Jaipur, July 18 (IANS) Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday accused the Centre of failing to engage in dialogue with activist Sonam Wangchuk and instead resorting to force, saying the government should have addressed his concerns through discussions rather than removing him during a peaceful hunger strike.Addressing the media in Tonk, Pilot said it was surprising that the government was neither willing to hold discussions with Wangchuk nor prepared to consider his demands, despite the Parlia…
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Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Saturday came down heavily on the central government for allegedly ignoring and defaming climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, it said Wangchuk, along with a student named Neha, has been on a hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar for the past 21 days, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the widespread NEET-UG question paper leak scandal.Th…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was shifted to a hospital early on Saturday after his health deteriorated. The move came in compliance with directions of the Delhi High Court and on the advice of medical experts.Police personnel reached the protest site in the morning and shifted Wangchuk to the hospital amid sloganeering and protests by activists of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which …
Paris, July 17 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities came under strong condemnation from a leading international human rights organisation after police used batons and force against students during recent demonstrations outside the National Parliament in Dhaka, calling for the resignation of the country’s Education Minister, ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon.The protests began on July 14 morning, with Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)candidates blocking key roads, taking out processions, and forming human chai…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The BJP, along with Hindu saints, on Thursday strongly reacted after a Class 2 student of a private school in Hyderabad was asked by a teacher to recite the ‘Kalma’, calling it a “backdoor conversion of Hindu students” and urging people to keep children away from exposure to religious issues.Following the incident in Hyderabad’s Saidabad area, the school management terminated the services of the teacher.The Class 2 student was reportedly assigned the task as a homewor…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday was adjourned for nearly half an hour after Opposition members created an uproar over the alleged leak of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper, intensifying pressure on the state government over repeated examination-related controversies. Raising the issue in the Upper House, Ambadas Danve of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) questioned the government’s failure to prevent another leak of an examination paper d…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government over the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak in Bhiwandi, saying that the state’s education system has become rotten, and, despite such heinous crimes, absolutely no one faces punishment, allowing the blatant business of paper leaks to thrive openly. “States like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were once notorious for mass cheating and government-sponsored copying. Maharashtra has gone a …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday wishes to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and said he is making commendable efforts to implement the National Education Policy (NEP), which seeks to make India a hub for knowledge, learning and innovation. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Birthday wishes to Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji. He is making commendable efforts towards the implementation of the National Education Policy, which see…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Supplementing Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign, Congress leaders addressed press conferences in 28 cities across the country on Thursday to demand a complete overhaul of India’s education system. The Lok Sabha LoP had launched the campaign on June 17 from Rajasthan’s Kota, with the Congress calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of symbolising the Prime Minister Narendra…
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) In a significant step towards digitising public services and reducing paperwork, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Rajmohan has introduced an electronic petition (e-petition) system at his office in the State Secretariat, allowing members of the public to submit grievances through a simple QR code-based platform. The initiative is aimed at making the grievance redressal process faster, more transparent and environmentally friendly by replacing conventional paper-based …