Jaipur: Three hospitals in Bandikui are now under the scanner for making a business out of removing uterus among women mostly under 35 years of age. Thus depriving them of the chances to bear children. This was done by allegedly instilling fear among gullible village women that they would die unless uterus was removed. Information sought under the RTI has revealed that in the last six months alone the doctors...
07:00 AM, Apr 16, 2011
Hyderabad: Film actor Rami Reddy, known for playing the role of a villain in Telugu and Hindi films, passed away in Hyderabad on Thursday. Reddy (52) who was undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment for the past couple of weeks, died at a private hospital in Secunderabad at around 11 Thursday morning. He is survived by two daughters and a son. Rami Reddy became popular with his role in Ankusam....
05:19 PM, Apr 14, 2011
Tokyo: The official death toll from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami passed the 10,000 mark on Friday and was still climbing two weeks after the magnitude-9 quake struck off the northeastern coast and unleashed a cascade of disasters. Hundreds of thousands of survivors are still camped out in temporary shelters. Some 660,000 households do not have water more than 209,000 do not have electricity. Damage could rise as high as...
10:17 AM, Mar 25, 2011
Bangalore: Bollywood actor Bob Christo, best known for his roles as a villain, died in Bangalore on Sunday. The 72-year-old actor, of Australian origin, died of "rupture of left ventricle free valve", or cardiac rupture in simple terms, at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, sources in the hospital told PTI. Christo was admitted to the hospital yesterday after he complained of chest pain, and it turned out...
10:06 AM, Mar 21, 2011
Jodhpur: One more woman has died after childbirth in Jodhpur taking the the count of maternal deaths in the district to 17 in less than a month. The women died after they were administered the contaminated IV fluid. They had developed serious post-delivery complications resulting in profuse bleeding allegedly due to administration of the contaminated drip. Facing mounting anger over the deaths, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has already visited Umaid...
10:34 AM, Mar 14, 2011
Jaipur: Fifteen women have died so far after childbirth, in a Jodhpur government hospital. Even after three weeks, authorities are still clueless about the cause of deaths. Preliminary reports have suggested contaminated IV fluid behind cause of the deaths. A panel sent by the Central Government to probe the deaths has also pointed towards other factors. The factors include untrained doctors administering IV fluid and lack of hygiene in operation...
09:18 AM, Mar 11, 2011
15 women have died so far after childbirth, authorities are still clueless about the cause of deaths. ...
08:28 AM, Mar 11, 2011
Jaipur: Two weeks after the shocking story of 13 maternal deaths began in Jodhpur’s Umaid hospital the police have made their first arrest in the case. The government has only suspended two low rung officials in the name of fixing responsibility of the hospital where in 2010 eight thalassemic children were transfused HIV positive blood. A flood of complaints met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at Umaid Hospital, which he...
05:58 PM, Feb 28, 2011
Jaipur: Rajasthan Government suspended a drug inspector and a store keeper of the state-run Umaid hospital in Jodhpur after 13 women died due to excessive bleeding during childbirth allegedly after being administered contaminated intravenous fluids. The state government also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the victims, an official said today while announcing the suspension of the two employees including drug inspector Dinesh Taneja....
07:07 PM, Feb 27, 2011
Jodhpur: One more woman died on Saturday and four others were battling for their lives after they were allegedly administered contaminated intravenous fluids in two government hospitals in Jodhpur, where 13 maternal deaths have taken place in last 11 days. Rajasthan government announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the families of the victims while the tragedy prompted the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi to seek...
08:23 PM, Feb 26, 2011
Rewari: A young girl on Monday died of low blood pressure apparently caused due to depression after the boy with whom her marriage was fixed refused to tie the knot as her parents expressed their inability to meet his dowry demands, police said. The family of Kanchan, a resident of Mohalla Meharwara, had arranged her marriage with Saurab, a resident of UP's Hathras town. The wedding was to take place...
08:51 AM, Feb 09, 2011
About 5000 birds fell out of the sky on the New Year's eve in Arkansas. ...
04:28 PM, Jan 05, 2011
London: Air pollution may have triggered the premature yearly deaths of at least 29,000 people in Britain alone. But the figure could be as high as 200,000 deaths a year because of long-term exposure to an unhealthy environment. It adds to mounting evidence of the health dangers of pollution, which is already known to play a part in asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes the Daily Mail reports. Microscopic particles...
05:45 PM, Dec 21, 2010
Jalpaiguri: An entire herd of elephants was knocked down by a speeding train in North Bengal. This is the latest incident along a railway line that has become notorious as ‘the killer track’ because of a spate of elephant deaths on this stretch. Seven elephants mowed to death by a speeding train in North Bengal. The herd of elephants was crossing from one part of the forest to another when...
12:01 AM, Sep 24, 2010
Srinagar: With an 11-year-old boy being killed in police firing and another critically injured, tension has spiralled again in the Kashmir Valley prompting authorities to impose curfew in this summer capital and other towns on Tuesday. Irshad Ahmad Parray, 11, was killed when a huge mob of stone pelters attacked the Sherbagh police post in Anantnag town on Monday evening after which security forces fired rubber bullets at the protesters....
04:37 PM, Aug 31, 2010
New Delhi: Swine flu scare is back in this country with new cases being reported throughout the country every day. The situation is worst in the national capital with as many as 254 swine flu cases reported in the state. On Thursday 4 persons died and as many as 20 others tested positive. Health officials fear that the number of cases of swine flu might increase because of high humidity....
09:15 AM, Aug 13, 2010
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Plastic bags may be the main reason behind the death of over 50 per cent camels in the UAE. ...
05:23 PM, Jun 10, 2010
Scot John Shepherd-Barron, the man who invented the ATM, has died after a short illness, aged 84. ...
01:56 PM, May 20, 2010
The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010, will be a step towards ratification of 1975 UN treaty against torture. ...
04:45 PM, Apr 08, 2010
In last 10 days, 2 young officers fell to terrorist bullets in J & K. ...
03:53 PM, Mar 06, 2010
