Covid+ve report not mandatory for admission to facilities: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Requirement of a positive coronavirus disease (Covid-19) report is now no longer mandatory for admission to a Covid health facility, Union health ministry said on Saturday. No patient will be refused services on any count The ministry’s revised national policy for admission of Covid patients to various categories of Covid facilities More...
HC notice to AAP lawmaker on plea alleging hoarding of oxygen cylinders
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party legislator Imran Hussain on a plea alleging hoarding of oxygen cylinders at his office. The High Court has scheduled the matter for further More...
K’taka HC order on 1,200 MT oxygen reasonable, SC tells Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the Karnataka High Court order for the supply of 1,200 MT oxygen is reasonable and the High Court cannot remain silent when people are dying in the state. The top court More...
Ex-Union Minister Ajit Singh passes away due to Covid
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Ajit Singh died of Covid on Thursday morning. He was 82. Singh was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurugram after he tested positive More...
Pakistani terrorist trapped in J&K’s Sopore as encounter rages on
Srinagar: One foreign terrorist, in probability a Pakistani, who was involved in several acts of terror is trapped as an encounter rages on between terrorists and security forces at Sopore in North Kashmir’s More...
Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against NCT Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from Centre on a plea seeking direction to strike down the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Amendment Act, which increases powers More...
Haryana minister warns private hospitals against overcharging
Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday that strict action would be initiated against private hospitals found overcharging Covid-19 patients. Vij said that rates for conducting Covid tests have More...
SAIL to set up additional 2,500 beds with gaseous oxygen facilities
New Delhi: Country’s largest steel maker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is planning to set up jumbo medical facilities of about 2,500 beds with gaseous oxygen (GOX) for Covid treatment. This will More...
Jailed ex-RJD MP Shahabuddin succumbs to Covid-19
New Delhi: Don-turned-politician and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin passed away at a hospital in Delhi where he was undergoing treatment for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday. The 53-year-old More...
More than 79L doses available with states, UTs
New Delhi: On the first day of third phase of Covid vaccination, the Union Ministry Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said that more than 79 lakh vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories More...