Caught in sting operation, 10 cops suspended in UP

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:25

Ten policemen, posted in Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, were suspended after they were caught on camera purportedly accepting commissions from private hospitals for bringing accident victims.

Assam to have 126 model hospitals, 60 to start thi

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 18:58

Assam government will set up 126 model hospitals in each of the assembly constituencies, state Health and Family Welfare Minister said.

SC seeks response from Centre, states on mental hospitals

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 19:43

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and state governments to a plea for improving the condition of mental hospitals in the country by providing adequate financial resources.

Men held for drunk driving to serve at hospitals

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 14:44

Two men sentenced to five and ten days imprisonment for drunken driving have been given a chance by a Delhi court to reform themselves by doing community service at government hospitals including doing "menial" jobs there.

China to move 250 million rurals into cities over next 12 years

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 15:39

China is planning to move 250 million rural residents into newly constructed towns and cities over the next dozen years.

Services at three Jodhpur hospitals hit by doctors` strike

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 23:59

Services at three government hospitals of Jodhpur were affected for the second time in a week on Monday after resident doctors suspended work citing inadequate security.

Punjab doctors on two-day strike from tomorrow

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 17:59

The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMS), a body representing a large number of government doctors in the state, have decided to proceed on a two-day strike across the state tomorrow.

Pharma stocks surge up to 5.5% on value-buying

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 19:19

Pharma stocks led by Apollo Hospitals, Cadila Health and Dr Reddy's Lab Tuesday gained as much as 5.5 percent on value-buying in an otherwise weak stock market.

Apax Partners sells Apollo Hospitals shares worth Rs 128 cr

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 21:29

Private equity firm Apax Partners Friday sold nearly 13 lakh shares of leading hospitals and pharmacy chain operator Apollo Hospitals Enterprise for an estimated Rs 128 crore.

Apollo Hospitals to invest Rs 540 cr to add 1,000 beds in FY14

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 13:31

"The investment on the 1,000 beds in FY14 will be around Rs 540 crore," Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd Group CFO Krishnan Akhileswaran said.

Stringent law shields UP hospitals, staff from vandalism

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 14:48

People who vandalise medical facilities or thrash hospital doctors in Uttar Pradesh can now be arrested by police faster, without a court-issued warrant, and the culprits would also not get bail, according to a new stringent law.

AIIMS given 4 weeks to comply with bio-med waste rules

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 22:00

Most of the Delhi hospitals, including the premier AIIMS, do not comply with the rules for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste, posing a serious threat to human health and environment.