Guwahati : Nearly one lakh students of Assam get the way forward for free higher education under the government’s policy as State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disbursed Rs 68.44 crore to 349 institutions under phase-1 of Pragyan Bharati scheme at Janata Bhawan in Dispur recently. Launched in the year 2016-17, the unique scheme has…
Chennai. Over 1,000 Muslims from various villages in the Perambalur district, including Valikandapuram, Mettupalayam South, Thavayur, Ranjankudi, V. Kalathur, and Visuvakudi, gathered at the Perambalur Collector’s office on Tuesday. They demanded the lifting of the Waqf Board’s ban, which has prevented them from registering their properties since 18 February, 2020. The affected residents presented their petitions,…
Bengaluru. Enforcement Directorate has raided the premises of Karnataka Congress leader and former Tribal Welfare Minister B. Nagendra and Raichur Rural MLA, B Daddal, as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. B. Daddal was the Chairperson of the Corporation. According…
Mumbai. The Maharashtra State Assembly passed the Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, on Wednesday to prevent unfair means in competitive exams, with a provision of imprisonment for up to five years. Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraje Desai had tabled the bill in the Assembly on 28th of June. As per the bill, an offence…
New Delhi. A delegation of functionaries of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) called upon the Minister of Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya demanded to double the ceiling of ESI and EPF eligibility. The current ceilings were too low and not in tune with the rise of income and prices. Further enhancement will also widen the coverage…
Guwahati: Mitigating a natural disaster often emerges as a major challenge for the human race and the annual flood in Assam continues to be a matter of serious concern for the region and the nation as well. For decades the perennial flood visits the State to devastate the crop, private & public properties, erode large…
New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the CBI probe into the allegations of sexual assault and forcible land grabbing by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh. A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan dismissed the plea by West Bengal government against the probe, and clarified that the observations in the order…
Marad Massacre Today’s youth may discuss and debate the 2002 Gujarat riots, but are largely unaware of the 2002 and 2003 Marad Massacre, which occurred in Kerala, a state often touted as Number one, Cent percent literate and highly educated. The media was heavily focused on projecting the Gujarat riots, while the massacres in the…
Jammu. Six terrorists have been gunned down and two Indian Army soldiers were martyred in action in separate encounters with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain announced on Sunday that six terrorists have been killed in ongoing encounters in the Kulgam district. Speaking to…
Guwahati: As Assam is reeling under flood, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Palashbari in Kamrup district and took stock of the situation on Sunday. He visited three relief camps, spent time with the flood affected families to take note of the rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures being undertaken by the authorities. Sarma first…
