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AP gets 106 additional Post Graduate medical seats

Vijayawada, Oct 18 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said that the National Medical Commission has allocated 106 additional Post Graduate medical seats (Broad Specialty Courses).

In a statement here on Saturday, the Minister said that the number of seats in PG medical education in government medical colleges has increased significantly. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the addition of 106 seats (broad specialty courses) in addition to the existing ones in gynecology, general medicine and other specialty courses.
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Seven-yr-old dies of Shigella infection in Kerala: Four fatalities reported this year

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Vijay honours Kirti Chakra awardee with Rs 48 lakh award

15 Jun 2026 | 2:52 PM

Chennai, June 15 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Monday honoured the prestigious Kirti Chakra awardee Lance Naik A Meenakshi Sundaram, with a cash award of Rs 48 lakh in recognition of his act of gallantry during anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, despite suffering multiple injuries
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Fee scam at Karnataka Women's University, probe initiated

15 Jun 2026 | 2:52 PM

Vijayapura (Karnataka), June 15 (UNI) A major admission fee scam is suspected to have rocked Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women's University in Vijayapura, with allegations that fake fee receipts were used and lakhs of rupees collected from students never reached the university's accounts, triggering an official probe.

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3-year-old child sexually assaulted, dies in hospital, Bihari worker arrested

15 Jun 2026 | 2:44 PM

Chennai, June 15 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a three-year-old child was allegedly raped and it later died at a government hospital where she was admitted, on Monday.

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