log on to thegoan.net @thegoanonline FRIDAY JULY 19, 2024 Facebook.com/thegoan The Goan E-Paper (Playstore/IOS) 15 pages PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME X, NO. 32 PRICE ` 10 RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 Instagram.com/thegoanonline Zaiqa-e-Lucknow Declare NEET-UG results by July 20, SC tells NTA Experience a celebration of Lucknow's culinary heritage with a symphony of Awadhi flavours through Chef Vinamr's handpicked favourites. ASKS FOR CENTRE-WISE MARKS OF CANDIDATES, WANTS IDENTITY OF STUDENTS TO BE MASKED PTI ASSEMBLY COVERAGE Vet dept to convene first meeting on proposed stray dogs policy after assembly session Goa Human Rights Commission records backlog of 435 pending cases Assembly debates healthcare, GMC comes in for praise Over 9,000 Goans in distress abroad brought home to safety since 2019: CM Minister promises swift action on delayed Griha, Laadli payments Godinho defends GoaMiles, calls on traditional taxi drivers to join app-based services Govt assures full-time administrator to South Goa comunidade (See pages 2 & 3) NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to declare by 12 noon of July 20 the centre and city-wise results of controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 while masking the identities of the aspirants, saying it wanted to ascertain whether candidates appearing at allegedly tainted centres scored more marks than those elsewhere. As it strove to address the allegations of malpractices in the conduct of the May 5 examination, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said any order for conducting it afresh has to be on concrete conclusion that the alleged leak was “systemic” and the sanctity of the entire process was affected. We direct the NTA to publish the marks obtained by students at the UG-2024 NEET examination, while, at the same time, without disclosing the identity of the students. The result should be declared city and centre wise by 12 noon on July 20, 2024 and shall be uploaded on the website of the NTA, the bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said in its order. “We want the identity of students be masked. You can have dummy roll numbers. But let us see it centre-wise NEET-UG paper leak: CBI arrests four students from AIIMS Patna Date 19th - 28th July 2024 NEW DELHI: The CBI on Thursday arrested four medical students of AIIMS Patna, who are alleged to be part of the ‘’solver module’’ working in collusion with a key accused held two days ago, in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said. Three students of MBBS third year -- Chandan Singh, Rahul Anant, and Kumar Shanu -- and one second year student -Karan Jain -- were arrested after detailed questioning by a CBI team, they said. The move comes two days after the CBI arrested Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, for allegedly stealing the NEET-UG 2024 paper from a trunk of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Hazaribagh. what is the marks pattern, the bench said. The top court will resume hearing arguments on July 22 on a batch of pleas seeking cancellation, re-test and court-monitored probe into the allegations of malpractice in the prestigious exam. The bench noted the counsel for the petitioners have submitted that it would be appropriate if the result of NEET-UG 2024 examination was published on the NTA website so as to bring about transparency with regard to centre-wise marks obtained by candidates. It also said that material collected by the Bihar Police and the report of its Economic Offences Wing (EOW), before the investigation was taken over by the CBI, shall be filed in the court by 5 P.M. on July 20. At the outset, the bench said it has prioritised the hearing on the pleas over other cases as these have “social ramifications” and lakhs of students are waiting for the outcome. It rejected the submission of the petitioners that they were handicapped as the CBI’s status report filed in the court was not made available to them. Time Lunch - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Dinner - 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm T&C Apply* T: + 91 9167526822 St. Inez junction, Off Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Panaji, Goa 403001 Use code Lucknowfest to avail a special 20% discount*