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Lucknow: As many as 18 girls, who studied at the social welfare department’s Centre of Excellence in Mirzapur, have emerged successful in the recently declared NEET results.Congratulating them on their performance, social welfare minister (independent charge) Asim Arun said: “The success is the result of their hard work, guidance of teachers, and the department’s quality free residential coaching arrangement. The objective is not only to provide education, but also to help talent reach its destination.”The Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Balika Vidyalaya in Marihan, Mirzapur, has been developed as a Centre of Excellence to help students prepare for competitive exams. At…

Madhepura: Acting on viral videos showing youths brandishing firearms on social media, Madhepura police arrested three persons from two police station areas in the district. Two of them were allegedly seen displaying weapons in the videos, while the third was arrested for allegedly supporting them. All three were booked under the Arms Act and remanded to judicial custody on Thursday evening.Puraini SHO Ritesh Kumar said police first identified and arrested Jyotish Kumar, a resident of Puraini village. During interrogation, Jyotish allegedly disclosed that the firearm belonged to his uncle, Dhirendra Ram.“Based on his statement, we raided his uncle’s house and…

Rajasthan govt has suspended 51 empanelled hospitals from the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) in the past three months as part of a strict crackdown on financial and procedural irregularities JAIPUR: The Rajasthan govt has suspended 51 empanelled hospitals from the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) in the past three months as part of a strict crackdown on financial and procedural irregularities. In the past month, action was also taken against 24 empanelled hospitals following audits, with penalties of around Rs 3 crore imposed.Authorities said these practices caused an unnecessary financial burden on the scheme, leading to recovery action as…

Nagpur: Students who appeared for NEET twice this year said taking two high-stakes exams within a month took a heavy physical and emotional toll, with some even requiring hospitalisation before the June 21 re-test.Seventeen-year-old Charudutt Podey, who was admitted to hospital two days before the re-test, said the uncertainty following the cancellation of the May exam affected both his health and preparation.“I was very disturbed after the May NEET was cancelled. I was not able to pay attention to my health — no physical exercise, no diet restrictions, no sleep cycle — which led to a lot of complications,” he…

Ranchi: Special camps have been planned at polling stations in urban areas on July 18 and 20 for enumeration under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Friday said booth level officers (BLOs) have already distributed enumeration forms to nearly 97% of voters across the state. He urged all eligible voters to submit their duly filled and signed forms at the earliest to ensure timely completion of the digitisation process and other revision-related activities.He said, “Only a small section of voters remains uncovered, including those who may fall under the ASDD…

Varanasi: The Varanasi Cyber Crime Police on Friday arrested a cyber fraud accused of cheating people through fake Instagram accounts by posing as an online clothing seller.The accused has been identified as Isteyak Enhussain, 41, of Madanpura area.Police recovered an Android mobile phone and Rs 25,500 cash from his possession.According to police, he created fake Instagram IDs and posted attractive advertisements for clothes. He allegedly collected advance payments from customers but did not deliver the products.A case has been registered against the accused at the Cyber Crime Police Station under Section 318(4) of the BNS and Section 66D of the…

Kolkata: A Haridevpur resident, Dipojjwal Maity (36), died after a heat goods vehicle hit his bike near the Taratala flyover on Thursday. His pillion rider, Suman Haldar, was admitted to Vidyasagar Hospital with injuries. Both had their helmets on, police said. Another biker, Suman Pal, and pillion rider Sushmita Banik were injured after being hit by a bus at the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai-SN Banerjee Road crossing on Friday. Source link

Srinagar, July 17: To strengthen scientific stray animal management and promoting animal welfare, public health, and urban sanitation, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb on Friday conducted inspection of the Integrated Animal Birth Control (ABC) Centre and Cattle Pond at Tengpora to assess the functioning of the Corporation’s dedicated facilities and review ongoing initiatives aimed at enhancing their operational efficiency.The Commissioner was accompanied by the Joint Commissioner (Administration), Executive Engineers, DFO SMC, Veterinary officers, and other officials of the Corporation.During the inspection, the Commissioner undertook a detailed review of the Animal Birth Control Programme, including the sterilization and…

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday claimed that he was “beaten and put under detention” by the Delhi Police as chaos erupted at Jantar Mantar after Sonam Wangchuk was taken to hospital.In a social media post on X, Dipke alleged that the Delhi Police was cracking down at Jantar Mantar and beating people.”I have been beaten up and put under detention by Delhi Police,” Dipke said.”Delhi Police is cracking down at Jantar Mantar, beating people up and taking away Sonam sir forcefully,” he added.This comes after Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the protest site and taken…

First-year postgraduate homeopathy students received the wrong examination paper (File Photo) MUMBAI In a major examination blunder, a section of first-year postgraduate homeopathy students of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) appearing for their semester-end examinations on Friday was mistakenly handed the question paper meant for an exam scheduled on Monday.The students, who are specialising in Materia Medica, were instead given Monday’s paper of the Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine in Homeopathy Materia Medica. The error has raised questions over the confidentiality of the exam process and the systems in place for the handling, sorting and distribution of papers. Materia…