Ex gratia for Tirupati hospital victims
Amaravati: Andhra CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday announced Rs10 lakh ex gratia for families of patients who died at Tirupati s Ruia Hospital due to low pressure oxygen. As many as 11 patients, who were on ventilator support, died due to low pressure in the medical oxygen supply at the hospital. The incident took place around 8.30 pm on Monday.
Boy killed in Assam grenade blast
Tinsukia: A 12-year-old boy was on Tuesday killed in a grenade blast, suspected to have been triggered when security forces mistakenly dropped the explosive, in Tinsukia district of Assam, a senior police officer said. The victim, Sujoy Hajong, was riding a bicycle when he found a grenade lying on the road at Hajong village in Jagun police station area of the district, he said. As he tried picking up the grenade, it went off and critically injured the boy, the officer said.