New Delhi: India’s healthcare system is facing a growing “patient confusion crisis”, with nearly eight out of 10 patients in Delhi-NCR turning to Google or social media after visiting doctors because they leave consultations without fully understanding their illness, treatment or next steps, according to a survey released on Sunday.The India Patient Navigation and Confusion…
MUMBAI: A Maharashtra govt committee formed in Feb to suggest ways to make Mumbai’s gymkhanas and clubs more accessible to citizens has found several gymkhanas violated the conditions of their lease.The panel, led by Konkan divisional commissioner Rubal Agarwal, met on Friday to review reports of inspections carried out at all gymkhanas and clubs on…
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School students in the corridor Chennai: All private schools in the state — matriculation, govt-aided and CBSE — should promptly display the Class-wise fee structure on their notice boards at the entrance, publish the same on their websites as well as the enrolment application forms issued to students, the state information commission has ordered.Information commissioner…
Hyderabad: For the first time, the state govt took its land pitch outside Telangana. In April, the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) held a roadshow in Bengaluru, not to promote tourism but to woo developers and investors ahead of the Raidurg auction.The strategy worked. A Raidurg land parcel fetched a staggering ₹237 crore per acre…
Kolkata: Amin Ahmed alias Cheena Gabbar, a history-sheeter known for dropping names of some junior cops to carry out extortion, has been arrested after a home-invasion incident on Wednesday. According to cops, Ahmed routinely extorted money by falsely claiming to be an official police driver. Lalbazar has clarified he was never on the department’s payroll.Locals…
Ahmedabad: A magisterial court here on Friday ordered an insurance company executive to pay Rs 50,000 towards monthly maintenance and Rs 15,000 house rent to his wife and minor daughter. As the man had married the second time in secret, the court held this as “domestic violence in emotional form”.The woman sought maintenance and compensation…
Mohali: As part of an anti-drug drive, Mohali police arrested two youths and recovered 188g of heroin from their possession.The accused were identified as Jashanpreet Singh of Ferozepur and Sukhwinder Singh of Jalalabad.Police said a team from Phase-11 police station spotted the duo behaving suspiciously near a motorcycle close to bushes near Bawa White House,…
Lucknow: A 22-year-old woman from Lakhimpur Kheri, who was missing for the past three days, was found dead in a hotel room near Charbagh on Thursday, police said.Police suspect the woman, a second-year MA Sanskrit student, died by suicide following a failed love affair.According to police, her body was found inside Room No. 23 of…
Jaipur: Over the past two-and-a-half years, the state govt suspended 103 officials, including an IAS officer, and dismissed six from service following corruption-related convictions. The figures were released Friday, a day after Chittorgarh police registered an FIR against minister Gautam Kumar Dak for allegedly threatening and abusing a police personnel, a development that has triggered…
