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Dimapur: Nagaland’s directorate of school education on Tuesday said all categories of primary and graduate teachers appointed prior to the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act, 2009) and having more than five years to retire on superannuation as on Sept 1, 2025, will have to mandatorily qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on or before Aug 31, 2028.Teachers who fail to qualify the TET within the stipulated period will be compulsorily retired and paid whatever terminal benefits they are entitled to, subject to fulfilling the prescribed qualifying service under the relevant…

Ludhiana: The Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust entered the seventh day of a hunger strike on Tuesday, threatening a fast unto death over demands to rename the railway station and complete a road to the freedom fighter’s birthplace.Protesters want the state govt to complete a 100m road connecting Chaura Bazaar to the memorial site. Trust national president Ashok Thapar blamed administrative inertia and local political opposition for delaying the project.“Due to the govt’s inflexible attitude and the thinking of some local politicians, the work of laying a direct road to Skbirthplace remained in limbo for years,” Thapar said. “Now, after…

Mandya District Farmers’ Protection Committee had an emergency meeting at Mandya Inspection Bungalow Mandya: Mandya District Farmers’ Protection Committee has decided to intensify its agitation over the Cauvery water dispute following Supreme Court’s direction to Karnataka to comply with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) order.At an emergency meeting held at Mandya Inspection Bungalow, farmer leaders, including Sunanda Jayaram, former MLA GB Shivakumar and Kannada Sena leader Manjunath, criticised the state govt and CWMA for failing to effectively present Karnataka’s drought situation before the Supreme Court. They said govt must safeguard the state’s interests while ensuring that Mandya’s farmers are…

Local MLA Shankar Mandekar (L; Photo credit: Facebook/@Shankar Mandekar) stated accidents happen when roads exist, drawing anger PUNE: While the opposition blamed state government’s inaction for the pothole-ridden roads that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in Pune’s Mahalunge area on Monday, the local MLA from NCP, Shankar Mandekar, made a controversial statement in which he said that since there are roads, accidents happen.Mandekar visited the accident spot on Monday afternoon where, during the media interaction, he made the controversial remarks.“It was an unfortunate incident but when there are roads, accidents do happen. In the end, the case is…

Qadian MLA and leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa Chandigarh: Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa questioned Greater Mohali Area Development Authority’s (GMADA) proposed Rs 15,000 crore loan, asking why Punjab needed to borrow such a large amount and why nearly Rs 192 crore was reportedly proposed as a fee to a private company facilitating the borrowing.“If GMADA or the Punjab govt needs Rs 15,000 crore, the people of Punjab have a right to know why. And if the govt can arrange a Rs 15,000 crore loan, why should a private company be paid nearly…

Patna: Water levels in the Ganga at several ghats in Patna district rose on Tuesday as multiple weather systems triggered widespread rain across the state. The river was rising at Maner, Digha Ghat and Hathidah, while its level at Gandhi Ghat remained steady. The Punpun at Sripalpur was also rising, while the Sone at Koelwar was falling.Patna received 19.4mm of rain between Monday and Tuesday morning. IMD, Patna forecast more rain, with conditions influenced by a depression over Jharkhand and adjoining areas, the monsoon trough passing through Dehri in Bihar and an upper-air cyclonic circulation over eastern Uttar Pradesh and…

Daltonganj: Mohammadganj police in Palamu cracked two murder cases—one from January 2026 and another from the 2025 winter festival—arresting six accused, police said on Tuesday.Hussainabad SDPO Divyansh Shukla said, “Mutur Mushar(60) of Mohammadganj police station limits was kidnapped and murdered on Makar Sankranti mela in 2026 in Bihar’s Sasaram district. Mutur was allegedly killed and buried near the Sone river in Sasaram. His family lodged an FIR on August 10 against four named accused Dinesh, Vikas, Gobind and Shrawan. They were arrested. Based on their confessions, Jharkhand police recovered skeletons from the Sone riverbank.”Interrogation of Dinesh opened the 2025 case.…

GRP will probe the death. SURAT: A foreign national died at a Railway Protection Force (RPF) post in Surat on Monday night after being detained following a quarrel with co-passengers aboard the Golden Temple Express.The man, whose identity and nationality are yet to be established, allegedly became violent during the altercation and was brought to the RPF post along with two other passengers for questioning. He suddenly collapsed while being questioned and was rushed to SMIMER Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.The Surat railway police have launched an inquiry, treating the case as a suspected custodial death.According to police, the…

Thiruvananthapuram: From the rhythmic beats of folk drums to the vibrant colours of traditional dance and theatre, the state capital is set to come alive for Onam Tourism Week celebrations from Aug 24, said tourism minister P C Vishnunadh. Around 3,000 artistes will showcase the state’s cultural traditions at 35 venues, with visitors getting the chance to join some of the folk performances and experience the festivities from within.Chief minister V D Satheesan will officially open the festival at 6.30pm on Aug 24. Actor Kunchacko Boban will be the chief guest. As part of the event, a dance performance by…

Kolkata: Three emergency patients, who were rushed to state-run IPGMER-SSKM Hospital were admitted to KPC Medical College on Monday. These three cases are the first lot of patients who are getting medical care at private hospitals free of cost under the state govt’s initiative of making private hospitals provide free treatment on 10% beds for patients referred from govt hospitals.State health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said the govt has already secured 2,426 beds across various private hospitals that would be used for critical patients who need immediate medical attention but are unable to get a bed in private hospitals.“We started the…