Healthcare

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court passed an order to constitute a committee to improve healthcare facilities in the national capital’s jails, on Monday. The HC’s order was passed in lieu of Amandeep Singh Dhall’s interim bail plea in the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy scam. He had moved the court on the grounds of medical ailment […]

KOLKATA: In response to the alarming levels of hazardous air affecting the well-being of residents, the Union Health Ministry has issued a critical health advisory to five states. The affected states include Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The advisory, delivered by the Union Health Ministry, urges these states to enhance their preparedness measures. […]

NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that Assam is set to establish 21 medical colleges by 2026-27, at the inauguration of Nagaon Medical College’s first academic session on Saturday.   Highlighting his government’s contribution to the furthering of the state’s healthcare system, he said that, at present, Assam has 12 medical […]

Varanasi: Arrayed in their bright colorful sarees, young and middle aged women stretch themselves on barbell benches and elliptical trainers, and every now and then, they giggle and chatter away. In an open gym in the midst of a brimming market of Varanasi, women say, they are now far more health conscious than they have […]