Three-tier security for Haryana counting centresOctober 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Fool-proof arrangements, including those for security, have been made for counting of votes Thursday for 90 assembly seats in Haryana held Oct 13. The counting would commence at 8 a.m.
Doctors in Surat beaten up for alleged negligenceSeptember 1st, 2009 SURAT - Relatives of a patient who died at a government hospital in Surat manhandled and thrashed three doctors on Monday. The irate kin which included many women alleged that the negligence of the doctors of the Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) resulted in the death of the patient.
Dalit dies as doctor stealthily removes kidney, eyes during treatmentJuly 25th, 2009 A dalit in Bihar died after doctors stealthily removed his kidney and eyes during his treatment at a local hospital here, police said today. Police said the victim Sachen Ram who worked as a farm labour in Punjab was returning to his village by a train but got badly injured while alighting from the train at the Begusarai station on July 13.
Shibu Soren's eldest son passes awayMay 21st, 2009 BOKARO - Durga Soren, the eldest son of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren passed away here on Thursday. According to family sources, Durga died due to kidney failure.
India's first Swine Flu patient shows improvementMay 17th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Doctors at the Chest Hospital in Hyderabad have declared that the symptoms of India's first confirmed swine flu patient have come down after he started receiving medication. Doctors at the Swine Flu Isolation Ward said the hospital was taking every precaution to ensure that the H1N1 virus does not spread any further, and that there is no need for the general public to panic.
Manipur pharmacies face militant threats for extortion moneyMay 13th, 2009 IMPHAL - People in Imphal have been hit hard due to militants targeting pharmacies with extortion demands. Pharmacies that have become the latest target for militants in Manipur downed shutters across the state in protest against huge extortion demands made by the militants.
Swine flu suspect admitted to RML hospitalMay 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A London-based NRI has been admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital following complaints of running nose, cough and throat irritation, suspected to be symptoms of swine flu. Official sources informed that the man, soon after his arrival on Saturday, was subjected to screening for swine flu symptoms at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
Eunuch shot in 'territory' dispute diesApril 27th, 2009 NOIDA - A 32-year-old eunuch, who was shot at by members of a rival gang over a 'territory' dispute last week, died in a hospital here, police said Monday. Rekha Tiwari died around midnight Sunday.
Noida hospital chief says he was target of shoot out, case filedApril 7th, 2009 NOIDA - The police in Noida Tuesday registered a case of attempted murder against three unidentified gunmen who shot at the guard of the Kailash Hospital Monday night. However, the hospital chairman, who is contesting the parliamentary poll, claimed that the three actually came to kill him.
CIA chief Leon Penetta to visit New DelhiMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Penetta will arrive here tonight to discuss the security situation in South Asia. During his stay, he is scheduled to meet the National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and other senior security officials.
Cycle rally marks World Kidney Day in PuneMarch 13th, 2009 PUNE - Over 50 enthusiasts cycled down the streets of Pune today to raise awareness about various kidney ailments among citizens on the occasion of World Kidney Day. World Kidney Day, the complication that can be associated with it focuses on the importance of kidneys in the human system.
Kidney racket kingpin arrested in West BengalFebruary 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - The kingpin of a nationwide kidney racket was arrested Friday from a West Bengal village on the India-Bangladesh border, the police said here. 'We arrested Manick Chowdhury alias Partha, who was running a kidney racket, Friday morning from Daudpur village near the Indo-Bangladesh border,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective Department) Jawed Shamim told reporters here.
Big B to visit ailing Shah Rukh at MannatFebruary 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Amitabh Bachchan has plans to visit Shah Rukh Khan at his residence Mannat here after the latter underwent a successful shoulder surgery. 'I had sent him (Shah Rukh) a message for his speedy recovery.
PM's presence at AIIMS stirs curiosity among patientsJanuary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fifty-year-old Shah Bano, a regular patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was Saturday surprised to be asked for an identity proof for the first time at the hospital. After showing her voter Id card, Bano asked a security guard at the hospital gate what had happened and was told 'pradhan mantri jee hospital me hain (the prime minister is in the hospital)'.
A sporting event with a differenceDecember 25th, 2008 MUMBAI - It was an event which showed that an organ transplant is no handicap for taking part in sports. About 150 people, recipients of kidney and other organs and their donors from across the country, participated in an athletics meet at the 'Transplant Games' Thursday.
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