Mangal Pandey News

This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.

This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.

Mangal Pandey is one of India's most celebrated freedom fighters Today, marks his birth anniversary (July 19) as the nation remembers his sacrifice for the freedom of the country Pandey, an Indian soldier in the pre-independence era, was vital in sparking the famous 1857 revolt against the British

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday remembered Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also paid tribute to Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary. Mangal Pandey played a key role in India`s first major rebellion against the British Empire in 1857.

Mangal Pandey said Congress and RJD use each other politically. RJD and Congress broke off alliance ahead of Bihar bypolls. Bihar will witness by-elections in two seats including Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur.

Black Fungus was declared a notifiable disease in the state under the Epidemic Act, 1897 If any institution violates the said provisions, it will be punishable under Section-3 of the Epidemic Disease Act no suit or legal action can be instituted in accordance with the provisions of Section-4

At least 170 children have died in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and the state government has come under heavy fire from the Opposition for it.

"What happened is extremely unfortunate. Expressing grief is not enough, it is an extremely serious issue. We have held several meetings and discussed the issue at length."

The RJD seems divided on the issue, with one section holding Nitish Kumar responsible for the deaths while the other blaming state Health Minister Mangal Pandey.

Health Minister Mangal Pandey was busy in a meeting with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his deputy Ashwini Kumar Choubey when he appeared more concerned about the cricket match.

round 126 children have died of Japanese encephalitis in Muzaffarnagar district of Bihar. These all are reported deaths. Locals claim the actual toll could be higher as many from remote villages fail to make it to hospitals in the district headquarters.

Bihar government says an awareness campaign needs to be undertaken in areas where Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) is prevalent to prevent the spread of the disease. At least 57 children have died due to AES in Muzaffarpur in the last three weeks.

Ira is the younger daughter of Aamir Khan and his first wife Reena Dutta.

Bihar Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mangal Pandey on Sunday evaded questions on water logging inside the intensive care unit (ICU) ward of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Patna.

IGIMS Medical Superintendent Manish Mandal had said that there is nothing unusual in the form.

The BJP on Saturday termed as "homecoming" the rejoining of former Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Radha Raman Shashtri to the party after five years.

Bihar BJP President Mangal Pandey on Thursday advised actor-turned MP Shatrughan Sinha to join the Congress.

Apparently seeking to turn tables on the Nitish Kumar government for showering expensive gifts on MLAs, three BJP legislators including Sushil Kumar Modi Saturday said they have decided to return microwave oven on the ground that lakhs of school teachers were not being paid salaries for over four months.

The projects under the Bihar package are at different stages of implementation and they are being monitored on regular basis, the Centre has said.

Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra says one has to work to make a country perfect and that running away from issues like intolerance do not help