Daily Brief: In Jammu and Kashmir, corruption derails government job drives, and moreWords0Time to read3 minsPublished12 Jan, 2023 In Jammu and Kashmir, corruption derails government job drives Thousands of candidates spent months studying and training for recruitment exams, four of which were cancelled by the administration in 2022 alone. scroll.in The big news: Vice president again criticises SC for scrapping NJAC, and nine other top stories Other headlines: US flights were slowly beginning to resume departures after a system outage, and the offender in Air India urination case was denied bail. scroll.in Hard work to invite Harvard: Why UGC’s plan for foreign university campuses in India rings hollow The prime minister has been consistent in his contempt for Western academic learning while the UGC has completely undermined Indian universities. scroll.in Opinion: Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen, but nobody paid heed The town has undergone unplanned construction, drastic road widening and hydropower projects that have ignored multiple warnings. scroll.in Fact vs fiction: Pakistan must accept the uncomfortable truths about the 1971 war Official discourse reveals and conceals selective aspects of the past, carefully crafting narratives that hide inconvenient histories. scroll.in In pictures: The story of India’s classic railway buildings An excerpt from ‘Indian Railway Buildings: Heritage, History and Beyond,’ by Vinoo N Mathur. scroll.in Why the Covid surge in China is unlikely to pose a big risk to other countries In contrast to China at the outset of this wave, most nations by now have high immunity and protection against severe disease and death from Covid. scroll.in Malaysia Open Super 1000 live: Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly force decider vs Stoeva sisters Follow updates of round of 16 matches featuring Indian shuttlers. scroll.in
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