Foundation stone of a medical college to be laid in Sirsa by President Droupadi Murmu, at an event in Kurukshetra on Monday, said the Haryana Government.

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Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 1 (ANI): Meerut Police on Thursday detained two persons and recovered from them a newborn who was allegedly stolen from the Meerut Medical College earlier this week, officials said.

Shimla Mar 28 PTI Three people were killed and two others injured as a car overturned in Himachal Pradeshs Chamba district on Monday a disaster management official said The car met with the accident on Chamba Jot road today morning he added The deceased were residents of the Sahoo area of Chamba district he added The injured have been admitted to Medical College for treatment he added PTI DJI RAX RAX

Pune Jan 27 PTI Well-known Marathi author and social activist Dr Anil Awachat died due to a prolonged illness at his residence here on Thursday morning his family member said He was 78 Dr Awachat was hospitalised some days back due to health problems and he was brought home from the hospital around four days ago the family member said Born at Otur in Pune district Awachat had completed MBBS education from B J Medical College here Known for his several books including Manasa Swatahavishayi Gard Karyarat Karyamagna and Kutuhalapoti Awachat regularly wrote articles in different Marathi magazines and other publications He had a stint with journalism and was known for his reportage kind of writing He was associated with several social causes Dr Awachat along with his late wife had founded a de-addiction center called Muktangan Rehabilitation Center in the city in 1986 It came to be known as one of the best institutes in the field of drugs and alcohol de-addiction Apart from writing he was passionate about origami wood carving playing flute cooking painting and photography Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari expressed grief over Dr Awachats death The news of the demise of social worker and founder of Muktangan Dr Anil Awachat is saddening Dr Awachat was an acclaimed writer and journalist who devoted his life to the cause of social transformation through Muktangan the governor said in a tweet Dr Awachat saved many precious lives and their families by showing them the path of de-addiction Through his writings lectures he brought to fore the problems of poor most neglected sections of society Continuing his unfinished work will be a tribute to the late Dr Awachat he added Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also paid tributes saying that Dr Awachat was a renowned writer who was also known for his contribution in the field of de-addiction Solving the problems of the underprivileged people was his priority Fadnavis added PTI COR NP NP

Mumbai Jan 25 PTI Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 33914 new coronavirus cases including 13 of the Omicron variant and a sharp jump in deaths at 86 the state health department saidThe daily figure is a jump of 5628 from 28286 coronavirus cases registered a day ago On Monday the state had recorded 36 deaths linked to the infectionThe department said 30500 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours taking their cumulative number to 7120436The coronavirus recovery rate in the state is 9407 per centCurrently 1620371 people are in home quarantine and another 3358 in institutional quarantine it said in a bulletinToday 13 patients with the Omicron infection have been reported in the state All these cases have been reported by B J Medical College where swab samples were sent for genome sequencing it saidOf these 13 Omicron cases 12 were reported from from Pune city and one from its adjoining industrial township of Pimpri-Chinchwad PTI PR RSY RSY

Raipur (Chattisgarh) [India], December 28 (ANI): Sahdev Dirdo, the 10-year-old who became an overnight social media sensation after a video of him singing 'Bachpan ka Pyaar' went viral earlier this year, met with a road accident on Tuesday in Chattisgarh.

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in Gwalior has sentenced a candidate to five years rigorous imprisonment in a Vyapam case related to taking admission in MBBS course through fraudulent means.

Ahmedabad Nov 29 PTI Around 1500 resident doctors of various medical colleges in Gujarat went on a day-long strike on Monday to protest against postponement of the NEET-PG counselling claiming the delay in admission caused an acute shortage of doctors which increased the workload on junior doctors Besies hundreds of professors and lecturers of various government and Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society GMERS-run medical colleges also held protests across the state over their long pending demands including payment of arrears as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations The Centre recently put on hold the counselling for the NEET-PG 2021 until January next year over some issues and also informed about it to the Supreme Court The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate NEET-PG courses is conducted for fields like the Master of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine Counselling is part of the admission process Normally post-graduates are admitted in May Now due to the postponement of counselling the new batch of PG students will arrive in March next year Thus instead of three batches resident doctors of only two batches are attending all the patients for the last one year This has increased our workload a protesting doctor from Surat said Another medical student suggested that the government think of employing outside doctors in government-run hospitals which are affiliated to medical colleges until the new PG batch arrives In a statement Junior Doctors Association JDA of B J Medical College in Ahmedabad claimed all medical colleges in the country were facing an acute shortage of the workforce due to continuous postponement of the NEET-PG counselling As a result in the absence of a new PG batch only 66 per cent resident doctors are available to attend to patients This is putting an extra pressure on the resident doctors who are already suffering due to long COVID-19 duties JDA president Dr Vishwajeet Raj said Thus nearly 1500 resident doctors across the state will stay away from the OPD out-patient department work from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday as part of our protest he said Patients will not suffer due to the strike as resident doctors will remain available for emergency duties he said Meanwhile hundreds of professors and lecturers affiliated to the Gujarat Medical Teachers Association GMTA and three other similar bodies in the state gathered outside various medical colleges in the state to register their protest over some of their long pending demands We are not on strike We will continue our work wearing black bands on our hands as part of our protest Our key demands are payment of arrears higher non-practising allowance for teachers as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations and hike in the cap on maximum monthly salary GMTA president Dr Rajnish Patel said PTI PJT GK GK

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 11 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday that about 12.8 per cent of the total population in Kerala have mental health issues that require scientific treatment but only 15 per cent of them seek scientific treatment.