A Crisis of Safety
The recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have sent shockwaves across the nation.
The recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have sent shockwaves across the nation.
In the face of growing unrest among the medical fraternity in particular and the common people over the second-year postgraduate student’s death, the Kolkata Police, on Monday issued a public appeal requesting all concerned to have faith in the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) probe.
The National Exit Test, which will act as a qualifying exam for granting registration to doctors as well as the basis for further postgraduate admissions.
Presiding over a review meeting with the State Educational Research and Training Council (SCERT), District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) and Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITE), the CM directed the officers to identify two such universities wherein such system can be implemented initially. He directed the officers to also chalk out a plan for the accreditation of private institutions.
The order was in continuation of the court's Monday directive, which told the university to set up the email ID within a week. The DU was further told to publicise the information regarding this on its website and duly copy it to all the colleges.
LIC has also directed the TPAs to sensitise all the licensed diagnostic centres empanelled by these agencies in the country to follow the directives with immediate effect.
Regulations for grant of autonomy to colleges have been issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The guidelines are referred…
