Students to get chance to take exams twice a year under NEP: Nishank

New Delhi(IANS) The Modi government came out with the New Education Policy 2020, replacing a 34-year-old national policy on education. Under the new policy, students will get a chance to take the board examination twice.

What will be the big…

Leaders in Jharkhand mourn demise of RS MP Amar Singh

Ranchi: Leaders cutting across party lines expressed their grief over passing of Rajyasabha MP Amar Singh who breathed  his last in hospital in Singapore.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren led the politicians in paying their tributes to the leader.…

Clash between two groups in Hazaribagh over animal sacrifice

Hazaribagh: A clash took place between members of two communities in Khapriyawa-Banha village under Katkamdag Police Station area of this district.

Post the incident police personnel rushed to the spot but amid the stone-pelting incident some…

Monsoon Watch: MET predicts light to medium rainfall along with lightning for next one week

Ranchi: The MET department has predicted lightning coupled with light to medium range of rainfall in many areas of the state till August 7.

As per the weather department in the North-Western regions which included Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Koderma,…

For the first time in 20 years no I-Day Parade at Morhabadi courtesy Coronavirus

Ranchi: For the first time since the creation of the stage the Independence Day event would not be organised at the historic Morhabadi Grounds of the state capital.

It has been decided that this time the function would be held either in the…

Cong preferred votes over lives of Muslim women: Smriti

New Delhi (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday accused the Congress of preferring vote bank over the rights of the Muslim women in the country.

"The Congress got an opportunity to rule in favour of the Muslim…

Now TV set imports on checklist to stop entry of Chinese products

New Delhi (IANS) Government has put further squeeze on imports of items coming from countries such as China by putting imports of colour television sets of different sizes in the restricted list.

Accordingly, a notification issued by Directorate…

Mehbooba Mufti's detention extended by three months

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the detention of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months.

An order issued by Principal Secretary, Home, Shaleen Kabra,…

R'sthan Cong MLAs shifted to Jaisalmer amid horse trading allegations

Jaipur (IANS) Amid allegations of horse-trading, the Rajasthan Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaipur have been shifted to Jaisalmer for the next 14 days on Friday. The Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to convene on August 14 and till then the…

Sacred soil, water from Sangam to reach Ayodhya today

Prayagraj (IANS) The soil and water from Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati -- will reach Ayodhya on Thursday for the 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The soil and water were handed…