A huge controversy has been raging over appointment of Firoze Khan as an assistant professor in Sanskrit Vidya Dharam Vigyan of Banaras Hindu University with students objecting to a Muslim teacher for teaching Sanskrit. But in a backward district of Odisha, a Muslim woman has been teaching Sanskrit to hundreds […]
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Production resumes at Honda’s Manesar plant; workers plan another march on Wednesday
Production resumed at the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) plant at IMT, Manesar, on Monday, two weeks after it was shut due to the ongoing workers’ strike. A batch of workers with permanent employment at the company joined services on Monday, and three other batches are expected to join […]
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5 lessons from Punjab’s failed drive to curb stubble burning
Ahead of the paddy harvesting in September, the Punjab government chose to make Guru Nanak Dev’s verse ‘pavan guru, pani pita, mata dharat mahat’ (air is guru, water the father, earth the eminent mother) as the centrepiece of its message against stubble burning, one of the causes of the region’s […]
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RJD bets on a Rajput as its Bihar unit chief, a first in party’s history
In a significant development, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday paved the way for the elevation of an upper caste leader as its new Bihar unit president in party veteran and former water resources minister Jagdanand Singh, who is set to replace incumbent Ramchandra Purve, who has served three […]
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IIT Jodhpur team develops low-cost, low-emission catalytic convertor using Rajasthani clay
A team from IIT Jodhpur’s chemistry department has developed a catalytic converter for cars using Rajasthani clay which will be cheaper and more effective in reducing pollution, a professor claimed on Monday. A catalytic converter is a device which is fitted to a vehicle’s exhaust to reduce the pollutants coming […]
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Centre approves medical colleges for five Rajasthan districts
The Centre has approved the proposal of the state government to open medical colleges in five districts of the state. Rajasthan is going to be the first state in the country where medical colleges will be established in almost all districts, an official statement said. The Centre has approved the […]
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No toilet in government school in UP Basic Education Minister’s constituency
Students and teachers of a government primary school in Siddharthnagar, the constituency of state Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi, are forced to relieve themselves out in the fields as the institution lacks basic amenities like toilets and proper infrastructure. The school is situated in Bansi area of Siddharthnagar in Uttar […]
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Centre eases cash limit for pilgrims visiting Kartarpur
The Centre has eased the cash restriction on pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor. Earlier, a maximum amount of Rs 11,000 could be carried by pilgrims. As per the fresh electronic travel authorisation issued by the Ministry of home affairs, pilgrims travelling to Pakistan can now carry […]
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This is what happened when clowns took over the Delhi Metro
A few weeks ago, a bunch of clowns boarded the Delhi metro. Now before you jump to conclusions such as Batman’s nemesis Joker taking over a public transportation system, let us clarify that these clowns are of the therapeutic kind. They’re part of Clownselors, an organisation started in 2016 by Sheetal Agarwal, an M.Phil. […]
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Lucknow University turns 100
Lucknow University kicked off its year-long centenary celebrations with a morning walk by the students and teaching staffs from the Chhatrapati Shivaji sports ground on the campus. The university also threw open its gates for the common people on Monday on the occassion. The idea of starting a university in […]
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Indirapuram: GDA may upgrade a few utilities before handover
The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) may spend Rs 200 crore on upgrading facilities in Indirapuram in case the municipal corporation does not take up the three services during the handover process of the colony. The GDA and municipal corporation officials last week met to discuss the modalities of the handover […]
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh visits ‘Destination North East’ festival at BHU
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Sunday visited the ‘Destination North East’ festival being held at Banaras Hindu University here and interacted with various participants. Outlining Central government’s commitment towards development of North East he said that Northeast model of development and […]
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Smart class to begin in secondary schools, says Uttarakhand CM Rawat
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday announced to start smart classes in all 1200 secondary schools to cater better education to students in Uttarakhand. Speaking at a religious event in Ukhimath, Singh said, “In the coming time, smart classes will be started in all 1200 secondary schools of the […]
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HC stays government order cancelling MLA’s citizenship
The Telangana high court on Friday stayed for four weeks the Union home ministry’s (MHA) order cancelling the citizenship of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh. Posting the case for December 16, a high court bench headed by Justice Challa Kodandaram issued interim orders directing the Union home ministry […]
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Manisha Kulshreshtha wins 28th Bihari Puraskar
Noted writer from Rajasthan, Manisha Kulshreshtha, was awarded the 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018 for her novel ‘Swapnapash’, on Friday. The award is presented by the KK Birla Foundation and is for writers of Rajasthani origin. It is given annually to an outstanding work in Hindi or Rajasthani published in […]