Fixed Medical Allowance cannot override Right to Health, HC upholds Rs 29 lakh reimbursement for retired employee's family Annapurna3 March 2026 3:14 PM ISTKolkata: The Calcutta High Court has upheld the reimbursement of over Rs 29 lakh to the legal heirs of a retired government employee who underwent...
Bihar demands appointment of over 2,000 specialists as facilities remain non-functional Annapurna3 March 2026 2:46 PM ISTPatna: The recent Bihar budget session has once again highlighted the serious gap between healthcare infrastructure and actual service delivery across...
Karnataka health assessment urges 10 percent budget allocation, filling of vacancies Annapurna3 March 2026 2:01 PM ISTBengaluru: A recent assessment in Karnataka has flagged the urgent need for increased public spending, recruitment, and expansion of primary...
Gauhati HC denies Rs 4 lakh reimbursement to OIL engineer for tinnitus treatment Annapurna2 March 2026 12:40 PM ISTGuwahati: The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a senior engineer of Oil India Limited who was seeking reimbursement of approximately...
Patna HC flags deficiencies at BIMHAS, seeks action on mental health system Sanchari Chattopadhyay2 March 2026 11:38 AM ISTPatna: The Patna High Court has initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over significant shortcomings in Bihar’s mental health...
50 Chennai doctors unite to launch The Universal Health Code for the human body Rumela De Sarkar1 March 2026 10:30 AM ISTChennai: In a landmark boost for public health awareness, “The Universal Health Code”, described as the world’s first comprehensive owner’s manual for...
Gujarat: Doctor accused of misidentifying gender, antenatal care lapses Annapurna28 Feb 2026 6:21 PM ISTAhmedabad: A doctor is facing legal scrutiny after being accused of serious lapses in antenatal care, including allegedly misidentifying a newborn's...
PM to launch nationwide HPV vaccination campaign from Ajmer on February 28 Kajal Rajput28 Feb 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls aged 14 years on...
Uttarakhand declares Leprosy a notifiable disease to strengthen Surveillance Divyani Paul28 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTDehradun: Uttarakhand has declared leprosy a notifiable disease, requiring all cases detected in private or government hospitals to be reported...
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Centre, States over non-implementation of NCAHP Act Adity Saha27 Feb 2026 4:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government, all State Governments and Union Territory administrations over the alleged...
Lifestyle disorder not a reason to deny Armed Forces disability pension: Delhi HC Kajal Rajput27 Feb 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order and directed authorities to grant a 50 per cent...
Telangana plans Medical Tourism Society and Hydearbad Medical Value Tourism hub Sanchari Chattopadhyay24 Feb 2026 1:28 PM ISTHyderabad: The Telangana government is considering the establishment of a dedicated Telangana State Medical Tourism Society along with plans to...
