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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Four state-owned Delhi hospitals get accreditation
February 10th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Four Delhi government hospitals have been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board on Health (NABH), Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia said Thursday.Maulana Azad Institute ... Read more...
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Tripura Congress holds sit-in fast to press demands (Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Tripura Congress leaders, led by opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath, Thursday began a fast for 30 hours to press for their 15-point demands, including a high ... 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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Ruling BJP in trouble ahead of assembly polls (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
February 5th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh have warmed up to assembly election fever. Ahead of the house's tenure ending in December, a faction of the ruling BJP ... Read more...
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Hospitals to have fire officials
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Hospitals in the capital with 500 beds or more have been told to have fire safety officials, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia said Thursday.The hospitals ... 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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After polio, Bihar targets kala azar
January 30th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Bihar, which has not reported a single case of polio since September 2010, is now turning its attention to kala azar, a disease transmitted by the ... 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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Bihar to launch health drive for poor
January 25th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 25 (IANS) The Bihar government will launch a three-month-long health drive Saturday to treat some 10 million poor people.Officials hope to reach out to the poorest of the ... 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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Eight babies die in Russian hospital
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight newborn babies have died in a children's hospital in western Russia, forcing officials to launch an investigation.The deaths took place in the North Caucasus ... Read more...
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Need to strengthen mental health services in country: Azad
January 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday announced the establishment of an advanced mental health research centre here to provide efficient mental health facilities to people.Speaking ... Read more...
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Delhi mulls guidelines for cell phone towers
January 19th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) In the wake of complaints regarding health hazards of radiation from mobile phone towers, the Delhi government Wednesday said it will hold a meeting with ... Read more...
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WHO lauds India’s year without polio (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the crippling disease to hospitals and health care centres across ... Read more...
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Hopeful yet vigilant India marks a year without polio
January 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the disease to hospitals and health care centres across the ... Read more...
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Kenya concerned over rising breast cancer cases
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Kenyan government Thursday expressed concern over the rising cases of breast cancer in the country, saying one out of nine women is affected.Health Minister Beth ... Read more...
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Health minister Azad hopeful yet vigilant on polio
January 12th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) As India completes a year without registering any polio cases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday said the country was "excited" and at the same ... Read more...
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Red Ribbon Express launched
January 12th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Red Ribbon Express train, which will ply across the country spreading awareness about HIV among the people, was flagged off Thursday from here.The launch ... Read more...
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Milk adulteration report hasty, will test samples: Delhi
January 11th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Calling the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) report of 70 percent of the capital's milk being adulterated as "hasty" and "confusing", the Delhi ... Read more...
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India, US discuss health initiative
January 11th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India and the US Wednesday discussed the progress of the health initiative launched in 2010, officials said.A high level delegation from the US led by ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks central package for health services
January 9th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Monday sought special financial assistance from the central government to strengthen health services, an official statement said here.State Health Minister Rajeev Bindal met Union ... Read more...
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Healthcare spending to be upped to 2.5 percent of GDP: Azad
January 7th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) India will increase spending on healthcare to 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) during the 12th Five Year Plan that starts April 1, 2012, ... Read more...
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100 blinded after Chhattisgarh eye operations: Jogi
January 6th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi said Friday that three people had died and over 100 people were blinded in Chhattisgarh after being operated upon at ... Read more...
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241 killed in Thailand during New Year holidays
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Jan 3 (IANS) A total of 241 people have been killed and 2,382 injured in the first four days of New Year holiday week in Thailand, said the country's ... Read more...
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Philippines declares outbreak of deadly rat fever
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 3 (IANS) Health authorities in the Philippines have declared an outbreak of a deadly rat fever in the flood-hit areas of the country's southern region.At least five people ... Read more...
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187 amendments played spoiler to Lokpal bill: Government (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Friday shifted the entire blame for the Lokpal fiasco on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the opposition with "an understanding with ... Read more...
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Challenges await Omar on return from Britain
December 27th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 27 (IANS) A host of challenges await Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is expected to arrive here Wednesday after a nearly 10-day-long visit to Britain, ... Read more...
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Mamata carries out minor reshuffle
December 26th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a minor change in her ministry by assigning an additional portfolio of panchayat and rural development to ... Read more...
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France advises breast implant removal over cancer risk
December 24th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 24 (IANS) French health authorities Friday urged 30,000 women to remove the locally-made breast implants, pledging that relevant expenses would be covered by the state.The health ministry said ... 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 short of 1,846 doctors
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Chhattisgarh, which has poor health facilities in the interior areas, is short of 1,846 doctors, the state assembly was informed Friday."The state has 187 hospitals where ... Read more...
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‘Pigs from outside Delhi carriers of Japanese Encephalitis’
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Voicing concern over rising cases of Japanese Encephalitis, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia Wednesday said that pigs being brought to the national capital from outside ... Read more...
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