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• Uttar Pradesh health scam: After being pulled up by court, CBI files new cases

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered four new cases in connection with alleged corruption in the use of central funds allocated to Uttar Pradesh under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

• UP health scam: 18 senior doctors suspended

  The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended 18 senior government doctors who are the under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for their alleged role in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.

• Health scam: Special CBI courts to be set up in Lucknow, Ghaziabad

  Two special CBI courts will be set up in the Uttar Pradesh capital and Ghaziabad in connection with the Rs.5,000 crore National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam.

• UP health scam: CBI detain former Principal Health Secretary

  Uttar Pradesh's former Principal Health Secretary Pradeep Shukla has been detained today by the CBI at the Lucknow airport. Mr Shukla has been held for his alleged role in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam of Uttar Pradesh. The senior IAS officer was the mission director of the NRHM scheme when the allegations of corruption were made.

• Uttar Pradesh health scam: Third chargesheet filed

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its third chargesheet in Uttar Pradesh's National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam. The chargesheet filed has been filed against three people in what the CBI terms as bungling in purchase of 951 computers and peripherals, that were purchased from the funds meant for the NRHM.

• UP health scam: CBI arrests former Family Welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Babu Singh Kushwaha, former Family Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. Mr Kushwaha is a prime accused in the scam.

• UP health scam: Mayawati recommends CBI probe into accountant's death

  The Uttar Pradesh government today recommended a CBI probe into the death of Health Department accountant Mahendra Kumar Sharma in Lakhimpur Kheri district.

• Health scam: More raids in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches at 23 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in connection with its probe into the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

• UP's rural health fund scam: Mayawati's govt faces heat

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's government is facing the heat after a fifth death allegedly related to a rural health fund scam in her state was reported yesterday. Political attacks against the BSP chief have grown fiercer with her opponents blaming her for allegedly turning a blind eye to corruption on such a massive scale. The CBI has al...

• Fifth man dead in UP's rural health fund scam

  The scam in Uttar Pradesh that saw corrupt bureaucrats and politicians siphoning away crores meant to improve health facilities may be responsible for a fifth death.

• UP health scam: Why did Mayawati sack ministers if there was no irregularity, asks Congress

  The death of yet another key accused in Uttar Pradesh's multi-crore health scam has sparked off a political blame-game. After Chief Minister Mayawati yesterday blamed the National Rural Health Mission swindle as part of a larger political controversy, the Congress has hit back, asking her why she shunted out ministers from her government if there w...

• Lucknow official accused of health funds scam shoots himself

  Sunil Verma, an officer among those accused of stealing crores worth of funds meant for better health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, has died after he shot himself in the head in his government flat in Lucknow. Mr Verma's is the fourth death linked to the National Rural Health Mission swindle.

• Health scam: Raids across 40 locations in UP, Delhi; 3 FIRs lodged

  Fresh raids were carried out in 40 places across Uttar Pradesh in connection with the health scam case.

• CBI gets two more months to probe UP CMO murders

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been given two more months to complete its probe into the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) murders in Uttar Pradesh which are allegedly linked to the multi-crore irregularities in the implementation of the centre's National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

• Congratulate Advani, says caustic Congress as tainted leader joins BJP

  24 hours after he quit Mayawati's party to join the BJP, Babu Singh Kushwaha is being raided by the CBI, in what's being seen as a direct consequence of his new political affiliation.