Students hold placards as they stage a protest over the NEET paper leak in Ranchi on Saturday Ranchi: Protesters, mostly Gen Z, erupted in celebrations at Albert Ekka Chowk here on Saturday after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following sustained agitation organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) over exam paper leaks in New…
Koderma: The body of a private school teacher from Aurangabad district in Bihar was found on the railway tracks of the Dhanbad-Gaya railway route here on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Neha Kumari, 22. A resident of Mahnar in Aurangabad district, she was missing since Friday evening. Her family members lodged a missing persons’…
The pilgrimage resumed Saturday JAMMU: The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed Saturday from Jammu after a six-day suspension forced by rain-caused disruptions, with a fresh batch of over 6,269 pilgrims leaving for the Kashmir cave shrine.The batch, 18th since the yatra started July 3, was flagged off in a convoy of 223 vehicles. “In view of…
The rush of orders for Ganesh idols on Ulto Rath raised hopes for a busy season ahead among artisans at Kumartuli Kolkata: The return journey of Lord Jagannath’s chariot, or Ulto Rath, is considered an auspicious occasion, and on Friday it brought an early festive cheer to Kumartuli as Ganesh idol orders began pouring in,…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress said its agitation over the NEET paper leak would continue as it demanded criminal action against Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan after his resignation from the post on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Pradhan, praising his education reforms, including the National Education Policy.Congress state-chief Harshwardhan Sapkal made serious allegations against…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Saturday ended its agitation after central govt broadly accepted its three key demands.During the third round of talks that CJP’s representatives had with two Union ministers, it emerged that two demands — of withdrawing cases filed against protesters and compensating the families of the students who died by suicide…
Chennai: Courts exercising their discretion to enhance interest on belated pension settlements will open a Pandora’s Box as many pensioners would line up to claim higher interest and cause loss to the state exchequer, said the Madras high court.“ The rule 45A of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978, in clear terms stipulates that a…
Patna: The NDA constituents backed Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned on Saturday over the alleged NEET paper leak. CM Samrat Choudhary and BJP national president Nitin Nabin besides other NDA functionaries called it a reflection of integrity and sacrifice for public services.CM Samrat said as the Union education minister, Pradhan gave a new direction, a fresh…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) on Saturday equipped its field workers in the capital with a new proximity-warning safety device to prevent accidents during high-voltage repair work.“The compact gadget emits an audible alert and visual signal whenever a technician approaches a live wire. This will help the workers be alert if they are…
BLOs collate enumeration forms in Ranchi Ranchi: Nearly 6.62 lakh electors have been listed as deceased, and another 8.07 lakh are untraceable or absent under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, according to Election Commission data compiled till 6 pm on Saturday.With the enumeration phase set to end on…
