Breaking Highlights: AAP Leaders Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj Reach Delhi LG's Residence To Discuss Water Crisis
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A fire broke out at a scrap yard in Jammu earlier today. More details are yet to come.
The Indian Medical Association (HQs) extended congratulations to PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister JP Nadda, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for their swift action in addressing our concerns about the NEET UG Examination controversies. "We extend our gratitude to the Ministry of Education for transferring the investigation of the "irregularities" in the NEET UG examination to the CBI for a thorough probe. We are also thankful to the Government for removing the Director General of the NTA," wrote in a released letter.
Dehradun district of Uttarakhand received heavy downpour.
Rain lashes parts of Uttar Pradesh's Noida city.
The national capital received heavy rainfall after scorching heat.
Delhi: A delegation of AAP leaders including party leaders Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Dilip Pandey arrives at the residence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to meet him regarding the water crisis in Delhi.
Hassan, Karnataka: JD(S) MLC and son of HD Revanna, Suraj Revanna brought back to Hassan Police Station from the hospital after a medical test.
Maharashtra: Heavy rain lashes parts of Mumbai. Visuals from Gateway Of India.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the UAE, today, on 23 June. During the visit, EAM will have a meeting with his UAE counterpart on wide-ranging issues of the partnership. This visit will provide an opportunity to review the entire spectrum of comprehensive strategic partnership between India and UAE and regional and global developments: MEA
Hassan, Karnataka: Investigation Officer Dy SP Pramod Kumar reached Holenarasipura Rural police station where JD(S) MLC and son of HD Revanna, Suraj Revanna is present.
Fire breaks out in a junk warehouse in Shiv Nagar area of Barmer, Rajasthan. More details are awaited.
The National Testing Agency will conduct the NEET UG 2024 retest today for 1563 students whose scorecards were cancelled following uproar and court cases over grant of grace marks to these students. The exam will be conducted in six cities in one shift - 2 pm to 5:20 pm.
Delhi: Water supplied through tankers to residents in Geeta Colony area, amid water shortage in the national capital this summer.
Chandigarh: Narcotics Control Bureau organises a bike rally to raise awareness for an addiction-free India in the presence of Deputy Director General Neeraj Kumar Gupta.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review preparedness to deal with floods and rain-related issues today. Various parts of the country including Bihar, Assam, and other eastern states, are inundated due to rise in water level during the monsoon, news agency PTI reported.
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NEET-UG Row: 1,563 Candidates, Who Got Grace Marks, To Appear For Re-Test Today
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is under fire over the irregularities in conducting NEET and UGC-NET, is slated to conduct a retest for the medical entrance examination on Sunday for 1,563 candidates. These candidates are the ones who were awarded grace marks, in order to make up for their loss of time at six centres, PTI reported.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Saturday dismissed a petition filed by three medical aspirants, who wished to appear for NEET UG, re-test on June 23. They had filed the petition on the ground of loss of time, However, High Court rejected their request, holding that there was no merit or substance in their petition.
The petitioners claimed they suffered because of loss of time during the exam held on May 5 for which they were neither compensated with extra time nor awarded any grace marks.However, the high court noted that they were already allowed extra time at the examination centre as the question paper given to them initially had to be replaced
Union Home Minister Amit Shah To Review Flood Preparedness, Rain-Related Issues Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review preparedness to deal with floods and rain-related issues today. Various parts of the country including Bihar, Assam, and other eastern states, are inundated due to rise in water level during the monsoon, news agency PTI reported.
A home ministry official told PTI that Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on Sunday, to review the overall preparedness for flood management in the country.
"Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and a few other states also encounter landslides and other rain-related issues during the monsoon.Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Jammu and Kashmir have also seen floods in recent years. Currently, Assam is facing floods with around 3.90 lakh people affected in 19 districts, officials said. The death toll in this year's flood, landslides and storm in the has reached 37, while one person is missing," they said.
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