National Medical Commission approves 400 more MBBS seats for Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a significant boost for aspiring doctors, Karnataka will see the addition of 400 MBBS seats, which will be incorporated into the second round of seat allotment.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has sanctioned the increase, granting 50 additional seats to each of eight government medical colleges, including the Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, and Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences-Kalaburagi, as reported by Deccan Herald on Wednesday.
The decision follows a request from the state government, which sought approval for expanding medical seat capacity at various institutions.
Though Karnataka had initially requested the enhancement of seats at 15 government medical colleges, the NMC declined to approve the expansion at seven institutes—Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Gadag, Karwar, Koppal, Mandya, and Shivamogga—due to infrastructural concerns. Additionally, while the state government had requested 100 new seats each for the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Centre, the NMC approved only 50 seats for each.
Furthermore, the NMC has approved an additional 50 MBBS seats at JGMMMC Hubli, a deemed-to-be university.
With this, the total seats available in Karnataka has crossed 9,663 as against the earlier sanctioned seats of 9,263, added the report.
Regarding the seat allotment process, Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) officials clarified that the newly approved seats will not be available for fresh option entry.
“The students who have got medical seats in round 1 and opted choice 2 and paid course fees, and those who have opted choice 3 and paid caution deposit, the system will consider them for allotment automatically,” DH quoted KEA Executive Director Prasanna H as saying.
KEA will add these seats and re-run the system. “Now, there are high chances of colleges allotted in the provisional results will be changed with the addition of 400 seats,” added the official.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
