healthcare

New Delhi, March 28 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence on Saturday that the NDA will once again receive the mandate of the people in Puducherry, stating that the "double-engine" government has fulfilled the aspirations of the Union Territory over the past five years. PM Modi...

Chandigarh, March 27 Punjab has set a benchmark in large-scale public healthcare delivery under the 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna', with over 30.51 lakh families enrolled and Rs 292 crore worth of free treatment approved within three months of its launch on January 8, Health Minister Balbir Singh...

Ahmedabad, March 27 – The Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad has opened a new, modern facility called "Rain Basera" to provide secure and dignified accommodation for the families of patients.The 858-bed building, constructed at a cost of Rs 60 crore on the hospital campus in the Asarva locality, aims...

Ballia (UP), March 27 A doctor at a private hospital was arrested on Friday on charges of culpable homicide after a 25-year-old woman died during a caesarean delivery in Ballia district, police said.According to police, an FIR was registered against the accused, Dr Hemant Kumar Singh, on a...

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the State Government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are committed to providing free, high-quality, modern healthcare to every citizen of Mumbai.He was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony...

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the government aims to provide affordable and quality healthcare to every citizen within a 5-8 km radius of their home, adding that the state is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance TB control...

Shimla, March 27 Irregularities, including bills for male ovarian surgeries and the use of expired lenses, have surfaced in an internal audit of the Himcare scheme, prompting a vigilance investigation, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the Assembly on Friday.The chief...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra has the potential to become a global hub for integrated healthcare and recovery, and the government remains fully committed to strengthening the sector, advancing medical education, and supporting innovation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.The...

New Delhi, March 27 Emphasizing the need for a fundamental shift in India's approach to healthcare, public health experts on Friday said the system must move beyond curative care and adopt preventive, promotional, and holistic models.These observations were made at the 4th annual summit on...

New Delhi, March 27 India was among the countries in South Asia and other sub-Saharan African nations with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023, at 24,700 per 100,000 live births, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Women's Health...

Jamnagar, March 26 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over their governance record in Gujarat, alleging that the two parties have failed to address key public issues over the past three decades.Addressing the ‘Vijay Vishwas...

Gangtok, March 26 Governor Om Prakash Mathur expressed confidence on Thursday that Sikkim would make a significant contribution to a developed India, and said that the Himalayan state was on track to achieve its own development goals with assistance from the central government."Sikkim is...

Gangtok, March 26 Governor Om Prakash Mathur expressed confidence on Thursday that Sikkim would make a significant contribution to a developed India, and said that the Himalayan state was on track to achieve its own development goals with assistance from the central government."Sikkim is...

Itanagar, March 26 – The Indian Army has strengthened healthcare support in remote, high-altitude regions with the inauguration of a new oxygen-generation facility in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat stated that, in a significant step...

Patiala, March 26 Nursing staff at three government medical colleges and hospitals in Punjab went on an indefinite strike on Thursday, defying the state government's decision to invoke the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) as they demanded the restoration of the Rs 4,600 pay scale...

Thane, March 26 The NCP (SP) on Thursday criticized the Thane Municipal Corporation's budget, stating that the civic body is failing to provide basic necessities despite owing Rs 2,100 crore.Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao presented a budget of Rs 6,221.12 crore for the 2026-27...

Near the Kathua district headquarters, a Government Homoeopathy Medical College—the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir—will be established on approximately 57 acres of land at Rakh Hoshiyari in the Jasrota Assembly constituency.This ambitious project, estimated to cost around ₹52.68 crore...

On Thursday, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that healthcare and education are the top priorities of his government.In his reply to the debate on grant demands in the Assembly, the Chief Minister assured that the government would not cut a single rupee from the funds allocated...

Hyderabad, March 26 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the completion of multispecialty hospitals in Warangal and the state capital will add 10,000 beds to the state's public health system.Speaking during the Question Hour in the assembly, Reddy also said the health...

Bengaluru, March 26 Global technology company Prosus and venture capital firm Accel have announced the six startups selected for the inaugural Atoms X LeapTech cohort, a joint initiative supporting founders in building pioneering companies from day one.The cohort was selected from over 2,000...