HealthCare News

Dehradun’s first open gym park ready for public, courtesy Garhi cantonment

In a good news, particularly for fitness enthusiasts, the Garhi Cantonment Council have build an open gym park in Dehradun, which will be the first...

Doctor Shortage: More than 120 retired army doctors apply, 55 doctors to be stationed at Char Dham route

In order to tackle the shortage of doctors in the state, Uttarakhand governmnet have released the salary slab for the retired army doctors who's like to...

Yoga Day celebrated all over Uttarakhand, hundreds of participants performed yogic asanas

Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts from all over Uttarakhand congregated at different venues to celebrate the 3rd International Yoga Day yesterday. An initiative led by PM Narendra Modi,...

Doctors of U’khand: We want salary but won’t oblige govt. order to work in hills

Seems like doctors in Uttarakhand have some kind of scuffle with the hills as 170 doctors of the state have disregarded the Government orders of...

International Yoga Day: Drona Nagri to become Yoga Nagri Today

To celebrate the International Yoga Day with great mirth several functions have been organized in Uttarakhand. To begin with our capital, Dehradun will host various...

A wave of Women Empowerment: U’khand beats 21 states in saving the Girl Child

Adding a new feather to its cap, Uttarakhand has become an inspiration for other states in saving the girl child. The Himalayan state has left...

International Yoga Day to see ‘Sainik Yoga’ performed by aspiring soldiers of U’khand

Uttarakhand is all set to host the International Yoga Day with great fervour and this time the Himalayan state has something new to showcase. It...

Uttarakhand’s Addiction-free Villages to get Rs 1 lakh: Dhan Singh

State Cooperative Minister, Dhan Singh Rawat recently announced that Uttarakhand's addiction free villages will get Rs 1 lakh for its development and Rs 11,000 will...

Uttarakhand’s Cleanliness Campaign is giving us goals for being Eco-friendly

To make the city free from open defecation, Haldwani Municipal Corporation has placed stickers related to the cleanliness campaign on the E-rickshaws of the city....

CM Trivendra Rawat raids Doon Hospital, 2 junior doctors and a nurse suspended

The awful conditions, carelessness in attending patients and absence of staff at Doon Hospital was clearly exposed when Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat raided the hospital on Wednesday...

No to Genetically Modified Crops as U’khand Farmers swear by their own local seeds

Agriculture is the backbone of Uttarakhand which is practiced by 75% of the total population of the state. Though the hills pose a great challenge...

Centre unhappy with HC’s order of giving human status to Ganga river, approaches SC

Facing problems in implementing the administrative orders after bestowing the title of a ‘living human entity’ to Ganga River, the Centre has moved the Supreme...

Forget about drinking the water of Ganga is even unfit for bathing, finds an RTI

Finding its mention in several Hindu myths and legends, the holy river Ganga which is often used to cleanse or detoxify the negative energies of...

HC gives Uttarakhand a day’s deadline to decide doctors incentive

On Thursday, the High Court gave a strict 24-hour deadline to Uttarakhand government to take its decision for proving incentives to the doctors, lending their...

52% schools in U’khand failed to update the govt. about mid-day meal status

To provide better nutrition to the children, the government started an SMS-based alert system for reporting the progress of mid-day meal in government run-schools. Out...

Uttarakhand may increase fees at govt. hospitals, registration charge set Rs.100 at district hospital

Uttarakhand governmnet may increase the user charges for all the government hospitals including district hospitals, Community Health Centers (CHC) and Primary Health Centers (PHC). According to...

Uttarakhand state to soon come up with 100 Generic Medical Stores for Patients

Now the patients will receive a little relief in their medical treatments and on their pockets as 100 generic medical stores will soon open in...

Haridwar’s Mela Hospital functions with only 1 doctor, patients left untreated

The Mela hospital at Haridwar which was established as a permanent asset with funds received during the 1998 Kumbh Mela is functioning with the help...

U’khand Ayurved University: No doctors in hospital, labours pose as patients

Resembling the famous scene in Munnabhai MBBS movie in which a fake hospital is operated with fake patients and doctors, something similar has come up at Uttarakhand...

Swachh Bharat Mission: Uttarakhand to be Open Defecation Free by May

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Uttarakhand government is vying to make Uttarakhand open defecation free (ODF) by the end of May. Doing so, Uttarakhand will become...