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Certificates property of students, return them: Punjab and Haryana HC orders medical college

November 14, 2025 7:32 pm

Justice Tiwari asked the college to point out “under which authority or rule, it has power to retain the original documents of the petitioners and other medical students.” The college could not cite any such provision.

From irregular stipends, overwork and poor infrastructure to ‘training' crisis: FAIMA nationwide survey calls for urgent reforms in medical colleges

October 30, 2025 4:47 pm

The Federation of All India Medical Association survey also highlighted infrastructure gaps in newly established and expanded medical colleges in the country.

Authorities have also launched an inquiry to determine how the body ended up in the tank.

How a foul smell led to a gruesome discovery in water tank of UP medical college

October 11, 2025 7:43 pm

A man’s decomposing body was found in the tank at the medical college in Deoria on Monday. Police have identified the victim as Ashok Gawande, a 61-year-old man from Thane in Maharashtra

How Maharashtra’s 10% EWS quota in medical admissions will work, what questions it raises

July 24, 2025 4:39 pm

The enabling provision for the EWS quota introduced in the Constitution by the 103rd Amendment Act of 2019 says private unaided institutions will come under the purview of the reservation. There is concern, however, that the quota, if implemented without increasing overall seats, will reduce the number of seats for applicants in the general (unreserved) category.

NMC blacklists 4 assessors, stops renewal of existing seats in 6 medical colleges amid bribery probe

July 15, 2025 3:24 pm

The CBI filed an FIR on June 30 against 34 people, including assessors sent to evaluate the performance of medical colleges, as well as owners and officials of various colleges.

Sandeep Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, was named in the CBI chargesheet.

Framing of charges against ex-principal, others to begin soon

February 03, 2025 11:16 am

The special court in Alipore is set to begin framing the charges after the CBI submitted all the relevant documents on prime accused Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and other accused.

RG Kar Medical College student found dead at home, police suspect suicide

February 03, 2025 10:01 am

According to the Barrackpore police report, the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital student was alone in her room when the incident occurred.

Union Budget 2025 | Major education push - 6,500 new IIT seats, 10,000 medical seats coming

February 02, 2025 3:33 pm

The new seats at IIT Palakkad, Dharwad, Jammu, Bhilai, and Tirupati will be added in phases and would be mainly at the undergraduate or BTech level, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told The Indian Express

Payal Tadvi suicide: Prosecution plea seeks to add then head of gynecology dept, 'who turned deaf ear to complaints', as accused

December 06, 2024 10:02 pm

The police arrested three of Payal Tadvi's seniors on allegations that they had harassed Tadvi, including on the basis of her caste, as she belonged to the Tadvi Bhil community.

The students will also be barred from participating in any regional, national, or international sports or cultural events, the college authorities said.

7 MBBS students at Himachal Pradesh government medical college suspended for ragging

December 05, 2024 4:12 pm

The seven second-year MBBS students at Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College Nahan were suspended for three months and fined Rs 75,000 each.