Fresh plea in SC seeks CBI, ED enquiry into NEET-UG exam
New Delhi: A fresh plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the CBI and the ED to investigate alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG held on May 5. The petition, filed by 10 students who had appeared for the exam, has also sought a direction to Bihar Police to […]
NTA DG shunted out amid raging controversy over NEET-NET ‘paper leak’
New Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh was shunted out on Saturday, amid a massive controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams NEET and NET. An official said he has been put on “compulsory wait” in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) till further orders. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) Chairman […]
GST Council fixes monetary limit for filing of appeals before various legal forums
Recommends reduction of GST on carton boxes from 18 pc to 12 pc New Delhi: In order to reduce government litigations, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST Council has fixed a monetary limit for filing appeals by the tax department before the various appellate authorities. It has recommended a monetary […]
Centre sets up panel headed by former ISRO chief to reform exams, review NTA
New Delhi: Amid a row over irregularities in competitive exams NEET and NET, the education ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA). “Transparent, tamper-free and zero-error examinations are a commitment. Setting up of […]
No interim bail or custody parole for Engineer Rashid for now
Court adjourns matter till July 1 New Delhi: Newly elected Lok Sabha MP from north Kashmir Sheikh Abdul Rashid, arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, failed to secure interim bail on Saturday with a special court here adjourning the matter till July 1. The court asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) […]
UAPA tribunal confirms ban on Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muslim League J&K faction
New Delhi: A tribunal set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Saturday confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir. The one-member tribunal of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta was constituted under the stringent anti-terror law […]
MeT predicts generally dry weather in J&K
Fresh spell of rain from June 29 Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast generally dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir from June 23-28 but said possibility of brief spell of rain and thundershower at few places can’t be ruled out. From June 29-30, a meteorological department official here said that a fresh spells of rain and […]
Newborn dies at hospital in Ramban, inquiry ordered
Jammu: A newborn died at a government hospital in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday, as the hospital authorities ordered an inquiry and suspended four junior staff nurses following accusations of medical negligence. A pregnant woman from Pogal was admitted in the district hospital on Thursday. She gave birth to a healthy baby through caesarean […]
Security forces foil infiltration bid along LoC in Uri
Two terrorists believed dead Srinagar: Two terrorists were believed to be killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said. Army personnel noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Gohallan area of north Kashmir’s Uri sector, […]
Amit Shah launches special programme to fast-track immigration services
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a special programme under which the immigration process for pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will be fast-tracked. The Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) is a “visionary initiative” of the government, thoughtfully designed for Indian nationals and OCI cardholders, Shah […]
