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Delhi's Barapulla Road shut 12-5 am till Apr 24; NCRTC urges Ring Road use

The Barapulla Road to Maharani Bagh Interchange stretch, along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor, will remain closed to traffic from 12 am to 5 am until April 24 due to ongoing construction work, authorities said on Wednesday. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in a statement urged commuters to take alternative routes. Commuters travelling from ITO, NH-24, NH-9, Sarai Kale Khan, and DND towards Maharani Bagh, Sundial, or Siddharth Extension, or on their way to Lala Lajpat Rai Marg or AIIMS, are advised to use the Ring Road instead, it stated. Similarly, those coming from AIIMS or Lodhi Road and heading towards Sarai Kale Khan, Greater Noida, or DND can also take the Ring Road via Lala Lajpat Rai Marg to reach their destination, it added.

India should expedite efforts to become full ICH member: ISCR president

Policymakers should establish dedicated clinical research units within premier institutions like Aiims and NIPERs, regulatory authorities too would need support in developing their domain expertise

Over one-third of faculty posts at Aiims-Delhi remain vacant, reveals RTI

Nearly 35 per cent of faculty posts are vacant in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, the premier healthcare institute has revealed. Responding to a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the administrative officer of the faculty cell of the AIIMS-Delhi said 430 faculty seats were vacant at the institute against a sanctioned strength of 1,235. The application was filed by RTI activist M M Shuja, who sought information about the functioning of the AIIMS Delhi in January this year. The institute provided the information to the applicant on March 18. The institute revealed that it had advertised 172 posts of Assistant professors in 2019, but only 110 candidates joined. In 2021 and 2022, only 173 assistant professors and three associate professors at the College of Nursing joined the institute, as against 270 vacant posts that were advertised. There was no recruitment for regular faculty posts in 2020, 2023, 2024 and the first three months of the curre

Lalu Prasad Yadav hospitalised in Patna, to be airlifted to AIIMS Delhi

Lalu Prasad Yadav was hospitalised in Patna after a sudden spike in blood sugar levels and is under medical supervision. He is likely to be airlifted to AIIMS Delhi

HC asks Aiims, Centre to reply to plea for spot admission round for INI-CET

The Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Centre and AIIMS on a plea which claimed the premier institution failed to conduct the spot admission round for Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET)-2025 for PG medical education despite certain vacant seats. Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice to the Central government and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on the petition filed by several doctors, who appeared in the INI-CET January 2025 session. The court, while hearing the plea on March 28, posted it for April 4. The petition challenged the action of AIIMS in failing to conduct the spot admission round which, it claimed, was to be held after the open admission round for INI-CET January 2025. Advocate Tanvi Dubey, representing the petitioners, showed the prospectus to the court contending that under the process of seat allocation after open round, the spot round was also to be conducted, if required. The counsel urged the cou

No compromise on quality of health services provided at Aiims, says Nadda

Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday asserted that there will be no compromise on the quality of health services provided at AIIMS across the country even though there is a heavy rush of patients there. Nadda also said in the Lok Sabha that the government has covered 62 crore people of the country under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) under which health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh is given to a family per year. "There is no compromise on the quality of health care in AIIMS. AIIMS is a brand and that has to he maintained," he said during the Question Hour. The minister said late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had set up one AIIMS, late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had set up six and now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up 22 AIIMS in different parts of India. There is a heavy rush of patients in all AIIMS and demands for setting up new AIIMS keep coming, he said. Replying to another question on AB-PMJAY, Nadda said the primary aim o

Health Ministry releases national guidelines for medical oxygen management

The programme would be undertaken in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

SC may hand over Apollo Hospital to AIIMS if free care clauses found unmet

The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited (IMCL), which runs Apollo Hospital, challenging a September 22, 2009 order of the Delhi High Court

Aiims to install first indigenously developed MRI machine by October

The project will be run under a partnership with the Society for Applied Microwave Electronic Engineering and Research (SAMEER)

ICMR deploys drones for cornea transport in breakthrough eye-care move

ICMR, in collaboration with Aiims Delhi and Ministry of Civil Aviation, has conducted drone-based transport of a human cornea followed by successful transplantation surgery

CBI closes Sushant Singh Rajput case: Recounting media trial and witch hunt

The CBI has closed its probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death, ruling out foul play. The case saw media trials, conspiracy theories, and a witch hunt against actor Rhea Chakraborty

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar recovers, discharged from AIIMS-Delhi

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar was discharged from AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday after making a satisfactory recovery, the premier hospital said. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on March 9 following cardiac-related ailments, it said in a statement. "After receiving necessary care from the medical team at AIIMS, he made a satisfactory recovery and was discharged on March 12," AIIMS-Delhi said. He has been advised to take adequate rest for the next few days.

