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UK minister to lead health business delegation to Chennai

May 7, 2013
A 26-member British business delegation, led by Kenneth Clarke, cabinet minister and the prime minister's trade envoy, will visit Tamil Nadu this week to promote healthcare partnership with the state. In a statement issued here, …

Tamil Nadu Cheif Minister Jayalalithaa opposes common entrance test for students

September 8, 2012
Soon students from Tamil Nadu may be exempt from giving common entrance exams. According to reports  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday protested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the nationwide common …

Jayalalithaa asks PM to levy user charges at JIPMER

September 4, 2012
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct JIPMER in Puducherry to withdraw the user charges it levies for various medical investigations. She said the move is against the …

Dengue outbreak under-control: TN Health Minister

June 12, 2012
TN’s Health Minister V.S. Vijay said that the dengue outbreak in the southern districts of the state has been contained to a large extent and sustained efforts are being made across the state to make Tamil Nadu …

Have officials in Chennai taken enough precautions for dengue season?

May 25, 2012
Private docs in Chennai have admitted that they are starting to see patients infected with dengue while the Corporation of Chennai continues to deny that there are any such cases in the city. Doctors in private hospitals and …

CM Jayalalithaa takes measures to control dengue outbreak in Tamil Nadu

May 24, 2012
Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district is facing a sudden outbreak of dengue and state has intensified its anti-dengue operations. The death toll has mounted to 29. The sudden spurt of dengue cases has put health officials on their …