News for 'emergency ward'

'Soon, Uddhavji will only be left with darbaris'

'Soon, Uddhavji will only be left with darbaris'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

'Very soon you will hear the news of two more MLAs from Uddhavji's side joining our camp.' 'And once the Supreme Court verdict comes out, there will be a waterfall.'

TMC sweeps civic polls in Bengal, BJP finishes second

TMC sweeps civic polls in Bengal, BJP finishes second

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

The Congress failed to win even a single seat in the polls.

Coronoavirus: No need to panic, says Kerala govt

Coronoavirus: No need to panic, says Kerala govt

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Camping in Thrissur, where the woman medical student who came from China tested positive for the coronavirus, Health Minister K K Shailaja activated the health department and said the patient is currently treated at an isolation ward of the Government Medical College hospital in Thrissur.

Muslim neighbours rally around Kashmiri Pandit family after terror attack

Muslim neighbours rally around Kashmiri Pandit family after terror attack

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

After a Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper was shot at by terrorists in Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, his family received immense support from his Muslim neighbours who not only rushed him to a hospital but camped at his house as well to ward off any further trouble.

'It's a patient's right to ask questions'

'It's a patient's right to ask questions'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

'If a doctor is kind of trying to say that there's an urgency, relatives should definitely get a second opinion.'

Battle Royale between BJP-Trinamool: Tripura civic polls begin

Battle Royale between BJP-Trinamool: Tripura civic polls begin

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

The run-up to the polls, which should have been a humdrum affair, became a cause celebre after it was marred by violence, arrests, sit-ins in far-away Delhi and a Supreme Court intervention asking officials to ensure peaceful polling.

Chandrasekhar recovering after suffering mild stroke

Chandrasekhar recovering after suffering mild stroke

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

The 75-year-old legendary former leg-spinner complained of "tiredness and fatigue" on Friday evening and his speech became a "little bit cluttered", his wife Sandhya Chandrsekhar Bhagwath said, describing the health scare as a "very, very minutest stroke".

AIIMS trauma centre to turn into COVID-19 hospital

AIIMS trauma centre to turn into COVID-19 hospital

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

The trauma centre currently has 242 beds and 18 more are being added to it.

Delhi govt may ask Centre to tweak 'red zone' rule

Delhi govt may ask Centre to tweak 'red zone' rule

Rediff.com1 May 2020

In a zone-wise classification of districts in the country, the Union health ministry has designated all 11 districts of Delhi as red zone. The city has 272 wards.

Kerala govt shuts down liquor shops

Kerala govt shuts down liquor shops

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the decision was undertaken to avoid the illicit flow of liquor in the state amid a partial lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus after 67 confirmed cases were reported.

The COVID-19 challenges confronting a Mumbai hospital

The COVID-19 challenges confronting a Mumbai hospital

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'Given the first-time healthcare emergency of this nature and scale, we don't have enough experienced hands to deal with the situation.' 'The models, policies and protocols keep changing everyday depending upon the evolving situation.' 'We are all in trial-and-error mode where we do some right things as well as wrong things.' 'We cannot have an ideal environment to fight this pandemic.'

Euro: Finland stun Denmark but game overshadowed by Eriksen collapse

Euro: Finland stun Denmark but game overshadowed by Eriksen collapse

Rediff.com13 Jun 2021

Finland claimed a shock 1-0 Euro 2020 victory over Denmark in their first major tournament appearance

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

He is survived by two sons, Rajiv Bajaj and Sanjiv Bajaj, and a daughter Sunaina Kejriwal.

NIV isolates monkeypox virus, paves way for vaccine, diagnostic kit

NIV isolates monkeypox virus, paves way for vaccine, diagnostic kit

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune under the ICMR has isolated the monkeypox virus from the clinical specimen of a patient, which can pave the way for development of diagnostic kits and vaccines against the disease, officials said on Wednesday.

Akhilesh Yadav's one-man show fails to 'send Yogi back' to Gorakhpur

Akhilesh Yadav's one-man show fails to 'send Yogi back' to Gorakhpur

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Yadav fought hard, but his party was well behind the BJP.

Survey bats for enhanced govt spending in healthcare

Survey bats for enhanced govt spending in healthcare

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

An increase in government spending on the healthcare sector - from the current 1 per cent to 2.5-3 per cent of GDP - as envisaged in the National Health Policy 2017 could reduce out-of-pocket expenditures, as per the Economic Survey 2020-21. The rise in public spending can lead to a reduction in expenditures from 65 per cent to 30 per cent of overall healthcare spend, it noted. The Economic Survey said that for the country to effectively respond to future pandemics, the country's health infrastructure needs to be agile. Given its potential to provide healthcare access in remote areas, telemedicine needs to be harnessed to the fullest by especially investing in internet connectivity and health infrastructure, it added.

Hospital Horror: The you-need-tests racket

Hospital Horror: The you-need-tests racket

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

We were billed for silly things like cotton, toothbrush, toothpaste, moisturiser, hand sanitiser, etc. They did some HIV tests worth Rs 6,000 which were neither relevant nor required. Monali Pradeep Gaikwad shares her Hospital Horror Story

12 more coronavirus cases in India, total 58

12 more coronavirus cases in India, total 58

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

In Jaipur, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, both second-line HIV drugs, was administered was administered on an elderly Italian couple undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the SMS Hospital.

India Inc opens its coffers for PM-CARES Fund

India Inc opens its coffers for PM-CARES Fund

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

From offering office premises that can be converted into isolation wards to earmarking funds to be used for procuring kits, ventilators as well as personal protective equipment for health care workers, India Inc has put a united front to combat the unprecedented crisis facing the country.

