Discharge fit patients from Mental Hospitals: SC to state governments savita thakur thakur19 July 2016 11:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court issued notice to six states on a PIL seeking discharge of more than 300 patients who have been cured of their mental...
Bombay High Court summons IGMCH dean Pooja Bhatia Bhatia6 July 2016 5:20 PM ISTMaharashtra: In response to a PIL in the Bombay High Court, the IGMCH dean has been issued summons by the Nagpur bench of the court. The dean has been...
Penalise hospitals who detain patients for non-payment of bills: High Court savita thakur thakur15 April 2016 4:20 PM ISTMumbai: The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to develop a mechanism within a month which would enable the state to take action...
Madhya Pradesh HC summons CMHO over botched cataract surgeries Pooja Bhatia Bhatia30 March 2016 3:22 PM ISTMP: The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh HC is reported to have summoned the chief medical health officer of Barwani district for a personal...
Exclusive hospitals for AIDS patients- SC notice to Govt, WHO savita thakur thakur19 March 2016 12:28 PM ISTThe Supreme Court issued a notice to the central government on a plea seeking establishment of the hospitals in every state and union territory for...
Why are vaccine units not functional, asks Supreme Court savita thakur thakur15 March 2016 1:41 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has questioned the  central government for  buying vaccines from the market and  not making functional or upgrading its own vaccines...
Ranbaxy Whistleblower takes Indian drug regulators to court savita thakur thakur8 March 2016 11:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: One of India's best-known whistleblower, who exposed dangerous practices in the generic drug industry in 2013, is taking the country's...
High Court fines petitioner for wasting judicial time on nurses transfer issue savita thakur thakur3 March 2016 11:37 AM ISTThe Madras High Court slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on a petitioner for wasting "precious judicial time" on a service dispute between Tamil Nadu...
Bhopal: AIIMS submits report on botched cataract surgery Pooja Bhatia Bhatia12 Jan 2016 5:20 PM ISTSpecialists from AIIMS were reviewing the exact nature and extent of treatment required for patients suffering from botched cataract surgery held in...
Drug abuse in Punjab to be investigated Pooja Bhatia Bhatia5 Dec 2015 10:13 AM ISTFunded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a detailed survey is likely to be carried out to find out the deep extent of drug abuse in...
Delhi High Court admits PIL on smoking ban in the court Pooja Bhatia Bhatia4 Nov 2015 1:25 PM ISTDelhi High Court is reported to have admitted a PIL indicating a ban on cigarette smoking at the premise of the court. The PIL once again draws...
Delhi HC asks city govt to ensure proper utilization of funds to control dengue Pooja Bhatia Bhatia10 Oct 2015 12:24 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court is reported to have asked the Delhi government to ensure proper channel-fund management; entailing the funds granted to the civic...
