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Members of Forum of Central Trade Unions, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, and various public welfare forums, as part of a nationwide ‘Jail Bharo’ movement demanding the fulfillment of various farmer and worker rights alongside issues facing the general public protesting near the Clock Tower in Mangaluru on Monday. Mangaluru: Farmers, workers, and activists staged a protest near the Clock Tower on Monday as part of the nationwide Jail Bharo movement, pressing for the fulfilment of various demands related to labour rights, agrarian concerns, and public welfare. The demonstration was jointly organised by the Forum of Central Trade Unions, the Samyukta…

The discrepancies emerged during a review of the master data by the district social welfare officer Noida: Of the 175 schools listed on the scholarship portal under the pre-matric scholarship scheme for Classes 9 and 10 in Gautam Budh Nagar, only around 60 were found to be active on the portal during a routine review, education department officials said.Similarly, only about 55 of the 133 schools listed under the post-matric scholarship scheme for Classes 11 and 12 were found to be active. Officials also found duplicate logins for some institutions.The discrepancies emerged during a review of the master data by…

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Community leaders said the constituency has around 3,500 SC voters Mapusa: Members of Pernem’s Scheduled Caste (SC) community expressed frustration over the lack of local representation in the reserved constituency for decades and called for unity to ensure a local candidate wins the 2027 Assembly election.Speaking at a convention in Pernem on Sunday, leaders said the community must unite to end what they described as the practice of outside candidates contesting from the constituency.“In the last 35 years, no candidate from the SC community has been elected from this constituency despite it being reserved,” Adv Jitendra Gaokar said.Community leaders said…

CM Bhagwant Mann on the last day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha’s monsoon session in Chandigarh on Monday Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly on Monday unanimously passed Punjab State Outsourced Personnel (Transition to Contractual Engagement) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the transition of over 26,000 outsourced workers in govt departments and entities into direct contractual engagement after five years of continuous service. For workers in specified hazardous categories, the qualifying period has been reduced to three years.Winding up the discussion on the bill, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the legislation would help end the exploitation of outsourced workers by eliminating…

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Patna: Patna and Bhopal were connected by a direct flight service for the first time on Monday, giving passengers a non-stop travel option between Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Officials said the maiden Alliance Air flight was an important addition to Patna’s air connectivity and would make travel between the two state capitals faster and more convenient.Flight 9I-733 departed from Jayprakash Narayan International Airport at 1.45pm for Bhopal with 29 passengers. The return flight, 9I-734, landed at Patna at 7pm with 31 passengers.“Until now, travellers between Patna and Bhopal often had to rely on connecting flights, adding to both travel time…

Elections to Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) will be held on Sept 29, with administrator Bhaskar A Sawant placing the detailed election programme before Rajasthan High Court Monday Jaipur: Elections to Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) will be held on Sept 29, with administrator Bhaskar A Sawant placing the detailed election programme before Rajasthan High Court Monday.The election process will formally begin on Sept 7 with the issuance of notices for the election programme and the general meeting.As per the schedule submitted before the court, objections to the voters’ list can be filed between Sept 12 and 16. The objections will be…

Nagpur: Strong Opposition protests stalled the plan to increase Nagpur’s administrative zones from 10 to 12. After the issue triggered a political storm at the General Body meeting, Mayor Neeta Thakre withdrew the directive to prepare and forward a proposal to the state govt.The controversy began when BJP corporator Sudhir Raut questioned whether the existing 10-zone structure was adequate for a city whose population and geographical spread had expanded substantially. He pointed out that the zones were created in 2002 and argued that smaller administrative jurisdictions could improve civic governance, speed up grievance redressal and ensure closer monitoring of development…

The emergency surgery was conducted on a 65-year-old woman Rajkot: AIIMS Rajkot has performed its first corneal transplant, marking the launch of specialised corneal transplantation services at the institute.The emergency surgery was conducted on a 65-year-old woman from Kodinar in Gir Somnath district who had been suffering from a severe corneal infection, known as infective keratitis, for two months.“The infection did not respond adequately to medication and had begun causing extensive damage to the cornea. Doctors consequently decided to perform a therapeutic corneal transplant to remove the infection, preserve the structure of the eye and improve the chances of saving…