Assam’s boat clinics deliver health services - and hope (With images)
July 11th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nalbari (Assam), July 11 (IANS) Amid pouring monsoon rain, men, women and children run alongside the torrential Brahmaputra, waving at people in white coats on a boat. This is their ... Read more...
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Rise in cancer deaths worrying: Sheila Dikshit
March 6th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday expressed concern over the increase in cancer deaths and stressed the need for preventive measures."Every year, tens of thousands ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh gets notice for botched eye operations
January 24th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 24 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court Tuesday issued notice to the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on botched eye operations in September that left several aged ... Read more...
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Hunt for NGO directors after tubectomies on 53 women
January 10th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 10 (IANS) Bihar Police were Tuesday looking for the directors of a voluntary organisation that conducted a health camp where three unqualified volunteers performed tubectomies on 53 women ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh admits 44 blinded at Durg eye camp
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 23 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government admitted in the state assembly Friday that 44 persons were blinded after they were operated upon at a government health camp in September."As ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh assembly to take up no-trust motion Friday
December 15th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh state assembly will hold a detailed discussion Friday on a no-confidence motion brought by the opposition Congress against the Bharatiya Janata Party regime ... Read more...
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Congress plans to move no-trust motion in Chhattisgarh
December 13th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 13 (IANS) Alleging rampant corruption and rise in staged shootouts in the state, the Congress Tuesday announced it would bring in a no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Three drown as hospital bus falls into canal
December 7th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Three people, including two doctors, were drowned and one man was reported missing as a hospital bus rolled into a canal here Wednesday.The bus ... Read more...
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Congress wants minister sacked over botched eye camp
December 1st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 30 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Congress Wednesday sought the suspension of Health Minister Amar Agrawal holding him responsible for a botched eye operation camp at a government health ... Read more...
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Army plans military schools in three states
November 16th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian Army plans to set up military schools in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha under the central command of the defence establishment, a senior officer said ... Read more...
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Why lavish Chhattisgarh anniversary functions, asks Congress
October 31st, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 31 (IANS) The Congress in Chhattisgarh Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for "lengthy and lavish" state foundation anniversary functions in the wake of floods ... Read more...
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45 blinded: Congress slams BJP for compensation
October 25th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress Tuesday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for a "shocking" Rs.50,000 compensation to each of the 45 people ... Read more...
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British doctors to treat Pakistan’s cleft-lip children
October 21st, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) A team of British doctors will give free treatment to cleft-lip and cleft-palate children as part of a health camp organised by a charity.The NGO Pakistan ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh denies three dead after operation
October 20th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 20 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government, under criticism for botched eye operations at a health camp that have so far left 45 poor people blinded, Thursday said it was ... Read more...
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Rights body sends notice to Chhattisgarh government
October 19th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government after taking cognizance of media reports alleging that one person died and 25 ... Read more...
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45 blinded: Congress seeks Rs.2 mn for each victim
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh may have not announced any compensation so far, but the opposition Congress Tuesday demanded at least Rs.2 ... Read more...
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Murder at health camp, say blinded patients
October 17th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 17 (IANS) "It is like someone called me for sweets and then engineered a cold-blooded murder," 47-year-old Lalmati said at Chhattisgarh's largest government hospital here.She was referring to ... Read more...
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13 more blinded after cataract surgery
October 16th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 16 (IANS) Thirteen more people have lost their eyesight in Chhattisgarh after being operated upon for cataract at a government health camp last month, taking the total number ... Read more...
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Eleven lose sight after surgery at government camp
October 13th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 11 elderly people have lost their eyesight in Chhattisgarh after they were operated upon for cataract at a much publicised government health camp, officials ... Read more...
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Students hospitalised after consuming iron pills
September 20th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) As many as 60 students of a central government-run girls' school in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district were hospitalised Tuesday as they took ill after consuming iron ... Read more...
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Health check-ups, legal aid pffered for women in Delhi
July 23rd, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Offering free health check-ups and legal counselling on issues related to domestic violence, divorce and dowry harassment, NGOs and the Delhi government organised a ... Read more...
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Liver-related problems found among Goa HIV patients: Study
April 20th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 20 (IANS) A study conducted by NGOs in the state has found almost 60 percent of HIV-infected patients also have liver related complications.The study, by World Vision India ... Read more...
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BSF organises health camp to improve civil-military relations in Tripura
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala (Tripura), Apr 3 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) recently organized a health camp under its civic action program in Tripura to improve civil-military relations.Hundreds of people of ... Read more...
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Students protest against abduction of two Orissa official by Maoists
February 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 20(ANI): Students from Orissa on Sunday protested against the abduction of Malkangiri District Collector R.V. Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi by Maoist rebels.The protest was held in the ... Read more...
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Mediators seek more time for abducted collector’s release
February 20th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): The two mediators, human right activists and academicians G. Hargopal and R. Someswar Rao have said that more time was needed to secure the release of abducted Malkangiri ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Talks between mediators, govt. begin
February 20th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): Formal talks between Orissa Government and mediators, Professors Hargopal and R Someswar Rao started here today to release Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Negotiations likely to start today
February 20th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): In a bid to secure the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna from the Maoists, the mediators are likely to kick off the negotiations with the ... Read more...
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Swami Agnivesh tells Maoists not to harm Malkangiri District Collector
February 17th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Feb 17 (ANI): Social activist Swami Agnivesh has made an appeal to the Maoist not to cause any bodily harm to R Vineel Krishna, the abducted District Collector of Odisha's Malkangiri ... Read more...
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ACHR condemns kidnapping of Malkangiri District Collector
February 17th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) on Thursday condemned the kidnapping of R Vineel Krishna, the District Collector of Odisha's Malkangiri District by the Maoists.Asian Centre ... Read more...
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Odisha BJP demands President’s rule following Collector’s kidnapping by Maoists
February 17th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (ANI): Condemning the abduction of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna by the Maoists, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the imposition of President's rule in ... Read more...
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Naveen Patnaik urges Maoists to release abducted collector
February 17th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Maoists to release abducted Malkangiri district collector R Vineel Krishna."I appeal for early release of the young and energetic officer who ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct district collector in Orissa, demand halt of Operation Green Hunt
February 17th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (ANI): The Maoists have abducted Malkangiri district collector R Vineel Krishna last evening.Krishna, who was on his way back after attending a health camp in Chitrakonda, has been missing ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi hears public grievances in Rae Bareli
February 5th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi was flooded with public complaints when hundreds of locals in her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli discussed their grievances with her ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli for two days
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be on a two-day tour of her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli from Thursday to evaluate several central government sponsored schemes and inaugurate ... Read more...
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Free health camp in Delhi for captive elephants
January 6th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) A free health camp for captive elephants was organised here Thursday by the government's Project Elephant to evaluate the health status of the animals.Special reflectors to be ... Read more...
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