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Jaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed sharp exchanges during Question Hour Wednesday over the collection of “counselling fees” from private students in state-funded universities. Congress MLA Manish Yadav alleged that three universities — Mohanlal Sukhadia University (Udaipur), Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University (Alwar), and Rajasthan University (Jaipur) — were charging Rs 1,000 per student, amounting to nearly Rs 240 crore, without providing any counselling services.Raising the issue, Yadav questioned the legality of collecting fees from nearly 24 lakh students. “Neither any counselling session was conducted nor was any counselling centre operational in any of these universities. On what basis are you…
Rajkot: The Rajkot Special Operations Group (SOG) on Tuesday detained four Bangladeshi women for allegedly residing in India without valid documents.The women, aged between 29 and 30, were apprehended from the Aji Dam police station area after the SOG received specific information about their presence.SOG police inspector Sanjaysinh Jadeja said the women had travelled from Bangladesh to Kolkata and then to Surat before arriving in Rajkot around four days ago in search of employment. Based on the input, a team conducted a check in the area and detained them for verification.During interrogation, the women reportedly admitted that they had entered…
Hazaribag: Residents of various villages under Churchu block of the district, who have been living under the long shadow of the herd of elephants which killed seven people last week, are worried as the lone 108 ambulance in the block, which is equipped with advanced life support systems, remains out of order for nearly a week.As the herd of five hovers between Purpania and Jhumra Hills in the neighbouring Bokaro district, locals on Wednesday demanded that the ambulance, which could very well be the differentiator between life and death for someone who is injured by the herd, be repaired at…
Surat: In a fresh push to make the world’s largest office complex fully functional, around 35 leading diamond traders and 65 small traders began operations at the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) on Wednesday.While 35 top traders started functioning from their own offices, 65 small traders began work from co-working cabins within the complex. Several attempts have been made to operationalise the bourse since its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dec 2023.SDB committee members described the development as a landmark moment, stating that for the first time, prominent traders had commenced operations from the complex. They said the presence…
Vadodara: All seven councillors from the opposition Congress in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) were suspended from the budget meeting on Wednesday. The opposition said this was the first time in the history of the VMC that such action was taken.The suspension came after a commotion during the budget meeting, which began on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it was the turn of the opposition to speak. Traditionally, the opportunity was used to target the ruling party over civic issues and alleged irregularities, apart from speaking on the budget.When a Congress councillor spoke for a long time, other councillors demanded that the…
Thiruvananthapuram: Three more people, who consumed seafood at a hotel in Vizhinjam, sought medical treatment at a private hospital on Wednesday. Two Kollam residents who had consumed food at the same establishment had died on Tuesday.The new patients, residents of Thiruvananthapuram, aged 52, 39 and 28, were admitted with mild symptoms and were reported to be in a stable condition. However, their identities are yet to be revealed. Following the incident on Tuesday, authorities sealed the hotel and launched an investigation. Collected food samples are currently being analysed, and results are expected in the coming days. Pathology reports of the…
Kolkata: A 60-year-old former Navy officer was stabbed by a 25-year-old inebriated youth at a meat shop off the Kalyani Expressway in Barrackpore after he protested against a drunken brawl at the shop on Wednesday morning. The retired officer sustained deep stab injuries to his abdomen and is still battling for life at a Barrackpore hospital. Police arrested the accused, Shyam Paswan. The victim has been identified as Dipankar Sarkar. tnn Source link
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Different types of flooding have impacted the UK so far in 2026. We have seen fluvial – or river – flooding, which is when rivers or streams burst their banks and flood surrounding areas. There has also been pluvial – or surface water – flooding, which is a direct result of intense or prolonged rainfall that overwhelms drainage systems.However, a third type of flooding – groundwater flooding – has also been a widespread problem, especially in parts of southern England. Low lying river valleys and areas on chalk aquifers – such as the Salisbury Plains – are most prone to…
What would happen if Russia sent hundreds of drones at once into Nato airspace?This nightly reality in Russia’s war in Ukraine is a scenario the EU and Nato is scrambling to prepare for after last month’s airspace incursions by Russia and alleged espionage across Europe. German General Reveals NATO’s Plan To Deploy 800,000 Troops To Fight Russia | Watch Tomas Jermalavicius, a researcher at the International Center for Defense and Security in Tallinn, Estonia, says Nato radars often don’t see incoming drones because “they fly too low.””And we are also quite short on means to shoot them down that have…