Shimla, Aug. 8 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed medical colleges to promote research in the medical colleges of the state to offer better health care facilities to the patients.

Sukhu was presiding over a meeting of the health department in Shimla. The CM said that research in the medical sector is paramount and a dedicated research department would be established in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla in the first phase and later the initiative would be replicated in the other medical colleges across the state.

The CM said that directions had been given to conduct instant diagnostic tests like MRI, CT scan and X-rays etc. without any waiting period for the patients.

Sukhu also stressed co...