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  Maharashtra doctors announce strike on Sept 18 after government allows registration of Homeopaths

  Maharashtra | September 17, 2025 18:39 IST

  Earlier this year, the state government had asked the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to register homoeopaths who finished a one-year Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP). This registration would let them prescribe allopathic drugs in certain situations.

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  Supreme Court closes IMA petition on misleading medical ads, vacates stay on rule 170 omission

  India | August 12, 2025 19:30 IST

  The case revolved around Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, which previously regulated advertisements for Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani medicines. The rule was omitted by a notification issued by the AYUSH Ministry on July 1, 2024.

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  Air India plane crash: IMA writes to Tata Sons seeking help for families of killed medical students

  India | June 14, 2025 18:15 IST

  Air India plane crash: The Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association made a separate appeal to Tata Sons, highlighting that the BJ Medical College students who lost their lives were more than just victims—they represented the future of India’s healthcare system.

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  IMA to suspend Ayushman card treatment in Haryana due to pending payments of hospitals, CM reacts

  Haryana | January 27, 2025 17:16 IST

  The Indian Medical Association was approached by the empanelled hospitals of Haryana, after which the matter was taken to CM Nayab Singh Saini. The IMA has given a deadline of February 3 to settle the remaining dues.

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  IMA holds nationwide hunger strike in solidarity with protesting Bengal junior doctors today

  India | October 15, 2024 7:29 IST

  The hunger strike will be spearheaded by the IMA Junior Doctors' Network and Media Student Network in solidarity with protesting West Bengal junior doctors. The IMA has also urged the West Bengal govt to accept their demands.

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  Indian Medical Association demands central law on violence against doctors, hospitals

  India | August 31, 2024 16:29 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The NTF has constituted the apex court in the wake of protests by doctors and healthcare professionals following the recent rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

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  24% of women doctors feel unsafe during night duties, finds IMA study

  India | August 30, 2024 12:39 IST

  According to the study which got 3,885 responses, one-third of doctors doing night shift duty in India feel unsafe, these include mostly women.

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  IMA suspends membership of former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

  India | August 28, 2024 18:51 IST

  Sandip Ghosh, who served as principal from February 2021 to September 2023, faces serious accusations, including the illegal sale of unclaimed bodies, trafficking of biomedical waste, and pressuring students for bribes to pass exams.

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  Bharat Bandh 2024: What is open and what's closed on August 21? Deets inside

  India | August 20, 2024 14:50 IST

  The Bharat Bandh aims to push for the reversal of this court order, which the Samiti argues undermines the existing reservation system. The organisers believe that the court's decision could lead to disparities within these communities.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: IMA writes to PM Modi, seeks intervention, puts forth solutions, demands

  India | August 18, 2024 0:05 IST

  On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered on duty at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, which led to nationwide strikes and protests by the medical fraternity.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: IMA president seeks PM Modi's intervention, says 'Time ripe for…'

  India | August 17, 2024 17:33 IST

  Doctors across the country are protesting against the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in Kolkata, and demanding justice.

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  NCW inquiry highlights major lapses in Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape-murder case

  August 17, 2024 9:42 IST

  The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty on August 9, sparking widespread protests and unrest across the medical fraternity. The NCW, taking suo moto cognizance, initiated an inquiry and has called for immediate corrective measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

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  Study reveals only 9 out of 46 IMA led by women, one female president since 1928

  India | August 16, 2024 14:30 IST

  A recent study reveals a significant gender disparity in the Indian Medical Association (IMA) leadership. Out of 46 IMA associations, only nine are led by women, and the IMA has had just one female president since its 1928 inception.

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  24-hour nation-wide strike tomorrow: No OPD services for patients- Check what’s open, what’s closed

  India | August 16, 2024 13:58 IST

  The IMA said that the move to withdraw the essential services was taken as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour nationwide doctors' strike on August 17

  India | August 16, 2024 6:07 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: On August 17, routine OPDs will not function and elective surgeries will not be conducted. The withdrawal is across all the sectors wherever modern medicine doctors are providing service.

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  Kolkata doctor rape and murder case: IMA gives 48-hour ultimatum, warns of nationwide protests

  India | August 10, 2024 22:28 IST

  The doctors' body demanded an impartial, time-bound thorough investigation and also sought a detailed inquiry into the conditions "enabling the crime" along with urgent steps to improve the safety of doctors especially women in workplace.

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  Caught on CCTV: Doctor struck 18 times with sickle in Maharashtra hospital

  Maharashtra | February 26, 2024 13:09 IST

  A disturbing incident unfolded in Nashik, when Dr. Kailas Rathi, the director of a local hospital, was viciously assaulted over a monetary dispute. The assailant, identified as the husband of a former hospital employee, allegedly attacked Dr. Rathi with a sickle, leaving him in critical condition.

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  Punjab IMA seeks health minister's dismissal for forcing surgeon to lie down on dirty mattress

  India | July 31, 2022 18:12 IST

  IMA seeks dismissal of Punjab minister: Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he allegedly forced Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) vice-chancellor Raj Bahadur, a noted spine specialist, to lie down on a dirty mattress during an inspection.

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  HC rejects IMA chief's plea against court order asking him not to use platform to propagate religion

  India | July 27, 2021 11:33 IST

  The high court had issued notice on the appeal filed by the IMA chief challenging the trial court's order in June.

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  'Unwarranted': IMA asks Kerala to withdraw order easing Covid restrictions ahead of Bakrid

  India | July 18, 2021 18:47 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday asked the Kerala government to withdraw its decision to ease COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Bakrid, terming it "unwarranted and inappropriate" at a time of a medical emergency.