Ranchi | 14 hours ago
Gadkari meets Munda in hospital
Ranchi, May 13 - BJP President Nitin Gadkari Sunday met Jharkhand Chief Minister and party leader Arjun Munda who is recovering after being injured in a chopper accident here.Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - leader Hemant Soren and Jharkhand BJP President Dineshanand Goswami went with Gadkari to the Apollo Hospital. The doctors treating Munda briefed Gadkari about the c ... read more

Ranchi | 3 days ago
Munda recovering in hospital after chopper crash
Ranchi, May 10 - Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who survived a chopper crash landing with multiple injuries Wednesday, is recovering, said the Apollo Hospital here Thursday, adding that BJP legislator Barkuwar Gagari, also hurt in the accident, may be discharged Friday.Munda and other people admitted in the hospital are recovering. BJP legislator Barkuwar Gagari, one of the six people injur ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Awareness is key to prevent thalassemia
New Delhi, May 6 - With more than 10,000 thalassemic children being born in India every year, experts believe that the largely incurable blood disorder can be easily prevented through greater awareness.May 8 is globally celebrated as 'International Thalassemia Day'. It is an inherited blood disorder in which the red blood cells contain a reduced amount of haemoglobin, or in severe cases, a lack of ... read more

New Delhi | 9 days ago
May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day
New Delhi, May 4 - The simple task of washing hands is a potential lifesaver -- and to put this point across, the World Health Organisation - will observe May 5 as the World Hand Hygiene Day.The campaign was launched by WHO in 2009 to create awareness about the benefits of an improved hand hygiene. This year's theme 'Save lives - clean your hands' is aimed at improving hand hygiene in the health c ... read more

Raipur | 1 month ago
Chhattisgarh IPS officer dies of cardiac arrest
Raipur, Apr 3 - Senior Indian Police Service - officer B.S. Maravi died of cardiac arrest in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, an official said.Maravi, 57, known as a dynamic police officer, was posted as inspector general of the Bilaspur range. He had suffered a massive heart attack Sunday night at Bilaspur town, some 110 km from here, and was rushed to Apollo Hospital.Belonging to the 1990 batch, he was kno ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
NGO to provide free insulin to poor diabetics
New Delhi, March 30 - A medical technology firm in collaboration with a voluntary organisation Friday committed to provide free insulin to diabetic children from economically weaker sections and organising education programmes on Type 1 diabetes in the national capital.Insulin manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company gave an initial grant of Rs.3 lakh to the Delhi Diabetic Forum -, formed over 2 ... read more

Chennai | 1 month ago
'Budget in right direction but short on growth incentives'
Chennai, March 16 - Tamil Nadu's corporate sector Said Fridy Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has acquitted himself well given the circumstances by which he is bound and the budget is in right direction but short on growth initiatives for various sectors.According to industrialists and corporate officials assembled at the budget viewing session organised by Confederation of Indian Industry - here ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Only 4,500 out of two lakh get transplants
New Delhi, Feb 15 - Out of two lakh people who need organ transplants, only 4,500 manage to get a transplant done in a year due to lack of donors, an expert said Wednesday.In India, only 4,500 transplant patients get operated annually out of a total of two lakh, Apollo Hospitals group medical director Anupam Mittal said.Citing the lack of deceased organ donors as the prime reason, Mittal said ther ... read more

Chennai | 3 months ago
Farook remembered as leader who groomed others
Chennai, Jan 27 - Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook maintained cordial relations with his opponents and groomed many political leaders, Congress leaders in his home state of Puducherry said Friday, a day after his death.He was a very learned politician and trained many in politics, including me. Puducherry politics stabilised after his entry. He was friendly with everybody, V. Vaithilingam, a former c ... read more

Ranchi | 4 months ago
My vehicle was hit to kill me: Jharkhand minister
Ranchi, Dec 28 - Jharkhand Human Resource Development - Minister Baijunath Ram Wednesday said there was conspiracy to kill him as his official vehicle was hit by a bus near Buti roundabout in Ranchi Tuesday night.The incident took place when the minister's son and his bodyguard were returning from the Apollo hospital after visiting the minister's wife who is admitted there for treatment. The Minis ... read more