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Doctors Continue Protest In Bengal Over Kolkata Rape-Murder
Healthcare services remained affected across West Bengal for the tenth consecutive day on Sunday as agitating junior doctors at state-run hospitals continued their cease-work demanding justice for the woman doctor who was raped and murdered.
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Unable To Pay For Ambulance, Man Walks Home With Mother's Body On Shoulder In Bengal
Unable to pay the high amount demanded by ambulance operators, a man, carrying his mother's body on his shoulder, started walking from a government hospital towards home, around 40 kilometres away, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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From Agriculture To Defence: Sector-Wise Highlights Of Finance Minister's Budget 2021
Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Underway In Bengal On Day 3
The COVID-19 immunisation drive for frontline healthcare workers is underway at 207 centres in West Bengal on the third day of the exercise on Tuesday even as glitches were reported in the Co-WIN portal, a senior official of the health department said.
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Total Mismanagement In West Bengal's Healthcare System Amid COVID-19: BJP
Alleging gross mismanagement in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by the West Bengal government, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh today claimed that healthcare system in the state has "failed" to address the requirements to control the disease.
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Adorned With Lights, Sound Show, Howrah Bridge Honours Coronavirus Warriors
Spectacular lights and a sound show adorned West Bengal's iconic Howrah Bridge on Saturday to felicitate healthcare workers and coronavirus warriors worldwide. Saturday was also the International Day of Light which is celebrated by UNESCO worldwide.
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West Bengal Junior Doctors Resume Work, Hospital Services Back To Normal
West Bengal junior doctors resumed work at all state-run hospitals following their week-long stir that had disrupted healthcare services. All the 14 medical college and hospitals in the state started functioning, with normal work resuming at outdoor facilities, pathological units and other departments.
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"Don't Clap": Why Amit Shah Said This At Bengal Rally, On Central Scheme
BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing the implementation of the flagship healthcare programme Ayushman Bharat by laying siege to post offices, sending police officers and Members of Parliament and MLAs to snatch the scheme's cards.
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Premium On Mega Healthcare Scheme To Be Rs 900-1,000: NITI
Government's premium on insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for every eligible household under the new National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) would be around Rs 900-1000 per family annually, lower than the earlier estimate of Rs 1000-1,200, a senior NITI Aayog official said on Tuesday.
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Bengal To Train And Rope In 'Quacks' To Plug Gaps In Health Infrastructure
Some unscrupulous ones put a Dr before their name. Others dont, but dont like being called quacks or barefoot doctors either. They are ok with -rural medical practitioners- and they know they plug a huge gap in the health infrastructure in the country, an estimated 2.5 million of them.
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West Bengal Government to Provide Free Treatment to Cancer and Cardiac Patients
Patients suffering from cancer, cardiac diseases and blood disorders would soon get free treatment, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.
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Doctors Continue Protest In Bengal Over Kolkata Rape-Murder
Healthcare services remained affected across West Bengal for the tenth consecutive day on Sunday as agitating junior doctors at state-run hospitals continued their cease-work demanding justice for the woman doctor who was raped and murdered.
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Unable To Pay For Ambulance, Man Walks Home With Mother's Body On Shoulder In Bengal
Unable to pay the high amount demanded by ambulance operators, a man, carrying his mother's body on his shoulder, started walking from a government hospital towards home, around 40 kilometres away, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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From Agriculture To Defence: Sector-Wise Highlights Of Finance Minister's Budget 2021
Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Underway In Bengal On Day 3
The COVID-19 immunisation drive for frontline healthcare workers is underway at 207 centres in West Bengal on the third day of the exercise on Tuesday even as glitches were reported in the Co-WIN portal, a senior official of the health department said.
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Total Mismanagement In West Bengal's Healthcare System Amid COVID-19: BJP
Alleging gross mismanagement in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by the West Bengal government, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh today claimed that healthcare system in the state has "failed" to address the requirements to control the disease.
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Adorned With Lights, Sound Show, Howrah Bridge Honours Coronavirus Warriors
Spectacular lights and a sound show adorned West Bengal's iconic Howrah Bridge on Saturday to felicitate healthcare workers and coronavirus warriors worldwide. Saturday was also the International Day of Light which is celebrated by UNESCO worldwide.
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West Bengal Junior Doctors Resume Work, Hospital Services Back To Normal
West Bengal junior doctors resumed work at all state-run hospitals following their week-long stir that had disrupted healthcare services. All the 14 medical college and hospitals in the state started functioning, with normal work resuming at outdoor facilities, pathological units and other departments.
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"Don't Clap": Why Amit Shah Said This At Bengal Rally, On Central Scheme
BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing the implementation of the flagship healthcare programme Ayushman Bharat by laying siege to post offices, sending police officers and Members of Parliament and MLAs to snatch the scheme's cards.
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Premium On Mega Healthcare Scheme To Be Rs 900-1,000: NITI
Government's premium on insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for every eligible household under the new National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) would be around Rs 900-1000 per family annually, lower than the earlier estimate of Rs 1000-1,200, a senior NITI Aayog official said on Tuesday.
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Bengal To Train And Rope In 'Quacks' To Plug Gaps In Health Infrastructure
Some unscrupulous ones put a Dr before their name. Others dont, but dont like being called quacks or barefoot doctors either. They are ok with -rural medical practitioners- and they know they plug a huge gap in the health infrastructure in the country, an estimated 2.5 million of them.
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West Bengal Government to Provide Free Treatment to Cancer and Cardiac Patients
Patients suffering from cancer, cardiac diseases and blood disorders would soon get free treatment, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.
