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New Delhi: One of the longest serving doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here and renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr S K Bhandari died on Thursday due to COVID-19, officials said.
Dr Bhandari, who delivered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her two children, was 86.
Dr Bhandari was admitted to the hospital two weeks back for some heart-related issues but tested positive for COVID-19, said Dr D S Rana, chairman of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. She had received both the doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, he added.
Dr Bhandari s husband, a retired IAS officer, is also in the ICU after he tested positive for COVID-19 and he has not been informed about his wife s death, he said.
Renowned Delhi gynaecologist who delivered Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi and her kids, dies of Covid-19
Renowned Delhi gynaecologist who delivered Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi and her kids, dies of Covid-19
Dr SK Bhandari, one of the longest-serving doctors at Delhi s Ganga Ram Hospital, who delivered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her two children, died due to Covid-19 complications on Thursday.
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Dr SK Bhandari established the gynaecology and obstetrics department of the Ganga Ram hospital and even though she was not an IVF specialist. (Photo: Hospital website)
One of the longest-serving doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi and renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr SK Bhandari died on Thursday due to Covid-19 related complications, officials said.
"We have taken back the possession of the occupied land from the group of people and launched restoration of Sir Ganga Ram s Samadhi. It will be opened for the public later this month after completion of restoration work,” said Fraz Abbas, the Deputy Director of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
Final resting place of Sir Ganga Ram to be reopened for public after 10 years: Pak official
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LAHORE: The final resting place of the prominent Hindu philanthropist and top architect Sir Ganga Ram in Lahore will be reopened for the public later this month after authorities took back the land illegally occupied by some people for 10 years, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram is located close to the Taxali Gate of the old city of Lahore in Punjab province.
Resting place of Hindu philanthropist Sir Ganga Ram in Pakistan to be reopened after 10 years
The Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram is located close to the Taxali Gate of the old city of Lahore in Punjab province.
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LAHORE: The final resting place of the prominent Hindu philanthropist and top architect Sir Ganga Ram in Lahore will be reopened for the public later this month after authorities took back the land illegally occupied by some people for 10 years, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram is located close to the Taxali Gate of the old city of Lahore in Punjab province. It was closed for visitors for the past one decade since it was illegally occupied by a group of people.