New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday raised questions over the effectiveness of the proposed anti-paper leak legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone may not be enough to prevent examination frauds and paper leaks.Reacting to the Paper Leak Bill, Yadav said, “There will be no benefit. It is very easy to leak or hack the paper.” He questioned whether increasing punishments would actually address the root causes behind such incidents.Speaking further…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday said that even though it welcomes the decision of educational reforms and the amendments to The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, established to tackle the problem of paper leaks, the main demand remains Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. This came hours before the third round of talks with the Centre. Earlier on Friday, Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh held the second …
Mumbai/Patna, July 25 (IANS) The mastermind behind the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak, Bijendra Gupta, has been arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Bihar after remaining on the run for several months, officials said on Saturday. Gupta, who is suspected to have links with multiple examination paper leak cases across the country, had been evading arrest despite repeated raids conducted by Maharashtra Police at various locations in Bihar.During the operation, the police a…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken students’ concerns about examination paper leaks seriously and that strict action would be taken against those involved in such irregularities. He added that Sonam Wangchuk’s movement was being misused by anti-national and foreign forces, and that the CJP protest has gone astray.Speaking on the ongoing controversy surrounding examination leaks and student protests, Jaiswal said the g…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday criticised the Central government’s handling of student protests over examination paper leaks, alleging that the education system was facing a deep crisis. The veteran leader, in an article in The Hindu, shared by the Congress party on its X handle, said, “The Modi government routinely uses violence in preference to dialogue. The pattern is clear, from farmers to activists.”The party said, “Th…
Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday accused Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of attempting to derive political mileage from the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, saying the Congress was exploiting students’ concerns instead of supporting reforms to strengthen the examination system. Addressing a press conference here, Pegu described the alleged paper leak as a serious and sensitive matter and said the Central Government had acted prompt…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Central government has prepared a comprehensive draft Bill to introduce stricter provisions and stringent punishments for paper leak cases. The proposal will be discussed in the Union Cabinet meeting on Friday and is expected to be introduced and passed in the ongoing session of Parliament next week.Addressing the deep distress caused by paper leaks to students and their families, the Prime Minister said on Thursday that th…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 18 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has urged the Centre to allow NEET PG‑2026 candidates to choose their preferred examination cities instead of only selecting states while filling the application form. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Singh said the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has changed the examination centre selection process this year by allowing candidates to choose only three pre…
Patna, April 11 (IANS) The Bihar government’s new rules governing the use of social media by its employees, warning of strict disciplinary action in case of violations, finally came into force.In January this year, it approved the Bihar Government Servants’ Conduct (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing stringent regulations governing the use of social media by government employees.The amendment, notified by the Governor under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, is applicable across Bihar an…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Jan 7 (IANS) A 21-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after leaving behind a WhatsApp message, citing superstar Yash, calling for changes in the education system and parenting approaches, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Rakesh, a resident of Kaisodi village in Sorab taluk of Shivamogga district.He was found hanging at his residence. Police said Rakesh had completed his graduation and was preparing for competitive examinations for government …