By:
On:
In: National

Ernakulam: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, winding up a three-day visit to Kerala on Sunday, gave a clear message to the state unit of the party—win the support of all non-Muslim minorities, especially Christians, and backward caste Hindus, in order to win more seats in the 2019 generalContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: National

Satyasundar Barik Bhubaneswar: In dozens of nondescript tribal villages in Odisha’s Rayagada district, every time a woman of the Saura tribe cooks rice for the family, she puts aside a handful of raw rice, which is collected for a community fund from which ‘special’ teachers draw their paltry remuneration. WhatContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: National

C.M. Paul Darjeeling – A diocesan social service society in North Bengal orgainsed a 3-day disaster management training in Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Diocesan Social Service Society (DDSSS) Anugyalaya held the training programme on Child Centred Disaster Risk Reduction at Central Heritage Hotel, Robertson Road, Darjeeling from June 1 – 3.Continue Reading

By:
On:
In: National

Ranchi: More than 37,000 students, marked as failed in this year’s matriculation in Jharkahand, have now cleared the examination. This happened after Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) revised the pass percentage from 59.91 to 67.91 on its website late on June 1, citing a tabulation gaffe. This surprise occurred as theContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: National

Patna: It was a sunny day and Raj Kumar Vaishya had trouble walking. But determined to get a postgraduate degree, the 97-year-old sat for a three-hour MA exam, along with students younger than his grandchildren. Vaishya, who graduated in 1938, was appearing for his final year MA (economics) examination atContinue Reading