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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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
