Samiti condemns death of Dalit student in Rajasthan

Samiti condemns death of Dalit student in Rajasthan

Condemning the beating up of nine-year-old Dalit boy by a teacher for allegedly touching a pot of drinking water in Jaloredistrict of Rajasthan, the Kalaburagi district unit of Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samiti demanded stringent action against the teacher. Arjun Bhadre, State convener of the samiti addressing press conference on Tuesday expressed anguish over atrocities against […]

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Need to completely eradicate caste system, adopt ‘zero tolerance’ for prejudice: Meira Kumar on Dalit boy’s death in Rajasthan

Need to completely eradicate caste system, adopt ‘zero tolerance’ for prejudice: Meira Kumar on Dalit boy’s death in Rajasthan

Congress leader says can’t blame a regime or political party as Ashok Gehlot government faces heat Congress leader says can’t blame a regime or political party as Ashok Gehlot government faces heat Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit school boy in Rajasthan after being beaten up by a teacher, senior Congress leader […]

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Rajasthan patients not benefiting from free health care services

Rajasthan patients not benefiting from free health care services

The “unrealistic norms” have created difficulties for many patients approaching government hospitals The “unrealistic norms” have created difficulties for many patients approaching government hospitals Despite the elimination of all kinds of user charges at public health facilities, the patients in Rajasthan are not getting full benefit of the Chief Minister’s free health care scheme, because […]

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Covid effect? States see big jump in students skipping Class 10, 12 Board exams this year

Covid effect? States see big jump in students skipping Class 10, 12 Board exams this year

Education Boards of at least 10 states — Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — have reported a high number of students who registered but didn’t turn up for their Class 10 and 12 Board exams held earlier this year. The Indian Express analysed examination attendance data […]

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NEET-UG 2022: Hindi and English question papers interchanged at Rajasthan exam centre

NEET-UG 2022: Hindi and English question papers interchanged at Rajasthan exam centre

Students who appeared for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) at an examination centre in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district on Sunday alleged that they were made to write the exam twice on account of a question paper mix-up. Students said that question papers meant for Hindi and English medium students were interchanged mistakenly. An NTA official […]

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Morning Digest | BJP national executive begins in Hyderabad today; Modi holds talks with Putin, and more

Morning Digest | BJP national executive begins in Hyderabad today; Modi holds talks with Putin, and more

A list of stories to start your day. A list of stories to start your day. BJP national executive begins in Hyderabad on Saturday PM Modi will be attending every session of the national executive, a key BJP body having nearly 350 members from across the country. Fadnavis to skip national executive meeting in Hyderabad. […]

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Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’

Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday registered a case under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the “heinous murder” of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur by two people who, the agency said, wanted to “strike terror among the masses across the country”. A spokesperson for the agency said NIA teams […]

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BJP expels Rajasthan MLA for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections

BJP expels Rajasthan MLA for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday expelled its Rajasthan MLA Shobharani Kushwah for cross-voting in favour of a Congress candidate in the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from the State held recently. Ms. Kushwah, elected from Dholpur constituency in 2018, had turned defiant after her suspension from the party last week. In a letter […]

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SC orders constitution of special court in five States for cheque bounce cases

SC orders constitution of special court in five States for cheque bounce cases

Special courts with a retired judge would be set up in the States of Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Special courts with a retired judge would be set up in the States of Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the constitution of special courts with a retired […]

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