APAAR is a unique 12-digit identification number assigned to every student and is aimed at creating an academic bank of credits that will digitally store their academic records and progress Panaji: APAAR IDs have been generated for 81.1% of Goa’s school students, covering 2.35 lakh of the state’s 2.89 lakh enrolments. State education officials informed…
Varanasi: A lineman and a wrestler lost their lives due to electrocution in two separate incidents in the past 48 hours.In the first incident, a 40-year-old contractual lineman, identified as Bharat Lal Rajbhar, a resident of Bhaironath Harpur, died of electrocution late Saturday while repairing a faulty pole near Pandey Ghat.He was rushed to the…
The structure today forms part of the larger ‘Prerna School’ complex, where students from across the country come to take leadership lessons Ahmedabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed conservation work at a historic vernacular school in Vadnagar where PM Narendra Modi studied as a child. Experts finished the work earlier this week.The…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) general house on Saturday resolved to convene a congregation on July 5 to rally support for the Akal Takht’s directive calling upon Sikhs to boycott Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.The resolution, passed at a special session of the SGPC general house at Teja Singh Samundari Hall here, also…
University and College Tribunal, SPPU Pune: The Bombay high court’s Kolhapur bench has directed the HC registrar general to appoint a judicial officer for a physical inspection of the University and College (U&C) Tribunal, Pune, to ascertain the existing amenities and facilities and submit a report in a sealed envelope by the next hearing on…
Lucknow: A wanted sharpshooter in the murder of a property dealer was killed in an encounter with UP STF in Lucknow on early Saturday.Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjay alias Sanju, 47, carried a reward of Rs one lakh. He was the main shooter in the May 27 murder of propety dealer Sandeep Singh, 35, in Lucknow…
Jaisalmer: Rajasthan govt has launched a security initiative in five districts along the India-Pakistan international border, under which every resident living within 50km of the border will be digitally surveyed and mapped under Operation Clean.Officials said the exercise will begin after an initial survey of buildings and constructions in the area. A door-to-door verification drive…
Indian passport holders abroad treated as citizens for using RTI NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing debate on whether passport is a conclusive proof of citizenship or just a travel document, records of interministerial deliberations in 2010 over who can avail of Right to Information Act, show that MEA and MHA agreed that holders of Indian…
K. Bhagyaraj demise: Mammootty, Dileep, Jayaram pay tribute; Prithviraj Sukumaran says, ‘A true legend of the art’ The Indian film fraternity came together to bid an emotional farewell to veteran filmmaker, actor, writer, and producer K. Bhagyaraj who passed away at the age of 73 following a heart attack. The celebrated filmmaker breathed his last…
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Getty Images) England ended New Zealand’s reign as Women’s T20 World Cup champions with a commanding nine-wicket win at The Oval on Saturday.The defending champions bowed out after losing three of their five group-stage matches.Earlier in the day, New Zealand had received an unexpected boost when Ireland defeated the West Indies by six…
