Bengaluru: Freshers clocked a pass percentage of 46% in the PU exam-2, whose results were announced Thursday. With this, the consolidated pass percentage hit 92.2%, an improvement of 7 percentage points from last year.As many as 80,535 students appeared for exam-2, and 36,764 passed. The pass percentage was 51% for science, 43% for commerce, and…
Arignar Anna Zoological Park rolls out a series of upgrades for summer rush. (May 20, 2026) Chennai: Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur has rolled out a series of upgrades ahead of the summer rush, revamping rest sheds, restrooms, animal enclosures and internal roads.Deputy director Manish Meena said the renovation drive was planned before the…
By V Balakista ReddyThere is a familiar lament that has long drifted through Indian homes and staff rooms. Parents fear that children will finish college with ornamental degrees and thin job prospects. Employers complain that resumes arrive in stacks, yet the right skills remain scarce. Students pass through classes and emerge with a certificate in…
Kolkata: Wetlands in West Bengal, once rich in indigenous fish diversity, are facing growing ecological stress from pollution, habitat degradation, indiscriminate fishing and climate change, raising concerns over biodiversity and food security. To address the crisis, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, with support from the National Fisheries Development Board, launched a pen-based seed rearing programme…
Panaji: Once lauded by the Niti Aayog for showcasing sustainable urban development and wetland conservation, the Mangrove Boardwalk at Patto no longer holds any value for the state capital, said Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) mayor Rohit Monserrate. He said on Thursday that the CCP will go ahead and dismantle the wooden structure.“Fixing…
Gulab Chand Kataria Chandigarh 2 Oct 2024: “Swachh Utsav” by MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CHANDIGARH event inaugurated by the CHIEF GUEST Gulab Chand Kataria (Governor of Punjab & Administrator UT. Chandigarh) at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan in sector 38. photos by NITIN SHARMA “Jis tarah se Buddha Nullah pradushit hua hai, uske liye bhi aapko prayatn…
Bathinda: Even as the Punjab govt has passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act proposing stringent punishments for ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of the Sikh holy scripture, proceedings in the three 2015 sacrilege cases remain stalled at a local court in Chandigarh.The delay is mainly due to the pending status of a petition…
Guwahati: A senior state civil service officer, holding the post of additional director of land records, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly accepting Rs 45,000 as bribe.The directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption wing of Assam Police allegedly caught the officer, identified as Lachit Kumar Das, red-handed while receiving the bribe.After arresting Das, sleuths of the…
BJP workers Thursday burnt an effigy of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at the party headquarters in Jaipur, for his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah outside BJP HQ in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 21 May 2026 BJP workers burn an effigy of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul…
SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political…
