Kolkata: The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) recent mandate requiring a third language at the secondary level has triggered concern among parents, students and school administrators, particularly over mid-session implementation and the impact on those who have been studying a foreign language as their second language.The revised policy states that students must study three…
(Top row, from left) Pradeep Chauhan, alleged ringleader and IT head of the examination centre; Arun Kumar; and Vivek Kumar. (Bottom row, from left) Sandeep Bhati, Nishant Raghav, Shakir Malik; and Amit Rana. Noida: As NEET, India’s main medical entrance exam, finds itself in choppy waters after a paper leak, yet another exam fraud has…
Varanasi: Three staff of a model wine shop were caught red handed while selling liquor near Varanasi Junction (Cantt railway station) after closing of the shop on Friday late night. Sigra police also seized huge stock of liquor from them.Station in-charge Shivanand Mishra said police raided the shop in Vijayanagram Market opposite Varanasi Cantt Railway…
More than 50 per cent of mango farmers are now selling directly to consumers Slice one open, and your neighbour will guess, correctly, what you have brought home from the market. The Kesar mango has always announced itself this way. It is a scent that travels farther than the fruit, and has, for nine decades,…
Chandigarh: With just three days left before Punjab heads to the civic body polls, the state election commission (SEC) announced that a total of 7,555 candidates have been cleared to contest the upcoming municipal general elections. The state is gearing up for a high-stakes, multi-cornered contest scheduled for May 26.Leading the charge is incumbent Aam…
Agartala: The Tripura govt has decided to buy 200 firearms for forest staff to strengthen their fight against timber smuggling, forest minister Animesh Debbarma said.The state is also looking to hire 167 forest guards, who will receive thorough training in forestry practices and the use of firearms, Debbarma said. He added that strict actions and…
Lucknow: Four members of a family, including three children, were killed and a woman critically injured after a speeding dumper truck ran over them while they were sleeping outside their home in Barabanki early Saturday.The accident occurred in Jhansa village of Fatehpur Kotwali area.Police said the family was sleeping on the roadside due to a…
Jaisalmer: Union Home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in for a two-day visit on May 25 and May 26, during which he will outline plans for a ‘Smart Border Project’ and a ‘New Border Security Strategy’ focused on hybrid warfare and drone warfare along the international border with Pakistan.The proposed ‘Smart Border Project’…
SRINAGAR: Nomadic Gujjars and Backerwals, whose houses have been demolished by the administration, have filed a complaint with the police, alleging that “demolition of their tribal habitations” are in violation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and Forest Rights Act, 2006.They have sought action against the officials who razed around 30 habitations in…
The United States and Iran are moving closer towards extending their fragile ceasefire by another 60 days, with mediators working on an interim agreement that could create the framework for wider negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and regional security issues, according to a report by the Financial Times. People briefed on the negotiations told the…
