Kannur/New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) The death of Nithin Raj, a BDS student of Ancharakandi Dental College in Kerala’s Kannur, has triggered widespread protests, multiple inquiries, and serious allegations of sustained harassment by faculty.Classmates of Nithin Raj have levelled grave charges against Head of Department Dr M.K. Ram, accusing him of routine intimidation, body shaming, and both mental and physical abuse.According to students, the circumstances leading to Nithin’s …
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear, on April 28, a batch of pleas challenging the reduction in the qualifying cut-off percentile for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination.During a brief hearing, senior advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that a sufficient number of candidates had already qualified the NEET-PG examination to fill all available postgraduate seats, and that a reduction in the cut-off was unwarranted.He argued th…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Tuesday issued a fact-check against the circulation of a fake letter in the name of the National Medical Commission (NMC) over the purported implementation of a national final year MBBS qualifying examination or the National Exit Test (NExT).The PIB issued a note along with an image of the fake letter purportedly issued by the NMC last week.“Beware of a fake letter circulating in the name of the National Medical Commission,” sai…
Jaipur, March 26 (IANS) Former Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Rajasthan government, accusing it of stalling key health projects and allowing the state’s healthcare infrastructure to deteriorate. He alleged that several major initiatives launched during the previous Congress regime remain incomplete, resulting in poor medical facilities across the state.Raising concerns about the slowdown in helium supply, which is essential for MRI scans, he ques…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the decision to reduce the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26 was taken after detailed deliberations by expert bodies in view of a large number of vacant postgraduate medical seats and in the interest of optimal utilisation of national healthcare infrastructure.An affidavit filed by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated that the challenge to the January 13 notifica…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination. As per the daily cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will take up the matter for hearing on February 23. Earlier, the apex court court had issued notice on the PIL questioning the decision of the Nati…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has told the Supreme Court that it had no role whatsoever in the decision to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26, adding that its function is strictly limited to conducting the examination and publishing results as per directions issued by the competent authorities. In a short reply sworn by NBEMS Law Officer Mohd. Sameen, it was stated that the petition challenging the January 13 n…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) During the last five years – from April 2020 to January 2026 – nearly 5.69 crore Ayushman cards have been created under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav, in a written reply, said that as on January 31, 5.77 crore hospital admissions amounting to Rs. 1.15 lakh crore have been authorised for private hospitals, under the scheme.In resp…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that medical professionals do not fall within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act.Issuing notice, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V. Anjaria, sought responses from the Union Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Consumer Affairs, as well as the National Medical Commission, in the matter…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons behind its decision to reduce the minimum qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe remarked that the apex court would examine whether the decision taken was “drastically wrong”. The Justice Narasimha-led Bench was hearing a public interest litigation …