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Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday, October 22, instructed officials to complete the construction of the new Osmania Hospital within two years. In a meeting at his residence, the chief minister reviewed the construction progress of the hospital and insisted that the building be equipped with modern infrastructure and advanced medical facilities to meet future needs. "There should be ample space for laboratories, wards, and medical equipment. The roads to the hosp ...Read More >
BRS demands that the Government of Telangana immediately inspect all the Basti Dawakhanas. Hyderabad (Telangana): In a shocking discovery during a recent inspection conducted by BRS Official Spokesperson Manne Krishank at the Rasoolpura Basti Dawakhana, it was revealed that patients were being administered medicines that had expired three months ago. This incident came to light following a call from KT Rama Rao (KTR), the Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), urging visits to ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even after six days of interrogation, the police duirng their investigation have found discrepancies in the statements of the Durgapur gang-rape victim's male friend and five arrested youths from the local village. The police are trying to find some missing links in this gang-rape case, said officials. Police investigation revealed that the medical student was in a relationship with her classmate cum male friend. They had gone out on that fateful night outside ...Read More >
KGMCTA says they are forced to resort to this strike as the government had been dismissive about their long-standing demands and silent protests Doctors at government medical college hospitals in Kerala are intensifying their agitation by staying away from all outpatient clinics on Monday. The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) said on Friday that they were forced to adopt a mode of protest which put the public to difficulties as the government had been quite dism ...Read More >
Mumbai: Resident doctors across Maharashtra are grappling with faculty shortage, poor academic supervision, increasing workload and lack of adequate infrastructure, according to a recent survey conducted by the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA). Though overburdened, resident doctors do not have access to any grievance redressal mechanism or mental health support systems. On the contrary, they are forced to manage rising patient loads with minimal supervision and limited acade ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The central got has approved a major expansion of postgraduate (PG) medical seats across the country ahead of the new admission cycle, adding over 11,000 seats in govt and self-financed medical colleges.In Gujarat, more than 250 additional PG medical seats have been sanctioned across various govt and medical society-run institutions. State govt officials said the move was aimed at meet the growing demand for specialist doctors and strengthening both medical education and healthcare in ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Postgraduate medical education in the state received a major boost with the addition of 106 new PG medical seats in government medical colleges. Health minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav said in a statement on Saturday that the National Medical Commission (NMC) had approved these additional seats in various broad specialty courses, including General Medicine, Gynaecology, and other disciplines. Of the newly-sanctioned seats, 60 have been allotted to five new government medical colleges an ...Read More >
Addressing the gathering, Devraj Thakur, president of the HRTC association, said, "We have been deceived by the management and the state government. The Himachal Pradesh government adopted the new pay scale scheme in 2016, but the arrears from 2016 to 2022 are still pending. Since April 1, 2024, not a single retired employee has received even ₹1 as pension." He added that for the past four years, no medical reimbursement claims had been cleared. "Over 500 retired employees have passed away in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Verification of data submitted by 152 medical aspirants has revealed that not only were their documents "questionable", but even their personal details appeared to be fabricated. Officials confirmed that the state CET cell has now sought detailed background information on all 152 students from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which functions under the National Medical Commission (NMC).During the third round of MBBS counselling, these newly registered candidates came under scrutin ...Read More >
The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari cremation ground, which is close to the gates of the private medical college in Durgapur. West Bengal Police may take the five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur to the crime spot on Tuesday for reconstruction of the crime, a senior officer said. The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari c ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 15 (ANI): Ahead of Gujarat's 75th anniversary, the state government on Wednesday unveiled the strategic vision document 'Gujarat@75: Agenda for 2035' at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, laying out a comprehensive development roadmap for the next decade, according to a statement issued by the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel released the document, describing the milestone as both a celebration of Gujarat's remarkable achieve ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: As many as nine students and two teachers of Govt Higher Secondary School, Punnamoodu, were admitted to medical college hospital with breathing difficulties after a student accidentally used pepper spray inside class on Wednesday morning.All of them were discharged by evening after receiving necessary medical care, police said. Since it was not an intentional offence, Nemom police have not yet registered any case over the incident. One of the students, who was already sufferi ...Read More >
New Delhi/Agartala, Oct 15: In a major step towards strengthening healthcare services and providing better medical facilities, Tripura government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the presence of Chief Minister Manik Saha in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Chief Minister Saha, who also holds the Health and Family Welfare portfolio, said that the MoU will go a long way in ensuring the development of medical colleges, as well as st ...Read More >
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a shocking statement on Sunday as she advised colleges not to allow girls to go outside at night after the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur. "I'm shocked to see the incident, but private medical colleges also should take care of their students, and especially girls. The girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night. They have to protect themselves also. There is a forest area. Police are searching all the people," M ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday directed all the administrative secretaries to set clear targets and complete the pending tasks to extend benefits of development projects to the people. In a high level meeting with all the administrative secretaries here today, the chief minister said that the state government from the very first day had been working to ensure good governance and betterment of the people of the ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday directed all the administrative secretaries to set clear targets and complete the pending tasks to extend benefits of development projects to the people. In a high level meeting with all the administrative secretaries here today, the chief minister said that the state government from the very first day had been working to ensure good governance and betterment of the people of the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3(ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday presided as the Chief Guest at the 3rd Foundation Day celebrations of AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. Addressing the gathering, Nadda stated, "With state-of-the-art facilities such as advanced MRI, CT scanner, PET-CT, endoscopy suites, and bronchoscopy suites now in place, AIIMS Bilaspur has made remarkable progress within just three years of its establishment." He added, "The fa ...Read More >
