Pune: Around two years after the demerger of Uruli-Phursungi from PMC limits, the town planning (TP) scheme of these areas remains stalled. PMC officials told TOI that although a move was made to begin works under this scheme before the demerger, its responsibility has now been handed over to the new municipal council for these…
Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Urban residents in Karnataka appear to be increasingly choosing private hospitals over govt facilities, paying significantly more for treatment, according to the latest ‘Household Social Consumption on Health’ report.Private hospitals accounted for 73.9% of all hospitalisations in urban Karnataka in 2025, compared with 63.4% in rural areas. Public hospital use…
Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar Jaipur: Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has denied any incidence of medical negligence behind the string of deaths of women – mostly following childbirth – at govt-run hospitals in the state over the past months.The minister’s claims came even as the state govt deputed…
Health minister K Muraleedharan directed the health department to review procurement made during the tenures of both the first and second Pinarayi Vijayan govts – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has ordered a comprehensive internal audit of medical equipment procured over the past 10 years after unused equipment worth crores of rupees were found…
Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation Jaipur: Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation. The information was shared by Amitabh Nag, chief executive officer of Digital India Bhashini, while speaking to TOI…
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak presenting certificate to a student Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday urged students of Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) to treat patients with compassion and dedication.Addressing the third convocation, Pathak congratulated students and said being a doctor carries responsibility towards society. “When people fall ill, they…
Mumbai: Nine months after a dedicated psychiatry ward was inaugurated at the state-run St George’s Hospital near CST, female patients are still unable to get admitted here because the hospital has not appointed a female night attendant, a requirement for admitting female patients.A 20-bedded male psychiatry ward has been functional since Sept 2025, with mostly…
Pune: The PMC recorded 48 maternal deaths in 2025–26, with fatalities split equally between public and private hospitals (24 each). The data highlights a major success for public hospitals: maternal deaths in govt facilities have dropped by more than 50% in just three years, falling from 50 in 2023–24 to 24 this past year.Health officials…
