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Wayanad debris slip Live: Search on for 5 missing; Amit Shah pledges Centre’s support

Wayanad debris slip Live: Search on for 5 missing; Amit Shah pledges Centre’s support

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CPI(M) leader P A Mohamed Riyas has said “this is not the time for a blame game” over the Wayanad tunnel project tragedy and called for a coordinated response by the Kerala government to ensure rescue operations continue effectively. Speaking to reporters before leaving for Kalladi, Mr. Riyas said that Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Ministers should exercise restraint while making public statements on such incidents. “Realising the importance of the positions they hold, the statements made and the stand taken should reflect that responsibility. This is not the time to speak about lapses. But the statements made by Mr. Satheesan, Ministers, and UDF leaders have forced us to respond,” he said. – PTI Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CJP protest: Dipke slams Centre’s ‘apathy’ towards student suicides; Wangchuk’s fast enters second day

CJP protest: Dipke slams Centre’s ‘apathy’ towards student suicides; Wangchuk’s fast enters second day

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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke (R) during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities, as activist Sonam Wangchuk (L) sits on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. Left leader Brinda Karat and M. A. Baby also seen in New Delhi on June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi entered its tenth day on Monday (June 29, 2026), with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke highlighting the recent cases of student deaths and criticising the government’s alleged lack of response to the families affected. In a series of posts on X, Mr. Dipke named students — Pradeep Meghwal, Aakansha Chaturvedi, Amaira Kumar and Kahaan Patel, saying their families were being made to “beg for justice”. He alleged that no government representative had contacted them to express regret over the deaths of their children. “I really don’t understand how people in power can be not just so indifferent, but so arrogant that they don’t …

Inspection, sealing amid crackdown on coaching centres in Delhi-NCR after Lucknow fire | Delhi News

Inspection, sealing amid crackdown on coaching centres in Delhi-NCR after Lucknow fire | Delhi News

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3 min readNew Delhi, NoidaJun 25, 2026 02:47 AM IST After a fire at a three-storey building housing a coaching centre in Aliganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow killed 15 people on Monday, Delhi has ordered a citywide inspection, while coaching institutes in Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad faced actions — with some sealed, some inspected and several served notices — over compliance of fire safety and other norms. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood has ordered an inspection drive of coaching centres across the city, directing agencies to check if major student hubs are complying with fire-safety and building norms. During a high-level meeting, Sood asked the Delhi Development Authority, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to conduct inspections in areas like Mukherjee Nagar, Rajender Nagar and Katwaria Sarai. The MCD has been directed to share a list of 923 coaching centres surveyed across Delhi and submit a daily action-taken report to the Minister’s office. Sood said institutes found violating prescribed safety standards or other regulations …

UP government orders crackdown on unregistered coaching centres; safety audit ordered for all institutes | Lucknow News

UP government orders crackdown on unregistered coaching centres; safety audit ordered for all institutes | Lucknow News

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2 min readLucknowUpdated: Jun 23, 2026 08:32 PM IST The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the district administrations across the state to launch a special drive against unregistered coaching institutes and conduct safety audits of all registered centres, amid a renewed focus on student safety and regulatory compliance. Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay on Tuesday said all district magistrates have been instructed to carry out a comprehensive survey of coaching institutes operating in their districts and prepare a detailed list of such establishments. According to the directions issued by the Higher Education Department, coaching centres operating without registration under the Uttar Pradesh Coaching Regulation Act, 2002, will face action as per the provisions of the law. The government has also ordered inspections of registered coaching institutes to assess compliance with safety and infrastructure norms. The inspections will cover building safety, fire-fighting arrangements, electrical safety and other essential facilities available for students. “Students’ safety and quality education cannot be compromised. The government is committed to ensuring discipline, transparency and accountability in the education sector,” Upadhyay said. …

NEET re-test held across 97 centres amid tight security

NEET re-test held across 97 centres amid tight security

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Students being frisked outside an examination centre in New Delhi on Sunday.R.V. Moort | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Thousands of students in Delhi on Sunday appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination held under heightened security after the original test was cancelled over allegations of a question paper leak. More than 22 lakh students took the test conducted by the National Testing Agency across 5,440 centres in 551 cities nationwide. In Delhi, the re-test was held at 97 centres with elaborate security arrangements in place. Many candidates said female students underwent double frisking at security checkpoints. “We were even asked to open our hair and undergo a thorough physical check by the security personnel,” said a student who did not wish to be named. Fatigue and anxiety For many candidates, the weeks between the cancellation of the original May 3 exam and Sunday’s re-test were filled with uncertainty, fatigue and anxiety. Meemansa, a resident of Palam who was allotted a centre at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Masjid Moth, said the disruption had …

