NEET paper leak: CBI arrests 5, conducts multiple searches; protests intensify
New Delhi/Jaipur: The CBI arrested five persons and conducted searches at multiple locations across the country in the NEET UG paper leak case as protests over the cancellation of the examination intensified on Wednesday and the chorus for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation grew louder. During the day, a plea was filed in the Supreme […]
J&K registers over 93 pc revenue record digitization
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has achieved 93.39 per cent progress in the digitisation of revenue records, with more than 64 lakh such records approved across the Union Territory, official data said. The officials said digitisation of revenue records is one of the flagship reforms under the modernisation of land records programme aimed at […]
NIA arrests wanted narco-terrorist after extradition from Portugal
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested wanted narco-terrorist Iqbal Singh alias Shera after successfully securing his extradition from Portugal. He was taken into custody by an NIA team at the Delhi airport immediately after he arrived from Portugal, to where he had absconded in 2020. His successful extradition and arrest come […]
Govt hikes gold, silver import duties to 15 pc to curb non-essential imports
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday sharply hiked import duty on gold and silver to 15 per cent to discourage purchase and trim non-essential imports in the backdrop of a ballooning import bill amid the West Asia crisis. Effective May 13, import duty on gold and silver has been increased to 15 per cent from […]
Every village deserves all-weather roads, modern schools: Lt Guv
Visits Vibrant Village Trehgam in Kupwara SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that every village deserves all-weather roads, modern schools and abundant opportunities for the youth. Sinha during a visit to Vibrant Village Trehgam in Kupwara said that the government has a vision to transform Kupwara’s border villages into model villages’ post-2019. […]
CM Omar lauds UMEED scheme
Shivraj Chouhan commends J&K’s women-led rural development model SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday congratulated the Rural Development Department and J&K Rural Livelihoods Mission (UMEED) for their remarkable contribution towards transforming rural livelihoods and empowering women across Jammu & Kashmir. The Chief Minister said that the sustained efforts of the Rural Development Department and […]
Northern Army commander reviews summer strategy in Kashmir
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC, visited forward areas along the #LineOfControl in North Kashmir to assess the existing security dynamics, summer strategy and review operational preparedness across the region,” the […]
‘Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan’: LG launches two anti-drug programmes for action rooted in family, community support
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched two initiatives as part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign in the UT and said addiction victims must be treated with dignity, reconnecting them to society’s mainstream through resolve and compassion. The remarks came as Sinha led a march in Baramulla and engaged with citizens under the 100-day […]
NEET-UG 2026 cancelled after paper leak allegations
CBI lodges FIR; students livid, Oppn slams govt New Delhi: The NEET (UG) 2026 exam held on May 3 was cancelled on Tuesday amid allegations of paper leak with the CBI registering an FIR after the government asked it to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the “irregularities”. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which […]
We take responsibility: NTA DG Abhishek Singh
Says process to hold NEET-UG re-exam to begin in 7-10 days New Delhi: Taking responsibility for the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 over allegations of paper leak, the Director General of the National Testing Agency, Abhishek Singh, on Tuesday said the schedule for the re-examination would be announced within the “next seven to […]