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Teacher aspirants stage a protest over their demands related to TRE-4 at Gardanibagh in Patna on Tuesday Patna: BPSC on Tuesday issued the notification for TRE-4, announcing recruitment to 32,388 teaching posts in Bihar. An additional 886 posts are being added in various subjects and languages, including Magahi, Maithili and fine arts, along with 76 posts in agriculture. Online applications will open on Sept 1 and continue until Sept 30. The examination date has not been announced.Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari welcomed the recruitment drive and described it as a major opportunity for aspiring teachers. “The door to the future is…
The new norms will apply for the tourism season from Oct 1, 2026, to Sept 30, 2027 Jaipur: In the wake of recent incidents involving safari vehicles at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR), the forest department has tightened norms for registration and renewal of safari vehicles for the 2026-27 tourism season, with a focus on improving passenger safety and gradually replacing the ageing fleet.Under the new norms, existing six-seater gypsies that are over 11 years old will not be eligible for renewal for the 2026-27 season. A senior forest department official said, “Only vehicles meeting the prescribed age and safety standards…
Nagpur: Chess queen Divya Deshmukh will finally get India’s second highest sporting honour. After emerging as India’s first Women’s World Cup winner, Vidarbha’s first girl to become a Grandmaster and Nagpur’s first Olympiad gold medallist, Divya added another illustrious first — the Arjuna Award. What’s more, at 20, Divya added another jewel to her much-adorned crown to become Nagpur’s youngest Arjuna recipient.In 2023, ace city archer Ojas Deotale, at 21, was the youngest Arjuna awardee while Paralympians Vijay Munishwar and Joginder Singh Bedi were given the prestigious honour way back in 2000. In 1996, Nagpur-born Neeta Dadwe, who played kabaddi…
Rajkot: The Rajkot City Special Operations Group (SOG) busted an interstate drug trafficking network with the seizure of nearly 204 kg of cannabis worth over Rs 1.04 crore from a truck that had arrived from Odisha.The seizure was effected near Bamanbore on the Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway.Police arrested truck driver Mahmad alias Kalo and helper Arbaaz Sandhi. The suspected main supplier and the intended receiver of the consignment are yet to be arrested.Rajkot joint commissioner of police Chaitanya Mandlik said the SOG had been tracking the suspected drug network for nearly 19 days following a tip-off.The truck was carrying steel pipes, apparently…
CEO K Ravi Kumar addresses an orientation programme in Ranchi Ranchi: Election Commission will begin hearings from Aug 24 for around 14 lakh electors whose details remain unmapped during the claims and objections period. The exercise began on Aug 5 and will continue until Sept 15.According to the draft electoral roll, these voters are in the unmapped category. Notices are being issued to them, asking them to appear for hearings and submit documents required to complete enrolment.Notices will also be sent to voters whose entries contain anomalies. This category covers around 45 lakh electors in Jharkhand.“Another 3.5 lakh people, who…
A video grab of a fisherman being lifted off the boat Surat: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) personnel rescued nine fishermen from Navsari, including the owner of the fishing boat, after the vessel developed a technical fault and became stranded at sea.The incident occurred after the fishing boat Jaymala departed from Krishnapur village in Jalalpore taluka of Navsari district on Tuesday morning and was heading towards Valsad. The boat was carrying nine people, including its owner, Deepak Tandel.After travelling around 2.5 nautical miles from Dholai port, the engine of the boat developed a snag and shut down. The fishermen subsequently issued…
The accused in police custody Vadodara: A Rajasthan-based gang that struck during religious processions and events in various states has been busted by crime branch, with two persons arrested. The gang of nine allegedly snatched gold chains from four women during the Rath Yatra in the city last month.Raopura police had registered complaints from the women and began searching for the accused based on CCTV footage. “The modus operandi pointed to the involvement of the ‘Bavariya gang’, which is notorious for snatching gold chains in various states. We sent our team to Rajasthan to track down the gang,” the police…
Accused caught after police encounter Varanasi: Karimuddinpur police team in Ghazipur district arrested a man accused of attempt to murder and kidnapping after an encounter on Monday night. In exchange of fire with police, he was injured and sent to hospital for treatment.After arresting Vishal Yadav, 25, resident of Ramanand Ka Pura village, police recovered an illegal country-made pistol of .315 bore, one spent and one live cartridge from him.The police team led by inspector in charge Rajnarayan was on night patrol when they received information about Yadav’s movement.Acting on the information, police laid a cordon near Newada village. During…
T’puram: The forest department is planning a scheme to incorporate traditional knowledge about nature and wildlife in the curriculum and offer grace marks to encourage school students to become nature’s ambassadors, said minister Shibu Baby John on Tuesday.At the launch of the social forestry wing’s podcast series titled ‘Wild 100: 100 Voices for Nature’, he said that social forestry in schools and nature clubs will be reorganised into conservatory clubs and grace marks can be given just as they are given for sports. The series features 100 experts covering 100 nature-related topics such as forests, wildlife, biodiversity, climate change, rivers,…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday imposed an interim stay on a May 14 order by the Bengal govt seeking reverification of 1.69 crore caste certificates issued to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) during the Trinamool regime since 2011.The HC order, however, does not stop the state from probing specific complaints under The West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994.Within five days of coming to office, the Suvendu Adhikari administration had passed an order calling for reverification of all caste certificates issued by the Trinamool govt over 15 years, most of…