Former PM VP Singh discharged from hospital
Former Prime Minister VP Singh was undergoing treatment for heart and kidney problems in a hospital in Mumbai
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2008 07:41 AM IST
Former Prime Minister VP Singh, who was undergoing treatment for heart and kidney problems in a hospital in Mumbai, was discharged on Friday.
77-year-old Singh was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bombay Hospital last on Friday, hospital spokesperson Dr Ashish Tiwari said.
Singh was admitted to the Bombay Hospital after undergoing treatment for an internal abdominal haemorrhage in a hospital in Hyderabad, Dr BK Goyal, who was treating him, said.
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PTI, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 09:32 PM IST
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PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 08:23 PM IST
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 08:14 PM IST
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PTI, Belagavi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 07:59 PM IST
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