At a time when most people use keyboards to write, does handwriting really matter? Yes, say Indian courts, if the writer is a doctor. Jokes around the notoriously bad handwriting of many doctors that can only be deciphered by pharmacists are common in India, as around the world. But the latest order emphasising the importance of clear handwriting came recently from the Punjab and Haryana High Court which said that "legible medical prescription is a fundamental right" as it can make a differenc ...Read More >
The MAHACARE Foundation will be established to provide manpower, funding and guidance to these L-2, L-3 centers as per the requirement. Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday cleared a cancer cure policy to ensure quality treatment for cancer patients in the state. For this, Maharashtra Cancer Care, Research and Education Foundation (MAHACARE Foundation) will be established and through this, cancer-related specialty treatment will be provided in 18 hospitals across the state. As per this policy, cance ...Read More >
Nagpur: The state govt on Tuesday approved a comprehensive policy to provide affordable and quality cancer treatment across Maharashtra. Under the policy, the govt announced the formation of a dedicated foundation, 'Mahacare', to manage and coordinate cancer treatment at 18 hospitals, including those in Nagpur, Chandrapur, Amravati and Yavatmal.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The Maharashtra Cancer Care, Research and Education Foundatio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The "Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar" Abhiyaan, launched on September 17 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed an overwhelming participation across India with lakhs of women, children and families benefitting from comprehensive health services, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday. As of September 29, 2025, over 11.31 lakh health camps (screening and speciality camps) have been held under the Abhiyaan, registering a footfall of more t ...Read More >
Agartala, Sep 26 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said the National Medical Council has almost sanctioned a proposal to introduce 50 more MBBS seats in the Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC). Currently, the AGMC has 150 MBBS seats and 115 postgraduate seats in different disciplines. While speaking at a programme, the CM said, "We have approached the National Medical Council (NMC) for the introduction of 50 more MBBS seats in AGMC and the proposal has been almost sanctioned", ...Read More >
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Modi, has sanctioned a significant expansion of India's medical education infrastructure. Over 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate seats will be added in government medical institutions through centrally sponsored schemes. This initiative aims to boost the availability of specialist doctors and strengthen healthcare capacity nationwide with a total outlay of ₹15,034.50 crore. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a m ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to strengthen the overall availability of doctors in the country, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the scheme to increase 5,000 PG seats and 5,023 MBBS seats for a total outlay of Rs 15,034.50 crore. The approval of Phase III of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) aims to strengthen and upgrade existing state government and central government medical colleges, standalone PG institutes, and government h ...Read More >
New Delhi: In order expand the medical education with the aim to provide better health services to the people, the Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of creating 5,000 new PG seats and 5,023 MBBS seats across the country. While briefing the newsmen, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Union Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to expand the medical education with an expenditur ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cabinet on Monday approved the engagement of 1,602 Bijli Upbhogta Mitras in Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd to overcome the shortage of field staff. The Cabinet also gave its approval to fill 645 posts of patwaris on a trainee basis under the state cadre. It sanctioned the filling of 400 posts of staff nurses as job Trainees in medical colleges across the state, an official statement said. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the engagement of 30 ...Read More >
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh cabinet, led by chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, has approved the creation and filling of more than 4,200 govt posts across various departments. The move aims to strengthen key sectors, including power, health, and law enforcement.The newly approved positions include Bijli Upbhogta Mitras and technical mates for the state electricity board, trainee patwaris for land administration, trainee staff nurses and trainee medical officers for the health department, tra ...Read More >
Kolkata: One year after the RG Kar rape incident, the body of a third-year student of Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata, was found in mysterious conditions from a pond inside the campus on Thursday night, once again raising questions about student safety and security inside the campuses in West Bengal. The third-year student's body has been sent for a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death, the police said. The exact circumstances leading to her death remain unclear, sources said. A purp ...Read More >
Malda: Purulia resident Ujjwal Soren, a junior doctor at Malda Medical College, was on Saturday detained after the death of his partner, Anindita Soren (24), a junior doctor at R G Kar. Anindita's mother, Alpana Tudu, claimed the two had got married in a temple in Odisha and that her daughter had recently become pregnant. When the family suggested that they be married legally, Ujjwal reportedly refused. Alpana alleged Anindita was forced to undergo an abortion, which soured their relationship.An ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 14 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration and foundation-laying ceremony for projects worth Rs 18,530 crore on Sunday as a "momentous occasion" for the state. Sharing an X post, Assam CM wrote, "Today is a momentous occasion for Assam. In a short while from now, Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji will dedicate projects worth Rs 18,530 cr. These works include new roads, bridges, a me ...Read More >
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