Chennai, July 20 (IANS) The online counselling process for admission to engineering courses in Tamil Nadu enters its next phase on Monday with the commencement of counselling for students under the general category. The process, conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), follows the completion of counselling for various special reservation categories and will continue in multiple phases until the end of August. The engineering admissions process began on July 13. During the init…
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New Delhi, Jul 16 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), NEET-UG 2026 exam, bringing relief and excitement to lakhs of aspiring medical students across the country. Declared on Thursday, the results have been published in time to ensure that the counselling and admission process for medical colleges remains on schedule.This year’s examination witnessed an extraordinary scale, with nearly 20 lakh candidates…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will hold his first joint conference with District Collectors and senior police officers on Monday since assuming office, launching a two-day review of governance, law and order, and development priorities ahead of the presentation of the revised Budget for 2026-27. The June 29-30 conference will bring together District Collectors and senior police officials from across the state to deliberate on 43 key governance issues covering …
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday opened the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 answer key challenge window while releasing the provisional answer keys for the June 21 re-test taken by more than 20 lakh students. The window to challenge the answer key will close at 11:50 p.m. on June 28, a statement by NTA said on social media platform X.”For accepting the challenges, the NTA will charge Rs 200 per question. In case of a chal…
Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale reviewed the implementation of various welfare schemes being carried out by the state government for vulnerable sections of society. According to an official statement, the state government informed that during his one-day visit to Odisha, the Union Minister held a review meeting with senior officials from different departments, including the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Per…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday announced the formation of Jan Arogya Samitis in urban areas and the restructuring of existing Rogi Kalyan Samitis as part of efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and increase public participation under the Ayushman Bharat programme.The move follows the transition of Ayushman Bharat Urban Health Centres into Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, aimed at ensuring citizens receive quality primary healthcare services at their doorste…
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) Telangana’s comprehensive and forward-looking welfare model has set a benchmark for other states at Chintan Shivir–2026, said welfare minister Adluri Laxman Kumar said on Sunday.He was speaking at Chintan Shivir–2026, organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Chandigarh on Sunday.The conclave brought together ministers and senior officials from across the country to deliberate on key issues including social justice, effective delivery o…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday began the distribution of Voter Information Slips (VIS) for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections, with the exercise currently underway in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (for Phase 1 voting), where polling is scheduled for April 23.According to the Commission, the VIS is aimed at providing voters with essential information required on polling day. The slip contains details such as voter particulars, polling station …
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As Parliament prepares to deliberate on the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act proposing 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on Tuesday called for a parallel push to ensure political reservation for persons with disabilities (PwDs). Welcoming the Centre’s move to strengthen women’s political participation, NCPEDP said the ongoing reform moment presen…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at easing voter movement and reducing confusion, polling locations across all 16 Assembly constituencies in Chennai will be colour-coded for the upcoming elections. The move is expected to significantly improve navigation at large polling centres where multiple booths operate within the same premises. Announcing the initiative, District Election Officer J. Kumaragurubaran said the colour-coding system will be implemented at polling…