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Centre gets notice over AIIMS appointment

Centre gets notice over AIIMS appointment

Rediff.com16 Oct 2006

The Delhi HC on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a fresh application which challenged the appointment of Dr Shyam Prasad as member of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' body on the ground that he was handpicked by the Health Minister.

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Does This Budget Do Enough For Health?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

'For free supply of drugs and medicines itself, almost Rs 20,000 crores would be required.'

Vajpayee better, hopeful of full recovery in next few days: AIIMS

Vajpayee better, hopeful of full recovery in next few days: AIIMS

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

The 93-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital on June 11.

Bihar train accident: Faulty tracks suspected; top-level probe ordered

Bihar train accident: Faulty tracks suspected; top-level probe ordered

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

The probe report has estimated the cost of damage due to the accident at more than Rs 52 crore.

NIA to probe J-K police inspector Wani's killing

NIA to probe J-K police inspector Wani's killing

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

The probe into the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a senior police officer said in Srinagar on Friday.

AIIMS employee held in medicine scam

AIIMS employee held in medicine scam

Rediff.com30 Jan 2005

Rattan Lal, a sweeper, was arrested following interrogation of the five accused arrested earlier, police sources said.

BSF jawan injured in cross-border firing dies at AIIMS

BSF jawan injured in cross-border firing dies at AIIMS

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

Repeatedly violating the ceasefire in the last 36 hours, Pakistani troops opened fire at forward posts along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring a Border Security Force jawan.

Rao complains breathlessness, admitted to AIIMS

Rao complains breathlessness, admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

The former prime minister has a history of heart problems.

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

Shah was arrested on July 25, 2017 with six others, facing trial in an alleged terror funding case probed by the NIA.

2 J-K doctors sacked for fabricating evidence in 'Shopian rape-murder' case

2 J-K doctors sacked for fabricating evidence in 'Shopian rape-murder' case

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Later, the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the probe and found that the two women were never raped or murdered.

Plea on AIIMS director's retirement age dismissed

Plea on AIIMS director's retirement age dismissed

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's petition seeking review of its order quashing the health ministry's move to fix 65 years as the upper age limit for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences director -- which led to the premature retirement of P Venugopal last year.

Dhami hands over Rs 1 lakh cheques to rescued workers

Dhami hands over Rs 1 lakh cheques to rescued workers

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Wednesday met the workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel and kept under medical observation at a hospital in Chinyalisaur and handed over Rs 1 lakh to each of them.

AIIMS set to prove controversial therapy

AIIMS set to prove controversial therapy

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

The Indian council of Medical Research had earlier raised the issue of medical ethics.

AAP's Satyendar Jain gets interim bail on medical grounds

AAP's Satyendar Jain gets interim bail on medical grounds

Rediff.com26 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail till July 11 to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on medical grounds in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

AIIMS has no space for women patients

AIIMS has no space for women patients

Rediff.com5 May 2008

A Parliamentary Committee has taken exception to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences not having any separate indoor facilities earmarked for female patients. There are 85 beds available in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS. On an average, 40 per cent patients admitted in private wards are females. The same holds true for the total indoor hospital clientele.

6 year-old's kidneys 'missing' after operation at AIIMS, says father

6 year-old's kidneys 'missing' after operation at AIIMS, says father

Rediff.com26 May 2015

The father of a six-year-old girl has alleged that a doctor at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital removed both her kidneys during surgery.

'Gross injustice against SC doctors in AIIMS'

'Gross injustice against SC doctors in AIIMS'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

The commission, probing allegations of discrimination against SC students and doctors, said the premier institute had been following an 'illegal reservation policy' and sought its amendment.

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

SHOCKING: Selective foeticide rampant in national capital, reveals AIIMS

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

The recent study suggested that nearly 35 per cent of the cases were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period of viability.

HC refuses to extend AIIMS director's tenure

HC refuses to extend AIIMS director's tenure

Rediff.com2 Jul 2008

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to extend the term of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director P Venugopal and dismissed the plea of a patient's mother seeking his extension by six months to help her son receive final treatment under him. The court also pulled up the petitioner, whose nine-year-old son's heart ailment is allegedly being treated by Venugopal, for filling such petition. The AIIMS director is retiring today.

AIIMS age bar: SC notice to Centre

AIIMS age bar: SC notice to Centre

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a petition by sacked All India Institute of Medical Science chief P Venugopal, challenging the controversial law fixing 65 years as the superannuation age for the post of the institute's director.

Show cause notices to AIIMS director, Ramadoss

Show cause notices to AIIMS director, Ramadoss

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

Justice Gita Mittal asked AIIMS director P Venugopal and Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to file their replies by October 31 on the contempt petition of one Dr Manoj Kumar.

