NEWS TODAY 26.11.2024

 

HC upholds decision cancelling registrar’s appointment in univ

HC upholds decision cancelling registrar’s appointment in univ 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  BHOPAL 
26.11.2024 

Bhopal : A division bench of the MP high court upheld the decision of the executive council of Harisingh Gaur Central University, Sagar, to cancel the appointment of Dr Ratan Kumar Pradhan as registrar of the university over inadequate academic experience required for the post. This decision set aside the order of the single-judge bench, which quashed the executive council's order. 

The vicechancellor of the university had appealed against the single bench order. Hearing the appeal, the bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf stated that the grounds on which Dr Pradhan's appointment was cancelled were genuine. This was because he did not have the adequate academic experience required for the post as advertised. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, in his appeal against the single bench order, mentioned that Dr Ranjan Kumar Pradhan applied online for the post of registrar on March 15, 2022. The executive council of the university, on the recommendation of the selection committee, issued an order for his appointment on Dec 29, 2022. 

After his selection, he quit his post at DRT Guwahati and applied for VRS from Niti Ayog. However, he could not join as registrar by the last date of joining. Meanwhile, based on information received from Niti Ayog and DRT Guwahati, a show cause notice was issued to Dr Pradhan, stating that he did not have the requisite qualifications for the post of registrar. Dr Pradhan had moved the HC against the order

Sidhu issues clarification on cancer diet plan claim

Sidhu issues  clarification on cancer diet plan claim 

Chandigarh : 26.11.2024

After oncologists questioned his claim that astrict diet helped his wife defeat stage 4 cancer, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Monday clarified that the diet plan was implemented in consultation with doctors and should be considered "facilitation in the treatment". 

During a press conference on Nov 21, Sidhu stated that his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu had been declared cancer-free, emphasizing the role of dietary and lifestyle changes in her recovery. However, oncologists at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai warned that cancer patients should not delay or stop their treatment by following unproven remedies. In a video message posted on X Monday, Sidhu said, “I want to say that a doctor is like God to me, and doctors have always been my priority. I have a doctor (Navjot Kaur Sidhu) at home. Whatever we have done was done with the consultation of doctors in a collaborative process.” He also shared the diet plan and wrote, “My wife’s cancer journey involved surgeries, chemotherapy, hormonal and targeted therapy, positivity and determination to fight cancer which was facilitated by a strict diet plan...

Doctors to admit all fever cases in protest against official’s remarks

Doctors to admit all fever cases in protest against official’s remarks 

TIMES OF INDIA 26.11.2024

Chennai : Tamil Nadu state doctors association announced plans to admit all one-day fever cases in protest against a senior official’s directive, which it called humiliating. The official warned doctors that they would be held accountable if fever patients died and insisted all fever cases be admitted. 

Association president Dr K Senthil said, “We get 10,000 fever cases daily in govt hospitals. Admitting all is impractical.” Dr Senthil said most patients recover with rest and medicines within days, and admitting them risks exposing them to immunecompromised conditions in hospitals. Diagnosing diseases such as dengue or typhoid on day one is challenging, and admissions are typically made only if conditions worsen, he added. The association decided to tell patients to get admitted on day one of fever. “At least 95% of case sheets will say patients are unwilling, absconding or discharged against medical advice,” he said. TNN

PG medical admissions: 44 doctors submit fake certs to avail NRI quota

PG medical admissions: 44 doctors submit fake certs to avail NRI quota

PushpaNarayan@timesofindia.com 26.11.2024 

Chennai : At least 44 doctors have faked their certificates in their applications for postgraduate medical courses in Tamil Nadu under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota, a verification by the selection committee at the Directorate of Medical Education has found. Half a dozen embassies/ consulates of countries, including those of the US, Dubai, Singapore, Australia and Kuwait, recently confirmed the “ingenuity” of certificates given by these candidates. 

In October, a list published by the postgraduate committee showed that 221 of the 446 (nearly 50%) candidates were ineligible either because they had not submitted adequate documents or because of errors in submission. “While some candidates were allowed to submit documents, the candidature of 44 doctors was declared invalid,” said selection committee secretary Dr P Arunalatha. “We will act against everyone who have produced fake certificates. We asked for legal opinion," she said.

On Monday, officials said the number of ineligible candidates was reduced to 114 from 221 after many candidates submitted relevant documents. More than 20 students faked consulate certificates in 2023, officials said. “If doctors forge certificates, it amounts to unethical practice. They should be debarred,” said Tamil Nadu Medical Council former president Dr K Senthil. At least five students serving their bond period in various govt hospitals applied for admission under the service quota, according to senior officials. “These candidates have also been made ineligible,” said a senior official at the Directorate of Medical Education. Two days ago, the under graduate committee announced that it would file a police complaint and initiate legal action against six candidates who had submitted fake certificates from at least four consulates. 

20% of in-service quota seats to be added to general pool Chennai : At least 20% of seats under the in-service quota in postgraduate medical courses are likely to be added to the general pool in the last few rounds of counselling by the selection committee in Tamil Nadu as there are not enough applicants. “This year, we have nearly 1,150 seats for the in-service quota, but there are just 1,094 applicants,” said a senior official in the selection committee. “Some of these applicants may apply through the general category, leaving no takers for nearly 20% of the seats. So, once we exhaust the in-service merit list, we will add vacant seats to the general pool,” officials said. Doctors' associations said fewer in-service candidates appeared for NEET-PG this year. “We don’t have enough candidates because there aren’t enough doctors,” said Service and Postgraduate Doctors’Association secretary Dr A Ramalingam.

HC refuses to hear PIL against NRI quota in med colleges

HC refuses to hear PIL against NRI quota in med colleges

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  25.11.2024 

Bhopal/Jabalpur : A division bench of MP high court, which had a special sitting on Sunday to hear a public interest litigation over NRI quota in private medical colleges of the state, refused to hear the issue as a PIL. Following this, the petitioner sought to withdraw the PIL, which the court allowed with a liberty to the petitioner to use alternative legal remedies available to him. 

Advocate Vishal Baghel in his PIL said that NEET had prepared a merit list for the NRIs. In the private medical colleges of the state, 15% quota is given to NRIs. There are 22 branches of studies in a medical college, but the state govt has distributed the NRI quota among 8 branches only, which are the most-sought-after branches. He contended that distributing seats of NRI quota among 8 branches rather than all the 22 branches available in medical colleges affects the prospects of meritorious candidates since seats available for them are reduced. 

The state govt's decision to keep NRI quota only in 8 branches rather than all the 22 branches is illegal since it's depriving general candidates of their chance to get admission in their desired branch. The bench headed by the chief justice Suresh Kumar Kait and also comprising Justice Vishal Dhagat while referring to supreme court order said that since the issue concerns admission in a professional course, therefore i can't be heard in the form of PIL. Interests of the petitioner are not being affected in the matter in any manner. Therefore, the issue can't be raised in the form of a PIL. Following this, the petitioner sought to withdraw the petition, which the judges allowed while giving him liberty to use other legal remedies available to him.