NEW DELHI — Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post on Saturday. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said that President Droupadi Murmu, on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted Pradhan’s resignation with immediate effect. It said the President […]
NEW DELHI — Soon after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET issue with immediate effect, saying the government has accepted all its demands. The two sides will again meet after four weeks to work on broader reforms in […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling it a victory for the youth of the country. “I think it’s a victory for the youth of India. The youth who stood there for so many days, hungry and thirsty, and they absolutely did […]
NEW DELHI — Facing spiralling protests for his ouster over the NEET issue, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, saying it is not a matter of “individual prestige” for him and he wanted to prevent anti-national forces from exploiting the situation at Jantar Mantar and across the country. In a letter in Hindi posted […]
NEW DELHI — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of using students’ concerns for political gain and attempting to disrupt Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a post on X, Pradhan alleged that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress staged a protest outside Prime Minister […]
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR — Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has said he will stage protests in various states and cities in the country if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign by June 13 over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests. Asked about recent Gen Z protests in Nepal and Bangladesh, Dipke […]
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR — Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday alleged that politics in the country over the last decade is centred around the Hindu-Muslim agenda, calling for a change in the government’s priorities and flagging unemployment as a pressing issue. Addressing a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a day after leading an agitation […]
NEW DELHI — Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), criticised the government for focusing on the organisation’s social media activity rather than addressing their demands, which include Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests. Dipke participated in a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in […]
NEW DELHI — Education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday said he would join the June 6 protest in Delhi to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan if the minister does not step down by June 5. Wangchuk cited broader concerns over the state of education and the implementation of […]
NEW DELHI — Union ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan will on Thursday launch a book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages”, according to education ministry officials. “The book attempts to document the story of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a perspective and format that enables an overview for both the subject […]