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Puducherry : Taking action against NEET candidates who submitted fake certificates to secure MBBS admission under NRI quota, the CENTAC Puducherry has cancelled three admissions applications.

Issuing a press releases in this regard, the counselling body stated, “Based on the request raised by CENTAC for authentication of certificates furnished by candidates claiming seat under NRI Quota, replies are being received from various Embassies.”

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On the cancellation, The notice mentioned, “As of now, three candidates who have been given admission in the MBBS course have reportedly furnished fake certificates to secure seat under NRI Quota. Accordingly, necessary action has been initiated to cancel the admission of these candidates.”

“The seats which will accordingly get vacated due to cancellation of admission will be filled during the Special Stray Round scheduled from 25th November to 29th November, 2024. Necessary legal action has been initiated by filing a Police complaint against all candidates who have furnished fake certificates and investigation is under way. It has also been decided to forfeit the registration fee of Rs 2 lac deposited by all such candidates for participating in counselling as penalty,” the CENTAC stated.

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To view the official Notice, Click here :  https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/press-release-261995.pdf

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Bhopal: Following the RG Kar Hospital incident that has sparked concern over the safety of female doctors and paramedical staff, the authorities at Gandhi Medical College (GMC) in Bhopal have introduced a whistle-based alert system in connection to enhance their security during nighttime. 

Women doctors, paramedical staff, and other workers on the campus have been given the whistles and asked to signal for immediate help from the security guards if they feel unsafe or threatened during the day and night. 

This initiative has been taken as the campus remains overcrowded with patients, their attendants and visitors during the day since it houses Hamidia, Sultania, and Kamla Nehru hospitals and fewer patients at night. This poses a risk to the safety of lady doctors on the campus.

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This comes amid rising concerns over the safety of female doctors on medical campuses following the brutal incident at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, where a PG trainee lady doctor was allegedly raped and murdered in the seminar room.

GMC dean Dr Kavita N Singh informed Free Press Journal, “It is not possible to provide security guards to every lady doctor and paramedical staff. There is no problem during the daytime as the campus remains crowded. At night, lady workers have issues, so I have distributed whistles to blow whenever they feel unsafe on campus, either during the day or at night. The duty security guards would rush to them and ensure they are safe and sound.”

It has come to light that the doctors at the medical college previously raised concerns about the security of healthcare workers with the authorities. Members of the Junior Doctors Association (JUDA) have voiced their worries about the security situation on campus.

“There are many challenges on the campus as far as safety is concerned. Encroachment and overcrowding on the premises are two major issues,” said the association.    

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Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has expressed serious concerns and criticized the state government for the delay in filling sanctioned posts at the Primary Health Centres (PHCs), as well as for overstaffing at some centres to accommodate “kith and kin.” The court has directed the state government to take immediate steps to comply with court orders.

The court’s remarks came during a hearing on Wednesday, where a division bench, consisting of Acting Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Satyen Vaidya, directed the state government to take immediate steps to implement the court’s directives. The court also instructed the Health Secretary to file a status report on the matter by the next hearing date to monitor the government’s progress in implementing the necessary changes.

The state government informed the high court on the previous hearing date that 102 medical officer posts, 116 pharmacist posts, and 81 Class-IV posts in various PHCs were still vacant across the state. The issue was released based on this court hearing.

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Additionally, the division bench directed the central government on Tuesday to submit a report regarding the receipt of the fund utilization certificate submitted by the state government for the previous years. The court also instructed the government to inform it during the next hearing whether any funds could be made available to the state government, considering that some funds had been surrendered earlier.

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On November 9, 2020, the High Court highlighted that the state government violated the guidelines issued on April 7, 2016, which required each PHC to have one doctor, pharmacist, and Class-IV employee. Despite this clear directive, the court noted that the state had been “violating the guidelines with impunity, possibly to accommodate its kith and kin,” contrary to the policy.

The state government also informed the High Court that, in addition to doctors, pharmacists, and Class-IV employees, many other personnel such as medical officers, midwives, drivers, and dental hygienists had been posted at the PHCs.