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Jaipur: Art education continues to be a compulsory subject for students up to Class 10 in Rajasthan’s govt schools, but an RTI reply has revealed a striking gap in its implementation. There are no prescribed textbooks or documented curriculum guidelines for the subject in Classes 1 to 8, raising concerns about how students are being taught and assessed.Information provided by the School Education Department in response to an RTI application shows that while other subjects follow NCERT-based curricula, art education remains largely unstructured.According to the reply dated April 27, “The subject of ‘Art Education’ is not included in the list…

Bokaro: A sub-adult elephant was found dead inside the Dhobari forest area under the Sariya range of Giridih district on Thursday. The animal might have died of natural causes after getting trapped in dense creepers and remaining without food or water for days. Further probe is under way to ascertain the reason, forest officials said.Forest personnel and a veterinary doctor reached the spot to inspect the area and begin a probe into the incident.Hazaribag (East) divisional forest officer (DFO) Vikas Ujjwal said, “The circumstances suggest that the elephant might have become trapped in thick creepers, which possibly led to its…

Nainital, The Uttarakhand High Court directed the state government to clarify its stance via an affidavit on Nepalese citizens settling in the state, allegedly without valid permissions.Uttarakhand HC seeks clarification from state govt on settlement of Nepalese citizensA division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay issued the directions on Thursday. The court heard a public interest litigation expressing concern over foreign nationals residing without valid travel documents.The bench scheduled the next hearing for three weeks from today.Nainital resident Pawan Jatav filed the PIL in 2024 and alleged that several Nepalese citizens obtained permanent residency in…

Washington: For years, American commencement (convocation) speakers could safely rely on formulaic speeches involving inspirational cliches, autobiographical struggles, and exhortations to new graduates to “dream big” and not fear failure. In 2026, there’s a new guard rail: mention artificial intelligence at your own risk.Across the United States this commencement season, graduation ceremony speakers invoking AI have been greeted not with polite applause but with boos and jeers. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was heckled at the University of Arizona after telling graduates they would help shape AI’s future – an argument that landed awkwardly among students staring into a difficult…

One of the affected trees along Kalyan Smart City Road Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s (KDMC) gardening department has lodged a police complaint against unidentified persons for allegedly attempting to destroy at least seven trees along Kalyan’s Smart City road using the ‘drill-and-poison’ method.Khadakpada police have registered a non-cognisable offence under Section 21 of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.KDMC garden superintendent Sanjay Jadhav said the civic body had conducted a panchnama and found that seven trees had been targeted. “Since this is a criminal offence, we lodged a police complaint. Police will now investigate…

Bengaluru: Six men have been arrested for allegedly beating up a 22-year-old student, who works as a gym trainer, at Teachers Colony in Sanjay Nagar, in north Bengaluru, on May 19.The arrested are Mateen Ahmed from Mattikere, the prime accused, and his associates Jayakantan, Shreyas, Kishore, Pavan and Shailendar, residents of Yeshwanthpur and surrounding areas. The accused claimed that they attacked Ansh Thakur for speaking ill about another gym trainer, called Ilyas.The arrests were made based on the complaint filed by Thakur’s elder sister, a BTech student. “Ansh Thakur trained under Ilyas for bodybuilding from 2023 till 2025. For the…

Trees cut down around KBR Park as a part of the infrastructure development projects. File pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the BRS would oppose felling of trees in KBR park and attempts to destroy the environment. The affected owners of KBR park road widening project met KTR at his residence on Thursday evening. They appealed to oppose the attempts to chop a large number of trees around KBR Park in the backdrop of the Supreme Court verdict, and called to protect KBR Park.Speaking on the occasion after hearing the representatives’ appeal, KTR stated…

Sayeed Rashid, postmaster general, southern region, holding additional charge of central region, released the special cover and NLCIL chairman and managing director Prasanna Kumar Motupalli received the first cover. CUDDALORE: The department of posts released a special cover under the theme “70 years of energising the nation with sustainability” to commemorate NLC India Limited’s (NLCIL) 70-year journey. The special cover highlights NLCIL’s enduring spirit and its contribution to nation-building and sustainable energy development over the past seven decades, said a release from the company.Sayeed Rashid, postmaster general, southern region, holding additional charge of central region, released the special cover and…

Assembly Estimates Committee meeting held at DLB headquarters Thursday Jaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly’s Estimates Committee (AEC) Thursday sought explanations from officials over alleged irregularities in land lease allotments, complaints related to the Annapurna kitchen scheme, and poor sanitation management in urban local bodies.During a review meeting held at the Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB), the committee examined the functioning of civic bodies, implementation of budget announcements and the status of public grievance redressal.The meeting, chaired by committee head Sandeep Sharma, was attended by senior officials of DLB and Jaipur Municipal Corporation.Committee members raised concerns over alleged irregularities in land lease…

Ranchi: Booth-level officers (BLOs) would collect applications from new voters through door-to-door visits during the claims and objections filing period under the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, Jharkhand chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said on Thursday.Kumar said, “The SIR process in the state would start on June 20. Preparations, training and necessary printing work would be carried out from June 20 to June 29. BLOs will go door-to-door from June 30 to July 29 to provide enumeration forms to voters and conduct verification.”Special camps would also be held for voters who could not be contacted…