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Protesting aspirants at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in RanchiAISA national president Neha Bora after the ink attack on FridayProtesting aspirants at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in RanchiAISA national president Neha Bora after the ink attack on FridayProtesting aspirants at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi Ranchi: A protest march by student groups demanding cancellation and fresh conduct of two recruitment examinations was disrupted on Friday after a youth allegedly threw ink at All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora near Shalimar Bazaar.The march, organised by AISA and other Left-affiliated student organisations, began at Birsa Chowk and was scheduled…

Tributes paid to Rabrindranath Tagore Gorakhpur: Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet, philosopher and educationist, was remembered at a solemn tribute programme organised by Aadharshila Parivar at in Gorakhnath on Friday on the occasion of his death anniversary.The event began with floral tributes to Tagore’s portrait, followed by reflections on his life, literary legacy and enduring philosophy by writers, educationists, artists and social workers.Presiding over the programme, Aadharshila Parivar president and senior homoeopathic physician Roop Kumar Banerjee said that remembering Tagore is akin to enlightening oneself. He described the poet as a symbol of Indian culture, human values and universal…

Kolkata: A criminal case has been registered against a Bansdroni resident for posting allegedly offensive and hate comments on Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.Debojyoti Majumdar, co-convener of BJP Swasthya Pariseva Cell, lodged a complaint against Ankit Sharma, referred to as Ankit Shaw in the complaint, at the Bansdroni PS, saying he, entered into a criminal conspiracy with others and posted “hate-filled, obscene and inflammatory comments on Facebook” on Aug 5. The post on allegations about the Ram Mandir funds, claimed Majumdar, was intended at hurting religious sentiments and provoking public disharmony.He urged police to initiate proceedings against Shaw for attempting…

Srinagar, Aug 7: The Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital here is a paradise of golf, and there is no golf course in the world as stunning, beautiful, and spectacular, Commissioner, PGTI’s 72 The League, Amrit Mathur, said on Friday.Addressing the concluding ceremony of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) tournament at the Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) here, Mathur said the PGTI wants to make the tournament an annual event in Srinagar.”The Royal Springs Golf Course is a paradise. It is a paradise of golf. There is no golf course in the world…

The Bangladesh foreign ministry had said this interaction by a “convicted mass murderer” on the Indian soil stood as an affront to the sovereignty of the country NEW DELHI: With former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s news conference kicking up a diplomatic firestorm, the government said on Friday her remarks, especially those related to the government in Dhaka, are not endorsed by India.“Government had no role to play in what was an event by a private media entity, and the government does not endorse anything said at the forum, especially with regard to the duly constituted govt of Bangladesh,” said ministry…

The loan waiver was declared by the state on June 2 Mumbai: Mahayuti govt’s Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar loan waiver’s disbursal began on Friday with Rs 5,027 crore released into the bank accounts of 6.2 lakh farmers of an estimated 54.6 lakh through direct benefit transfer.“Of the 18-19 lakh bank accounts identified, around 12 lakh accounts have been sent back to the banks for verification on account of errors. Once these are cleared, the disbursal will continue,” said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.He said that once the names of beneficiaries had been identified, a list would be put up at the gram…

Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees. NEW DELHI: Friday was the season’s wettest day in many parts of Delhi, and the fourth straight rainy day, testing the capital’s infrastructure to the maximum.There was familiar traffic chaos as many arterial stretches were flooded, particularly in south and central Delhi, while nine cases of house and wall collapse were reported in addition to at least 16 fallen trees across the city.Delhi has received 127mm of rainfall in the first seven days of AugSafdarjung, the city’s main weather station, got 127mm of rain…

Bangalore University convened a meeting with traffic police after death of a student on campus Bengaluru: Bangalore University (BU) convened a coordination meeting Friday on road safety and campus security following the death of a first-year student in a road accident inside the campus.The meeting, chaired by vice-chancellor C Shivaraju, was attended by DCP (Southwest division) Anitha Haddannavar and senior police officials.Haddannavar said given the narrow width of Gandhi Road, traffic experts would conduct a detailed study on introducing one-way traffic and other measures. Traffic police personnel would also be deployed on campus to regulate traffic and prevent such incidents,…

HC sounds alarm over growing freebie culture, says even Kubera will join freebie queue Hyderabad: Questioning the long-term sustainability of welfare spending, Telangana high court on Friday made a series of pointed observations on freebie schemes, remarking that if the current trend continued, “even Kuberudu” (god of wealth) would join the queue for govt benefits, while also asking how the state would generate funds once all its lands were sold.Hearing a contempt case against state finance secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, the court also warned that indiscriminate benefits risked weakening the work culture and straining public finances. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka made…

Chennai: Police to register a case against Tasmac employees at retail vending outlets if they are found overcharging the consumers, ruled Madras high court, ordering the state govt to deploy police personnel to regulate buyers at crowded liquor shops.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan issued the directions on Friday, when the state govt submitted the compliance report of the court’s earlier direction to provide bills for each purchase at liquor outlets across the State. The state govt submitted that a circular in this regard had been issued to all district managers and cited heavy crowds during peak hours as reason for not providing…