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Committee gheraoes SDO office
The Statesman, India – 11 hours ago RAIGANJ, Feb. 11: Members of the Minority Cell of the North Dinajpur Congress Committee protested in front of the office of the SDO of Islampur today. … |
Archive for February, 2009
Committee gheraoes SDO office – The Statesman
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Why Nano can AIIM for 2061 (The Telegraph)
Monday, February 9th, 2009Calcutta, Feb. 6: Take heart, Nano. Bengal has buried a “historic blunder†after 52 years, which means if history repeats itself, the small car has a chance of returning to the state in 2061!
AIIMS – a centre of medical excellence that caters to all (New Kerala)
Monday, February 9th, 2009New Delhi, Feb 6: It attracts thousands of people everyday, many coming from distant villages, and boasts of the best doctors and patient care – the very reason Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose to get his complicated heart surgery done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
Quality treatment at low cost – Times of India
Monday, February 9th, 2009|
Quality treatment at low cost
Times of India, India – 6 Feb 2009 KOLKATA/RAIGANJ: With 960 beds, the proposed AIIMS-like hospital in North Dinajpur's Raiganj is said to be one of the largest hospital-cum-medical colleges … Authorities fear poll observers shortage The Statesman all 2 news articles |
Cabinet nod to 2 AIIMS-like institutes in UP, Bengal (New Kerala)
Friday, February 6th, 2009New Delhi, Feb 5 : The Union Cabinet today approved setting up of two AIIMS-like institutions in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and upgradation of five existing Government medical colleges, including one in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Mustard oil mills in poor state – The Statesman
Friday, February 6th, 2009|
Mustard oil mills in poor state
The Statesman, India – 4 Feb 2009 4: Mustard oil mills in Kaliyaganj, North Dinajpur district, are degenerating day by day due to inadequate supply of mustard seeds, lack of modern machinery … |
Two more AIIMS-like premier institutions coming up (New Kerala)
Friday, February 6th, 2009New Delhi, Feb 6 : Recognised in Southeast Asia as a centre of excellence in the field of medical sciences, education and research, the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has inspired the government to set up similar super-speciality institutes in other states.
India to get two more premier referral medical institutes (Hindustan Times)
Friday, February 6th, 2009COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Aiming to ramp up the country’s healthcare facilities, the Indian government Thursday sanctioned Rs.16.46 billion ($340 million) for setting up two more premier referral institutes on the lines of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
Two more AIIMS-like institutions to come up – Hindu
Thursday, February 5th, 2009The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved two more AIIMS-like medical institutions, one in West Bengal and the other in Uttar Pradesh, at a cost of Rs. 823 crore each.
The Cabinet also decided to upgrade five government medical colleges in five States to the AIIMS level, Home Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters.
“The proposed institution in West Bengal will come up at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district. The site for the AIIMS-like college and hospital in Uttar Pradesh has not yet been identified,” he said.
Raiganj is represented in the Lok Sabha by ailing Union Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.
960-bed hospital
Each institution, to be set up under the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), will have a 960-bed hospital will provide healthcare facilities in 39 speciality or super-speciality disciplines.
There will be 500 beds for the medical college hospital; 300 for speciality or super-speciality, 100 for ICU or accident trauma, 30 for physical medicine and rehabilitation and 30 beds dedicated to Ayush (Ayrvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy). The medical college will have a 100 under-graduate intake, besides facilities for imparting post-graduate or doctoral courses and a nursing college.
The Cabinet also approved upgrading of the government medical colleges in Amritsar (Punjab), Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of the Aligarh Muslim University.
Upgrading of each medical college will be done at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 crore. Of this, the Centre will contribute Rs. 125 crore and a minimum amount of Rs. 25 crore will be borne by the respective State governments.
In respect of the Aligarh Muslim University, Rs. 25 crore will be provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Nod for two more AIIMS-like institutions (The Hindu)
Thursday, February 5th, 2009To come up in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, at a cost of Rs.823 crore each