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  • Two girls among four family members dead after eating contaminated food in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur

    By PTI

    BALRAMPUR: Four members of a family, including two girls, died after allegedly consuming contaminated food in Shivpura area here on Sunday, police said.

    Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr A K Singhal said Kanchana (65), Suman (30), Rajni (7) and Shalini (3) of Gokuli village in Shivpura area of the district started vomiting after consuming food.

    Efforts were made to take them to a hospital, but they died before receiving medical care.

    He added that the condition of another three-year-old girl, Pinki, is serious, and undergoing treatment at a hospital.

    Singhal said the health department has distributed medicines in the village after getting information about the incident.

    He urged the villagers not to consume stale food, and drink water after boiling it, and inform the health department team in case of vomiting.

  • Uttar Pradesh: Two arrested for dumping COVID patient’s body in river

    By ANI
    BALRAMPUR (UTTAR PRADESH): Two people have been arrested after a video went viral on social media showing a COVID-19 patient’s body being dumped from a bridge into the Rapti river in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district.

    In a video statement on Twitter, the Balrampur Police informed that the patient, identified as Prem Nath Mishra, had been admitted to a hospital on May 25 and tested positive for the coronavirus. He died on May 29 and the body was handed to his nephew while following COVID-19 protocol.

    “On May 29, a video went viral on social media that showed PPE-clad persons dropping a corpse into the Rapti river. As per the Chief Medical Officer, Balrampur, the body has been identified as Prem Nath Mishra, who was admitted to a hospital on May 25,” the Additional Superintendent of Police said on Sunday.

    “After he tested positive for COVID-19, he was shifted to another ward on May 26. He died on May 28. The body was handed over to his nephew on May 29 as per COVID-19 guidelines. A case has been registered and two people have been arrested,” he added.

    Confirming the same, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Balrampur said yesterday, “The COVID patient’s whose body was thrown into the river, was handed over to family under protocol. A case has been registered and a probe on.” Several reports have surfaced over the last few weeks of decomposed bodies floating in rivers.

    In Ghazipur, several bodies washed up on the shores of river Ganga. Similar scenes were also witnessed in Bihar’s Buxar. Bodies have also been found buried in the sand in Unnao. Locals describe the bodies as bloated and decomposed and many fear that the corpses are those of COVID-19 patients.

    As per the union health minister, there are currently 41,214 active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh. As many as 16,28,456 recoveries and 20,346 deaths have been reported in the state so far. (ANI)

  • Chief minister worshiped in temples in Balrampur, Jalabhishek in Srikot Ashram Shiva temple

    Bhupesh Baghel on Monday prayed in temples during his stay at village Srikot in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district and wished for the prosperity and prosperity of the people of the state. The Chief Minister performed a ‘Jalabhishek’ at the Shiva temple located in the Shrikot ashram complex. In the temple of Saint Ghira Guru, he laid a wreath in his statue and bowed to him. He also worshiped in the temple of Maa Durga. Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat, Parliamentary Secretary Chintamani Maharaj, Vice President of Sarguja Development Authority and MLA Ramanujganj Vrihaspat Singh were also present during this period.

  • Surajpur was known as Dandbulla and Suryapur, know what is history

    Surajpur was earlier known as Dandabulla, later called Suryapur and now appears in its latest form as Surajpur. Archeology, art and architecture of Surajpur is very famous for its religious significance. Chhattisgarh which is very famous as the bowl of money. There is a tribal majority division in its northern part Surguja. Surguja was divided into two more districts. One of them was Surajpur, which became the 26th district of the state with its administrative headquarters located at Surajpur, which has a geographical location of 23.22 latitude and longitude 82.85. It covers a total area of ​​2786.76 sq km, which attracts 789043 people.
    General boundaries: Surajpur district shares its borders with Balrampur district in the east, Sarguja district in the southeast, Korba district in the south and Korea district in the west. It also touches the border of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh in the north.
    Language: Among languages, Surgujia, Khudaku and Kodaku are more popular in the region. Whenever people from other states live here, dialects like Bhojpuri, Bengali, Odia and others are also heard.
    Celebrations: In festivals, there is a symbol of unity among the people and in almost all the festivals, different festivals are celebrated with full enthusiasm and fervor. By the way, many indigenous festivals are celebrated here with many different imports: Karma, Khesrata, Khani, Sarhul and Dussehra.

  • 8.81 lakhs approved for Kaneesa reservoir of Balrampur

    The state government has approved 8 crore 80 lakh 94 thousand for the revised cost of the Kanesa reservoir scheme of Balrampur district. This scheme proposes irrigation of 223 hectares in the area. Administrative approval has been issued to Chief Engineer Hasdeo Ganga Cachar Water Resources Department Ambikapur for completing the works of Kakensa reservoir scheme from Ministry of Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhavan. Under the scheme, instructions have been given to work with economical cost and quality in construction cost within the stipulated time.

  • CM Yogi lashes out at opposition, slams those who point fingers at India’s success

    Mission Shakti’ was started in Uttar Pradesh on the very first day of Navratri. Its logo was released by CM Yogi. The CM said in a tweet on Saturday morning about the mission power, that “Mission Shakti” is being launched in the state from the first day of ‘Sharadiya Navratri’, the holy occasion of worship of Shakti. Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday unveiled Mission Shakti and ‘Women and Child Safety Organization’ logo at Balrampur on the first day of Navratri. On this occasion, CM Yogi lashed out at the opposition. He also lashed out at those who questioned the better condition of India in the Corona era. Please tell that in Balrampur, CM Yogi also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various projects. On this occasion, he said, “Today UP is doing 1,75,000 tests daily, The Corona Warriors are working vigorously under the leadership of the Department of Administration and Health. Even after this, if someone raises a finger on the success of India and stands with the enemies of India, it is natural to question their loyalty. ” It is worth mentioning that on the first day (October 17) of CM Yogi Sharadiya Navratri, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Devi Patan temple of Balrampur and offered prayers.