Delhi NCR

-August 20, 2024

Monkeypox: Three Delhi govt hospitals directed to set up isolation rooms

Monkeypox: Three Delhi govt hospitals directed to set up isolation rooms

Last year, the number of reported cases around the world increased significantly. This year, the number of cases reported so far has already exceeded last year's total, with more than 15,600 cases and 537 deaths

-August 20, 2024

Delhi: Several hospitals, mall receive bomb threat emails; search operations underway

Delhi: Several hospitals, mall receive bomb threat emails; search operations underway

The mailing list mentioned around 50 government and private hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung, Apollo, Moolchand, Max and Sir Ganga Ram hospitals, police said

-August 20, 2024

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: RML Hospital ends strike; doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: RML Hospital ends strike; doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention

The RML RDA said it called off the strike after the Centre's acceptance of all demands put forward by their peers from across India

-August 20, 2024

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till August 27

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till August 27

The court is likely to consider on August 27 a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Kejriwal

-August 20, 2024

Supreme Court raps West Bengal govt over Kolkata case, questions delay in FIR

Supreme Court raps West Bengal govt over Kolkata case, questions delay in FIR

Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the top court said this incident raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India.

-August 20, 2024

Delhi rains: School bus, auto get stuck at Minto Bridge, ITO inundated

Delhi rains: School bus, auto get stuck at Minto Bridge, ITO inundated

Situated in the heart of the Capital city, Minto bridge is infamous for the waterlogging for years. Despite the several efforts and claims of the authorities, the underpass of the bridge always gets water logged during the monsoon season.  

-August 19, 2024

Kolkata murder-rape case: Protesting doctors offer elective OPD services outside Nirman Bhawan in Delhi

Kolkata murder-rape case: Protesting doctors offer elective OPD services outside Nirman Bhawan in Delhi

Resident doctors will be available to provide elective OPD services in around 36 specialties, including medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology, and orthopedics, to patients outside Nirman Bhawan

-August 19, 2024

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Health services hit in Delhi as doctors’ continue strike for eighth day

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Health services hit in Delhi as doctors’ continue strike for eighth day

Protests began here on August 19. Initially restricted to medical college campuses, doctors started taking to the streets from Friday over the incident at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata