Health minister Irfan Ansari with the newly appointed associate professors at Rims in Ranchi Ranchi: Patients at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) can now book doctors’ appointments online, access lab reports and receive e-prescriptions through the e-Sushrut Jharkhand hospital management system, inaugurated by health minister Irfan Ansari on Wednesday.The mobile application will allow patients…
Dhanbad: A 21-year-old thalassaemia patient from Dhanbad district’s Katras died on Thursday after his family allegedly failed to get a 108 ambulance for several hours to shift him from Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Ranchi, raising questions over emergency referral services.The deceased, Pawan Soni, was…
Ranchi: In a push to medical education in the state, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in the city has secured approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to increase its MBBS intake from 180 to 250 seats, making it the first medical college in the state to reach the 250-seat mark.Rims director Dr D…
Ranchi: A day after Rims director Dr Rajkumar resigned from his post, Jamshedpur West MLA Saryu Roy on Friday termed it as “unfortunate” and accused the health department of harassing a competent doctor through various means, including an alleged CID probe, forcing him to finally tender his resignation.Sharing a copy of the letter dated June…
Ranchi: Dr Raj Kumar, Director of the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in Ranchi, tendered his resignation on Thursday, a day after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted searches at the health hub and seized documents while probing complaints of irregularities in 2025 MBBS admissions and tender allotments.The probe expanded amid recent fake…
Police officers at the site of the encounter in Khunti district Ranchi: A commander of the banned People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was injured in an encounter in Khunti district on Sunday, police said. Half a dozen members of his squad were also arrested in the operation, they added.The injured commander was identified as…
Gumla: A panchayat sewak returning home from his son’s wedding was among the two persons killed when he lost control of his four-wheeler and crashed into a tree on the Palkot road early Saturday, police said.The deceased were identified as Kaleshwar Sahu (54), a resident of Longa village under Basia police station limits and posted…
Hazaribag: A 14-year-old boy, Deepak Mirdha, died after his motorcycle went out of control and rammed into a pillar near Paseria village on Urimari road under Barkagaon block.Deepak, a resident of Koylang Nimiyatola village under Talswar Panchayat, sustained serious injuries in the crash, while another youth riding pillion was also injured. He was first taken…
Ranchi: With monsoon entering the state, authorities of Ranchi Sadar Hospital have intensified monitoring of diarrhoea, typhoid, jaundice, hepatitis and other water- and vector borne diseases across the city. Health officials said mild cases of diarrhoea are being reported, but no major outbreak has been detected so far.The hospital administration has directed medical teams to…
Ranchi: Two men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death under the Sadar police station limits of Ranchi on June 9. The accused were identified as Rinku Badaik, 24, and Kartik Kumar, 20. Residents of Kokar, they were arrested from different locations late on Friday.On June 9, 29-year-old Ashish Lakra, also a Kokar…
