Chandigarh, Nov. 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged medical graduates to serve to the poor section of the society, as the government works hard to achieve its ...

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday admitted that the shortage of human resources was becoming an impediment in strengthening the public health delivery system through the National Rural ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) A three-day old strike of meat traders, protesting closure of a two-century old abattoir in the heart of the city, has sent the price of chicken ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon float tenders for new trainers as its fleet of basic pilot trainer HPT-32 has been grounded following a spate of ...

By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) There are 900 parent hopefuls in the queue, but no children to take home. Adoption agencies in the capital are facing an acute shortage of ...

Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Undergraduate seats in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here will be increased from 65 to 100 from the next session, it was announced here Saturday. "To ...

New Delhi, Sep18 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that to improve the standard of public health, there is a need for introducing a robust ...

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) In a far-reaching move to improve healthcare services in rural India, doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be compensated with extra money and 'weightage' ...

Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) The 'Queen of Hills', as Shimla was fondly called by the British, has been experiencing an acute drinking water shortage despite heavy rains. "Shimla has been facing an ...

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) With the younger generation no longer attracted to priesthood, there are fears of an acute shortage of trained hands to conduct the annual Hindu Pitra Paksh ...

By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded its entire fleet of HPT-32 initial trainer aircraft owing to a series of crashes and engine failures. ...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken Tuesday said that the security related standard operating procedures (SOP) for cities like Delhi should be a mandatory part of ...

Imphal, Aug 7 (IANS) Manipur is facing acute shortage of life-saving drugs, blood, oxygen and essential commodities due to a series of agitations, officials said Friday. Curfew continued in Imphal East and Imphal ...

Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) Wednesday reported 7.4 percent surge in its net profit to Rs.17.2 crore ($3.5 million) for the quarter ended June 30 ...

Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) A day after accusing the oil ministry of adopting a partisan stand in the Reliance gas dispute, Anil Ambani Wednesday said his company had served a notice ...

Kampala, July 20 (DPA) Hundreds of animals, including rare mountain gorillas, are fleeing Uganda and Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo following raging bush fires over the weekend, The New Vision ...

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, July 19 (IANS) They have been crucial to the orchards of Himachal Pradesh for decades. But this year, farm hands from Nepal have failed to arrive and their acute ...

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Armed Forces is facing an acute shortage of nearly 15000 officers, specially at the level of captain, major and Lt Colonel who actually lead the ...

By Azera Rahman New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A large chunk of India's 50-75 million disabled suffer every day as there are few dedicated services for them. But the pressing demand for trained ...

Patna, July 8 (IANS) Polytechnic faculty members have been teaching in engineering colleges with the full knowledge of the Bihar government, a minister has admitted. Bihar Science and Technology Minister Shahid Ali Khan ...

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The Centre is preparing to provide modern facilities in 28 more cities in addition to the existing 65 cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) ...

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to penalise people found wasting water in the capital. "There is a shortage of water but not ...

By Arun Anand Pathar Pratima (West Bengal), June 28 (IANS) Almost a month after the devastating cyclone Aila hit the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest abutting the Bay of Bengal, another ...

New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Delhi's power and water woes continue without an end in sight, with citizens taking to the streets yet again Saturday to protest the crippling shortages. People blocked ...

Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Faced with a major power crisis in the state in the paddy sowing season, the Punjab government has issued instructions banning the use of air-conditioners in all government ...

New Delhi June 14 (IANS) India needs around nine million units of blood every year to tackle several health related problems but faces a shortage of at least 33 percent, a medical ...

New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): A team of health workers, specialized in HIV care training were given certificates at a convocation function held at the American Center in New Delhi on Monday. Diplomas ...

Dhaka, June 2 (IANS) Bangladesh will advance its clock by an hour from midnight of June 19 to switch over to the daylight saving time (DST). The clock will strike 1.00 a.m. ...

By Soudhriti Bhabani Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) It's the flip side of India's month-long general elections. Blood banks in West Bengal are facing acute shortage as social clubs, organisations and political parties were ...

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, June 1 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is witnessing mass gatherings - not to view the 17th century marble wonder but to protest against the acute shortage ...