Mumbai college blames swine flu for admission fiasco

Mumbai college blames swine flu for admission fiasco Mumbai: A Mazgaon-based medical student, whose enrollment in a Pune institute was hanging in the balance after the board nullified it saying that the institute admitted him after the cut-off date, received some relief from the High Court last week, which chided the institute for the goof-up. The court snubbed the institutes justification that it admitted the 28-year-old afterward since it could not get any candidates within the deadline set...
01:08 PM, May 16, 2012

AIIMS: Harassed ST student commits suicide

AIIMS: Harassed ST student commits suicide New Delhi: A first-year MBBS student at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room on Saturday, after, claim his friends, facing severe discrimination at the institute. Anil Kumar Meena hailed from a village in Rajasthan. His friends are boycotting classes on Monday as a mark of protest. They claim he was struggling to cope with English...
11:27 AM, Mar 05, 2012

4 accused in Aman Kachru ragging case surrender

4 accused in Aman Kachru ragging case surrender The fast track court had granted bail to the four on July 17 after 16 months of custody. ...
05:13 PM, Jul 29, 2010

Safdarjung Hospital med students call off strike

Safdarjung Hospital med students call off strike  Over 300 medical students and some junior doctors were on hunger strike since Tuesday. ...
07:14 PM, Jun 02, 2010

Sops for doctor for serving 3 years in villages: Govt

Sops for doctor for serving 3 years in villages: Govt 50 pc reservation in PG diploma seats has been offered to medical students. ...
11:26 AM, Jul 19, 2009

Detained med student knew Jaipur blasts suspect

Detained med student knew Jaipur blasts suspect Salim was one of the two Jaipur blasts suspects held by Gujarat cops. ...
07:06 PM, Aug 23, 2008

Sold fake tickets, 150 Indians stranded at China airport

Sold fake tickets, 150 Indians stranded at China airport Indian Embassy in Beijing is taking up the matter to the Bangladeshi Embassy. ...
02:15 PM, Jul 14, 2008

Indian student found murdered in UK | Details

Indian student found murdered in UK | Details St. John's, Antigua: Out-of-sorts opener Devon Smith has been named in a WICB President's XI to face Australia in a three-day tour match starting in Barbados Monday. The 12-man squad, which will be led by West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh Jr, also includes speedster Fidel Edwards, emerging limited overs batsman Johnson Charles and 22-year-old left-hander Kieran Powell. His selection is somewhat surprising, especially since he endured a string of failures...
07:11 PM, May 07, 2008

Medical students, interns go on indefinite strike

Medical students, interns go on indefinite strike Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday sacked its Australian coach Geoff Marsh and replaced him with South African Graham Ford as part of a major shake-up following the national team's poor run. Marsh's sacking came after Tillakaratne Dilshan quit his captaincy on Monday and former skipper Mahela Jayawardene was brought in to lead the team to Australia for the upcoming triangular one-day series involving India. The executive committee of Sri...
05:04 PM, Apr 15, 2008

Maharashtra medical students go on strike

Maharashtra medical students go on strike Colombo: New Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said he has taken up the Sri Lanka captaincy for a short term and rejected the Sports Minister's allegation that politics and infighting within the playing squad has caused the team's recent slump. Jayawardene said that the team has collectively made mistakes but disunity was not the reason for recent Test series losses to England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. As a team...
12:01 AM, Apr 15, 2008

Ramadoss flooded with marriage offers from medicos

Ramadoss flooded with marriage offers from medicos Mumbai: Though disappointed at being left out of the World Cup squad, temperamental pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is confident of playing in the next two editions and said he would bounce back into the Indian one-day team. "I'm only 27 and have ten good years ahead of me. I have a good chance of playing in the next two World Cups and I will come back," the Kerala bowler said...
02:24 PM, Dec 05, 2007

Medical students' strike rages across 12 states

Medical students' strike rages across 12 states Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is the latest to criticise Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to delay the announcement of captain for the World Cup and said by doing this, the PCB has created two divisions within the national team. By not announcing the captain just three weeks before the World Cup, the Board has split the players into Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq groups, Inzamam said. The former batsman, who represented...
08:41 PM, Dec 03, 2007

Med students up in arms against rural stint | Your Say

Med students up in arms against rural stint | Your Say Over 24,000 medical students in TN and Maharashtra are on strike. ...
08:53 AM, Dec 03, 2007

Why AIIMS is medicos' top choice

Why AIIMS is medicos' top choice According to CNN-IBN Poll, AIIMS is ranked first in terms of infrastructure facilities and placements for medical students. ...
10:16 AM, Jun 21, 2007

Quota puts IIM, medical aspirants in fix

Quota puts IIM, medical aspirants in fix The anti-quota camp across the country have welcomed the stay as a vindication of their stand. ...
11:06 PM, Mar 29, 2007
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