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CHITRADURGA: A final-year ayurveda medical college student committed suicide after rumours about her alleged relationship with a lecturer started doing the rounds. The deceased has been identified as Nikitha (23), a student at Raghavendra Ayurveda Medical College in Maladihalli. She was doing her internship. Nikitha's father, Umashankar GN of Basava Layout of Holalkere, in his complaint, alleged that his daughter had told him about the rumours about her relationship with her lecturer Dr Raju. Umashankar said he had told her to disregard them and focus on her studies. Umashankar stated that his daughter had a good relationship with Dr Raju that was falsely construed as a relationship by the wife of Dr Raju and her friends. On April 1, Nikitha hanged herself from the ceiling of her house. The police said Nikitha has left a death note in which she blamed the wife of Dr Raju, Nisha Raj, and several students for her death. Holalkere police have registered a complaint against six people, including Nisha Raj.
Hyderabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory authority for medical education in India, cautioned MBBS aspirants and their parents not to fall for fake offers promising easy admissions and offshore courses that are not legally sanctioned. The commission pointed out several unauthorised medical colleges operating in India without requisite approvals that mislead students and parents by offering bogus courses. In an advisory, NMC listed out important points during admission process in medical colleges across India and mandatory rules while pursuing education in foreign count ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The state govt aims to increase the MBBS seats to over 3,400 by 2029, said Saini.The CM was addressing a ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking his immediate intervention in an incident of alleged religious discrimination faced by Kashmiri female students at a nursing college in Bengaluru. The students, who wear the hijab or burkha in accordance with their religious beliefs, have reportedly been barred from attending classes and threatened with expulsion by the management of Sri Soubhagya Lalitha College of Nursing, affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Heal ...Read More >
CHITRADURGA: Dr MU Nikitha, 23, an Ayurvedic doctor from Basava Layout, allegedly died by suicide Wednesday at Holalkere in Chitradurga district after she was distressed by rumours linking her with a professor at an Ayurvedic medical college.She died by suicide in her room Wednesday afternoon, though the incident came to light only late at night.A death note was found at the scene, in which Nikitha said she was harassed by college students and the wife of a lecturer, which she said led to her suicide.In the note, she named some students and named the lecturer's wife as those who harassed her." ...Read More >
Chitradurga: A tragic and extremely shocking case has been reported from Chitradurga district, Karnataka, where a 22-year-old medical student committed suicide at her home on Wednesday after allegedly being disturbed by the rumours of her dating her college professor, who is apparently married. The victim, who was a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) student at Raghavendra Ayurvedic College in Malladihalli, was found hanging at her residence in Basava Layout, Holalkere town at around 11 am. As per reports, the woman left behind a suicide letter in her room in which she named t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has, yet again, taken a U-turn over the issue of medical colleges and institutions not paying stipends to their interns and postgraduate scholars. In the latest notice issued July 11, the statutory body that regulates medical education, professionals, and research in India, said all medical institutions must submit the complete course-wise fee structure and details regarding stipend payment to MBBS interns, junior residents and senior residents, etc. The notice warned that non-compliance will result in the issuance of show-cause notices, finan ...Read More >
Bihar News: Cabinet Clears 'Mukhya Mantri Pratigya Yojana'; Internship Aid for Youths, Monthly Pension for Artists The Bihar cabinet has launched the Mukhya Mantri Pratigya Yojana, offering financial assistance to youths aged 18-28 for internships. Beneficiaries will receive monthly stipends based on their qualifications, promoting skill development and employment opportunities. In an important decision, the Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved "Mukhya Mantri Pratigya Yojana" as per which the government would give financial support to youths for carrying out "internship" in companies. Stating ...Read More >
KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carrying a saffron flag on the dais at the Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram as the reason for withdrawing ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay salaries to in-service doctors studying in their institutions.The appeals were moved based on a GO dated ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Admission to primary school is a defining milestone in a child's life, one that lays the foundation for future learning and growth. Recognising its significance, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, believed that this first step into education should be more than a formality; it should be celebrated like a festival. With this vision, in 2003, Narendra Modi launched Shala Praveshotsav, turning routine school enrolment into a statewide movement, a release said. Launched over two decades ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shala Praves ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Flooded with grievances from medical students, parents, and other stakeholders on various academic and clinical training issues, including the non-payment of stipends to interns and postgraduates, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has advised that these complaints should first be handled by the colleges, followed by the universities they are affiliated with, and then by the states. In its advisory, the NMC also said, "If a grievance requires intervention at the NMC level, the same may be escalated to NMC for necessary resolution." This is the first time that NMC has clearly sta ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC) on Friday addressed concerns regarding the delay in providing permanent registration certificates to Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs). Addressing a press conference, APMC chairman Dr Srihari Rao and Registrar Dr Ramesh clarified the reasons behind the holdup, urging protesting FMGs to cease their agitations and await official resolutions. They recalled that FMGs who passed the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) conducted by the National Board of Examinations in January 2023 were, for the first time, allotted internships in medica ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking his immediate intervention in an incident of alleged religious discrimination faced by Kashmiri female students at a nursing college in Bengaluru. The students, who wear the hijab or burkha in accordance with their religious beliefs, have reportedly been barred from attending classes and threatened with expulsion by the management of Sri Soubhagya Lalitha College of Nursing, affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Heal ...Read More >
"You will have to satisfy us that this drastic reduction in the cut-off, virtually bringing it to zero, does not affect the quality of the education. We are concerned about the quality of the medical education," a bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe told the Centre's counsel. The court issued formal notices on a batch of petitions challenging the reduction in cut-off and posted the matter for hearing next week. Senior advocates Pinki Anand, Gopal Sankaranarayanan and DS Naidu appeare ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Admission to primary school is a defining milestone in a child's life, one that lays the foundation for future learning and growth. Recognising its significance, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, believed that this first step into education should be more than a formality; it should be celebrated like a festival. With this vision, in 2003, Narendra Modi launched Shala Praveshotsav, turning routine school enrolment into a statewide movement, a release said. Launched over two decades ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shala Praves ...Read More >
Vijayawada, July 4 (UNI) The Opposition YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh has demanded the government immediately issue Permanent Registration (PR) to Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), besides lifting all cases registered against the medical students protesting the prolonged internship period. A YSRCP delegation comprising Dr. Seediri Appalaraju, former Minister and president of the YSRCP Medical Wing; Dr. Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy, former MLA; Dr. Gajjala Sudheer Bhargav Reddy, YSRCP Coordinator, Sattenapalli; Dr. Monditoka Jagan Mohan Rao, former MLA; Dr. Shivabharath Reddy and others submitted a mem ...Read More >