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Chatra DC Ravi Anand inspects animal husbandry office, reviews welfare schemes | Ranchi News

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DC Ravi Anand inspects documents in Chatra on Wednesday Chatra: Deputy commissioner Ravi Anand on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection of the district animal husbandry office to review office functioning, implementation of welfare schemes and maintenance of official records.During the visit, Anand assessed cleanliness of the premises, punctuality of employees and overall administrative functioning. He…

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‘No need to apologise’: Rahul meets student protesters, slams PM Modi, Shah over police brutality | India News

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Addressing the protesters, Rahul said he was “proud of every single young person” who had raised their voice NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met five student protesters who he said were targeted during the Gen Z demonstrations that led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister.Narrating their experiences, the…

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No separate univ test for entry to PhD, state makes NET mandatory | Kolkata News

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Kolkata: The state higher education department is scrapping PhD entrance test conducted by respective universities and made the National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for admission to PhD programmes in state and private universities, as well as aided institutions. The department issued an order to this effect on Monday.Higher education department officials said the state govt…

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Watch: NCP workers pour dark liquid on Sapkal effigy, protest ‘gungi gudiya’ remark outside Congress HQ | Mumbai News

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MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers staged a protest outside the Congress’ Tilak Bhavan headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, dousing an effigy of Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal with a dark liquid and raising slogans over his alleged “gungi gudiya” (mute doll) remark against deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar.Visuals from the protest showed party workers…

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‘People thrown into air’: Viral video captures Air India Phuket-Delhi flight turbulence horror | Delhi News

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The flight, operated by an Airbus A320, encountered severe turbulence during its journey and briefly lost around 300 feet in altitude. NEW DELHI: A viral video showing damaged overhead bins, debris scattered across the aisle and shaken passengers has emerged after an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence on Tuesday.The video,…

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40 men rescued from suspected cyber fraud racket in Seraikela-Kharsawan | Ranchi News

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Some of the rescued victims Jamshedpur: Seraikela-Kharsawan police have rescued around 40 unemployed men from Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal who were allegedly being lured by a cybercrime racket into routing illegal funds through their bank accounts in return for commission.Acting on a tip-off, police on Tuesday evening brought nine men, aged between 20 and…

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Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan, home secretary Govind Mohan get one-year extensions | India News

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Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan, home secretary Govind Mohan NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday granted one-year extensions to cabinet secretary TV Somanathan and home secretary Govind Mohan, ahead of the completion of their original two-year tenures later this month.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet extended Mohan’s tenure till August 23, 2027, and Somanathan’s till August…

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