2 pregnant women die in Jorhat hospital during nurses' strike in assam
Jorhat (Assam), Nov 29: Two pregnant women died in the state-run Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) since Wednesday, even as the indefinite strike by nurses across the state entered fifth day on Thursday.
The JMCH claimed the two women were admitted in a critical condition and their deaths have no connection with the nurses' strike.
They died due to internal hemorrhage following the death of their babies in the uterus, JMCH Public Relations Officer Nilotpal Bhattacharya said.
"The patients were brought to the hospital from Amguri and Majuli in a critical condition. They died not due to negligence or shortage of staff on account of the nurses' strike," he added.
Altogether 15 new-born babies had died in the JMCH in a week earlier this month.
Meanwhile, the indefinite strike called by All Assam Nurses' Association (AANA) entered the fifth day.
Around 100 nurses were arrested from the hospital where they were picketing. They were later released.
Officials said the agitating nurses did not picket during the day nor reported for duty.
The AANA members were demanding, among others, 'same post same salary', restoration of the abolished designation of 'staff nurse' instead of 'nurse', solution of "pay anomalies".
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
