Arjun Singh In Hospital After Chest Pains
Arjun Singh, the minister of human resources, has been hospitalized after he complained of chest pain.//..The minister, who arrived in this twin capital of Punjab and Haryana Sunday evening, was admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) at night. ....Though he is still under observation, doctors said he is likely to be discharged by Monday afternoon... .....Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Flags Off Public Health Foundation of India
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced the set-up of a public Health foundation of India, which will remedy the imbalances in the provision of health care services in the country. // This will be a public-private initiative that will redress the inequalities in financial management of resources and help in the efficient distribution of specializations in health care services. ....The Public...Medical Students Go On A Strike Over Quota System; Demand To Meet Arjun Singh
Students in five of the leading medical colleges in New Delhi went on a strike in order to protest against the quota system in elite colleges//, which they called as unfair. Students of AIIMS, Safdarjung, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lady Hardinge and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital went on a strike on Wednesday and tried to meet HRD Minister Arjun Singh. ..Amitasha Sinha, a medical student leader a...Budhia Singh - Youngest Athlete To Be Dope Tested?
Child prodigy marathon runner Budhia Singh, who has created history by running over such long distances may be asked to take a dope test, according to Khurda District// Child Welfare Committee chairman R S Mishra. ....Mishra was speaking after he handed over Budhia's medical report to Orissa Women and Child Welfare Minister Pramila Mallick. "The doctors have suggested dope testing for Budhia who...Arjun Singh Softens Stand on Quota But says Reservation Irrevocable
New Delhi: Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh said that the government will try to do a balancing act however the proposed quota remains irrevocable.// .. ..Arjun Singh said in the parliament "There is no question of going back on what we have proposed. What we can try to do is make efforts to not to create any more tensions and come out with a balanced solution." .. ..Meanwhile there were wide...V P Singh Proposes Doubling Of Medical Seats
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh has suggested that doubling the number of medical seats is a possible solution to the quota row//. ...."The health minister told me this is possible," said Singh, the architect of the Mandal quota system in 1990. "The long term solution can be provided by implementing a neighborhood school scheme on the lines of one such programme in Britain. Under this scheme, a...Marathon Boy Budhia Singh Facing Cash Crunch
Marathon boy Budhia Singh - who ran 65 km to get a place in the Limca Book of Records earlier this year - is yet to receive any funds promised by sports bodies or individuals,// his coach said Tuesday. ....Biranchi Das, the five-year-old boy's controversial coach, told reporters here that of the Rs.100 million promised to the boy he has not received even a single rupee. ....Orissa doctors who...Sri Lanka Gold Hope Shadowed by Jayasinghe's Illness
Sri Lanka's gold hope in the Doha Asian Games suffered a major blow as Olympic bronze medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe is suffering from viral flu.// ....Maxwell de Silva, the deputy chef de mission of Sri Lanka, said that the 31-year-old Sri Lankan sprint queen failed to come with them to Doha due to a health problem but De Silva was hopeful that Jayasinghe will make a speedy recovery and will b...Maninder Singh Hospitalised After Suicide Attempt
Former cricketer Maninder Singh was admitted to Shanti Mukund Hospital in East Delhi after he reportedly slashed his wrists in the wee hours of Saturday. ......He is said to be out of danger, but is still in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ......"He had extensive injuries in both the wrists. In the right wrist, all the tendons, arteries and nerves were cut. There was no blood circulation or sensa...Manmohan Singh to Meet UN Chief, Discuss Climate Change
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the 33rd Group of Eight (G-8) Summit on Thursday, besides giving India's viewpoint on greenhouse gas emissions and other aspects of global climate change. ......An External Affairs Ministry background paper states that while India has 17 per cent of the world's popu...Natwar Singh Condition Stable, Likely to Be Discharged Soon
Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh, who was admitted to the Escorts Hospital here three days ago following chest pain, is expected to be discharged soon, senior doctors said Wednesday. ......According to hospital sources, Singh complained of some chest pain around noon Monday, following which he was brought to Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre. ......"He has undergone a...Maninder Singh Confesses of Using Drugs
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Maninder Singh, arrested for procuring drugs Tuesday, has confessed consuming them, a senior official said Wednesday. ......"Maninder has confessed that he was a drug addict and consumed drugs to deal with family problems. He first took drugs 10 years ago in Holland," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Narcotics) A.S. Cheema told IANS. ......The Delhi Polic...Manmohan Singh to Inaugurate Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Conference
New Delhi, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a two-day conference on rural drinking water supply and sanitation here on Wednesday. ......The conference will focus on ensuring sustainability in drinking water supply projects and sanitation for all in the rural areas of the country by 2012. ......The conference will broadly focus on the issues, such as, progress under Bharat Nirm...