Big relief for MBBS students: NMC directs colleges to collect fees for 4.5 years only, not full courseThe National Medical Commission has directed all medical colleges to charge MBBS fees only for the prescribed 4.5 academic years, not the f...
09 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Bengal, Odisha failed to act against illegal NRI quota admissions in pvt medical colleges: EDThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that West Bengal and Odisha authorities neglected to act on fraudulent NRI quota admissions in pr...
07 Jul, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Govt officials among 34 booked by CBI for manipulation of regulatory framework for medical collegesThe CBI has uncovered a vast network involving health ministry officials, the National Medical Commission, and private medical colleges, al...
04 Jul, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
UGC issues showcause notices to 18 medical colleges for non-compliance with anti-ragging normsThe UGC issued show-cause notices to 18 medical colleges across various states for not adhering to anti-ragging regulations from 2009. The ...
06 Feb, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
RG Kar corruption case: CBI files chargesheet in Alipore District and Sessions Court; Sandip Ghosh and 4 others namedThe Central Bureau of Investigation filed chargesheet in Alipore District and Sessions Court against five individuals, including former Pri...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
RG Kar case: CBI files chargesheet naming Sandip Ghosh, four othersThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed the first chargesheet in the RG Kar financial irregularities case. The chargesheet name...
29 Nov, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
Sandip Ghosh corruption case: Arrested ex-principal of RG Kar College challenges CBI probe in SCFormer principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh, has approached the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order fo...
04 Sep, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
Kolkata horror: Centre asks SC to direct Bengal govt to support CISF at RG Kar CollegeThe Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for West Bengal to cooperate with CISF forces at RG Kar Medical College. The appl...
03 Sep, 2024, 07.02 PM IST
NMC asks health institutions to form sexual harassment probe panelsThe National Medical Commission (NMC) has requested all healthcare institutions and medical colleges to establish committees to investigate...
29 Jul, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
India’s doctor deficit: Let’s not use band-aids for bullet woundsThe Union government must establish more medical colleges. They discount the fact that the size of the problem goes beyond the capacity of ...
27 Feb, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Rapid antigen for Covid to cost only Rs 50 in Rajasthan: OfficialPrincipal Secretary (Medical Education) Vaibhav Galriya said the rate was fixed as per the proposal of the committee constituted by Sawai M...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
Court pulls up CBI for filing charge sheet to shield accusedThe case allegedly involves the Medical Council of India (MCI) officials and a medical college in Thiruvananthapuram.
05 Feb, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Nearly 4,000 MBBS seats got lost in red tape in 2014-15The country has one doctor for every 1,700 persons against the World Health Organization prescribed standard of one doctor for every 1,000 ...
22 Aug, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
Centre asks states to ensure free treatment to acid attack victimsThe Centre has asked all the states to issue instructions to government and private hospitals to provide free treatment to acid attack vict...
31 Jul, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
- Controversial IPS officer Yashasvi Yadav posted as SSP Lucknow
Kumar has been removed and attached to the DGP office while Yadav has been made new SSP, Lucknow, official sources said.
05 Dec, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
MBBS seats: Harsh Vardhan comes down hard on MCIVardhan said it was an open secret for years that the MCI looked the other way as medical colleges rampantly flouted regulations.
02 Aug, 2014, 05.53 PM IST
Medical Council of India to restore 6,387seats in government collegesMCI chairperson Jayshreeben Mehta said all the state governments have given an undertaking that they will comply with the guidelines.
12 Jul, 2014, 10.54 PM IST