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Thiruvananthapuram: A 17-year-old Plus Two student from Poovar was diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but serious brain infection caused by free-living amoeba. The disease was confirmed earlier this week and the student is currently undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital.According to hospital authorities, the student's condition is stable and satisfactory at present. The teenager visited the Akkulam Tourist Village on Aug 16 along with friends and use ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday chaired a review meeting of the Medical Education Department and stated that the State Government will bring significant improvements in all medical colleges of Himachal Pradesh within one year. According to a release, CM Sukhu stated that this will ensure people have access to advanced healthcare facilities within the State itself, without the need to travel outside for treatment. The Chie ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday chaired a review meeting of the Medical Education Department and stated that the State Government will bring significant improvements in all medical colleges of Himachal Pradesh within one year. According to a release, CM Sukhu stated that this will ensure people have access to advanced healthcare facilities within the State itself, without the need to travel outside for treatment. The Chie ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar has secured 14th rank among medical colleges in India, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, released by the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. This outstanding performance marks a significant leap from 31st position in 2021 and 15th position in 2024, underlining the institute's continued commitment to excellence in medical education, healthcare, and research. Further adding to i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In observance of World Sepsis Day, the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) - Hyderabad Chapter organized a public awareness walk at Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge, Hyderabad, bringing together doctors, nurses, medical students, healthcare workers, and members of the public to raise awareness about one of the world's most overlooked medical emergencies - sepsis. Held under the global theme "Stop Sepsis - Save Lives," the event aimed to educate citizens about the warning sign ...Read More >
This is the first installation of Intuitive Surgical's advanced Da Vinci system for training. AIIMS Delhi inaugurated a state-of-the-art 'Da Vinci Surgical Robot' for training in its Skills, E-Learning and Telemedicine Facility (SET) on Thursday. The robot, provided by Intuitive Surgicals under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), opens up a new opportunity for training in robotic-assisted surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi. With the installation of this robot, AIIMS New Delhi is now the only institu ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 12 Sep: A pall of silent fear descended upon the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) premises in Naharlagun, following the brutal assault on two doctors and the subsequent vitriolic media campaign against the TRIHMS and the doctor community on social media. The anguished faces of the TRIHMS administrators, doctor community, nurses, and other supporting medical staff revealed that they were truly traumatized by the incident, and are now distressed and demotivate ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A 25-year-old youth Suraj Sahu, who set himself ablaze last Wednesday evening, died at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. According to AIIMS, Sahu succumbed to his burns this evening while undergoing treatment. The incident occurred at Mentu Chhack under Bada Bazar police station two days ago, where Sahu poured petrol on himself and set fire, prompting immediate admission to MKCG Medical College in Berhampur. Due to the severity of his condition, he was later shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for speci ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance. But they are inconsistent in their replies to less extreme prompts that could still harm people. The study in the medical journal Psychiatric Services, published Tuesday by the American Psychiatric Association, found a need for "further refinement" in OpenAI's Ch ...Read More >
Kota: Given the tough question paper standard in recent years, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG)-2025 has seen a drop in the cut off marks with an expert citing an increase in the number of seats allotted in the first round of counseling. NEET UG 2025 was held on May 4 this year at 5,453 centers in more than 500 cities across the country. An estimated over 22.7 lakh candidates appeared in the country's biggest medical entrance examination. As compared to previo ...Read More >
In Gujarat's Banaskantha, an 18-year-old NEET qualifier, Chandrika Chaudhary, was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle due to fears she would choose her own partner. The family opposed her desire for medical education and independence, leading to her being drugged and strangled. Her partner's legal petition exposed the crime, revealing a premeditated act disguised as suicide. An 18-year-old NEET qualifier from Gujarat's Banaskantha was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle in what po ...Read More >
