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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Monday, reviewed the prevailing heat wave conditions in the state with top officials. He directed officials to make effective arrangements for the protection of the common man, livestock, and wildlife.

Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country.

(CNN) — Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as

Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country.

Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country.

Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country.

Ballia CMO has said that only two people died due to heat stroke in the district till Sunday.

Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Divakar Singh, was removed from his position over his remark on June 16 noting that 'over 20 patients at the hospital died due to heat.'

The two-member committee comprising Director (Communicable Diseases) Dr A K Singh and Director (Medical Care) K N Tiwari also ruled out severe heat as the main reason behind the rise in the deaths of elderly patients in the district.

Some doctors are convinced there is a link between the punishing temperatures and the deaths. Read more at straitstimes.com.