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Uttarakhand is going to make the country's strictest anti-copying law with stringent provisions, including life imprisonment, for those found guilty of aiding cheating in recruitment examinations, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. It will also have provisions for disqualification of candidates guilty of using unfair means from appearing in any examination for 10 years and confiscation of property of those facilitating cheating, he told reporters in Champawat on Sunday. The Uttarakhand cabinet has already taken a decision on bringing the law in the state, the chief minister said, adding that "it will be the country's strictest anti-copying law". On January 13, the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Dhami had given its nod to bringing the law to prevent use of unfair means in examinations. The decision came a day after the arrest of five people, including a section officer in the Uttarakhand State Public Service Commission, for allegedly leaking question papers of ...
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday described veteran politician Sharad Yadav as a socialist icon of the country, and said the latter's demise was a great loss to Indian politics. Yadav died at a private hospital in Gurugram on Thursday. He was 75. "Sharad Yadav was an icon of socialist politics, who stood firm for democratic values. His passing is a great loss to Indian politics. Heartfelt condolences to his family and supporters," the Chief Minister tweeted.