A government mint investigation reveals that 20 tonnes of silver offerings at the Vaishno Devi shrine are 95% fake, consisting mostly of toxic cadmium and iron.
Following surprise inspections, the National Medical Commission directed that all 2025–26 MBBS students be accommodated as supernumerary seats elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, even as BJP leaders backed the move and the Chief Minister earlier sought closure.
The Wire article provides no documentary evidence which suggests any diversion of the Union Territory’s ‘Muslim-majority’ government-provided grants towards the SMVDIME.
The new Vaishno Devi medical college, funded entirely by Hindu devotee donations, is facing outrage. Its first MBBS batch of 50 students includes 42 Muslims and only 7 Hindus, sparking demands for a transparent review of the selection process.
The Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Committee has called for a 72-hour bandh in Katra starting Wednesday to oppose the Rs 250 crore ropeway project near the Vaishno Devi shrine.