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Over 50 foreign medical graduates meet Delhi health minister over internship delays, stipend disparity

Over 50 foreign medical graduates meet Delhi health minister over internship delays, stipend disparity

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More than 50 Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) from Delhi on Wednesday met the Delhi Health Minister to raise concerns over delays in internship allotment and disparities in stipend payments, according to a delegation jointly led by the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA). Delhi health minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) The delegation said FMGs have been facing prolonged uncertainty despite clearing the mandatory qualifying examinations required to begin their internships. Representatives told the minister that the delay in allotment has caused financial difficulties, career setbacks and mental stress among young doctors waiting to start their training. “For months, FMGs have been facing immense uncertainty and hardship. Despite successfully clearing the mandatory examinations, many graduates are still awaiting internship allotment, resulting in loss of valuable time, financial strain, career delays, and mental stress,” Dr Samar Kumar, National FMG Incharge, FAIMA said in a statement. The representatives also raised concerns about differences in stipend payments across institutions. They said several hospitals and medical institutions were either paying inadequate stipends or not providing …

Gram Chikitsalay season 2 review: Rural medical drama fixes its first-season glitches to find its own voice and identity

Gram Chikitsalay season 2 review: Rural medical drama fixes its first-season glitches to find its own voice and identity

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Gram Chikitsalay season 2 web series review Cast: Amol Parashar, Vinay Pathak, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Akash Makhija, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Garima Vikrant Singh and Dinesh Lal Yadav.Director: Lalitam TiwariRating: ★★★ Over the years, The Viral Fever (TVF) has built a reputation for telling simple, heartfelt stories about ordinary people trying to make a difference within broken systems. Gram Chikitsalay season 2 continues that tradition, but with far more confidence than before. While the first season often struggled to step out of Panchayat‘s shadow, the new season finally feels comfortable being its own show. It shifts its focus to the everyday realities of rural healthcare, shining a light on the people who quietly keep the system running despite endless challenges. Gram Chikitsalay season 2 poster. Plot of season 2 of Gram Chikitsalay Dr. Prabhat Sinha (Amol Parashar) returns to Bhatkandi only to realise that earning the villagers’ trust was the easier part of the job. The bigger challenge lies within the system itself. The Primary Health Centre is running dangerously low on resources, with even basic medicines …

NEET aspirant determined to write exam after road accident, NTA arranges separate room with medical support

NEET aspirant determined to write exam after road accident, NTA arranges separate room with medical support

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) made special arrangements for a NEET aspirant who had met with a road accident a week earlier, following a request from her father. A security personnel screens a NEET aspirant before entering the exam centre. (Representative image) (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma) Shrishti Dubey suffered nine fractured ribs and lung injuries in a road accident on June 14. She underwent major vascular surgery and was placed on artificial ventilation. She has since been extubated and is now recovering. Despite her condition, she remained determined to appear for the NEET examination. Shrishti’s father requested the National Testing Agency (NTA) to help her give exam. He also informed the authorities that ILS Hospital, where she was treated, would provide the necessary medical support, including doctors, paramedics and other required arrangements. Track NEET UG re-test LIVE updates The father requested the NTA to allow his daughter to take the examination and sought a seating arrangement with a chair and table on the ground floor of the examination centre. The NTA stepped in and provided her …

NEET-UG retest: NMC bars leave for medical students to block proxy candidates

NEET-UG retest: NMC bars leave for medical students to block proxy candidates

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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges not to grant leave to medical students on June 20 and 21 to prevent them from appearing as proxy candidates in the NEET-UG 2026 retest on Sunday. Tirunelveli: Officials transfer sealed NEET-UG 2026 re-examination question paper packets from an Indian Air Force helicopter to a bank locker amid heightened security arrangements, at Armed Reserve Police Ground, in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (PTI) The direction was issued on the directions from the department of higher education (DoHE) under the Union education ministry. “This measure is intended as a preventive step to discourage any potential misuse and to support the fair conduct of the examination,” NMC secretary Dr Raghav Langer said in a notice dated June 18. The notice asked for “strict compliance” by all medical colleges and institutes. Medical students were also barred from going on leave on May 2-3 this year in view of the NEET-UG 2026 held on May 3. The exam was scrapped on May 12 following allegations of …

MP medical college students launch social media campaign against poor facilities

MP medical college students launch social media campaign against poor facilities

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A group of undergraduate students at the Government Medical College in Madhya Pradesh (MP)’s Sheopur has launched a social media campaign against what they called mismanagement and a crippling shortage of faculty, practical training, and books, after failing internal exams. They blamed inadequate faculty and poor facilities for the poor exam results. The medical college was inaugurated last year. The students sought the medical education regulator National Medical Commission (NMC)’s intervention, saying their future is in jeopardy. “We have qualified NEET [ National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test]… A building alone cannot make us doctors without proper faculty, technical staff, and basic amenities. Medical education at Sheopur is collapsing,” said a student. The students submitted complaints to the college dean and medical education officials, highlighting that only 22 of the 118 teaching posts have been filled at the institute, which was inaugurated last year. A second student complained about a lack of regular classes, practical training, and clinical exposure. “We have teachers who are mainly just medical graduates. In the past five months, we hardly had a practical …

