New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi government schools recorded a pass percentage of 97.7 per cent for Class 10 and 98.3 per cent for Class 12 for the academic session 2024-25, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Monday. The Survey, tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the State Assembly, said that 1,270 government and government-aided schools in Delhi had a share of 39.75 per cent in the total enrolment during 2024-25.On the higher education front, the report said that the intake capacity o…
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Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that Maharashtra will become the first state to achieve one trillion dollar economy by 2029 and become five trillion dollar economy by 2047. He said the size of the state economy is $660 billion in 2025-26 and it has to add another $340 billion to become one trillion dollar economy.He added that the state has added a record $55 billion in one year reiterating that state will achieve one trillion dollar economy status…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested a crorepati mines officer after recovering a record cash haul worth over Rs 4.27 crore from his rented accommodation during simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to the accused official. The accused officer, Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, was arrested by Odisha Vigilance and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.The accused, Mohanty…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) In the highest-ever cash seizure by Odisha’s Vigilance Department, the anti corruption sleuths on Wednesday unearthed over Rs 4 crore in cash from the Bhubaneswar flat of Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle. The accused, identified as Debabrata Mohanty, was apprehended on Tuesday night for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a licensed coal vendor for allowing smooth running of his coal depot and to grant permission to transport coal.Following his arrest…
Rajkot, Feb 23 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), on Monday, demolished 1,119 illegal constructions in the Jangleshwar area as part of a large-scale drive to clear 1,489 identified encroachments along the Aji River and the Town Planning Road. The remaining structures are expected to be cleared by Tuesday evening.The demolition was undertaken amid tight security arrangements.Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, speaking at the State Assembly complex, said the operation was ai…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case continued to dominate Kerala’s political discourse on Thursday, with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti walking out of jail after securing statutory bail, even as the issue triggered an uproar in the State Assembly for the fourth consecutive day.The Assembly has been adjourned and will now reconvene on February 23.Potti, named as the first accused in the chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), is among the 13 accu…
Kalpetta, Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Working President A.P. Anilkumar said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) protest against Congress Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi was aimed at providing political cover to the CPI(M). Instead of staging protests against CPI(M) leaders accused in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, the BJP chose to march to the office of Priyanka Gandhi, he added, terming the move a deliberate attempt to shield the ruling party.”What c…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar on Wednesday appealed to the public to play a proactive role in preventing crimes against children and stated that the state government is committed to ensuring their safety.Her comments came in response to BJP MLA Y. Bharat Shetty raising concern over the increase in cases of kidnapping and sexual abuse of children in the State and urging the government to initiate effective measures to curb the menace. ,Bha…
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, alleged that the former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is creating water disputes between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to keep his party afloat.The Chief Minister accused KCR of trying to save Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by inciting regional sentiments and raking up the name of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Telangana.He also accused the BRS President KCR of skipping the state Assem…