Patna: Reaching Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), one of Asia’s largest govt medical institutions, has itself become an ordeal for patients seeking treatment. Outside the hospital’s old Ashok Rajpath gate — still the main access point for most visitors despite the opening of a new gate on the Marine Drive side — roads are riddled…
On July 15, the panel will meet to discuss the affordability and accessibility of healthcare facilities in the public and private sectors. NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare will meet on July 16 to discuss the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act,…
Move to make woman complainants feels safe Kolkata: Police must L.I.S.T.E.N. Listen patiently, Inspire confidence, Safeguard dignity and privacy, Take prompt lawful action, Empathise without judging, and Never delay, discourage or disclose. Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand issued this SOP to the force for the handling of complaints from women. The SOP is meant for…
The accident trapped 13 children inside a school van, with one, Vihaan, succumbing to his injuries. MUMBAI: The Chembur tree that collapsed and killed 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastav had extensive internal decay and damaged roadside roots, which compromised its stability and led to its fall, the BMC’s panel inquiring into the tragedy has said in a…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Friday chaired a session with leading industry representatives about strengthening Dwarka’s emergence as a major economic and commercial hub. It focused on policy and infrastructure interventions to improve ease of doing business, facilitate investments and make it a preferred destination for investors.Addressing those from real estate, infrastructure, hospitality and…
Porur, Maduravoyal, Kodungaiyur, Chepauk, Chennai airport, and Panaiyur are sinking by up to 15mm a year, a new study has found. The authors attribute this to a gradual compression of soft clay, silt, and sand beneath the ground, local geological conditions and urban infrastructure loading.The worst subsidence was recorded across an 18sqkm stretch between Porur…
Patna: In a significant ruling on the guardianship of a minor child, the Patna high court has held that a family court cannot decide guardianship without first determining which environment would be most suitable for the child.A division bench of justices Nani Tagia and Vikash Kumar passed the order on July 9 while allowing an…
The ministry said the products covered include certain herbal and medicinal liquid preparations, including cardamom and ginger tinctures. NEW DELHI: Oral medicinal formulations containing more than 12% ethyl alcohol and sold in bottles larger than 30 ml will soon require a doctor’s prescription after the Centre amended the Drugs Rules to curb their misuse.Officials said…
Kolkata: Storage battery major Exide Industries is likely to invest Rs 1,400 crore more this fiscal in its Bengaluru-based lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant to take the total investment to Rs 6,000 crore, MD and CEO Avik Roy said after the company’s annual general meeting on Friday. The first phase has a capacity of 6 GWh.Roy…
Court flags police inaction in Baba Siddique case; Anmol Bishnoi named. MUMBAI: Observing that police inaction and failure to adopt the remedies available under the law are clear from the records in the murder case of former minister Baba Siddiqui, a special MCOCA court Friday directed the crime branch to “scrupulously follow the law” to…
