Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Amid rising temperatures and ongoing heatwave conditions across Punjab, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann government has revised the working hours of government offices and educational institutions from Monday. Under the new schedule, all government offices, service centres, and educational institutions — including government, aided, and private schools — will function from 7:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. until further orders. The decision has been widely welcomed by employee…
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Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday said that the state government is carrying out a detailed assessment of government land in and around Guwahati with the aim of preserving it for future developmental projects, educational institutions and industrial infrastructure. Speaking to reporters during his visit to the Jagiroad Assembly constituency, Sarma said the government has identified large tracts of land in the Dharamtul area and adjoining regions, whi…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s IT Cell In-charge and West Bengal Co-Incharge, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of withdrawing the February 5, 2022, order on school uniform and allowing the use of hijab in schools under the guise of permitting “limited traditional and faith-based religious symbols”. In a statement, Malviya alleged that the state government had made the move “surreptitiously” through a new government circular.He claim…
Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday attacked Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for what he called betraying nearly 14 lakh students from BC, SC, ST, and minority communities over fee reimbursement. In a detailed letter addressed to the Chief Minister, he alleged that grave injustice is being meted out to the students.KTR stated that Government Order (GO No. 7) is a “dark and deliberate attempt” to dismantle the fee reimburse…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education strongly condemned the missile attack by the Pakistani military forces on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Kunar province, stating that the strike injured nearly 30 students and professors, while causing extensive damage to the university’s infrastructure.In a statement issued on Monday following the attack, the Ministry denounced the act as “cowardly, ruthless, and contrary to all Islamic and international principles”….
Quetta, April 22 (IANS) As enforced disappearances of civilians continue unabated across Balochistan, students of Bolan Medical College in the provincial capital, Quetta, staged a sit-in protest on Wednesday outside the college premises, demanding the immediate and safe recovery of a female student forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Khadija Baloch was abducted on Tuesday by Pakistani security forces from the BMC female hostel in Quetta and…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The incident in Pune in which students of a Maharashtra Welfare Department hostel danced to a song eulogising slain Maoist commander Madvi Hidma is an eye-opener for the Indian agenciesWhile traces of the insurgents have been wiped out in the jungles on March 31, as promised by the Narendra Modi government, the security agencies had flagged the ideological presence in certain cities. The investigation into the Pune incident revealed that five students were from Gadchir…
Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation strongly condemned the attack, vandalism, and threats targeting the family of a teenage girl in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district after they lodged a case against a madrasa superintendent, accusing him of attempting to rape her, local media reported. In a statement issued on Monday, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) expressed serious concern over the survivor and her family being subjected to violence and intimidation instead of receiving pro…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Petroleum Ministry on Friday clarified that in today’s press briefing, it was inadvertently stated that over 4.05 lakh new LPG connections have been gasified over the last five weeks.“It is clarified that the figure pertains to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections, not LPG connections. Progress on PNG connections has also been shared in recent press briefings and press releases,” the ministry stated, adding that “the error is regretted”.Domestic LPG cylinder del…
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday said that to make the administrative system more effective and ensure development within the state, it would shortly begin implementing the ‘AI Mission’ within the governance system. The implementation will be carried out in multiple phases. In the current financial year 2026-27, initiatives will focus on strengthening foundational infrastructure. During 2027-28, successful AI use cases will be scaled up and implemented …