Education Minister cancels Yoga Day event at Delhi University amid student protests
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called off his Yoga Day celebration at Delhi University on Friday after students protested against his presence. The protesters displayed black flags and raised slogans, citing recent alleged scams involving the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and UGC-NET.
The protests erupted as students voiced their discontent over the alleged leaks of NEET and UGC-NET exam papers. They accused the National Testing Agency (NTA) of institutional failure in handling the examinations.
On Thursday, Dharmendra Pradhan addressed a press briefing, acknowledging the UGC-NET paper leak as an institutional failure of the NTA. He announced that the government would set up a high-level committee to investigate the NTA’s functioning and recommend necessary reforms.
"The cancellation of UGC-NET was not a knee-jerk reaction. We obtained proof that the paper had leaked on the darknet and was circulating on Telegram, which led to the decision to cancel the exam," Pradhan stated.
He assured that the government is committed to zero-error testing and emphasized the formation of a reform committee. "The committee will be expected to make recommendations to further improve NTA, its structure, functioning, examination process, transparency, and data security protocols. The panel, which will include global experts, will be notified soon," he added.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
