Road safety class mandatory for driving licence applicants in Ernakulam from Dec. 2

Road safety class mandatory for driving licence applicants in Ernakulam from Dec. 2

Efforts to enhance road safety and curb accidents, which claim over 4,000 lives annually in the State, are now a priority. | Photo Credit: file photo In a bid to usher a new driving culture in Kerala, the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) has made road safety classes mandatory for all driving licence applicants under the … Read more

Maharashtra Backward Class Commission submits Maratha survey report to Shinde; special session on Feb. 20 to address demands

Maharashtra Backward Class Commission submits Maratha survey report to Shinde; special session on Feb. 20 to address demands

Chairman of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, Justice (retired) Sunil Shukre hands over the survey report on the backwardness of Maratha community to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai on Friday. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis is also present. | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on Friday submitted a comprehensive survey … Read more

Stellar performance by Kollam schools in CBSE Class X, XII examinations

Stellar performance by Kollam schools in CBSE Class X, XII examinations

Many schools in Kollam recorded stellar performance with cent percent results in the CBSE Class X and XII examinations. Lakeford School, Kavanad, secured 100% results and among the total 81 students who appeared for the XII examination, 53 secured distinction and 28 first class. Lakshmi B., Alvin Pintu Geevarghese, and G.S. Gouri are the toppers … Read more

Chhattisgarh: Naxalite couple’s daughter clears Class 10 board exam, aspires to become doctor

Chhattisgarh: Naxalite couple’s daughter clears Class 10 board exam, aspires to become doctor

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI When an 18-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh cleared her class 10 state board examination, it was an extraordinary feat given her family background. Her parents are active Naxalites, living their lives under the shadow of guns, but that did not deter the teenager from single-mindedly pursuing … Read more

Odisha aiming to complete Backward Class survey by July second week

Odisha aiming to complete Backward Class survey by July second week

The Naveen Patnaik government wanted to carry out the survey in 2021, after constituting the OSCBC but the plan was cancelled due to the OVID-19 pandemic. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout The Naveen Patnaik government has set a target to complete a comprehensive survey of social and educational conditions of people belonging to Backward … Read more

J&K’s affluent class has money for iPhone, games but not for nominal property tax?: L-G Manoj Sinha  

J&K’s affluent class has money for iPhone, games but not for nominal property tax?: L-G Manoj Sinha  

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday defended the move to introduce property tax in the Union Territory for the first time, saying “people have money for iPhones, data, games but don’t want to pay for services”. “There is … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Teacher ‘punishes’ Class X girl student with hot iron rod for not wearing chunni

Andhra Pradesh: Teacher ‘punishes’ Class X girl student with hot iron rod for not wearing chunni

A physical education teacher of a girls’ residential school in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh allegedly punished a Class X student with a hot iron rod for not wearing ‘chunni’, part of the school uniform here, while playing in the playground. The incident, which took place at Kasturba Gandhi Girls School at Kothapalli on Saturday, … Read more