Gang rape: AIIMS doctor testify against 5 adult accused

Gang rape: AIIMS doctor testify against 5 adult accused

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Two doctors from AIIMS, who had conducted the medical test of the five adult accused in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here on December 16, on Friday testified before the fast track court.

Quota Bill: AIIMS docs on hunger strike

Quota Bill: AIIMS docs on hunger strike

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

The resident doctors will hold a meeting on Friday evening to decide the future course of action.

AIIMS doctors want health minister to quit

AIIMS doctors want health minister to quit

Rediff.com15 Jun 2006

The campaign was started in the wake of government's decision to withhold the salaries of doctors who participated in the anti-reservation strike last month.

Team from Nagpur ensured Silkyara tunnel workers didn't suffocate

Team from Nagpur ensured Silkyara tunnel workers didn't suffocate

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Three experts from Western Coal Fields, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, camped at the Silkyara tunnel site from November 20.

AIIMS refusal to admit 'Naxal sympathiser' to be probed

AIIMS refusal to admit 'Naxal sympathiser' to be probed

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, T N Seema (CPI-M) said Soni was "brutally tortured" in police custody for last one year in Chhattishgarh, a remark which drew sharp reactions from BJP members who opposed raising a subject related to the state in Parliament.

Lalu's daughter to donate kidney to her father

Lalu's daughter to donate kidney to her father

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

The RJD president, who has been suffering from multiple health problems, was advised a kidney transplant.

AIIMS team confirms Jaya has completely recovered, says AIADMK

AIIMS team confirms Jaya has completely recovered, says AIADMK

Rediff.com4 Dec 2016

Ponnaiyan said the chief minister was doing 'physical exercises' and undergoing 'physiotherapy', was eating food on her own and advising officers on issues related to government and party activities.

'If I'm not safe, then...': DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by drunk driver

'If I'm not safe, then...': DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by drunk driver

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

The DCW chief in her complaint to police alleged that the man who was driving a white-coloured car stopped the car near her and "made indecent gestures" at her.

Shashi Tharoor suffers 'cardiac condition', admitted to AIIMS

Shashi Tharoor suffers 'cardiac condition', admitted to AIIMS

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, whose wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead on Friday night, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after he suffered a "cardiac condition" in the wee hours on Saturday.

Why are doctors leaving AIIMS, court asks

Why are doctors leaving AIIMS, court asks

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

A PIL wanted the court to direct the authorities to restrain doctors from agitating.

Magsaysay honour for Goonj's Anshu Gupta, AIIMS whistle-blower Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Magsaysay honour for Goonj's Anshu Gupta, AIIMS whistle-blower Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Anushu Gupta is being recognised for "his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving" in India and Sanjiv Chaturvedi for 'Emergent Leadership'

Humanity trumps tragedy: People line up to donate blood

Humanity trumps tragedy: People line up to donate blood

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

The Balasore district hospital and Soro hospital, where the injured have been rushed after a triple train accident, are bursting at their seams as the huge flow of patients has crammed up every room, with patients spilling onto corridors.

MP firecracker factory blast toll rises to 11; 174 hurt

MP firecracker factory blast toll rises to 11; 174 hurt

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Some videos of the incident surfaced on social media showing the fire with intermittent explosions taking place at the site and people running to save themselves.

AIIMS Chief: How India will succeed in COVID-19 fight

AIIMS Chief: How India will succeed in COVID-19 fight

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

'The fight against COVID-19 is not a hospital fight.' 'It's a community level fight. 'If your community level measures are good, you can decrease the number of people coming to hospitals, or flatten it.'

'Autonomy is for AIIMS and not for Venugopal'

'Autonomy is for AIIMS and not for Venugopal'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

Refuting allegations of interfering with AIIMS' functioning, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the autonomy was for the institution and not for an individual, a veiled reference to institute's former director P Venugopal who was removed recently.

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

Researchers found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms of number of new cases and deaths, where they say cancer has become a more significant public health threat with 94 lakh new cases and 56 lakh deaths in 2019.

Bring Soni Sori to AIIMS: SC tells C'garh govt

Bring Soni Sori to AIIMS: SC tells C'garh govt

Rediff.com3 May 2012

A bench of Supreme Court judges, Justices Altamas Kabir and Jasti Chalameshwar, has directed the Chhattisgarh government to produce the Adivasi teacher, Soni Sori, in All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi within one week.

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

Rediff.com30 Sep 2003

Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report, the rights panel also sought a report from the AIIMS director within a week.