Himachal Pradesh tragedy
Twenty four students from an engineering college in Hyderabad are washed away in the Beas river near Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Six of them are girls. The incident occurred at
College
UP encephalitis death toll rises to 581
In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to encephalitis has mounted to 581 this year as five more children succumbed to the disease during past 24 hours in Baba Raghav
Bacon’s triptych – most expensive painting sold at an auction
A three panelled painting by the British-based artist, Francis Bacon has become the most expensive work of art ever to be sold at auction. It fetched more than 142 million
Manna Dey passed away at a private hospital in Bangalore
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey passed away at a private hospital in Bangalore following a prolonged illness. Doctors said, 94-year old singer breathed his last at 3.50 AM today. He
Asaram Bapu – Allegations of sexual assault – 2013
In August 2013, Asaram was accused of sexually assaulting a 16 year old girl at his ashram in Jodhpur on the pretext of exorcising her from evil spirits. Last week,
Full speech of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh – India
My dear fellow-citizens, Brothers, sisters and dear children, I greet you all on this Independence Day. Today is certainly a day of joy for us. But on this celebration of
Midday Meal Scheme – mass poisoning of children in Bihar – 23 died
On 16 July 2013, many school children died and dozens more fell ill after eating a contaminated meal at the Dharmashati Gandaman primary school in the Mashrakh block of Saran
Dr. Anil Bhan – cardiovascular surgeon
Dr. Bhan is an outstanding cardiovascular surgeon and a graduate from Medical College Srinagar (Best outgoing graduate-Gold Medalist). He possesses largest experience in Aortic surgery in India. Dr. Bhan has
Dr. Vijay Kohli – cardiovascular surgeon
Dr Kohli is an outstanding cardiovascular surgeon, with wide and varied clinical experience and expertise in different aspects of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. During his long career he has worked
Health in India – Review 2012
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements several national level programmes /schemes to control Communicable and Non-communicable diseases. The National Rural Health Mission is the flagship programme of the Ministry.