News Muncher - searching for hospital

Over 500 Treated for Eye Injuries at Major Hospitals in Mumbai During Deepavali Season

Over 500 people were treated for eye injuries at major hospitals last year, with around 10% of them losing their vision permanently. Ophthalmologists have urged people to be cautious while lighting fireworks during the Deepavali festival. They recommend wearing protective eyeglasses and maintaining a safe distance from the crackers. If a firecracker does not ignite properly, it is better not …

Hospitals in Bengaluru Prepare for Firecracker Calamity

Hospitals in Bengaluru gear up for firecracker-related emergencies this Deepavali. Both Victoria and Minto Hospitals are fully staffed and equipped to provide urgent care around the clock. Medical teams are on high alert 24/7, prepared for emergency surgeries and intensive care. Their inventory includes ventilators, dressing materials, antibiotics, and intravenous fluids. Individual patient rooms have been arranged to minimize cross-contamination, …

A massive firecracker explosion occurred during a temple festival near Kerala's Neeleswaram on Monday, injuring over 150 people. The incident occurred when a fireworks storage facility near the Veerarkavu Temple caught fire, causing a massive explosion that rocked the venue. Over 8 people are seriously injured, with 33 admitted to the district hospital, 19 to Aishal Hospital, Kanhangad, 12 to …

Puri firecracker explosion: At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a heap of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival Odisha's Puri on Wednesday night, police said. Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana and Health Secretary Shalini Pandit visited different hospitals late Wednesday night to supervise the treatment …

Dr Biju’s Adrishya Jalakangal is more disturbing than it is dystopian. Tovino Thomas delivers one of the best performances of his career so far as the nameless protagonist who lives alone in a railway coach at an abandoned railway station. The film opens with the homeless being picked by the police and taken to a mental hospital, since ‘war’ is …

Karnataka capital Bengaluru saw a surge in eye-related injuries on Sunday in the midst of Diwali festival celebrations. As many as 28 people suffered eye injuries ranging from serious to minor in separate firecracker-related incidents in the city, according to news agency ANI. Around 22 eye-injury cases were reported at the Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital alone, while four were reported …

A 19-year-old youth, identified as Rajesh, who sustained burns in the Attibele firecracker tragedy, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital on Wednesday. Rajesh, a native of Vaniyambadi in Tamil Nadu, was working as a labourer and was injured while unloading the firecracker boxes at the godown, where the accident occurred. Three officials have been suspended in the case …

The death toll in the firecracker accident at Attibele on the outskirts of Bengaluru has reached 14, up from 13 on Saturday night. Meanwhile, there are three unidentified bodies kept at Oxford Medical College Hospital, Attibele. Three of the injured, Naveen Reddy — son of the owner of the cracker shop Ramaswamy Reddy, both of whom have been arrested — …

Prime accused in Bengal firecracker factory blast dies in hospital in Cuttack

Prime accused in the illegal firecracker factory blast case in West Bengal, Krishnapada Bag, died in a hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack on Friday, police said. At least nine were killed in a blast at firecracker factory in West Bengal’s East Midnapore on Tuesday Bag alias Bhanu was traced to a hospital in Cuttack by the police on Thursday, where he …

Hospital

Bengal firecracker factory blast prime accused traced to Cuttack hospital: Police

The West Bengal police on Thursday traced East Midnapore’s illegal firecracker factory blast prime accused Krishnapada Bag to a hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack and have detained his son and nephew, officials said. At least nine were killed in a blast at firecracker factory in West Bengal’s East Midnapore on Tuesday “Bag has been traced. According to police, Bag alias Bhanu …