Medical Officer Suspended

With three more days to go for the final phase of polling in Odisha on June 1, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended IPS officer DS Kutey and ordered medical examination of another police service officer Asish Singh, who is on l

In an embarrassment to the Punjab Police, a jail inmate was seen dancing at a marriage ceremony after he was taken for a medical checkup, prompting authorities to suspend two police officers including a sub-inspector.

Premoday Khakha, the Delhi government official accused of raping a teen girl multiple times, has been arrested, police said Monday. His wife - accused of giving the teen abortion medication after her husband impregnated her - has also been arrested.

A man was handed a suspended prison term and ordered to pay £100 ($139, 117 euros) in compensation on Friday for assaulting England's chief medical officer.

A medical officer in Bihar has been suspended for ordering that "jhola-chhaap" doctors (quacks) be identified and trained to treat patients with coronavirus infections in the state.

The Odisha government on Sunday suspended the chief district medical officer (CDMO) in-charge of Sundargarh for dereliction of duty.

A Delhi court has suspended the five-year jail term awarded to a former IAS officer in a 32-year-old case of recovery of arms and ammunition from his possession, taking note of his old age and medical ailments.

The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.

The Jharkhand police are focusing on the role of their colleagues and a doctor involved in the case of a 24-year-old man, who died after being beaten by a mob last week. A Special Investigation Team has been formed and two police officers have been suspended for lapses in the case. There is also indication of an attempted cover-up, as the dying dec...

The Odisha government has suspended Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Rayagada, Siva Prasad Padhi, for not joining duty despite a government's order cancelling holidays of all employees in the Health Department in view of the cyclonic storm Fani.

After lapses by the police in getting medical care for the mob attack victim in Rajasthan's Alwar sparked political ripples, action has been taken against an officer and four constables involved in the matter.

Two health workers were suspended for alleged dereliction of duties as the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) on Sunday climbed to 41 with two more children dying of the killer disease in Odisha's Malkangiri. While two children undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital in Bhubaneswar died of the disease, 20 more patients were a...

Three days after the shocking story of sweepers and ward boys treating patients at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh came to light, the state government has finally swung into action. The Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of the Babu Banarsi Das District hospital in Bulandshahr has been removed.

A doctor has been arrested on charge of outraging the modesty of a pregnant woman while examining her in the labour room of a government hospital in Puri district, the police said on Tuesday. Umashankar Dalal, a gynaecologist at the Kerandia Community Health Centre, was found guilty of the offence on Monday and was placed under suspension by the st...

Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) Four medicos and three other staff of the District Medical Health office in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh were suspended for dereliction of duties.District Collector M Ravichandra directed the DMHO to issue show cause notices to the erring and absentee staff after a surprise visit to the health centre. Doctor...

With three more days to go for the final phase of polling in Odisha on June 1, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended IPS officer DS Kutey and ordered medical examination of another police service officer Asish Singh, who is on l

In an embarrassment to the Punjab Police, a jail inmate was seen dancing at a marriage ceremony after he was taken for a medical checkup, prompting authorities to suspend two police officers including a sub-inspector.

Premoday Khakha, the Delhi government official accused of raping a teen girl multiple times, has been arrested, police said Monday. His wife - accused of giving the teen abortion medication after her husband impregnated her - has also been arrested.

A man was handed a suspended prison term and ordered to pay £100 ($139, 117 euros) in compensation on Friday for assaulting England's chief medical officer.

A medical officer in Bihar has been suspended for ordering that "jhola-chhaap" doctors (quacks) be identified and trained to treat patients with coronavirus infections in the state.

The Odisha government on Sunday suspended the chief district medical officer (CDMO) in-charge of Sundargarh for dereliction of duty.

A Delhi court has suspended the five-year jail term awarded to a former IAS officer in a 32-year-old case of recovery of arms and ammunition from his possession, taking note of his old age and medical ailments.

The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a top medical officer following the loss of vision of 11 patients who underwent free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Indore on August 8. Two other officials have been given show cause notices.

The Jharkhand police are focusing on the role of their colleagues and a doctor involved in the case of a 24-year-old man, who died after being beaten by a mob last week. A Special Investigation Team has been formed and two police officers have been suspended for lapses in the case. There is also indication of an attempted cover-up, as the dying dec...

The Odisha government has suspended Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Rayagada, Siva Prasad Padhi, for not joining duty despite a government's order cancelling holidays of all employees in the Health Department in view of the cyclonic storm Fani.

After lapses by the police in getting medical care for the mob attack victim in Rajasthan's Alwar sparked political ripples, action has been taken against an officer and four constables involved in the matter.

Two health workers were suspended for alleged dereliction of duties as the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) on Sunday climbed to 41 with two more children dying of the killer disease in Odisha's Malkangiri. While two children undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital in Bhubaneswar died of the disease, 20 more patients were a...

Three days after the shocking story of sweepers and ward boys treating patients at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh came to light, the state government has finally swung into action. The Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of the Babu Banarsi Das District hospital in Bulandshahr has been removed.

A doctor has been arrested on charge of outraging the modesty of a pregnant woman while examining her in the labour room of a government hospital in Puri district, the police said on Tuesday. Umashankar Dalal, a gynaecologist at the Kerandia Community Health Centre, was found guilty of the offence on Monday and was placed under suspension by the st...

Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) Four medicos and three other staff of the District Medical Health office in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh were suspended for dereliction of duties.District Collector M Ravichandra directed the DMHO to issue show cause notices to the erring and absentee staff after a surprise visit to the health centre. Doctor...