of anyone who even thinks in a year to deal with the menace ment for my mother in this hospital. We got of attacking a doctor," said Dr Rajeev Ranjan, general secretary, Resident Doctors Association of AES. Nitish Kumar met former to know that doctors have gone on a strike (RDA), AIIMS. The resident doctors of AIIMS - a Central government-run health facility for tertiary 11 policemen dismissed for President Pranab Mukherjee in and the authorities also don't know when care - are on 18-hour long strike against the assault on doctors. Their strike will end at 6 am on New Delhi on Sunday. However, they will get back on their duties. Tuesday. what transpired between the duo involvement in drug cases is not known. AGENCY involved in cases of drug trafficking PATIALA, JUN 17 or corruption. Cashier robbed of 2 militants, Army officer killed in Anantnag encounter Following their dismissal, they The Patiala Police Monday dis- were arrested, Sidhu added. Accord- Rs 24 lakh, one ANANTNAG, JUN 17 Group (SOG) of Jammu and missed 11 of its personnel including ing to the SSP, assistant sub inspec- Kashmir police, launched a At least 9 soldiers injured in six station house officers (SHOs) tors Shivdev Singh, Sahib Singh, held with money An Army officer and two mili- joint search operation, early this from service for their alleged in- Tehal Singh, Jangir Singh, Gurmeet SAHARANPUR: Three armed tants were killed, while three morning. IED blast in Pulwama volvement in corruption and drug re- Singh, Sukhwinder Kaur (all SHOs) men allegedly robbed Rs 24 lakh soldiers were injured in an en- ''All the exit points were lated cases. and two head constables-- Harjinder from the cashier of a cooperative counter, which ensued during a sealed,'' they said, adding that SRINAGAR, JUN 17 The action came days after Pun- Singh and Baljinder Singh were dis- bank in Uttar Pradesh's Saharan- pur district on Monday, police Cordon and Search Operation when the security forces were jab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh missed for their alleged involvement said.The cashier was carrying the (CASO) in this south Kashmir moving towards a particular At least nine soldiers were injured on Monday in an Impro- directed the state police chief to deal in corruption cases. While head con- amount in a bag to transfer it district on Monday. area in the village, militants vised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by militants in strictly with police personnel assist- stable Amarjit Singh and two consta- from one branch of the bank to Official sources said that hiding there opened indiscrimi- south Kashmir district of Pulwama. Official sources said mil- ing drug traffickers in the state. bles-- Narinderpal Singh and Gur- another when three motorcycle- following specific information nate firing with automatic itants triggered an IED blast when an Army vehicle was pass- Patiala Senior Superintendent of partap Singh were dismissed for be- borne men snatched it form him about the presence of militants weapons. ing through Arihal in Pulwama. “The blast was followed by Police Mandeep Singh Sidhu said a ing allegedly involved in cases regis- in Gangoh town, around 40 km at Bidroo Akingam in Anant- ''The fire was returned en- heavy firing by militants,” they said. The militants managed to detailed probe conducted by the de- tered under the Narcotic Drugs and from the district headquarters, nag, troops of Rashtriya Rifles suing in an encounter,'' they escape from the spot. Security forces have been rushed and a partment found that the personnel, Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Senior Superintendent of Police (RR) and the Special Operation added. search operation launched to nab the attackers. including a woman SHO, were either Act, he added. Dinesh Kumar P said. The cashier alerted the passers- by who informed the local police station. The police, along with lo- cals, chased the men and man- Salman acquitted in Don't bother about numbers, your every word is valuable: PM to Oppn aged to nab one of the suspected robbers with the money, the SSP fake affidavit case AGENCY said. NEW DELHI, JUN 17 The one who was held has been Virendra Kumar sworn in as identified as Kanam Irshad, the AGENCY officer said, adding that a search JODHPUR, JUNE 17 Reaching out to the opposition on the first day protem speaker of LS was on for the two others who of the monsoon session, Prime Minister NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday sworn in fled the spot. A Jodhpur court on Mon- Narendra Modi on Monday said they need not seven-term member of Parliament Virendra Kumar as the protem day acquitted actor Salman "bother about their numbers" as their every speaker of Lok Sabha. Kumar will oversee the oath-taking of newly Delhi court grants bail Khan in a case related to word is "valuable" to the government. elected LS members on Monday and Tuesday. submitting a false affidavit He urged all MPs to be impartial in the to Monty Chadha in in court. House and address issues related to the larger PM, Members take oath on 1st day cheating case The Rajasthan govern- interest of the nation. NEW DELHI: Leader of the House and Prime Minister Narendra ment had in 2006 submitted In 1998, Khan was Addressing the media outside parliament Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court on a plea accusing Khan of booked in three different before the commencement of the first session Shah were among those who took oath as Members of the 17th Monday granted bail to Wave submitting a fake affidavit. cases in black buck poach- of the 17th Lok Sabha, Modi said, "When we should think about issues with a 'nishpaksh' Lok Sabha that commenced here Monday.