Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman’s condition stable

MUMBAI - The condition of eminent cartoonist R K Laxman, who has been admitted in the hospital, is critical but stable.

He is being treated for lung infection and kidney problem.

86-year-old Laxman, who was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital on June 20 after suffering three mild strokes, is responding to medicines and is stable but the next two days are crucial, said doctors attending on him.

“He is being treated for stroke, kidney problem, and also for the infection. Hence, the next 48 hours are critical for him,” doctors said.

The Magsaysay award winner suffered a stroke on the right side of his brain a few years ago. This stroke has affected his left brain.

Laxman is a renowned figure in cartoon world. His cartoon bore a special image, known as ‘The Common Man’. (ANI)

Seventeen killed in Andhra road mishap|National[Warangal {Warangal (AP), June 22 (ANI): At least seventeen people of a marriage party were killed and 20 others injured when a lorry rammed into two tractors at a village in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal District this morning.

According to sources, the incident took place when a speeding lorry hit the tractors from behind and ran over people standing around them.

Twelve people were killed on the spot, while five others, including the bridegroom died in the hospital.

The injured have been admitted to a government hospital in Warangal and Mehaboobabad Districts. (ANI)