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the addition of 200 Aam Aadmi Clinics, bringing the total to 1,081, alongside a new WhatsApp chatbot for healthcare access. The chatbot will provide patients with prescriptions, test results, appointment reminders, and health information. Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government will open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics in the state, taking the total number of such healthcare centres to 1,081. Earlier, Mann launched a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a customs superintendent posted at Sahar airport in Mumbai, for allegedly taking a Rs 10.20 lakh bribe from an agent, an official said Sunday. The central probe agency booked Krishan Kumar for allegedly demanding a bribe at the rate of Rs 10 per kg for facilitating clearance of imported consignments from a customs house agent, a CBI spokesperson said. It was also alleged that Kumar threatened the agent when he refused to pay the bribe, and deliberately withheld ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government will open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics in the state, taking the total number of such healthcare centres to 1,081. Earlier, Mann launched a WhatsApp chatbot for the clinics. "It is a historic day in the healthcare sector of Punjab as a total of 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state have been connected to a WhatsApp chatbot," said Mann. These clinics cater to nearly 70,000 patients daily, and in today's digi ...Read More >
NEET PG 2025: In its release, the Board had made arrangements to ensure the safe, smooth and secure conduct of NEET-PG 2025 to restore the faith of medical graduates in the examination system. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) today concluded the NEET PG 2025 exam with more than 2,42,000 candidates. The exam was conducted in a single shift on the computer-based platform across 301 cities and in 1052 test centres. This is the largest computer-based exam in India in t ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: In a significant reversal, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has indicated that it will consider granting approvals to new medical colleges and increasing seats for the current academic year, despite its earlier stand. Just two weeks ago, on July 14, the NMC issued a circular stating that no new medical colleges would be approved this year, nor would any applications for additional seats be accepted. This move followed CBI raids across several medical colleges in India, which expo ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
Varanasi, Aug 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on Saturday, and will inaugurate or lay the foundation of projects worth Rs 2,200 crore. The visit was announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X on Friday. During his visit, Modi will release the 20th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for the farmers, Adityanath said. Among the key projects the prime minister is scheduled to announce are a four-lane widening ...Read More >
Mangaluru: The "Dharmasthala mass burial allegations" began almost a month ago, specifically on June 22, 2025. The issue started when a letter, circulated on social media in the names of advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande, stated that an individual claimed to have buried hundreds of bodies to cover up numerous murders, rapes, and killings of women that occurred in Dharmasthala. The letter also mentioned that the witness had decided to exhume the buried bodies in the presence of the pol ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing expe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: Health minister Veena George stated on Saturday that the situation of Nipah infections in the state was under control."Everything is orderly, under control. There is nothing to worry about. As per scientific protocol, we are ensuring that everything is being done," she said.A total of 581 people are on Nipah contact list across various districts in the state. In Malappuram, there are 63 people, 420 in Palakkad, 96 in Kozhikode and one person each in Ernakulam and Thriss ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were sho ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): CM Mohan Yadav during his Spain visit said that Madhya Pradesh is no longer just a land of potential but a robust platform with supportive ecosystem for investment. According to Yadav, the State Government has undertaken serious and effective reforms at the levels of policy, process and incentives, offering investors real benefits and confidence. Development and investment are progressing hand in hand in the state. CM Yadav remarked, addressing a gathering of the India ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Bhopal: MBBS study in Hindi, introduced in Madhya Pradesh three years ago with much fanfare, seems to have hardly enthused the students in the government medical colleges in the state with few found to have opted the language to write their semester exams. A senior officer in the Medical Science University (MSU), Jabalpur, on Thursday indicated to this newspaper that 'almost all' students in these medical colleges have been found to have written their semester examinations in English and hardly ...Read More >
The court said that the matter would be heard along with the petition of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for capital punishment in September The Calcutta High Court Wednesday said that it will hear the plea of the sole convict in the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case, Sanjoy Roy, for acquittal from the case. A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md Sabbar Rashidi observed that the matter would be heard with the petition of the Central Bureau ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Mumbai: Healthcare services in state-run hospitals are set to face significant challenges as around 30,000 nurses will launch an indefinite strike starting July 18. The nurses had staged a one-day token strike on July 17, demanding immediate recruitment for vacant posts, an end to contractual hiring, and equal implementation of 7th Pay Commission benefits for all nursing staff. However, they did not receive any concrete response from the state government following the strike. According to the M ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: Following the assault on a female doctor, junior doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), Jammu, continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the attack. They said the strike would continue until the culprits are brought to justice.On Wednesday, a junior doctor was physically assaulted by an attendant of Narinder Sharma, a resident of Rehari, who had died during treatment at the hospit ...Read More >
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