Probe into alleged irregularities in NEET-UG handed over to CBI: Education Ministry
New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) The Centre on Saturday night announced that the probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET will be handed over to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation. The development came amid a flurry of decisions over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including the removal of National Testing Agency […]
NTA DG shunted out amid raging controversy over NEET-NET ‘paper leak’
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) 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 […]
Hajj-2024: First batch of 320 J&K pilgrims return home
Srinagar, June 22: As the annual Hajj-2024 concluded earlier this week, the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir landed at Srinagar International Airport on Saturday evening. The first batch of 320 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir returned from the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, officials said. Executive Officer J&K Haj Committee, […]
Security forces foil infiltration bid along LoC in Uri, two terrorists believed dead
Srinagar, Jun 22 (PTI) 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, the […]
Govt buys 71,000 tons of onion for buffer stock
NEW DELHI, June 22 (PTI): The government has bought nearly 71,000 tonnes of onion so far this year for buffer stock, out of the total target of procuring 5 lakh tonnes for price stabilisation and it expects retail prices to ease with the progress of monsoon over most parts of the country. According to data […]
GST council refers Par panel recos to cut GST on fertiliser to Group of Ministers
NEW DELHI, June 22 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister P Keshav on Saturday said the GST council has referred a recommendation on exempting the fertiliser sector from the current 5 per cent GST to the Group of Ministers on rate rationalisation. The council discussed the recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers […]
Fresh plea in SC seeks CBI, ED enquiry into NEET-UG exam
NEW DELHI, June 22 (PTI): 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 […]
Govt, opposition face-off on protem Speaker issue ahead of first Lok Sabha session
NEW DELHI, June 22 (PTI): Ahead of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, the NDA government and the INDIA bloc sparred on the issue of Pro-tem Speaker with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accusing the Congress of resorting to lies and the opposition threatening to refuse to join the panel of chairpersons in […]
Delhi court asks NIA to respond to Engineer Rashid’s interim bail plea by July 1
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) A Delhi court on Saturday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to respond by July 1 to an application filed by Engineer Rashid, arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, seeking interim bail to take oath as an MP. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, […]
Lt Governor launches Rural Sanitation Directorate’s Swachh initiatives for Amarnath Yatra
SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched various Swachh initiatives of Directorate of Rural Sanitation for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2024, at Raj Bhawan today. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor commended the Directorate of Rural Sanitation. He said the new logo, Swachh Yatra Anthem, Website and mobile application will greatly […]