Guwahati


NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI - Eminent cardiac surgeon Ramakant Panda, who had last year conducted heart surgery on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was involved in a minor road accident in eastern Assam's Nagaon district Monday but escaped unhurt, his aide said.

GUWAHATI - Hundreds in India's northeast, whose large number of drug users have sparked fears of a worsening AIDS epidemic, pledged Wednesday to step up the fight against HIV by spreading awareness about it.

GUWAHATI - The Assam government Sunday launched a healthcare facility under which patients will be able to seek tips from doctors round-the-clock on an emergency telephone number.
Cholera in Assam tea gardens: 16 killed, 150 affected
GUWAHATI - At least 16 people have died and up to 150 affected in a deadly cholera outbreak in Assam, with most casualties reported from tea garden areas, officials said Wednesday.

GUWAHATI - More than 100 primary school students were Monday taken ill, 15 of them seriously, with suspected food poisoning and were admitted to local hospitals in an Assam district.
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