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Lucknow: UP ministers Swatantra Dev Singh and Aseem Arun on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party and its chief Akhilesh Yadav, alleging that recruitment processes during the party’s tenure were marred by corruption, nepotism and caste-based favouritism.The ministers accused the previous SP govt of turning govt recruitments into a “system of collection and manipulation”. They claimed that the current BJP-led govt has restored transparency and merit in appointments.Singh alleged that whenever recruitment advertisements were issued during the SP regime, “uncle-nephew networks would become active to loot candidates.” He claimed that transfer-postings and recruitments operated through “fixed rates”…
Patna: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and health and medical education minister Rajendra Shukla visited the Bihar health department’s Command and Control Centre (CCC) on Wednesday to study its digital health systems.Shukla was accompanied by MP health commissioner Dhanraju S and other senior officials. On arrival, state health minister Nishant Kumar, alongside officials, welcomed the visiting delegation, while health department secretary Kumar Ravi gave a detailed presentation on the state’s digital health services and technical platforms.Officials briefed the MP delegation on the functioning of the Bhavya Portal, which Shukla examined closely during the visit. The portal was presented as a key…
Jaipur: In the NITI Aayog report, ‘School Education System in India – Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement’, Rajasthan’s school education initiatives of conducting a health survey and using artificial intelligence for learning have been upheld as ‘Good State Practices’.“The appreciation accorded by NITI Aayog in this report — specifically regarding the state’s innovations based on the integrated application of education, health, and technology — can be considered exemplary for other states,” said a release issued by the chief minister’s office on Wednesday.The report cites the state’s Shala Swasthya Parikshan Abhiyan and an AI-based assessment system implemented under…
Nagpur: Medical shops across the city remained closed on Wednesday in response to the nationwide one-day strike called by chemists and druggists associations against online sale of medicines. No instances of inconvenience to patients were reported as emergency services remained operational.Members of the Nagpur District Chemists and Druggists Association (NDCDA), Maharashtra State Chemists and Druggists Association (MSCDA) and All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists staged a protest at Samvidhan Square between 10am and 2pm. Around 200 chemists participated in the agitation. Protesters also paid floral tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the square before submitting a memorandum to the…
Chatra: A police team led by Simaria SDPO Nagargoje, Shubham Bhau Saheb conducted a major operation in Lawalong police station area and seized around 170 kg of illegal doda being transported in a vehicle. The driver, however, managed to escape by taking advantage of the dense forest cover, police said on Wednesday.Shubham said, “Police had received information that an SUV carrying illegal doda was moving through the Lawalong route. The team launched an intensive vehicle-checking drive near Kolkole village during which a vehicle approaching from the Bhusad side didn’t stop upon asking. The attempted to flee but we caught it…
Gorakhpur: Gorakhpur is set to further strengthen its position as a national rowing hub as chief minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony of the 46th Junior National Rowing Championship at Ramgarh Tal on Thursday.During the event, the CM will watch two final rowing competitions before felicitating winners and addressing participants.The championship follows the successful hosting of Sub-Junior National Rowing Championship at Ramgarh Tal in Oct 2024, where the CM had also interacted with athletes.The rapid transformation of the Ramgarh Tal lakefront and the development of a world-class Water Sports Complex at a cost of Rs 49…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of petitions alleging irregularities in the West Bengal Police constable recruitment process for 2024 till June 8, as the state counsels failed to appear, reports Srishti Lakhotia.Justice Amrita Sinha clarified that any appointment made in the interim would be subject to the final outcome of the writ petitions. Hearing two separate petitions, the court noted allegations that horizontal reservation protocols were flouted and posts reserved for the exempted category (EC) were illegally dereserved and opened to unreserved candidates.The petitioners sought a restraint order on filling up the vacant posts. They…
Presents appointment letters to 3,200 new police constables LG’S MESSAGE TO MEN IN UNIFORM: We face neighbour known as source of terrorism Nature of terror threats has evolved Defend unity, integrity of motherland Share information, plan strategies together Always remain alert, add proud chapter to legacy RK News Service Jammu, May 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday presented appointment letters to newly appointed constables of Jammu and Kashmir Police and urged the new recruits to dedicate themselves to defending the unity and integrity of the motherland and to strengthen the proud legacy of the force. He cautioned that the nature of law and order threats…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union government’s council of ministers on Thursday, with discussions expected on the functioning of ministries, recent policy decisions, their outcomes and future plans, official sources said.The meeting, the first of the council of ministers this year, assumes political significance as it comes after the BJP’s strong performance in the recent Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam, besides the formation of an NDA government in Puducherry again. It is also taking place amid speculation of a cabinet reshuffle.All cabinet ministers, ministers of state with independent charge and ministers…
Police officials carry out a lathi charge after residents of the ‘Garib Nagar’ slum in Bandra East allegedly pelt stones at police during the second day of an anti-encroachment drive on railway land, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Seven policemen and six protesters were injured, while 10 people were detained after violence erupted during the second day of the anti-encroachment demolition drive at Garib Nagar along Bandra station’s eastern side. Police resorted to a lathicharge on Wednesday after a mob allegedly hurled stones, utensils and other objects at demolition teams. The drive is being carried out by Western…