Accused teachers sold milk powder meant for midday meals to sweet manufacturers JAIPUR: The Rajasthan primary education department suspended Sunday five govt schoolteachers for allegedly selling milk powder intended for mid-day meals to sweet manufacturers for Rs 160-200 a kilo. The department’s Jaipur office has set up a three-member high-level committee under the directorate of […]

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani during joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan, in Patna. NEW DELHI: CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be blocked in […]

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman from Mukundpur, Delhi, suffered acid burn injuries after three men allegedly attacked her on Sunday, following a heated argument that took place about a month ago.The victim, a second-year student of Laxmi Bai College in Ashok Vihar, told police that she was walking towards the college when her acquaintance Jitender, […]

NEW DELHI: The Centre is preparing a five-year plan for higher education with five main goals: raise enrolment (GER), improve employment and apprenticeships, build international links, upgrade quality and strengthen digital systems. The plan relies on “big-ticket” projects, state-wise targets and performance-linked funding. The quality measures include clearer accreditation bands, so that students can compare […]

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief ministerDevendra Fadnavis on Saturday assured strict action against those found guilty in the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara.Fadnavis also warned against politicising the issue.Speaking to reporters, he said, “This is a very serious issue. A young doctor wrote her suicide note on her hand […]