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Kolkata: Jadavpur University students on Thursday met vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, asking for an investigation into CM Suvendu Adhikari’s claim that hostel boarders were forced to take part in the protest against the NEET paper leak and make the report public. The CM said he spoke to the JU VC.Following the students’ demand, the administration spoke to hostel superintendents and found no student had sent any written or verbal complaint on them being forced to be part of the protest.A student said, “We wanted the report to be made public so that we know on what basis the CM made the…

Srinagar, Jul 30: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Thursday took a comprehensive review meeting of Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to evaluate the implementation of housing schemes for the urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) in Jammu and Kashmir.The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Power Development Department; Commissioner Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department; Commissioners of Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations; Managing Director, J&K Housing Board; Director General, Codes; Chief Town Planners of Jammu and Kashmir; representatives of J&K Bank and other senior officers.While speaking the Chief Secretary observed that access to affordable…

Nepal prime minister Balendra Shah on Thursday appealed for unity, restraint and social harmony after at least three people were killed in communal violence that began in Sunsari district and later spread to neighbouring Madhesh province. The violence prompted authorities to expand curfews and tighten security across several districts.Addressing the nation for the first time since the violence erupted, Shah said the government was treating the situation with its “full seriousness and sensitivity” and pledged a fair and transparent investigation into the clashes.”The Government of Nepal is completely serious and sensitive about the tragic incident that took place in Dewanganj,…

Mumbai: A BJP social media functionary has lodged a case with the Maharashtra nodal cyber police alleging that during the protest held by students, several social media accounts circulated a morphed or AI-generated video of Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, along with objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The nodal cyber police have registered an FIR under various sections of defamation and the Information Technology Act and are trailing the social media account holders.According to the complaint lodged by Beena Gogri, a Facebook account named “Maharashtra Dharma” shared a video carrying a caption claiming that Goyal had called…

NEW DELHI: Delhi govt is considering the reintroduction of a tram system around Shahjahanabad as part of a comprehensive redevelopment plan for Old Delhi. It has also proposed bringing all roads in the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) area under Public Works Department (PWD) to ensure coordinated planning, uniform standards and faster execution of infrastructure projects.The decisions were taken during a review meeting of SRDC on July 15. The meeting reviewed key projects, including the improvement of SP Mukherjee Marg, including Dangal Maidan parking, redevelopment of arterial roads and inner streets, facade restoration of buildings in Chandni Chowk and Jama Masjid…

Bengaluru: A liquor party during office hours has landed nine rural development and panchayat raj (RDPR) department officials in Bengaluru Rural district in trouble for leaving villagers without access to basic public services while they gathered at the foothills of the sacred Siddara Betta for a booze-and-meat party.After photographs and videos of the gathering went viral on social media, triggering widespread public outrage, state govt Wednesday suspended six panchayat development officers (PDOs), two gram panchayat secretaries and a second division assistant (SDA).Acting on rural development and panchayat raj minister Eshwar Khandre’s directions, Bengaluru Rural zilla panchayat chief executive officer Dr…

Hyderabad: Telangana govt will send 10-15 govt teachers on study tours abroad every year on the lines of IAS/IPS officers to acquire knowledge and upgrade their skills, chief minister A Revanth Reddy has announced.“The state govt is trying to improve the quality of education in govt schools and the state is spending Rs 1.08 lakh on each student,” he said on Thursday, while interacting with govt teachers who visited Finland and Germany under ‘Teacher International Exposure Visit and Educational Exchange’ programme.Revanth Reddy instructed officials to prepare an action plan for the upcoming academic year by Dec. The plan should be…

CM Vijay attending a meeting at Guidance office CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt led by chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to announce a renewed AI mission and an AI city, modelled as a self-contained unit with a 1,000-acre campus, integrating office facilities, AI model development, research and global capability centres and residential amenities such as parks and sports facilities.It is now part of budget deliberations and govt is in discussion with stakeholders and studying similar efforts undertaken by states such as Telangana, according to four sources aware of the development. The govt could also announce a scheme for subsidised…

Ahmedabad: Police have intensified disaster preparedness measures across the state following forecasts of heavy rainfall, with director general of police (DGP) G S Malik directing all city, district and range police chiefs to remain on high alert for the next 24 to 48 hours.During a high-level video conference on Wednesday, the DGP reviewed flood preparedness and instructed police units to work in close coordination with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and district administrations to ensure prompt rescue and evacuation operations whenever required.Police said boats, rescue equipment, and other emergency resources have been kept ready…

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced a six-month moratorium on loan repayments for flood-affected borrowers in the four worst-hit Upper Assam districts, besides financial relief for small traders and assistance to rebuild namghars damaged in the recent deluge.The announcement followed a special meeting of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), chaired by Sarma and attended by representatives of the Reserve Bank of India, NABARD, State Bank of India and other commercial banks.“The meeting decided on a relief scheme for the customers who availed loans in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts. The SLBC decided that a…