The discussion was centred on Khalid’s book, Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power, based on his PhD thesis submitted at JNU’s Centre for Historical Studies in 2018. NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a student-organised discussion on a book authored by former student Umar Khalid, scheduled on the campus on…
NTPC and CIPET officials at the signing of the agreement in Bhagalpur Bhagalpur: NTPC Kahalgaon has tied up with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) to provide job-oriented vocational and skill development training to unemployed youths and project-affected families in Bhagalpur district.An MoA was signed by NTPC and CIPET officials at Bhagalpur…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP Sunday launched a series of Tiranga Yatras across the city as part of its Independence Day week celebrations, with thousands of party workers participating in marches in several districts.The yatras were organised under the leadership of Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra and coordinated by state general secretary Vishnu Mittal. Malhotra will…
Madhubani: A grocery trader was shot and injured by two motorcycle-borne criminals who allegedly robbed him of a bag containing cash in Jaynagar town of Madhubani district on Saturday night.The victim, identified as Tinku Mahto (45), a grocery shopkeeper from Kirana Patti, was on his way home after closing his shop around 10pm when the…
New Delhi: AAP and BJP Sunday locked horns over alleged irregularities in the proposed procurement and distribution of subsidised rice in Delhi.Opposition AAP alleged a Rs 22,000-crore scam and a BJP minister threatened legal action.A Delhi AAP functionary alleged corruption in the BJP-led Delhi govt’s procurement and sale of subsidised rice, claiming that the proposed…
Patna: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will roll out a 24×7 digital learning platform for students of Classes IX to XII in 688 model schools from Aug 15, while also expanding free online JEE and NEET coaching to 146 senior secondary model schools across the state.BSEB chairman Thiyagrajan SSM announced the initiatives at a…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is going to launch a campaign in all 13 districts to free the city of child beggars. The drive will focus on protecting children found begging, counselling their families and providing them with safe alternatives, chief minister Rekha Gupta said.Under the campaign, these children will not be removed by force, govt…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Sunday said the availability of revenue services online and regular departmental monitoring had accelerated the disposal of land-related cases in the state. He said 66% of mutation cases, 75% of e-Mapi cases and 31% of applications under the Revenue Maha-Abhiyan had been disposed of.Jaiswal said…
New Delhi: The body of an 18-year-old youth who was swept away by a strong current in a drain in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar on Friday evening was recovered late Saturday night near the Agra Canal, where the drain opens up.The deceased, identified as Ankit, a resident of Bhim Colony in the Ali Village area,…
Patna: Police on Sunday arrested a man after his wife and four children were found dead in a waterbody near Babhanauli village under Govindganj police station area in East Champaran district on Aug 7. The accused, Dharmendra Kumar, was arrested following an FIR lodged by the woman’s family, who alleged that the deaths were the…
