Hindustan Times

Vaishno Devi medical college row: Merit, not religion, sole criterion for admission, says CM Omar

The tussle comes days after the institute, funded by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), announced the first admission list featuring 42 Muslim students for its 50 MBBS seats A political ...
Hindustan Times

Maheep Kapoor visits Vaishno Devi for first time along with Bhavana Pandey- Calls the experience 'magical'

The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives star Maheep Kapoor recently embarked on her maiden pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and said her experience "was as magical as I expected". The ...
Indiatimes

NMC rejects Vaishno Devi med college request to place all its MBBS seats under all-India quota

NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission (NMC) has turned down a proposal from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Katra, seeking to place 100% of its 50 MBBS seats under ...
NDTV

Merit-Based: Omar Abdullah On Admission Of Muslims In J&K Medical College

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has defended the admission of Muslim students to Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College and said merit, not religion, must be followed by the college. The BJP ...
Indiatimes

42 Muslims in batch of 50: J&K CM says Vaishno Devi college admissions are merit-based; BJP seeks changes — what’s the row?

A political storm has erupted over admissions at the new Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, with 42 out of 50 students being Muslim. Hindu groups protested, demanding admissions ...
The Hindu

Mata Vaishno Devi University ‘gets government grants every year’: NC

The ruling National Conference (NC) party on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) hardened its position on the controversy surrounding the admissions to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra. It said ...
The New Indian Express

NC defends admission of Muslim students to Vaishno Devi Medical College, cites govt funding

SRINAGAR: The ruling National Conference has hit back at groups opposing the admission of Muslim students to the Vaishno Devi Medical College, asserting that the J&K government provides crores of ...
The New Indian Express

Row over Muslim students at Vaishno Devi medical college intensifies as Sangarsh Samiti threatens protests

SRINAGAR: The controversy over MBBS admissions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district intensified on Wednesday, with the Vaishno ...
moneycontrol.com

'Will Vaishno Devi Hospital deny treatment to Muslims?' How admission row caused a political storm in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir Police stop Bajrang Dal activists during a protest against the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), in Jammu (PTI) A major political storm has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir ...
moneycontrol.com

42 of 50 MBBS seats to Muslims: Omar Abdullah defends candidates | Vaishno Devi college admission row explained

BJP leaders, led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Shama, recently met Lt Governor Manoj Sinha asking him to revoke the admission list. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has defended ...
Deccan Chronicle

Muslim Students’ Admission to Vaishno Devi College Sparks Row

Srinagar: A major political storm has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after right-wing Hindu organisations demanded the cancellation of admissions granted to 42 meritorious Muslim students in the MBBS ...
The Hindu

BJP asks J&K Lt. Governor to bar admission of Muslim students at Mata Vaishno Devi varsity, evokes sharp reaction

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha has accepted a memorandum of the BJP seeking to scrap the MBBS admission list, which has maximum Muslim qualifiers, and reserve all the seats ...