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  • Centre okays lowering cut-off marks by 25 percentile for admission to 2022-23 PG medical courses 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday approved lowering the cut-off marks for admission to PG medical courses for 2022-23 while taking into consideration that a large number of seats had gone vacant in the PG counselling held for the last academic session.

    The reduction in cut-off marks will be by 25 percentile across all categories, official sources told PTI.

    The decision has been taken based on recommendations by the National Medical Commission (NMC), they said.

    Around 1,400 seats had remained vacant mainly in pre- and para-clinical subjects in the last session, the sources said.

    “Since such post-graduate seats going vacant is a sheer wastage of resources in a country where postgraduate medical seats are premium, a decision to reduce cut-off for admission to post-graduate courses for 2022 23 by 25 percentile across all categories has been taken,” an official source said.

    In a meeting held on October 14, the NMC recommended a reduction in the qualifying percentile for post-graduate courses for 2022.

    Going by the reduction of cut-off marks by 25 percentile across all categories, the revised qualifying percentile/cutoff for general category candidates would be 25 percentile, for people with disabilities in the general category (PWD-general) it would be 20 percentile, and 15 percentile for both the SC/ST/OBC and people with disabilities in the SC/ST/OBC category, an official source said.

    NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday approved lowering the cut-off marks for admission to PG medical courses for 2022-23 while taking into consideration that a large number of seats had gone vacant in the PG counselling held for the last academic session.

    The reduction in cut-off marks will be by 25 percentile across all categories, official sources told PTI.

    The decision has been taken based on recommendations by the National Medical Commission (NMC), they said.

    Around 1,400 seats had remained vacant mainly in pre- and para-clinical subjects in the last session, the sources said.

    “Since such post-graduate seats going vacant is a sheer wastage of resources in a country where postgraduate medical seats are premium, a decision to reduce cut-off for admission to post-graduate courses for 2022 23 by 25 percentile across all categories has been taken,” an official source said.

    In a meeting held on October 14, the NMC recommended a reduction in the qualifying percentile for post-graduate courses for 2022.

    Going by the reduction of cut-off marks by 25 percentile across all categories, the revised qualifying percentile/cutoff for general category candidates would be 25 percentile, for people with disabilities in the general category (PWD-general) it would be 20 percentile, and 15 percentile for both the SC/ST/OBC and people with disabilities in the SC/ST/OBC category, an official source said.

  • Sonia to travel abroad for medical check-ups; Rahul, Priyanka to accompany her 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will travel abroad for medical check-ups and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will accompany her, the party said on Tuesday.

    It did not divulge any specific date of travel or their places of visit but said Rahul Gandhi will address the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally here on September 4, 2022.

    “Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be travelling abroad for medical check-ups. She will also visit her ailing mother before she returns to New Delhi,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement.

    Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi will be travelling with the Congress president, he said.

    Rahul Gandhi will address the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally in New Delhi on September 4, 2022, Ramesh said.

    Their visit abroad comes at a time when the party is prepping for its Kanyakumari to Kashmir ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ starting September 7.

    It also comes ahead of the election of party president, the schedule for which is expected to be out this week.

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will travel abroad for medical check-ups and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will accompany her, the party said on Tuesday.

    It did not divulge any specific date of travel or their places of visit but said Rahul Gandhi will address the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally here on September 4, 2022.

    “Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be travelling abroad for medical check-ups. She will also visit her ailing mother before she returns to New Delhi,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement.

    Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi will be travelling with the Congress president, he said.

    Rahul Gandhi will address the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally in New Delhi on September 4, 2022, Ramesh said.

    Their visit abroad comes at a time when the party is prepping for its Kanyakumari to Kashmir ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ starting September 7.

    It also comes ahead of the election of party president, the schedule for which is expected to be out this week.

  • Prime Minister will start health plan for Jammu and Kashmir today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will launch the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Health for Jammu and Kashmir under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. This scheme is also known as PM-Jai. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said that the Prime Minister will launch Ayushman Bharat PM-Jai Health in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through video conference on December 26 at 12 noon. Will be included. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha will also be present on the occasion. The statement said that this scheme provides free insurance cover to all the people living in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

    Under this, all residents of Jammu and Kashmir will be provided financial cover of Rs 5 lakh per family on floater basis. According to the statement, about 15 lakh additional families will benefit from PM-Jai’s operational expansion. This scheme will operate in conjunction with PM-Jai on insurance mode. The benefit of this scheme can be availed anywhere throughout the country.

