AI illustrationNagpur doctors' groups ask Mayo Hospital to strengthen security
Representatives met the dean after an alleged assault on a resident doctor.
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AI illustrationJabalpur: Shalby says affected hospital floor cleared to resume services
Company's October 28 disclosure reports CMHO permission.
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AI illustrationItanagar’s Ramakrishna Mission Hospital opens dedicated power substation and staff quarters
The October 4 opening covers a 33kV substation and accommodation for about 18 staff members; further housing and water-supply proposals remain pending.
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AI illustrationInquiry underway after two women die at Jamui Sadar Hospital
Families alleged delayed treatment and an absent duty doctor after two deaths on October 4. Hospital and district officials said the circumstances were being investigated; negligence has not been established.
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AI illustrationKerala minister orders district teams to check government-hospital medicine stocks
The October 4 directive calls for physical stock checks, weekly reports and immediate reporting of serious shortages. Teams are also to examine whether surplus medicines can be moved to hospitals facing gaps.
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AI illustrationFSSAI announces Everest cumin-batch recall and bakery licence suspension
The regulator says one cumin-powder batch exceeded pesticide limits. Creative Bakers was separately ordered to stop food operations during its licence suspension.
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AI illustrationFSSAI flags dairy-whitener sample at Delhi hotel; Nestlé disputes finding
The regulator disclosed a stop-sale direction for the identified product on October 3; the company says the product is safe and challenges the phosphorus comparison.
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AI illustrationGandhinagar hospital reports 24 dengue cases among parade personnel
A hospital official’s October 2 update adds a confirmed case; patients were stable and the source of infection remained under assessment.
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AI illustrationDelhi-NCR seniors receive devices; national expansion planned
The October 2 distribution covered 114 senior-home residents.
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AI illustrationFDA announces fresh Pune warehouse licence cancellation; Cipla disputes findings
Company says it is reviewing the order and its options.
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AI illustrationTelangana sets December 9 target for central kitchens serving school breakfasts
October 2 directions call for construction to finish by November 30, alongside support agreements for two district kitchens.
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AI illustrationMaharashtra orders joint blueprint for first 1,000 days of maternal and child care
Health and child-development departments must take the proposed framework to the Cabinet; a monitoring secretariat is also planned.
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AI illustrationKarnataka discloses hospital drug-price gaps and seeks national billing reforms
October 1 findings distinguish hospital procurement costs from patient bills; proposed controls have not yet been enacted.
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AI illustrationFSSAI suspends two food-business licences over inspection findings
TCF Chocolates and Gifts and Shivam Agro were told to stop food business during suspension.
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AI illustrationIndia opens new drug-discovery funding track with assistance up to ₹50 crore
The September 30 PRIP announcement invites early research proposals from startups and small firms, with institutional investors required to co-fund at least 25% of project costs.
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AI illustrationSupreme Court rejects FSSAI’s proposed delay for food warning labels
The court called the regulator’s suggested schedule unreasonable and reserved its ruling on a binding timetable for front-of-pack warnings.
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AI illustrationFSSAI proposes reserving the paneer name for milk-derived products
The September 24 announcement concerns a draft rule and public consultation, not a newly completed ban.
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AI illustrationIndia presses for fair access to pandemic medicines in global talks
New Delhi links pathogen sharing to timely access to vaccines, diagnostics and treatment while urging investment in health systems.
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AI illustrationIndia joins global partnership to expand sickle cell care
The OneSCD launch brings governments and health organisations together around diagnosis, treatment and sustained access to care.
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