Sourav Ganguly’s car involved in minor accident on Durgapur Expressway
Dantanpur: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly’s car was involved in a minor road accident on Thursday near Dantanpur on the Durgapur Expressway. The incident occurred while Ganguly was en route to Bardhaman for a university event.
Reports indicate that the mishap happened when a lorry abruptly braked in front of Ganguly’s convoy. His Range Rover, which was moving at a normal speed, lost control when the lorry suddenly cut into the convoy. In an attempt to avoid a collision, Ganguly’s driver applied the brakes, leading to a minor chain reaction that caused the car behind his vehicle to bump into it.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the vehicles were not traveling at high speed. Two cars in the convoy sustained minor damage. Ganguly’s journey was briefly halted for about 10 minutes before he resumed his travel.
Despite the incident, Ganguly attended the scheduled program at Bardhaman University and later participated in an event organized by the Bardhaman Sports Association. Speaking at the event, Ganguly expressed his gratitude, saying, “I am overwhelmed. It feels great to be in Burdwan. BDS (Burdwan Sports Association) has been inviting me for a long time, and I am glad to be here today. CAB has worked with the Burdwan sports organization for 50 years, and many players have emerged from this district. We need to continue recruiting players from here in the future as well.”
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Kasaragod: Government Medical College gets first MBBS student from Rajasthan
Kasaragod: The Government Medical College, which recently secured the National Medical Commission’s approval, admitted its first MBBS student on Monday, with Gurwinder Singh from Alwar in Rajasthan becoming the first of the 50 students in the inaugural batch of the College.
Singh received a warm welcome into the College with sweets by Principal-in-Charge Dr. KK Santosh Kumar and Medical Superintendent Dr Praveen. The admission procedure was formally completed with the recording of his attendance, reports On Manorama.
The College has seven seats reserved for candidates from the All-India rank list, and Singh qualified for a seat in the College under the All-India Medical Entrance quota.
Unlike the other government medical colleges in the state, where classes started this week after the admission of students during the first round of counseling, the Kasaragod Medical College had to wait for approval from the National Medical Commission. The College received the approval and began enrolling students after conclusion of counseling.
The classes will begin on September 30, after completion of Phase 2 of allotment. The first batch students are currently provided temporary hostel facilities at Cherkkala.
While the second student under the All-India rank list is expected to join the College today, the authorities have said they cannot guarantee how long the new students will remain, adding that some students may opt to move to other colleges if they are allotted seats there.
