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'Live telecast, 30-member delegation', protesting junior doctors set fresh terms for talks

IANS | September 11, 2024 6:27 PM

Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) The stalemate over talks between the West Bengal government and the junior doctors protesting outside the Swasthya Bhavan in support of their demands over the R.G. Kar rape and murder case continued on Wednesday after the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF) set fresh conditions for accepting the Chief Secretary's appeal to sit across the discussion table.

Mysterious fever worsens in Kutch amid heavy rain, toll touches 15

IANS | September 11, 2024 11:57 AM

Kutch, Sep 11 (IANS) Due to heavy rains in Kutch district, the mysterious fever that has been plaguing the region has spread further.

RG Kar financial scam: Sandip Ghosh, 3 others sent to judicial custody till Sep 23

IANS | September 10, 2024 5:20 PM

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) A special court in Kolkata on Tuesday sent controversial former Principal of R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital Sandip Ghosh and three others to judicial custody till September 23 in the financial scam case, amid protests by some woman advocates.

GST reduction on cancer drugs to make life-saving meds more affordable: Experts

IANS | September 10, 2024 11:14 AM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Welcoming the GST Council’s reduction in tax rates on essential cancer drugs, experts on Tuesday said that it is a crucial step and will make life-saving medicines more affordable and accessible to patients.

To prevent suicide, India must broaden focus beyond mental health: Lancet

Rachel V Thomas | September 10, 2024 4:27 AM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day, on Tuesday.

Despite deadline to join duty, junior doctors vow to continue protest in Bengal

IANS | September 10, 2024 12:54 AM

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Unnerved by the deadline set by the Supreme Court to join duty by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have announced plans for continued agitation on the issue from Tuesday morning.

Mpox in India: ‘No need to panic, as chances of Covid-like pandemic is minimal’

IANS | September 9, 2024 3:59 PM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Amid one suspected case of Mpox detected in India, health experts on Monday advised not to panic as the monkeypox virus (MPXV) has minimal pandemic potential.

Chief of Ram Temple Trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das admitted to ICU

IANS | September 9, 2024 3:44 PM

Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Mahant Nritya Gopal Das (86), President of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust, has been admitted to the ICU at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow.

RG Kar financial scam: CBI to ascertain how Sandip Ghosh accessed documents of complaints filed against him

IANS | September 9, 2024 2:00 PM

Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, investigating the case of financial irregularities at R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital, is wondering how the college's controversial, former Principal Sandip Ghosh accessed the documents related to complaints filed against him with the state Health Department and other related bodies.

Strike by over 2,500 doctors hit OPD services across Punjab

IANS | September 9, 2024 8:55 AM

Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Medical services in state-run hospitals in AAP-ruled Punjab, largely in rural areas, were severely affected on Monday, following a strike by over 2,500 doctors over demands, including reinstatement of the assured career progression scheme and safety measures.

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'Live telecast, 30-member delegation', protesting junior doctors set fresh terms for talks

Mysterious fever worsens in Kutch amid heavy rain, toll touches 15

RG Kar financial scam: Sandip Ghosh, 3 others sent to judicial custody till Sep 23

GST reduction on cancer drugs to make life-saving meds more affordable: Experts

To prevent suicide, India must broaden focus beyond mental health: Lancet

Despite deadline to join duty, junior doctors vow to continue protest in Bengal

Mpox in India: ‘No need to panic, as chances of Covid-like pandemic is minimal’

Chief of Ram Temple Trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das admitted to ICU

RG Kar financial scam: CBI to ascertain how Sandip Ghosh accessed documents of complaints filed against him

Strike by over 2,500 doctors hit OPD services across Punjab

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