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Bengal CM Mamata writes to PM Modi; urges to abolish NEET | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to abolish National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and restore the previous system of conducting the examinations by the state government as she alleged that the present system has led to massive corruption ."The allegations of paper leak, taking bribes by certain people and the officials involved in the conduct of the Examinations, opening of window to accommodate certain students to apply for examinations, grace marks etc.are some of the serious issues which need complete attention and requires a thorough, clean and impartial probe," the letter read."Such instances jeopardise the career and aspirations of lakhs and lakhs of students who look forward to getting ad...
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‘Abolish NEET, let states select …’: Mamata Banerjee offers PM Modi ‘solution’ for paper leaks mess | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid the NEET-NET paper leaks row that has affected tens of thousands of students, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider giving states "freedom to select medical students through Joint Entrance Examination".In a letter to the PM, Banerjee said "allegations of paper leak, taking bribes by certain people and the officials involved in the conduct of the examinations" are some serious issues that require "a thorough, clean and impartial probe. She added that such leaks "jeopardise the career and aspirations of lakhs and lakhs of students who look forward to get admission into these medical courses".The CM said that such incidents of leaks "not only compromise the quality of medical education in the country but adve...
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Karnataka government raises petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre amidst sales tax revision | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government announced a hike in petrol and diesel prices, which will come into effect from Saturday onwards. The decision to increase the prices is a result of a change in the sales tax imposed on petroleum products by the state government.The price of petrol has increased by Rs 3 per litre, raising the cost from Rs 99.84 to Rs 102.84.Likewise, diesel prices have gone up by Rs 3.02 per litre, with the new price being Rs 88.95, compared to the earlier rate of Rs 85.93.The Petroleum Dealers Association has attributed this price hike to the state government's revision of the sales tax on petroleum products.As per the notification, the sales tax on petrol has been raised from 25.92 per cent to 29.84 per cent. Meanwhile, the tax on diesel has also been increased from ...
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami thanks PM Modi, FM Sitharaman for releasing tax devolution fund to State | India News – Times of India

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for releasing an amount of Rs. 1562.44 crore to Uttarakhand in the tax-transfer process.Furthermore, the chief minister also conveyed the usage of the fund and stated that the State government will successfully implement developmental schemes and operate new schemes with the help of these funds, provided by the ministry of finance.Taking to social media platform the Uttarakhand chief minister wrote in Hindi, "Heartfelt thanks to the successful Prime Minister Mr. @narendramodi and Finance Minister Mrs. @nsitharaman ji for releasing the amount of Rs. 1562.44 crore to Uttarakhand in the tax-transfer process. Through this amount, along ...
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Governor troubles | The Centre’s proxy war

Former governor of Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir B.K. Nehru once described the constitutional position as one reserved for a “burnt-out superannuated member of the ruling party for whom a governorship was a kind of luxurious retirement”. A former governor defined her role as a “super hostess”, while another claimed to have read 200 novels during his tenure. Tamil Nadu governor Ravindra Narayana Ravi may not be guilty of many of these but the former Intelligence Bureau officer is accused of sitting on bills passed by the state assembly for months on end (some of them for years). On November 20, when the Supreme Court censured him, it ignited a heated debate on not just his actions but also the governor’s role in India’s federal structure. Source link
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