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ambulance service news

10-yr-old boy dies after snakebite in UP’s Barabanki; kin allege delay in treatment, no ambulance

The boy’s family alleged that two crucial hours were lost due to the non-availability of an ambulance at the community health centre (CHC) where the boy was rushed within minutes of the incident. (For Representation)
Published on Jul 11, 2026 08:50 am IST

Woman delivered quadruplet in autorickshaw, all four died

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Published on Jul 09, 2026 09:01 am IST

CM Suvendu orders crackdown on 'broker raj' at govt hospitals

CM Suvendu orders crackdown on 'broker raj' at govt hospitals
Published on May 15, 2026 09:12 pm IST

Man says Blinkit ambulance arrived in 4 mins, got patient to hospital in 20 mins

A man in Gurgaon described a rapid Blinkit ambulance response that got a patient to hospital in 20 minutes.
Published on Mar 14, 2026 07:42 pm IST

Woman praises Blinkit’s ‘free of cost’ ambulance service for helping aunt at 4am

A woman praised Blinkit for helping her aunt reach the hospital at 4 am.
Published on Feb 05, 2026 03:27 pm IST

Sadar hospitals across Jharkhand to now have 4 hearse vans: Health minister Ansari

The West Singhbhum unit of BJP staged a sit-in demonstration led by Geeta Koda outside the CSH on Sunday (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 21, 2025 10:57 pm IST

Health dept to strengthen ambulance network across Gurugram

In the coming three to four days, more emergency response carriers are expected to start running, said officials. (HT)
Published on Oct 17, 2025 07:20 am IST

Shindes slam Raut over alleged links to Amit Salunkhe

Sanjay Raut (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jul 27, 2025 08:20 am IST

Gurgaon woman praises Blinkit’s 10-minute ambulance for saving grandfather

The Gurgaon woman said the service has "redefined" emergency response in India.
Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:47 pm IST

Quick response by ambulances saved lives

An ambulance makes its way to the site of the incident at the Mahakumbh on Wednesday (Anil Kumar Maurya/HT)
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Ambulance driver roughed up by ‘drunk’ attendants at Ludhiana civil hospital, case filed

An ambulance service driver was roughed up by drunk attendants of a patient at civil hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday night. (Getty image)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 05:10 am IST

Unfit ambulances on road as state’s bid for new fleet meets opposition

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Updated on Feb 07, 2024 05:51 pm IST

Terror attack in Israel's Tel Aviv: One dead, terrorist neutralised

Israeli officials work at the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel April 7, 2023.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 02:17 am IST

Haryana home minister strips ADGP rank officer of all charges

Home minister Anil Vij said the ADGP was entrusted with the task of implementing universal helpline number, Dial 112, an emergency response support system for informing the police, fire brigade and ambulance services but the project was at a standstill.
Updated on Sept 17, 2020 10:16 pm IST

India crosses 1.5 million recoveries: Health data

India performed 719,364 Covid-19 tests on Saturday, taking the total testing closer to the Indian Council of Medical Research‘s (ICMR) target of one million per day by the end of August, HT reported on Monday.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 08:45 am IST

Oral cancer screening suspended due to Covid-19 risk

All routine and elective dental procedures need to be deferred for a later review until new policy or guidelines are issued.. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 19, 2020 07:18 pm IST

Two more hospitals may join Covid fight soon; private cabs to act as ambulances

The services of these hospitals might be included for Covid-19, if need be.
Updated on May 04, 2020 04:04 pm IST

15 persons working at CATS ambulance call centre test Covid positive

The samples of the operators were collected four days ago, and the reports returned positive for 15 on Friday night (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 03, 2020 03:07 am IST

COVID-19 Warrior: Uttarakhand man uses his car as ambulance in remote hilly regions amid lockdown

Residents go about their daily life behind barriers in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Tuesday, March 31, 2020. China says almost all of its coronavirus cases are now brought into the country by travelers from abroad, and Wuhan has not recorded any new confirmed or suspected cases in a week
Published on Apr 01, 2020 06:20 am IST

CM presents 6,736cr supplementary demand for grants

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Published on Feb 26, 2020 10:48 pm IST

CATS employees call off ambulance strike after 75 days

The employees went on a strike after a new contractor was hired by the government.
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 04:41 am IST

‘Ensure better fire safety, waste management at the Bandra Fair’: Bandra residents

ALM members have also demanded fire engines and ambulance services should be on standby at a location with easy access to the main entry and exit points to the Basilica.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 05:37 am IST

Footage of ‘left-handed’ vandal leads cops to six masked men who damaged CATS ambulances

ADCP Singh said that the same set of men were involved in vandalism of ambulances in four other parts of the city earlier.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 12:17 am IST

With ambulances on strike, Delhi Police vans come to rescue of 5 women in labour

With ambulance operations yet to reach full potential since last month’s strike, police vans responded to calls for help from five women in labour on Friday and Saturday in different parts of the city.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 07:38 am IST

Unable to get ambulance, Gurugram woman delivers in auto on way to hospital

The woman’s husband said they decided to hire an auto-rickshaw at the last moment as they heard from locals that ambulances weren’t working due to the ongoing strike of workers of the National Health Mission (NHM).
Published on Feb 28, 2019 05:17 am IST

Emergency helpline down, Haryana man dies allegedly waiting for ambulance

Jagdish Kumar, a resident of Haryana’s Fatehabad district, was taken to the hospital in an auto rickshaw after repeated attempts to call ambulance services failed.
Updated on Feb 04, 2019 12:07 pm IST

‘Jerk was enough to shake passengers off the berths’

The derailed coaches of MLDT NDLS Express near Harchandpur in Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Oct 11, 2018 01:07 pm IST

Telangana man launches ‘ambulance service’ to ferry drunks home safely

A puja being performed before the launch of the ambulance facility.
Updated on Sept 13, 2018 05:39 pm IST

Two-month-old infant dies in ambulance as the door jams, say parents

According to the baby’s parents, when they reached the hospital the door of the ambulance got jammed and remained locked for more than 30 minutes.
Updated on Jul 18, 2018 10:04 am IST