Day: August 9, 2026

Government hospitals directed to procure medicines and medical equipment directly as pending and incomplete CPA tenders are cancelled amid scrutiny over the centralised procurement system. Delhi…

Renowned Ayurveda physician and Padma Shri awardee Vaidya Balendu Prakash, known for his evidence-based work in Rasa Shastra and Ayurvedic treatment research, passed away at 67…

A Medical Officer appointed at Government Medical College, Srinagar, has been disengaged with retrospective effect from May 1, 2025, after repeated notices failed to secure her…

Centre tells Lok Sabha that 2,359 hospitals have been de-empanelled and more than 1,200 suspended under AB-PMJAY, with penalties of Rs 328.49 crore imposed for violations.…

The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 23,357 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department in the 2026-27 Budget, an increase of Rs 1,451 crore,…

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Lt Gen (Retd) Narendra Kotwal as Executive Director of AIIMS Bhopal and Dr Sanjeev…

The Himachal Pradesh government has approved a 78 per cent increase in the monthly remuneration of contract and job trainee medical officers (specialists) serving in the…

A doctor and a Home Guard jawan have been booked in Jharkhand’s Chatra district for allegedly demanding money from newly selected Home Guard recruits in exchange…