CBI team in Patna ,
Godhra for NEET probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) , on Sunday
registered a case on alleged irregularities in the conduct of National
Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET ) Test .
In the FIR , CBI has said that it will conduct a
comprehensive Investigation into the entire gamut of alleged irregularities ,
including conspiracy , cheating , impersonation , breach of trust , and
destruction of evidence by candidates ,
institutes , middlemen , including attempted irregularities .
Special teams have been sent to Patna and Godhra where local
police cases has been registered.
Maharashtra Police arrested two teachers from Latur district
in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case .
Of the 1563 students eligible to appear for the NEET retest
, only 813 took part in the retest .
These candidates were awarded grace marks by NTA after they
complained of not getting adequate time .
So far 18 people have been arrested in the case by the Economic
Offence Unit (EOU ) of Bihar Police .
The police are
examining the collected evidence , claiming the involvement of multiple players
.
Oram promises to look
into greater Nicobar clearances
The Union tribal
minister will be looking into forest clearance paperwork of the Great Nicobar
project . Jual Oram tribal affairs minister said The Hindu .
The project consists of Paper work of ₹72,000 crore . Last year the project was given environmental
clearance by the forest ministry .
National Green Tribunal (NGT ) and National Commission of
Scheduled Tribe ( NCST ) had raised concern over the project . Congress has
been demanding withdrawal of environment clearance to the project .
The Great Nicobar Project involves development of a
transshipment port , an international airport , township development , and a
450 MVA gas and solar power plant . The project area is 130 sq km .
In August the government said in Parliament that 9.6 square
Km of forest will be cut . And “ compensatory afforestation “ will be done in
Haryana .
Police fears Manipur
militants are trying to acquire drones
Recently drone
parts has been seized in Assam , and
other parts of North East .
Police are suspecting that drones is being used by warring
parties in Manipur .
Industry seeks to
rethink on Chinese FDI curbs and high import tariffs
Confederation of Indian
Industry ( CII ) in a recent report has shown concerns about India’s electronic
manufacturing .
Indian Industry
has urged the government to revisit it’s restriction on investment flow and
movement of skilled people from China . It has also asked to slash high import
duties on electronic components .
Country’s electronic industry is heavily import dependent
for vital components .
Indian electronic goods are globally uncompetitive vis a vis
Vietnam and China .
Pushpak ISRO’s reusable launch vehicle clears test
The ISRO successfully completed the third Reusable Launch
Vehicle landing experiment ( RLV LEX ) at aeronautical test Range and
Chitradurga , Karnataka on Sunday .
Air Force’s Chinook helicopter released Pushpak at a height
of 4.5 km , from there it made cross correction manoeuvres , approached the
runway and performed a precise horizontal landing .
The successful experiment under RLV will help ISRO release
its space tourism dream in the upcoming future.
Censor board thwarts monkey man release even after global
cuts
The Dev Patel directed revenge drama Monkey Man , has not been released in India yet .
The film was thwarted by its release without banning it .
The film was released globally on April 5 . The film has been released on Netflix with several cuts .
The film is a mixture of Politcs and religion .
World
Israel soldiers tie
wounded man to military Jeep in West Bank raid
Israeli forces tied a wounded palestinian to a military
vehicle , during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin .
The person wounded in a “ counteroffensive operation “ was
tied to bonnet of Jeep .
The military in a statement
later said that the conduct did not conform to the values of the IDF .
Russia blames missile
attack on Crimea
Russia has blamed the Ukrainian missile attack on Sebastopol
on Sunday. The missile attack killed five people and wounded 100 .
Russia’s defence ministry said Washington and Kyiv “ bore
responsibility for a deliberate missile strike “ on peaceful residents . A US
supplied ATACMS missile was used in the attack .
Editorial
Limit and excess
Creamy layer should be kept out , but the ceiling on
quota is artificial
The editorial is about a recent judgement of Patna High court that struck
down the 65 % reservation for SC , STs , and OBCs .
The Bihar government had raised the quota for reservation
after the caste survey .
The quota for OBC was increased from 12% to 18% . For EBC it
was increased from 18% to 25% , for SCs increased from 16 to 20% , for ST from
1% to 2% .
The court agreed with petitioner’s argument that adequate
representation does not mean. ‘ proportional representation ‘ . The court also saw merit in the argument that
there was no in-depth study before reservation was implemented .
The nine judge bench in Indirs Sawhney case in 1992 , had
fixed the quota limit to 50 % .
However, the ceiling was exempted in “ extraordinary
situation “.
The editorial favours quota expansion .
It was earmarked in the Indira Sawhney case.
Money and muscle
Whatever AIADMK’s
reasons for boycott , ECI must ensure fair polling
AIADMK has decided to boycott Vikramvadi constituency
election bypoll to be held on 10 July .
The party has cited that DMK would “ indulge in money and
muscle power …”
AIADMK is a major political party in Tamilnadu and has been
in Power several times .
The party has been in Power several times .
The money and muscle power claim by the party is because of
its recent political decline.
