VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz are reportedly planning an intimate Christmas wedding: Report Marco Rubio calls India ‘great partner’ ahead of key visit, pushes for stronger energy ties Air France and Airbus held guilty over deadly 2009 Atlantic flight disaster . SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political and religious organisations, will be represented by Wangchuk, Chering Dorjay Lakrook, and Dorjay Stanzin. Lakrook is co-chairman of LAB and president of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), while Stanzin is president of Ladakh Gonpa Association.Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), another regional group, will also join the meeting, represented by Asgar Ali Karbalai and Sajjad Kargili, both co-chairman, and member Ghulam Rasool. All delegation members reached New Delhi on Thursday. The Centre had on April 26 announced the talks with a Union home ministry (MHA) sub-committee.Asked about the meeting, Lakrook merely said “he is hoping “for the best”. Kargili expected “some results now”. “We have been holding talks for the past few years. We don’t want talks for the sake of talks,” Kargili said.Since the abrogation of Article 370 on Aug 5, 2019, and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state into the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Ladakh has seen agitations seeking Sixth Schedule status and statehood. These were led by LAB and KDA, formed in Leh and Kargil a year after 370’s abrogation.Wangchuk initially supported these demands independently through Gandhian-style hunger strikes and long marches until last year when he joined LAB.MHA had established a high-powered committee on Jan 2, 2023, led by junior minister Nityanand Rai, to address key issues of Ladakh. Since then, many rounds of talks have been held under a high-powered committee, and occasionally at a sub-committee level.The dialogue process stopped after four people were killed and over 80 injured in alleged police firing on protesters in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards on Sept 24, 2025. Wangchuk was accused of inciting the protesters through speeches. He was arrested, charged under National Security Act (NSA) and kept in Jodhpur jail.The Centre revoked Wangchuk’s NSA detention in March this year and affirmed its commitment to “constructive engagement and dialogue” to resolve the region’s issues. After his release, Wangchuk has pressed for such talks, saying Ladakh “hangs between trust and mistrust”.The talks resumed in Delhi on Oct 22 last year after the Centre ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged firing. 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The NTA officials reportedly gave a detailed presentation on the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Committee report on reforms in the examination agency.As per PTI, several MPs questioned the NTA on the steps being taken to strengthen the examination system and prevent future paper leaks. Sources told the agency that when MPs asked how the NEET paper was leaked if not through the NTA system, and why the exam had to be cancelled and re-conducted, Singh did not give a direct answer and instead said the matter was under CBI investigation.The report said some opposition MPs demanded that the CBI probe report be placed before the committee, while BJP MPs objected, arguing that the agency should be allowed to function independently.The NTA informed the panel that around 70 per cent of the short-term measures recommended in the Radhakrishnan Report have already been implemented. Officials also said the agency is considering conducting NEET through a computer-based testing (CBT) platform in the future.Members of the panel also raised concerns over staff shortages in the NTA. According to sources quoted by PTI, the agency informed MPs that it currently faces around a 25 per cent staff shortage and that efforts are underway to fill vacancies systematically.After the meeting, panel chairperson and Congress MP Digvijaya Singh declined to disclose details of the deliberations, saying parliamentary committee proceedings are confidential. However, he later said the meeting “went off very well” and that members expressed concerns over the NEET paper leak.The NTA also briefed the committee on measures being taken to curb examination malpractices, including detailed SOPs for breach management, coordination with state administrations, and monitoring of social media platforms for suspicious activity.The NTA informed the panel that NEET-UG 2026 was conducted on May 3 at 5,432 centres across 565 cities, including 14 international cities. More than 22.7 lakh candidates had registered for the examination, while over 22.05 lakh appeared.The NTA reportedly told the committee that it received inputs regarding alleged malpractice on May 7, four days after the examination, and escalated the matter to central agencies on May 8. Following investigative findings shared by law-enforcement agencies, the decision was taken to cancel NEET-UG 2026 and conduct a re-test on June 21.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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