V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted to Aiims after chest pain, condition stable

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at AIIMS Delhi after he complained of uneasiness and chest pain

Hooked on screens? Aiims to open India's first digital addiction centre

Excessive screen time is linked to stress, anxiety, and shorter attention spans in youth. AIIMS Delhi's upcoming Centre for Advanced Research on Addictive Behaviours aims to develop solutions for this

NITI Aayog forms panel to create a roadmap for transforming AIIMS

Government think tank NITI Aayog has formed a committee to create a roadmap aimed at transforming AIIMS, New Delhi, into a premier institution for medical research and practice. The mandate of committee led by NITI Aayog member V K Paul involves thoroughly examining the existing systems and processes at AIIMS and proposing significant reforms along with specific timelines for their implementation, the Aayog said in its annual report 2024-25. The Terms of Reference include identifying ways to streamline patient inflow, developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure optimal clinical, academic, and research outcomes, enhancing governance and transparency, and recommending strategies for financial prudence, sustainability, and self-sufficiency in managing AIIMS. The report also said that NITI Aayog, in partnership with CSEP Research foundation has attempted to examine the experiences of various countries that have adopted strategies for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

CBI conducts raids at Aiims Bhubaneswar over alleged recruitment scam

CBI has scrutinised 27 individuals, including permanent staff. Crucial documents related to recruitment procedures were seized by the investigation agency

'Healthcare revolution for India': AIIMS professor hails Blinkit ambulance

Professor Agrawal described the basic life support services provided to the patient in the ambulance before being brought to the AIIMS Trauma Centre

Providing top medical facilities to every Indian our priority: Nadda

Union Health Minister J P Nadda Saturday said providing top medical facilities to every Indian is the government's priority and the country has succeeded to a great extent in this direction under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. At the inauguration of the AIIMS Oncology Conclave 2025 at the National Cancer Institute in Jhajjar, he said that in the past people had to sell their homes and land to afford treatments like cancer care. However, with initiatives such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Ayushman Bharat and the availability of affordable cancer medicines, all patients can now easily access the treatment they need, he said. The Union Minister said that "under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the hard work of doctors and scientists, we have been successful to a great extent" in achieving the goal of providing top medical facilities to every Indian. Before the event, Nadda inaugurated the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Radio Nucleotide Therapy .

Unnao rape case: HC grants interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar for eye surgery

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail till February 4 to expelled BJP leader and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar for undergoing an eye surgery. A bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar suspended his sentence, noting that Sengar's cataract surgery is fixed for Tuesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here. The court directed him to surrender before the jail authorities on February 5. we are of the opinion that the sentence warrants to be suspended for the purpose of applicant's medical procedure which is fixed for February 4, 2025 subject to conditions identical to those set forth in December 20, 2024 order. The applicant shall surrender on February 5 before the jail superintendent, the bench said. The court was informed by the leader's counsel that Sengar's surgery was not performed earlier on the scheduled date due to circumstances beyond his control. He submitted that two more days are needed as Sengar needs to b

SC asks hospitals to regularise doctors' absence during RG Kar protests

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the unauthorised absence of doctors who were part of protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of a doctors' body that some hospitals had regularised the absence of the doctors following its August 22, 2024 order but a few others, including AIIMS Delhi, decided to treat the period as leave of absence. "We deem it appropriate to clarify that if protesting workers had joined work post the Supreme Court order then their absence shall be regularised and not be treated as absence from duty. This is issued in peculiar facts and circumstances of the cases and is not laying down any precedent, the CJI said. The lawyer appearing for the body said the decision to treat the protest period as leave may create trouble for some of the medical PG students. Solicitor gener