National Medical Commission withdrew nod to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence to run MBBS course citing non-compliance, days after row over Muslim admissions.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence's inaugural list for its MBBS programme is facing backlash after 42 Muslims were admitted to the 50-seat course.
The train was 100% booked within hours of launch by PM Modi Friday on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. The return journey is also fully booked, as are the journeys on Sunday.
Unlike the past initiatives such as battery-powered cars from Ardhkunwari to Bhawan and helicopter rides, the ropeway project is being seen as the biggest killer of local businesses.
Katra town in J&K has seen protests for over a month, with locals, business communities & pony operators opposing the ropeway project due to concerns over potential loss of livelihood.
The 15,000-strong community demands a resolution to decades-long Vaishno Devi shrine issue. But BJP hopes that it will be rewarded for carving out Vaishno Devi as a constituency.
Toll stands at nine dead and 42 injured, according to list of victims prepared by Reasi administration. Thirty-five of the injured are from Uttar Pradesh.
Eyewitnesses as well as vendors on the 13-km route said the new year’s rush resulted in a much bigger crowd than the 35,000 people who were anticipated. J&K DGP says scuffle triggered stampede.
‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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