Mysore/Mysuru: Days after Star of Mysore published a report titled ‘Rain of Plaster’ worries UG Medical Hostelites (Nov. 5 – Page 5), on the pathetic condition of rooms at the MMC&RI (Mysore Medical College and Research Institute) Men’s Hostel located opposite MUDA on JLB Road, District Minister S.T. Somashekar visited the Hostel premises and inspected…
‘Rain of Plaster’ worries UG Medical Hostelites
November 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Under-Graduate (UG) students of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), who are staying at the hostel on JLB Road in city, are virtually living with the heart in their hands, thanks to falling of cement plaster of the ceiling. This is the boys hostel which was built in 1962. This is not…
No dormitory for patients’ attendants at Cheluvamba Hospital
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: For people accompanying pregnant women to the State-run Cheluvamba Hospital for child birth, earth is the bed and sky is a blanket. It may sound strange, but true. A dip in mercury coupled with occasional rain is posing more problems for the people taking shelter outside the Hospital. After dark, many of them are…
Mysuru can now handle 1,000 COVID tests per day
May 11, 2020DFRL donates Mobile Containment Lab PARAKH to K.R. Hospital on National Technology Day today State-of-the-art machine a boon during Biological Emergency Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCR&I) attached to K.R. Hospital, have got a shot in the arm for testing COVID-19 cases with a new testing facility…
Resident Doctors hold silent candle light protest
May 8, 2020“Instead of showering flower petals on us, it would be helpful if we are supported in our studies by a hike in the stipend” Mysore/Mysuru: In continuation of their protest seeking hike in stipend, Resident Doctors (MD/ MS students), working at K.R., Cheluvamba and PKTB Hospitals, attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI)…
MMC&RI to get two new Hostels
August 1, 2019Mysuru: The Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) is all set to build additional hostels to its students in the next academic year. The College had decided to construct new hostels as it is expecting the grant of additional 100 seats by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in the next academic year. Currently,…
‘Doctor-patient relationship must be one of trust’
July 28, 2019Mysuru: In the medical field the relationship between the doctor and the patient must be all about warmth, confidence and trust in one another, said Mysore Medical College and Research Institute’s (MMC&RI) Dr. Chandrashekar. He was speaking at the ‘Doctors Day and Felicitation to Senior Doctors’ organised by Mysore Medical College Alumni Association (MAA) and…
MMC&RI to start two new PG courses
July 23, 2019Mysuru: The Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), one of the oldest medical colleges in the country and the first in the State, will start two new post-graduate courses from the current academic year. Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved a PG course in ‘Psychiatry’ and a super speciality course in ‘Plastic Surgery.’…
Govt. releases Rs.120 crore for MMC&RI infrastructure development
June 7, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government has released Rs. 120 crore for development of infrastructure and construction of library and new blocks at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) in Mysuru. The State Cabinet which met yesterday, decided to appoint a contractor for the execution of works. The funds will be utilised for construction of a…
‘Infant mortality has come down but children with learning disability is increasing’
February 3, 2019Mysuru: “We can easily recognise severe developmental delay among new-born babies that amounts to 10 per cent but minor developmental delay like learning disability, behavioural problem and other academic activities is difficult to recognise early, so sometimes learning disabilities and speech language disorders are identified at pre-school level,” said Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Associate Professor, Department…















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