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Kolkata rape case: Supreme Court gives 5pm deadline, doctors react | 10 updates
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Doctors in Bengal said they would continue their cease work to protest rape and murder of a RG Kar Medical Hospital trainee doctor.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 11:53 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Transparency is the right drug for Ayush regulation
A simple regulatory remedy would be for the apex court to mandate state drug controllers to disclose all file-notings that form the basis of approval of “patent and proprietary” Ayush drugs
Published on Sep 07, 2024 09:17 PM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA asks protesting doctors to ‘leave justice’ to SC
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA has said that the entire medical community should trust Supreme Court and adhere to its ruling.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 05:01 PM IST
Combine consent, bio-medical waste charges revised for hospitals
Maharashtra government has revised charges for combined consent and authorisation and bio-medical waste management
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 07:20 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
Kolkata rape-murder: Why was Sandip Ghosh suspended by IMA?
Kolkata doctor rape and murder: The CBI has subjected Dr Sandip Ghosh to two rounds of the polygraph test.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 03:54 PM IST
Apology over 'damaging' statements: SC says excerpt filed by IMA prez illegible, font miniscule
Apology over 'damaging' statements: SC says excerpt filed by IMA prez illegible, font miniscule
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 12:14 PM IST
PTI |
Health minister seeks ₹10 cr, speedy justice for Kolkata rape-murder victim
Punjab health minister demands ₹10 crore ex gratia for parents of a trainee doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata, seeks speedy justice, and stricter laws for doctors' safety.
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 07:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
We failed her in life, didn't let her down in death: IMA chief in open letter on Kolkata medic
We failed her in life, didn't let her down in death: IMA chief in open letter on Kolkata medic
Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:41 PM IST
PTI |
Doctors' strike cripple hospital services, IMA calls for PM Modi's intervention
Protests and candle marches held across India, with OPDs and elective surgeries shut down on Saturday. IMA urges PM Modi to enact central law.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 11:55 AM IST
Chandigarh: OPD services suspended at PGI over Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder
Only 162 follow-up patients were examined in OPDs, compared to the typical daily footfall of around 10,000 at PGIMER, Chandigarh
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 07:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Kolkata rape-murder case: Medical services hit by doctors’ nationwide stir
The strike extended from the country’s metropolises to its villages, with all services except for critical and emergency care
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 04:49 AM IST
Healthcare services in Pune hampered due to withdrawal of services by hospitals
Following the gruesome incident, the Indian Medical Association on Saturday observed the withdrawal of services for 24 Hours, excluding emergency services
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:26 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
Noida: OPD, elective services hit as doctors at private hospitals join stir
Patients and their families were left helpless over inaccessibility to medical care at both government and private hospitals in the Greater Noida
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Kolkata horror: Private hospitals close OPDs, doctors take to streets in Ludhiana
After a day-long strike by the government doctors on Friday, the private hospitals followed suit and suspended out-patient departments (OPDs) on Saturday.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 10:09 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
IMA calls for ‘airport-level’ security in hospitals, seeks PM’s intervention
Medical professionals are staging a 24-hour shutdown in protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 08:59 PM IST
Kolkata rape and murder: Agra, Aligarh doctors join nationwide strike; health services disrupted
A human chain was formed on MG Road, the lifeline of Agra. Doctors at SN Medical College and Hospital were joined by members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 08:04 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Agra
‘Time ripe for PM’s intervention': IMA president on Kolkata rape-murder case
IMA chief Dr RV Asokan said the body will write to prime minister Narendra Modi.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 03:07 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Centre asks protesting doctors to resume duties
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Health ministry said it will establish a committee to implement measures for the safety of healthcare professionals.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 02:48 PM IST
Chandigarh doctors protest against Kolkata rape-murder, demand safety in hospitals
Outpatient department services remained non-functional and elective surgeries were also not conducted but emergency services were not affected at hospitals, including Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 01:54 PM IST
Pvt hospital doctors to join stir in Delhi on Saturday; OPDs, electives to be hit
Doctors in Delhi continue an indefinite strike over a trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata. Private hospitals join for a day, halting OPD and non-essential services.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:36 PM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA presents list of demands amid nationwide protests
IMA in its statement said that all doctors nationwide will suspend all hospital services for 24 hours on Saturday, August 17.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 06:51 PM IST
IMA's nationwide strike today: What’s open, what's closed as doctors protest?
Doctors call for major hospital shutdown in protest of Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case. Protests and strikes erupt nationwide.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA to withdraw services for 24 hours on August 17
Doctors of modern medicine have announced a nationwide withdrawal of services from 6 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, to 6 a.m. Sunday, August 18.
Published on Aug 16, 2024 09:08 AM IST
ANI |
Kolkata rape-murder case: Doctors to withdraw services for 24 hours on Aug 17
Services provided by doctors of modern medicine will be unavailable from "6 am on August 17 to 6 am on August 18," except for essential services.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 07:09 AM IST
Patanjali: Relief for Ramdev and Balakrishna as SC closes contempt case against them
Accepting their apologies, the SC bench issued a stern warning stating that the contempt case would be reopened if any terms of their undertaking are breached in the future.
Published on Aug 13, 2024 11:26 AM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA writes to JP Nadda, seeks safety for women doctors
IMA wrote a letter to health minister JP Nadda, urging the West Bengal govt for a thorough investigation and improved safety for female staff.
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 11:02 PM IST
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA issues 48-hour ultimatum, threatens protests
The trainee doctor's body was discovered inside the seminar hall of the government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata on Friday.
Published on Aug 10, 2024 07:24 PM IST
Hospitals in Pune with up to 50 beds can operate with combined consent for STPs
Dr Kalpana Baliwant, health officer of Pune Municipal Corporation, said, a list of hospitals has been given to the electric department of PMC and the STPs will be incorporated in the existing available spaces
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
Investigating officer should invoke protective provision under BNS in case of criminal medical negligence: IMA writes to PM
Investigating officer should invoke protective provision under BNS in case of criminal medical negligence: IMA writes to PM
Published on Jul 05, 2024 05:23 PM IST
PTI |
Ayushman and Chirayu scheme Haryana: Private hospital stop patient admissions over pending dues
The beneficiaries of both the schemes can avail cashless treatment at private hospitals and government clears their dues
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 06:58 AM IST
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