New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved health coverage to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of income, under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
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.
Kutch, Sep 11 (IANS) Due to heavy rains in Kutch district, the mysterious fever that has been plaguing the region has spread further.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