Cong sweeps Rajasthan urban body polls

Cong sweeps Rajasthan urban body polls

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

The Congress won nearly half of the 2,105 wards in the contest in the first local elections held in the state after the party came to power in Rajasthan last December.

Covid: Centre urges, states, UTs to strictly monitor home isolation cases

Covid: Centre urges, states, UTs to strictly monitor home isolation cases

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

The states were advised to conduct surveillance and report district-wise severe acute respiratory illness and influenza-like illness cases on a daily basis and also to send these for genome sequencing to the mapped INSACOG laboratories.

It's BJP vs regional parties in Thursday's bypolls in 6 states

It's BJP vs regional parties in Thursday's bypolls in 6 states

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

Voting will be held on Thursday in bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states -- a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the Bharatiya Janata Party and regional parties.

EPL: Liverpool stay in title hunt with Villa win

EPL: Liverpool stay in title hunt with Villa win

Rediff.com11 May 2022

The win moved Liverpool level with City on 86 points in the standings

India detects 2 more Omicron Covid cases; total tally reaches 4

India detects 2 more Omicron Covid cases; total tally reaches 4

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Cases with the Omicron variant have already been detected in Karnataka and Gujarat.

'UK strain behind current COVID surge in Delhi'

'UK strain behind current COVID surge in Delhi'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

According to the NCDC, 415 cases of the UK strain of coronavirus were found in genomes sequenced in Delhi, followed by 23 cases of the South African strain.

When WFH Isn't An Option

When WFH Isn't An Option

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

'Working from home is a privilege for many, while showing up every day to serve others is a measure of devoted service to fellow humans required of many jobs in service to each other that create a civil society,' a CEO responds to Sree Sreenivasan's Work Remotely Forever Pledge.

AAP and Congress end BJP domination of Delhi's MCD

AAP and Congress end BJP domination of Delhi's MCD

Rediff.com17 May 2016

In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party which dominated the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the party managed to win only from three seats while the Aam Aadmi Party made its debut by winning five seats and the Congress wrested four seats in the bypolls to 13 wards.

Year after Peshawar attack: 'Everyone is still traumatised inside the school'

Year after Peshawar attack: 'Everyone is still traumatised inside the school'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Pakistan honoured the victims of the Peshawar's Army Public School massacre in a sombre ceremony at the school as the country marks the first anniversary of the attack.

Campaign ends for bypolls to 7 assembly seats in 6 states, counting on Nov 6

Campaign ends for bypolls to 7 assembly seats in 6 states, counting on Nov 6

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

Chief ministers and other senior leaders made last-minute appeals to voters for their support in Mokama and Gopalganj of Bihar, Adampur of Haryana, Manugoda of Telangana, Gola Gorakhnath of Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar of Odisha.

Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

'It doesn't help to transpose the Hindi heartland model on Bengal. Bengalis don't understand its dynamics. They won't comprehend the impact of Modi's dip in the Ganga because Bengal's political culture is different. Even in the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrams, Christ is worshipped on Christmas. It's difficult to polarise Bengal religiously'

Sushma Swaraj passes away at 67

Sushma Swaraj passes away at 67

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

AIIMS doctors said the BJP stalwart and former external affairs minister died of a cardiac arrest.

BJP sweeps Chandigarh polls; Amit Shah says people accepted note ban

BJP sweeps Chandigarh polls; Amit Shah says people accepted note ban

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

In a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal ahead of Punjab assembly polls, their alliance on Tuesday defeated Congress in the Chandigarh municipal corporation election in which demonetisation had emerged as a key issue.

How armed forces are ready for coronavirus crisis

How armed forces are ready for coronavirus crisis

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

'This week will be crucial and we are prepared.'

Test for TB if cough persists: Govt's revised Covid guidelines

Test for TB if cough persists: Govt's revised Covid guidelines

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Anti-inflammatory or immunomodulatory therapy, such as steroids, can have the risk of secondary infection like invasive mucormycosis, when used too early, at higher dose or for longer than required, they highlighted.

World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

The World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka.

1-and-a-half-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

1-and-a-half-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Delhi

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Meanwhile, at least two doctors and six nurses at the Lady Hardinge Medical College have tested positive for coronavirus.

Covid cases declining in Mumbai, stabilising in Delhi

Covid cases declining in Mumbai, stabilising in Delhi

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said coronavirus cases have stabilised in the national capital and there is a possibility of the infections declining soon. In Mumbai, Mayor Kishori Pednekar also said the numbers of COVID-19 cases and its fast spreading variant Omircon were slowing down.

Stalin takes up 'severe oxygen crisis' with Modi

Stalin takes up 'severe oxygen crisis' with Modi

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Flagging the 'severe crisis' over availability of medical oxygen in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure it gets supplies and for the Centre to make available containers and trains to transport the life saving gas to the state.

Mercedes-Benz's A35 AMG limousine: Made for the thrill seekers

Mercedes-Benz's A35 AMG limousine: Made for the thrill seekers

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Step on the gas and the power that propels the compact four-seater will take you by surprise as it hurtles towards the 80 kmph like a racing thoroughbred, never compromising any stability thanks to its rigid chassis and solid 1,600-kg kerb weight that gives it a well-planted feel along straights, corners and tricky lanes and roads, says Pavan Lall.

European Union, Germany say ready to help India in Covid crisis

European Union, Germany say ready to help India in Covid crisis

Rediff.com25 Apr 2021

India is struggling with the second wave of coronavirus infection and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds in view of a rising number of COVID-19 cases.