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Last year, close to 1,000 medical graduates evaded the compulsory two-year rural service bond by coughing up the penalty of Rs 1 lakh.

Now, to make it tougher for students to dodge serving in villages, the government has increased the penalty to Rs 10 lakh if they fail to serve a one-year bond after graduation.

Henceforth, post-graduate students will have to serve a one-year bond or pay Rs read more »
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Anil Ambani's first foray into medicine is actually the fulfilment of a widow's dream.

A year after the death of eminent cardiologist Nitu Mandke, Ambani's company took over the doctor's stalled pet project, a massive heart hospital at Four Bungalows, Andheri.

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After more than 35 years of service at the Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Dr Nivedita Moulick, 55, professor and head of the medicine department, did not expect to be labelled an "outsider" who has "no business practising in Mumbai."

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Chandrabhan Singh and Ashok Jadhav share their family doctor.

When “elder brother” Singh, 50, is unwell, Jadhav, 45, makes sure to take him to their doctor promptly because, “if one of us is off the road even for a day, two homes are affected.”

Singh is from Uttar Pradesh while Jadhav is a Maharashtrian and the owner of the taxi which Singh drives in Mumbai.

And both of them, who have read more »
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(IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department Thursday raided three doctors, a ticketing agent and a professional gambler in the city.
The raids were conducted on the clinics and residences of the doctors in Ghatkopar and Malad suburbs.
IT commissioner S.M. Murthy told IANS, "Raids have been conducted on all the properties of three doctors, one gambling king and a ticketing agent." read more »
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Popular yoga guru Ramdev has accepted the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) challenge to cure cancer patients and allow clinical trials of his treatment within three years.

An IMA member told Ramdev that 'We expect you to demonstrate a greater sense of responsibility and restraint during your discourse because you wield tremendous influence on the minds of millions of your followers the wor read more »
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A one-acre garden at Rusi Mehta Chowk at Grant Road that was once a haven for drug addicts is now a veritable Eden in the concrete jungle with more than 150 varieties of flower and fruits - all thanks to the award-winning efforts of a doctor.

But the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, that showered Dr B S Chowta with five consecutive awards in best (individual) maintained garden category, is read more »
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It looks like a very negative day for docs.

3 negative news about them in mid-day

http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2007/october/165353.htm

http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2007/october/165358.htm

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A young mother died due to alleged medical negligence. While the concerned doctor is out on bail, the victim’s family say that they were unaware of the qualifications that doctors require to perform surgeries. I have not got the birth certificate, which I need for the baby’s injections-- Santosh Salvi, victim’s husband read more »
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Once, Newton came to India and watched a few Tamil movies that had his head spinning. He was convinced that all his logic and laws in physics were just a huge pile of junk and apologized for everything he had done.In the movie of Rajanikanth, Newton was confused to such an extent that he went paranoid.rnrnHere are a few scenes:1) Rajanikanth has a Brain Tumor which, according to the doctors can' read more »
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The Maharashtra government will today take a major step in rural healthcare. To provide effective healthcare to villages, the government is embarking on an ambitious doctor-in-every-village scheme.rn read more »
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