    Hospitals listed under PM-JAY scheme will also provide services under this scheme. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) encompasses the entire spectrum of health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and essential, quality health services and medical care. Through this, everyone has access to services, people do not have to pay for health services out of their own pocket and reduce the risk of people getting caught in the morass of poverty due to treatment.

    The two pillars of the Ayushman Bharat program – Health and Welfare Centers and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana – envisage universal health coverage.

  • Daily cases of corona decline, 37975 infected in last 24 hours

    On Monday, the active cases of corona virus have again declined, which is a matter of relief. According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry, there has been a decrease of 4819 active cases of corona virus across the country during the last 24 hours, now there are 438667 active cases of corona virus in the country.

    However, despite the decrease in active cases of Corona, 37,975 new Corona cases have been registered across the country during the last 24 hours. According to the Health Ministry, the total cases of corona virus in the country have now risen to 91,77,840. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 8604955 people of the Corona virus have been cured across the country.

    If you look at the statistics of the Ministry of Health, the number of people who lost their lives due to corona is also increasing continuously, the recovery rate is definitely improved but the deaths are not decreasing, during 24 hours, 480 people due to corona across the country Has died and 134218 people have died across the country due to this virus.

    According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, more than 10.99 lakh corona tests have been conducted across the country on Friday and the total testing figure in the country has crossed 13.36 crore.

  • Dai-Didi clinic’s vehicles flagged off

    Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel today launched Dai-Didi Clinic, a clinic for women, on the birthday of former Prime Minister late Smt. Indira Gandhi. The Chief Minister flagged off 03 special mobile Dai-Didi clinics for his Raipur, Durg-Bhilai and Bilaspur Municipal Corporation areas as a pilot project. The Chief Minister also visited the facilities available inside the mobile clinic and got his blood pressure checked. In this Dai-Didi Special Clinic, all medical staff including doctors will be women and only women will be treated free of cost.

    On this occasion, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that the Dai-Didi Clinic is the first of its kind in the country, which will treat only women. Currently it has been started as a pilot project under the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme in Raipur, Durg-Bhilai and Bilaspur Corporation areas and will be further expanded. The Chief Minister said that due to inhibitions, women are not able to tell their illness openly. Due to this, the treatment of his disease is not possible. Now, having female doctors and female staff in Dai-Didi clinics, they will be able to get their treatment properly. In this, women will get free treatment. They will not have to go to hospitals. The Chief Minister has appealed to women to take maximum benefit of this clinic.

    On this occasion, Urban Administration Minister, Dr. Shiv Dahria, Chairman of State Housing Board, Mr. Kuldeep Juneja, State Women Commission Chairman, Mrs. Kiranmayi Nayak, Mayor Mr. Ejaz Dhebar, Chairman Mr. Pramod Dubey, Chairman, Raipur Development Authority Mr. Subhash Dhuppad, Secretary Urban Administration Smt Alarmal Mangai D., Raipur Collector Shri Bharatidasan, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Raipur, along with doctors, nurses were present.

  • 45,903 new cases of Kovid-19 in the country, 490 more deaths

    There is a continuous decrease in the active cases of corona virus in the country, but the speed with which new cases of corona virus is increasing in the capital of the country is a cause for concern. Apart from this, the mortality rate of corona virus is also decreasing continuously in the country. The active cases of corona virus in the country are now less than 6 percent.

    According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry on Monday morning, 45903 new cases of corona have been reported across the country during the last 24 hours and now the total number of corona cases in the country has reached 85,53,657.

    However, most of the numbers in this figure have been recovered. According to the Health Ministry, out of 45903 new corona cases that have come up in the entire country in the last 24 hours, 7745 cases are from Delhi alone and most of the cases are now coming to Delhi.

    Talking about those who lost their lives due to corona, according to the Health Ministry, during the 24 hours, 490 people have died due to corona throughout the country. Till now, this deadly virus has killed a total of 126,611 people.

    According to the Union Health Ministry, till Thursday morning, the total number of cases cured by corona virus across the country has been recorded 7917373. According to the Health Ministry, during the last 24 hours, 48405 people have been cured of Corona virus across the country. Corona virus recovery rate in the country has increased to 92.56 percent. Now only 509673 cases of corona are left in the country, which is only 5.95 percent of the total cases.

    According to Indian Council of Medical Research, over 8.35 lakh corona tests have been conducted across the country on Sunday and the total testing figure in the country has crossed 11.85 crore.