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Haryana approves policy for setting up nursing homes in residential plots

Maximum four nursing homes will be allowed in a sector and the minimum plot size for hyper and high potential zones has been fixed at 350 square yards, while for medium and low potential zones it will be 250 square yards.
Published on Feb 03, 2026 06:20 am IST

NMC approves 10,650 new MBBS seats, 41 new medical colleges for 2024-25

National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 10,650 new MBBS seats for the academic year 2024-25. (HT Photo)
Published on Oct 21, 2025 12:00 am IST

After students, WB govt doctors leading RG Kar hospital agitation face charges

The state medical council has accused four West Bengal government doctors — Manas Gumta, Subarna Goswami, Utpal Banerjee, and Ranjan Bhattacharya — of disrupting its operations (Hindustan Times)
Published on Feb 05, 2025 02:35 pm IST

MP varsity faces flak for unique first-aid diploma

Doctors and experts have raised objection to the course saying it promotes quackery.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 02:24 am IST

How IRDAI’s new rules benefit health insurance policyholders

The changes in proportionate deductions will come in handy for policy buyers who choose a room with a higher rent than what is covered in their insurance policy.
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 05:21 pm IST

MCI seeks registered doctors’ list from states

Doctors attend to patients outside the hospital building during lockdown.
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 06:24 am IST

December 31 deadline near, GMCH-32 yet to buy lab equipment

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Published on Dec 04, 2019 12:47 am IST

Fee regulator changes norms, PG medical fees may dip in Maharashtra

Fees for PG health science courses in Maharashtra may be reduced from the next academic year.
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 11:00 am IST

Sale of generic medicines saved consumers 2000 cr last fiscal: Pharma secretary

Jan Aushadhi stores are also growing steadily in the country.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:27 pm IST

India to get National Medical Commission within six months: Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan said resident doctors were misguided and some even went on strike. After he explained to them that the rules were yet to be drafted, they saw reason.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 08:41 pm IST

Government hospital’s medical prescription leaves patient puzzled

Despite the Medical Council of India urging doctors to write prescriptions in a clear handwriting, even in capital letters, and issuing several circulars in this regard, many medical practitioners still find it difficult to do so. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 02:03 am IST

Bill to regulate medical education gets RS nod

The NMC bill has been called a visionary reform by supporters and an assault on the medical profession by critics, almost all of whom are doctors and students of medicine.
Published on Aug 02, 2019 05:21 am IST

North corporation plans PG course at Hindu Rao Hospital medical college

The North Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to start postgraduation courses at its medical college Hindu Rao Hospital in Malka Ganj, from 2020-21.
Published on Jul 08, 2019 04:09 am IST

Rajya Sabha supports medical council bill

According to the new bill, during this period, the board of governors will exercise the powers and functions of the MCI as assigned under the IMC Act, 1956.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 10:08 pm IST

Lok Sabha clears bill to replace MCI

According to the new bill, during this period, the board of governors will exercise the powers and functions of the MCI as assigned under the IMC Act, 1956.
Updated on Jul 02, 2019 11:49 pm IST

Stop violence against doctors in India

Doctors at Lok Nayak Hospital went on strike demanding better security to protect them from violent relatives of patients
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 08:35 pm IST

Consortiums can set up medical colleges

India had around 1.04 million registered allopathic doctors by the end of 2017 to treat a population of 1.36 billion people, according to the National Health Profile, 2018.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 07:11 am IST

Medical college of Barmer gets MCI nod

After seven years, the MCI issued the Letter of Permission for Barmer medical college allowing the admission on 100 MBBS seats in the college.
Updated on May 31, 2019 01:12 pm IST

After Maratha, Supreme Court stays EWS quota for PG med admissions

Medical students belonging to Maratha community protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on May 11.
Published on May 31, 2019 12:39 am IST

10% EWS quota cannot be applied to PG medical courses in Maharashtra for 2019-20: Supreme Court

The court’s order came on a plea filed by a student from General Category saying that unless additional seats are created.
Published on May 30, 2019 12:37 pm IST

PMCH Dhanbad to get 50 more MBBS seats

Patliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in Dhanbad is likely to get 50 more MBBS seats from the 2019 academic session
Updated on May 30, 2019 08:35 am IST

Last date for PG medical admissions 2019 extended to May 31

The Centre has extended the last date for admission of students for post graduate courses in states to May 31 in a bid to fill up the remaining vacant seats for the academic session 2019-20.
Published on May 29, 2019 04:52 pm IST

Centre, MCI to meet over tepid response to non-clinical subjects

Officials said the interest levels of candidates in the non-clinical subjects is so low that even after the ministry brought down the cut off by 6 percentile points, still many seats went vacant.
Published on May 26, 2019 10:06 pm IST

PG medical admissions in Maharashtra from Monday

Picture for representation only.
Updated on Feb 22, 2019 12:37 am IST

Kalwa medical college to start postgraduate course in forensic medicine from June

Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, also known as Kalwa medical college received recognition from the Medical Council of India in 1998.
Published on Feb 09, 2019 12:24 am IST

Undergrad medical courses at private colleges in Maharashtra to cost 25% more

Established in 2004, the FRA is a quasi-judicial body responsible for regulating fees of all unaided private professional colleges in the state.
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 02:58 pm IST

Maharashtra hikes fees for postgraduate courses at 3 private medical colleges

Earlier this month, FRA ruled that the “excess” fees charged by colleges from students admitted under 35% management and 15% non-residential Indian (NRI) quota in the current academic year should be used to reduce the fees for 2019-20.
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 07:56 am IST