Mangaluru: Revaluation of answer scripts in Karnataka’s II PU Examination-1 has led to a sharp jump in scores for many students, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of the initial assessment by Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board.Official data show that while most students recorded changes within a narrow band of one to five marks,…
Panaji: Two fresh notifications issued by the town and country planning (TCP) department propose and approve the conversion of close to 30,000 sqm of land to settlement zones across Goa, underscoring the continued pace of land-use change under Section 39A of the TCP Act.Of the two, the TCP granted final approval for conversion of 13,936…
Jalandhar: Gurpreet Singh ‘Gopi’ Nijjar, a key witness in the 2015 murder of gangster Sukha Kahlwan, was shot dead on Thursday night. The attack occurred while Nijjar was in his car in the Dhilwan area on the national highway around 8.30pm, shortly after he had left his home in Jai Rampur village.Kapurthala SSP Gaurav Toora…
Surat: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in Bharuch booked three govt officials, including a Class I geologist, for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 1.17 crore to the exchequer by aiding illegal sand mining in Bharuch district.Those booked are Class I geologist Naresh Jani, surveyor Ashwin Kotadiya and mines supervisor Bhavesh Parmar of the mines and…
Shillong: The court of additional deputy commissioner (judicial), Shillong, East Khasi Hills district, has rejected the bail plea of Raj Kushwaha, a co-accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, on “technical” grounds.“The bail application was rejected on ‘technical grounds’ and not on the basis of its merit,” defence advocate Phuyosa Yobin said, adding that a…
Rajkot: Ten years after it was notified as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), a committee of monks in Girnar, Junagadh, have demanded scrapping of this important conservation status for the wildlife sanctuary that houses 54 lions so that all religious activities can be organized freely.The demand, which is among 59 other demands, made by Girnar Sanrakshan…
Jaipur: The state govt has signalled stricter enforcement of waste management rules across the urban areas. On Friday, Department of Local Self-Govt secretary Ravi Jain directed civic bodies to ensure full compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and warned everyone against any laxity in implementation.The review meeting, held via video conferencing, was attended…
LEH: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday led thousands of Buddhists to celebrate the return of the mortal remains of Lord Buddha to, what he called, the “living land of Dhamma”.With the holy bone relics returning to Ladakh after 1950, Leh city wore a festive look, and men, women and children — dressed in traditional…
Sigmund Freud (Image source: Wikipedia) Many people think that freedom is one of the best things about being human. People from different cultures and societies have fought, argued, and even fought to get it. But the idea of freedom is not as simple as it seems. It is not just about being able to make…
US President Donald Trump said the United States will raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25 per cent next week, claiming the bloc was not complying with a previously agreed trade deal.“I am pleased to announce that, based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our…
