Baba Ramdev teaches art of well being to doctors

November 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Monday urged young doctors in the country to come forward to serve people in rural areas. Speaking at the 37th annual convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, Patil said as a part of their social responsibilities and duty towards the nation, doctors should devote some years of their professional lives in villages by taking rural postings.

November 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Monday called for strengthening the rural health infrastructure and urged young doctors to work in these areas for better health care facilities Speaking on the occasion of 37th convocation of the All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patil said by serving in rural areas, not only would doctors be doing good work for the nation, but the stint would be a valuable addition to their professional experience. She strongly advocated the use of tele medicine techniques for cheaper and effective treatment across the country.

November 13th, 2009 PATNA - Patients are facing the brunt of a three-day strike by junior doctors at the Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) here. The interns are seeking an increase in their stipend from rupees 15,000 to rupees 25,000.

November 7th, 2009 MATHURA - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday slammed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for stating that migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh would not be welcomed to work in his state. "The Constitution of India has given right to every citizen of the country to migrate and work fearlessly in any part of country.

October 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Patients are suffering at Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, as junior doctors are on a strike protesting against the alleged indifferent attitude of the State Government towards their long-pending demands. Around 4000 junior doctors are participating in the indefinite strike and their demand includes a hike in pay grades, time bound promotion for doctors after five, ten and fifteen years and formulation of law that ensures action against persons assaulting any health official on duty.

September 28th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The 'sanjivani' may not be just myth. Scientists are now busy trying to identify the magical herb, which according to the Indian epic Ramayana brought back to life Lord Ram's dying brother Lakshman.

September 28th, 2009 EDINBURGH - The owners of an island in Scotland that is being used to promote yoga as taught by controversial guru Swami Ramdev, have said that they intend to make it a worldwide destination and a place where a family can enjoy a wholesome experience. Glasgow care homeowners Sam and Sunita Poddar bought the island of Wee Cumbrae for 2.5 million pounds in July and have renamed it Shanti Dwipam, which is Sanskrit for Peace Island.] Sunita credits Patanjali Yog with curing her of severe obesity and says she and her husband hope to turn the island into a popular yoga and meditation retreat.

September 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be duly compensated with extra money and weightage points that will help them while going for higher studies, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced Thursday. "The only way to attract the attention of doctors to work in difficult, most difficult and inaccessible areas is through incentives.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Popular Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's plan to set up his international base on a tiny Scottish island is generating a positive response. Little Cumbrae, a small island in the Firth of Clyde, was bought recently for about two million pounds by two Scottish devotees of Baba Ramdev, Sam and Sunita Poddar.

August 30th, 2009 PATNA - Patients here are suffering as the Government and other hospitals in Patna are over crowded due to the junior doctors strike over pay hike. A common sight at the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH) is of senior doctors attending patients lying on the floor since there are no vacant beds in the wards.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amidst growing concern on the increasing spread of the H1N1 virus in India, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev prescribed yoga as a cure for the disease. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Baba Ramdev advised people to practice yoga as a preventive measure against swine flu.

March 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - World renowned Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has urged stock traders in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to work for self and country to help beat current economic recession. Baba Ramdev, who held a special yoga camp for the employees of BSE, said that these are not the times to sit back, but to stand on one's feet and work towards a better living.

February 26th, 2009 HARIDWAR - Yoga guru Swami Ramdev doesn't just want candidates with a criminal background out from this year's Lok Sabha election fray. He also wants the money deposited by Indians in Swiss banks back in India just as the Obama administration in the US has done.

February 23rd, 2009 RANCHI - Minister of State for Food Processing Subodh Kant Sahay, yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi Monday laid the foundation stone for a mega food park near here. The project will be developed near Getalsood dam on the outskirts of Ranchi at a cost of Rs.1.2 billion (Rs.120 crore).

February 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The foundation stone for the first of the 10 mega food parks being set up by the government to boost the country's food processing industry will be laid near Haridwar in Uttarakhand Wednesday. Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai will lay the foundation stone of the Patanjali Food and Herbal Park, being set up by yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Peeth, at village Padartha on Luxor Road near Haridwar.