Coalitions have their compulsions: Azad
April 1st, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Sunday that coalition governments are laden with compulsions and are not easy to run."It is not easy to ... Read more...
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Antony shielding the corrupt: BJP
March 31st, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Criticising Defence Minister A.K. Antony for not taking action on Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's complaint on Tatra army truck contracts, the ... Read more...
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Bribery row: BJP demands Antony’s resignation
March 30th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Upping pressure on the government over Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's allegation that he was offered bribe to clear Tatra truck contracts, the ... Read more...
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Antony says he acted on BEML irregularities
March 30th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said he had acted on complaints against defence public sector firm BEML a day after receiving complaints of irregularities ... Read more...
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BJP seeks Antony’s resignation
March 30th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In further friction over Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's disclosure that he was offered a bribe to allow sub-standard Tatra trucks, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Amid Srinagar’s tulips, Omar confident of peaceful summer (With Images)
March 29th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) Hoping for a peaceful summer like last year, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said unless militants abjured violence, incidents like the killing ... Read more...
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Omar faces criticism from allies, opposition alike
March 26th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's ruling alliance has once again come under the scanner with Congress leader and union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad lashing out at ... Read more...
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India’s infant mortality worse than neighbours: Azad
March 20th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Admitting that high infant mortality was a big health issue for the nation, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday told parliament that India's situation is ... Read more...
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Proposal for free medicines at government facilities
March 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The proposal for the 12th Five Year Plan includes a new initiative to supply essential medicines free of cost for patients seeking healthcare in public ... Read more...
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Cases of neonatal tetanus, measles fall
March 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The number of people suffering from neonatal tetanus and measles has come down over the last two years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday"The number ... Read more...
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Congress confident of Bahuguna proving majority
March 14th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna will prove his majority in the assembly and termed party leader Harish Rawat's reported unhappiness over ... Read more...
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Bahuguna sworn in amid revolt by Harish Rawat (Second Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun/New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Vijay Bahuguna, the Congress MP from Tehri Garhwal, was Tuesday sworn in as chief minister of Uttarakhand after the Congress leadership overruled dissent by ... Read more...
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India reports over 50 pc leprosy cases globally
March 13th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India reports over 50 percent of all leprosy cases globally, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday.In a written statement, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said: ... Read more...
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Vijay Bahuguna named Uttarakhand chief minister (Second Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dehradun, March 12 (IANS) After nearly a week of deadlock, Uttarakhand will get a chief minister with the Congress naming its Tehri-Garhwal MP Vijay Bahuguna as the leader ... Read more...
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Vijay Bahuguna named new Uttarakhand chief minister (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dehradun, March 12 (IANS) Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna will be the next chief minister of Uttarakhand, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad announced here Monday."It was decided by ... Read more...
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AIIMS students to resume agitation if demands not met
March 10th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A day after suspending their relay hunger strike to demand a judicial inquiry into the suicide of an undergraduate student at the All India Institute ... Read more...
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Azad announces re-development plan for RML Hospital
March 5th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday announced a re-development plan for the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here during the next five years as ... Read more...
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Free generic drugs at all public health facilities: Azad
February 27th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The central government will provide free generic drugs at all public health facilities from April 2012 in an effort to reduce the financial burden on ... Read more...
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After no polio, India aims to eradicate measles: Azad
February 26th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) After registering a zero-polio period in the last one year, India will now be aiming at eradicating measles, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here ... Read more...
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WHO takes India off polio endemic list (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India has a reason to smile on the polio front, as it was taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World ... Read more...
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WHO takes India off polio endemic list, says Azad
February 25th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India has a reason to smile on the polio front, as it was taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World ... Read more...
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India, Sweden to collaborate in health sector
February 20th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Sweden will strengthen their collaboration in the health sector during Swedish Health Minister Goran Hagglund three-day visit to India that began Monday, an ... Read more...
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Over 17 crore kids get polio vaccine
February 19th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Seventeeen crore children aged under five were immunised Sunday in a natiowide polio vaccination campaign in India, which did not report even a single ... Read more...
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Any new polio cases to be public health emergency: Azad
February 18th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) With India reporting no polio cases last year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said there will be zero tolerance for any new case ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress works at unity to seek portfolios
February 17th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) The faction-ridden Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is planning to put up a united face to demand the return of two portfolios from its ally and ... Read more...
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Peerzada’s ouster a dark shadow on Congress in Valley (Kashmir Newsletter)
February 11th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) With one of its senior leaders and ministers, Peerzada Sayeed, submitting his resignation to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the so-called examgate involving his ... Read more...
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Drug trials should follow procedures: Azad
February 6th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday drug trials should be as per laid down procedures."Clinical trials have to be there, but going for a clinical ... Read more...
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Need research on diseases affecting South Asia: Azad
February 5th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) South Asian countries should together work for research on diseases affecting them and which are responsible for a high mortality rate, India's Health Minister Ghulam ... Read more...
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Government will study SC order, implications: Pranab (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government reacted cautiously to Thursday's Supreme Court verdict canceling 122 telecom licences issued during jailed former communications minister A ... Read more...
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Six AIIMS-like institutions by end-2013: Azad
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that the six All India Institute of Medical Sciences-like institutions across India will be ready by end of ... Read more...
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Congress to release UP manifesto at 10 centres
January 30th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress Party will release its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls at state capital Lucknow and nine other major towns simultaneously Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Azad launches scheme for pregnant mothers in Assam
January 30th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday launched an Assam government scheme entitling all pregnant women to free delivery -- including caesarean section ... Read more...
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Assam records reduced maternal death ratio
January 29th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IANS) Assam's Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), which was the highest in the country till last year, has drastically reduced, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress leader calls party minister corrupt
January 29th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) A Congress leader in Jammu and Kashmir has accused a minister from his own party of being corrupt.
Former social welfare minister Abdul Gani Vakil, ... Read more...
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Boost for research in mental health, neuro-sciences
January 20th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) A new Centre for Advanced Research for Innovation in Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences will be set up here, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad ... Read more...
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