Patiala : Despite drastic drop in the eligibility percentage, a criterion for admission in nine meritorious schools of the state, from 80 to 55 per cent, 296 seats were still vacant till Thursday. Incidentally, all vacant seats are in the boys’ category. The state government has opened meritorious schools in several districts under the “Society […]
Chandigarh : The fate of lakhs of post-matric students from socially backward communities hangs in balance as the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and the Congress government in Punjab spar over the scholarship scheme for SC students. In April, the Union government changed the format of disbursing scholarship by basing it on the last contribution […]
Seoni (MP), June 25 : Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath was filmed getting his shoelaces tied by party MLA Rajneesh Singh here in Seoni. The incident came to light after a video surfaced online, which showed Singh tying Nath’s shoelaces after the latter paid tribute to former Himachal Pradesh governor and Congress leader Urmila […]
New Delhi, June 25 : Pre-monsoon thunderstorm activity is likely to commence over parts of northwest India from Tuesday, June 26, and the southwest monsoon can be expected over parts of northwest, including Delhi, between June 29 and July 1. Amid Mumbai getting battered by heavy showers, the monsoon in the past 24 hours advanced into […]
New Delhi, June 25 : In a relief to residents, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked authorities not to axe till July 4 the 16,500 trees sanctioned by the Centre for the redevelopment of six south Delhi colonies. A Bench of Justice Vinod Goel and Justice Rekha Palli directed the National Buildings Construction Corp […]