Jamshedpur: Gudri block in West Singhbhum has topped NITI Aayog’s delta rankings for January–March 2026 across eastern India, beating blocks in Bihar, Odisha, and Bengal under the ‘Aspirational Blocks Programme’.“Gudri block securing the top position across eastern India reflects the relentless efforts of our team, effective monitoring, active public participation, and the successful implementation of…
Chaos outside BJP state headquarters in Ranchi on Thursday Ranchi: Congress and BJP workers on Thursday accused each other of stone-pelting during protests in the city over the NEET paper leak row.A day after the BJP’s youth wing gheraoed the Congress headquarters, Congress workers marched towards the BJP state headquarters in Harmu to protest the…
Dr. Vineet Joshi replaced as education secretary NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle, effecting 13 secretary-level appointments across ministries and departments, including key changes in the education ministry, amid continuing protests over the alleged NEET paper leak. Senior IAS officer Naresh Pal Gangwar has been appointed as secretary of…
Kolkata: Health and physical education will be introduced as a new compulsory subject from Classes 9 to 12 in schools affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) from this academic year.A notification with detailed guidelines for implementing this was issued by CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel on Wednesday.The move, which…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation general body on Wednesday passed a resolution and took action against the assistant director of town planning, Somnath Kekan, over his administrative decisions. Kekan had allegedly issued construction commencement certificate and no-objection certificate for fire on the same day without following the due procedure. Kekan allegedly granted permissions…
New Delhi: Delhi has long carried the reputation of a city that loves its butter chicken more than its burpees. That image is changing fast. Across gyms, parks and stadiums, a new breed of fitness enthusiasts has taken over, one that mixes heavy lifting with hard running and demands both strength and stamina in the…
Chennai: Signs of deepening unrest within the AIADMK emerged on Thursday as former minister and Coimbatore strongman S P Velumani skipped the Assembly election review meeting chaired by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. The party suffered another setback with former Coimbatore Lok Sabha candidate Singai G Ramachandran quitting.Velumani’s supporters also stayed away from the…
PMC Bankipur Voter Awareness Program Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday extended its voter awareness campaign to Lohianipur and China Kothi slums, combining electoral participation with cleanliness and civic engagement ahead of the Bankipur assembly by-election.The campaign was organised under the Election Commission of India’s SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme…
Dhanbad: Sub-divisional officer (SDO) and electoral registration officer (ERO) for the Dhanbad Assembly constituency, Lokesh Barange, on Thursday reviewed the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and directed officials to ensure 100% digitisation of enumeration forms.He held a series of meetings with booth-level officers (BLOs) and booth-level agents-2 (BLA-2) at Government…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Thursday granted the govt an adjournment to file a fresh report on the investigation into the alleged fake police encounter of gangster Aman Sao in Palamu.Sao’s mother, Kiran Devi, had petitioned the high Ccourt seeking a CBI probe into her son’s death in a police encounter on March 11 last…