Long-pending Kochi Bypass project gets fillip with Centre’s approval

Long-pending Kochi Bypass project gets fillip with Centre’s approval

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The project will enable inter-district and other vehicles to avoid the congested and accident-prone Aroor-Edappally NH 66 Bypass, the Edappally-Angamaly NH 544 stretch, and the more than a dozen bottlenecked junctions along the route, saving considerable time and fuel. A scene from Edappally. | Photo Credit: File Photo The long-overdue Kochi Bypass project has got a fillip, with the Centre sanctioning a 50-km-long, eight-lane-wide greenfield corridor linking Aroor on NH 66 with Angamaly on NH 544. This would enable inter-district and other vehicles to avoid the congested and accident-prone Aroor-Edapally NH 66 Bypass, the Edapally-Angamaly NH 544 stretch, and the more than a dozen bottlenecked junctions along the route, saving considerable time and fuel. The Kochi Bypass had been mooted a decade ago as a 44-km-long, six-lane-wide corridor linking Nettoor on the NH 66 Bypass with Karayamparambu, located north of Angamaly. The project remained mired in uncertainty following the expiry of its 3A notification in 2024. “A fresh 3A notification for the proposed eight-lane-wide NH project would be issued shortly. The Centre has permitted the …

Permanent yoga centres to be set up in A.P.’s Swarna Grama and Ward Secretariats: CM Naidu

Permanent yoga centres to be set up in A.P.’s Swarna Grama and Ward Secretariats: CM Naidu

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with Baba Ramdev in a mass yoga session during the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada on June 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday (June 21, 2026) asserted that the transformation of Andhra Pradesh into a healthy, wealthy, and happy State was possible through spirituality and practice of yoga. International Yoga Day 2026 LIVE updates – June 21, 2026 Participating at a celebrations events in Vijayawada, Mr. Naidu expressed his resolve to have permanent yoga centers constructed in Swarna Grama and Ward Secretariats, appoint district and mandal-level officials to supervise yoga programmes, and form an expert committee to create standard yoga protocols. Baba Ramdev performs an asana during the International Day of Yoga celebrations in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The CM led the State-level celebrations alongside yoga guru Baba Ramdev at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation stadium in the early hours of Sunday (June 21, 2026). He also announced that the government would …

5,454 centres, 22 lakh aspirants: How NTA has prepared for NEET UG retest today

5,454 centres, 22 lakh aspirants: How NTA has prepared for NEET UG retest today

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The NEET UG 2026 retest, also dubbed by many as Re-NEET, is set to be held on Sunday, June 21, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) saying that it has put in place “comprehensive arrangements” to ensure “fair, secure and candidate-friendly” conduct of the exam. Amid widespread student anger and a heated political atmosphere following the alleged NEET paper leak, the government has taken stringent measures for the NEET examination scheduled for Sunday, June 21. ( Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times) The NEET exam was originally conducted on May 3, but it was marred by allegations of paper leak and hence cancelled, which has since snowballed into a major controversy and demands for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The NTA said it is closely monitoring social media and taking firm action against rumour-mongering and fraudulent “paper leak” claims, which cause needless stress to candidates. It urged candidates and parents to rely solely on official communication from the NTA and disregard unverified messages. Still, the fear among aspirants, parents, and even the NTA itself …

Gatherings barred, curbs imposed around 16 centres in Dehradun for NEET re-exam

Gatherings barred, curbs imposed around 16 centres in Dehradun for NEET re-exam

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Water cannons were used to disperse National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) members during a protest over the alleged NEET paper leak, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on June 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI In a bid to ensure a peaceful environment for NEET re-examination candidates, the Dehradun district administration has announced a clampdown on public gatherings and noise pollution on June 21, officials said on Saturday (June 20, 2026). Acting on an official directive from the director general of the National Testing Agency (NTA), ADM Krishna Kumar Mishra has issued a strict prohibitory order, imposing Section 163 of the BNSS within a 200-metre radius of all 16 designated examination centres across Dehradun. The order will come into effect on the examination day and will remain strictly enforced until the conclusion of the test on Sunday (June 21, 2026). Under these emergency provisions, the assembly of five or more people, excluding the exam candidates, is completely banned near the centres. The administration has also prohibited the carrying of any firearms, lathis, swords or sharp-edged weapons, as …