SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Aug. 11 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

The present State Government, led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has created history as the Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialties (AIMSS) Chamiyana, becomes the first government health institution in the State to perform high-end procedures of robotic surgery. A resident of Khalini in district Shimla, suffering from prostate related ailment became the first patient to undergo robotic surgery in the State.

A team comprising of Dr. Anant Kumar, Dr. Pamposh Raina and Dr. Pawan Kaundal successfully performed the first robotic surgery. According to the doctors, the procedure went ...