K’taka has asked Centre to discontinue NEET: Sudhakar | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Karnataka higher education minister MC Sudhakar on Friday said the state govt has repeatedly urged the Union govt to discontinue the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), citing student distress, the rapid growth of coaching centres and recurring controversies surrounding the examination.Speaking in the city on the sidelines of an event, Sudhakar said Karnataka had objected…

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BJP & JD(S) back ‘One Nation, One Election’; Cong calls it bid to weaken regional parties

Congress, BJP-JDS spar over ‘One Nation, One Election’ at Bengaluru JPC meet Bengaluru: The ruling Congress and the opposition BJP-JDS alliance traded blows over the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ plan during a consultation meeting convened by the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat in Bengaluru Saturday.While BJP and JD(S) backed simultaneous Lok…

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