Jul 22, 2024, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET row claiming there is a "a very serious problem" in the country's "examination system".
NEET row: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, 'No evidence of paper leak in past 7 years'
Jul 22, 2024, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said there is no evidence of paperleak in the last seven years when it was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) amid the huge row over the allegations that the NEET-UG 2024 was compromised.
Jun 22, 2024, at 06:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an important step amid the controversies surrounding the NEET and UGC-NET exams, the Centre has notified a stringent law that was passed in February to prevent question paper leaks and cheating.
Jun 20, 2024, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: Four men, who were arrested over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024, have confessed to Bihar Police that the question paper for the examination was leaked a day before the examination, in what could further raise questions on how the examinations are conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), media reports said.
Karnataka: BJP appoints Dharmendra Pardhan as election in-charge for state assembly polls
Feb 04, 2023, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as its party in-charge for the upcoming assembly elections of Karnataka.
Made-in-India operating system 'BharOS' tested as part of PM Modi's Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative
Jan 25, 2023, at 07:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested 'BharOS', an indigenous operating system that has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT).
Jan 18, 2023, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday met a delegation of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, led by Amanda Kwek, First Secretary, Singapore High Commission.
Yogi Adityanath to fight from Gorakhpur in UP Elections 2022
Jan 15, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and firebrand Hindutva icon, Yogi Adityanath, will be fighting from Gorakhpur (Urban) in the upcoming state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Saturday.
Union Education Minister visits IIT Guwahati
Nov 22, 2021, at 05:17 am
Guwahati: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday visited IIT Guwahati and inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT) and Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS) as well as two hostels at the Institute.
Assam will be the laboratory of language based education in India: Dharmendra Pradhan
Nov 20, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Guwahati: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said Assam will be the laboratory of language based education in India.
NIT Srinagar secures 69th position
Sep 12, 2021, at 12:03 am
Srinagar/IBNS: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has secured 69th position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2021 among all engineering institutions in India which were released by the Ministry of Education Thursday.
BJP announces team for 2022 UP assembly polls
Sep 08, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has set the balls rolling for the crucial 2022 assembly polls with the announcement of a strong 14-member team of senior leaders, led by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, to retain the government with a landslide victory.
Sep 15, 2020, at 12:27 am
Guwahati/UNI: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said in view of the Baghjan Oil Well fire in Tinsukia district in Upper Assam Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) are being reviewed in the oil and gas sector for making improvements in the drilling procedure.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests positive for Covid-19, hospitalised
Aug 05, 2020, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19 on Tuesday.
Dharmendra Pradhan interacts with over 1000 LPG distributors through video conferencing
Apr 22, 2020, at 10:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan interacted with over 1000 LPG distributors from across the country through video conferencing on Tuesday evening.
Narendra Modi supports all who are toiling amid COVID-19 crisis
Apr 18, 2020, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday supported and encouraged all who are tirelessly working amid the critical situation caused by Coronavirus pandemic.
Mamata should attend tomorrow's KoPT function: Dharmendra Pradhan
Jan 12, 2020, at 12:04 am
Kolkata/UNI: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday opined that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take part in Sunday's sesquicentenary celebration programme of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the function.
JP Nadda and Rajnath Singh to address rallies in Jharkhand
Nov 30, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Ranchi/UNI: BJP's national acting president JP Nadda and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan will be addressing a series of election meetings in the state tomorrow.
Sonowal meets Union Petroleum Minister
Jul 04, 2019, at 09:44 pm
Guwahati, Jul 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday met Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi and held discussions on leveraging the hydrocarbon potential of Assam to develop the state as a promising hydrocarbon hub.
Oil & gas production to remain govt's priority: Dharmendra Pradhan
May 31, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (UNI) Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday assumed charge as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the Narendra Modi-led government for the second time.
Dharmendra Pradhan meets Saudi Arabia's energy minister
Mar 10, 2019, at 10:51 am
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco, Khalid A. Al-Falih in New Delhi on Saturday.
Government has brought about paradigm shift in the healthcare : Dharmendra Pradhan
Nov 30, 2018, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS) : Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the Government has brought about a paradigm shift in the national healthcare.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 crore mark
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) Sumitra Mahajan on Friday handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to Takrdiran of Delhi in the Parliament House.
Skill India organizes Ajeevika and Kaushal Vikas Mela in Bhubaneswar
May 06, 2018, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS): Celebrating the spirit of New India, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), together joined hands to amplify the “Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan” of the current incumbent government which is promoting social harmony and awareness around the pro-poor initiatives of the government.
Apr 02, 2018, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the government has decided to proactively advance the roll-out of BS-VI fuel in Delhi from April 2018, instead of April 2020 after taking stock of the alarming pollution situation in Delhi in winters.
Dec 09, 2017, at 01:52 am
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS): Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, on Friday presided over a high-profile “Review Meeting of Skill Development” which saw a strong representation from State Skill Development Missions and Department of Labor from States like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM for assistance for 2G Ethanol Plant in Bargarh
Dec 02, 2017, at 03:39 am
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme is being implemented by the Government of India to promote the use of alternative and environment friendly fuels.
Dharmendra Pradhan participates in 5 Kms Green Ride to create awareness for cycle
Nov 05, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): A Cyclothon event was flagged off from New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Dharmendra Pradhan meets Secretary General, OPEC
Oct 09, 2017, at 02:43 am
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday held a meeting with Secretary General OPEC, Sanusi Mohammad Barkindo in New Delhi.
Low cost diesel not meant for SUVs and cars, says Dharmendra Pradhan
Aug 31, 2017, at 04:51 am
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Addressing the workshop on ‘Converging the Divergence between Diesel and Petrol Prices’ here on Wednesday, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that India has a long history of imposing taxes/duties on petroleum products viz petrol and diesel and these taxes/duties have been rationalised from time to time to insulate the domestic consumers for increase in price or to increase the revenue of the Government for developmental projects.