No unusual deaths at Jayadeva Mysuru, says Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil

No unusual deaths at Jayadeva Mysuru, says Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil

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Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil during his visit to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Mysuru on Wednesday (June 17). Institute director B. Dinesh and others are present. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Seeking to allay public concern over reports of 11 deaths at the Mysuru unit of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Wednesday (June 17) said the hospital’s mortality rate remains well below the national average and that there was no evidence of negligence or any unusual incident. Speaking to reporters after reviewing the situation at the hospital, Dr. Patil said he had sought a comprehensive report on the deaths, including a detailed analysis of the causes in each case. The report will subsequently be examined by an independent team of cardiologists. “The patients who died had been admitted on different days and were in critical condition. Prima facie, there is nothing to indicate any unnatural cause behind the deaths,” he said. The Minister noted that the mortality rate at …

All India Medical Students’ Association writes to CM Devendra Fadnavis, urges strict action over Sejal Pawar’s comments

All India Medical Students’ Association writes to CM Devendra Fadnavis, urges strict action over Sejal Pawar’s comments

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MBBS student Sejal Pawar, who studies at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital, recently came under the scanner after she made distasteful and disrespectful remarks on comedian Pranit More’s show, comparing the sizes of male cadavers’ genitalia. Now, the All India Medical Students’ Association has written to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, urging strict action against the comments made by Sejal. Sejal Pawar has attracted attention for her comments on Pranit More’s show. What the statement said Taking to their X account, the All India Medical Students’ Association shared an official statement on this matter. An excerpt from the letter read, “Cadavers are not merely educational tools, they represent noble individuals who voluntarily donated their bodies for the advancement of medical education and for the training of future doctors. Every medical student takes an ethical responsibility to treat human remains with utmost dignity, respect, and gratitude. Any public mockery or insensitive commentary regarding cadavers directly undermines the values of medical ethics and the respect owed to body donors.” “This issue is not limited to one institution alone; it concerns …

Bihar invites private players for 33 medical college projects under PPP model

Bihar invites private players for 33 medical college projects under PPP model

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The Bihar government has invited stakeholder consultations for establishing, developing and operating 33 government medical college hospitals under public-private partnership (PPP) model to bring major private healthcare and medical education players into the state’s public health sector, senior health officials said on Sunday. The PPP initiative forms a key component of the Bihar government’s Saat Nischay (Seven Resolves)-3 programme for 2025-30. (File photo) The state plans to develop 17 new medical college hospitals as greenfield projects and hand over operations of 16 existing or upcoming institutions under the brownfield model to private entities with experience in managing medical colleges and hospital chains. A stakeholder consultation meeting is scheduled in Patna on June 17. “Bihar expects participation from reputed private players with proven experience in running medical colleges and hospitals. Under the brownfield model, we are prepared to offer 16 medical colleges where infrastructure has either already been created or will be ready within the next six months to one year,” health secretary Kumar Ravi told HT. As per the expression of interest (EoI) issued by …

All India Medical Students’ Association president calls Sejal Pawar’s comments on Pranit More show ‘highly condemnable’

All India Medical Students’ Association president calls Sejal Pawar’s comments on Pranit More show ‘highly condemnable’

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Sejal Pawar sparked backlash for her comments on ‘male corpses’ made during stand-up comedian Pranit More’s show. She has been sent to 15-day forced leave after Mumbai’s KEM hospital launched a probe against her. Sejal Pawar is a medical student at KEM Hospital. (Also read: Amid Pranit More biryani row, another video of female doctor joking about male corpse’s private body parts surfaces) Sejal Pawar is a final year MBBS student stationed at KEM Hospital, Mumbai. What AIMSA President said Now, All India Medical Students’ Association President, Jitendra Singh, has commented on the incident. Speaking to news agency ANI, he said, “First, regarding Sejal Pawar, I must clarify that a donated dead body is referred to as a ‘cadaver.’ A cadaver is a body donated by the family after death for medical study or research. Every medical student takes a ‘cadaver oath’ during their studies. In this oath, the student pledges to treat the body with respect, a sense of duty, and ethical consideration. Sejal Pawar is an MBBS student—that is the information we have. She …

No fee hike for medical courses amid NEET retest stress, says Medical Education Minister

No fee hike for medical courses amid NEET retest stress, says Medical Education Minister

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Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil addresses a press conference at his residence in Kalaburagi city on April 18, 2026. File Photo | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Karnataka government has decided not to hike the fees for medical, dental, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses for the current academic year. Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil officially announced on Friday that there will be no fee hike for medical courses for the academic year 2026-27, after a meeting with representatives of private medical and dental college managements. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the Minister said, “Considering the stress and anxiety faced by medical seat aspirants and parents due to the re-examination of NEET, we have not accepted the proposal to increase fees proposed by private college managements.” “The same fees fixed last year will continue this year as well. This rule applies to both government and private medical colleges,” the Minister said, appealing to students and parents not to pay heed to speculation related to medical seats. Highest number of seats Dr. Patil further said …