SRINAGAR (KIMS) — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed concern over reports of the arrest of youths who participated in the Jantar Mantar protest, alleging that the majority of those targeted in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and other BJP-ruled states were Muslims. In a post on X, Mufti said the reported arrests were […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that the student protesters are entitled to make their demands and it is for the Centre to see whether they want the youth protest in Delhi to continue or not. He was referring to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) statement about the demand […]
NEW DELHI — As protests against the NEET paper “leak” flared up, the Centre on Thursday shifted Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and appointed new officials to top positions in both the school education and higher education departments. Joshi was also holding the charge of school education secretary after […]
NEW DELHI — Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around Thursday midnight and conveyed the government’s assurances. “Just now […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre cannot ignore protests by a large number of youth in Delhi over the paper leak issue and should address the “resentment” among them by having a dialogue. “At some point, there has to be dialogue with them. You cannot ignore such […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least six persons have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Sopore town of Baramulla district for allegedly disrupting public order and indulging in vandalism during a recent student protest, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Umar Akbar Hajam, son of Mohammad Akbar, resident of […]