Patna, July 25 (IANS) Campaigning for the Bankipur Assembly by-election intensified on Saturday as Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary addressed a public meeting in Patna’s Mandiri area in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar. Urging voters to back the BJP nominee with a decisive mandate, the Chief Minister highlighted the NDA government’s development initiatives and outlined its vision for Bihar.Addressing the gathering, Samrat Choudhary said this was his second visi…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As part of a complete overhaul of the examination system, the National Testing Agency has sacked 47 of its officials, sources in the Union Education Ministry said on Friday.Sources privy to the matter said that legal and criminal action may also be initiated against some of the officials, amidst a massive students’ agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over NEET paper leak and other exam irregularities.Coming soon after the Centre’s approval of a proposal Bil…
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over the call to protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence. Questioning the Congress leader’s motives, Deputy Chief Minister Shinde asked, “What exactly did Rahul Gandhi intend to achieve by urging people to gather at a location where protests are prohibited? Was there a plot to ca…
Patna, July 16 (IANS) In a major push towards digital education, the Bihar government on Thursday launched the ‘Smart Class’ initiative in 150 government schools across Patna. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the programme at the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Shastri Nagar, describing it as a significant step towards modernising the state’s education system and improving learning outcomes.The state government said the initiative aims to provide students in government sc…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday continued his attack on the Union Education Ministry and the CBSE over Class 12 evaluation discrepancies by posting on social media a video featuring Vedant and other students who faced problems in seeking copies of their answer booklets. “A revealing chat with my fellow ‘anti-national Soros agents.’ Vedant and his friends are brilliant, brave young Indians who asked CBSE and the Modi government simple questi…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rectified its earlier mistake of sharing a different answer sheet for an evaluation review requested by an examinee, and provided the correct one on Monday. “Attaching the correct answer sheet screenshots here for your reference. We will still apply for re-evaluation of this answer sheet after checking this sheet more closely, since they have slashed my marks even when the answer is correct,” student Vedant Shrivastava …
Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) Karnataka Law and Tourism Minister H.K. Patil on Thursday said the state government would make every possible effort to protect the voting rights of citizens if any process unnecessarily deprived them of their franchise. Addressing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Patil said extensive discussions were held regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka.He alleged that the SIR process had led to the deletion of voting rights of nearly 2…
Panaji, April 14 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday offered floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 135th Jayanti and virtually laid the foundation stone for the Ambedkar Bhavan at Porvorim.The project, spearheaded by the Directorate of Social Welfare in coordination with the Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backwards Classes Finance and Development Corporation, is slated for completion within a year.”This Bhavan will be dedicated to the people by the nex…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday attended the 18th convocation of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, urging graduates to work for the larger good of society and become drivers of Viksit Bharat@2047. Addressing the gathering, the LG said convocation marks not just the end of an academic journey, but the beginning of thousands of new ones that contribute to nation-building.Urging them to look beyond t…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The overall flight situation from the Gulf nations continues to improve, with around 85 flights expected to operate from the UAE to India on Monday, while some also continue to operate from various airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to different destinations in India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.With the Qatar airspace partially open, Qatar Airways was expected to operate around 10 flights to India on Monday.However, the Kuwait and Bahrain airspaces re…