Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Telangana Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr N Vani on Thursday, August 6, dismissed a staff member from Niloufer Hospital for allegedly selling medicines from the government hospital to private medical shops.

Following an NTV news report on the alleged corruption, the DME constituted a committee to investigate the matter. Based on the committee's findings, the accused, S Manjula, was dismissed from patient care services.

Addressing the media, the DME said, "The government has taken this incident very seriously. There are some lapses in the administration, and the administrators have been asked to take their responsibilities seriously."

She said that there had been a few "stray" incidents at the hospital. Vani ...