Monthly Archives: August 2018

Businessman’s daughter runs over woman in Delhi’s Connaught Place; released on bail

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A disturbing event has come to light in the posh Connaught Place area in the country’s capital Delhi. The girl behind the wheels dragged a homeless woman 100 meters after running over her. Police managed to stop the vehicle. According to the Delhi Police, on the Outer Circle in Connaught Place, at around 9 pm, a student took her SUV ...

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3 injured in firing outside Kingsbury tube station in London

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Three people were injured in the firing incident outside the underground station in London. The London Metropolitan Police tweeted, “Police officers are on the spot in the site of incident at Kingsbury on Monday, this incident is not related to terrorism, three injured have been taken to a hospital, there is no danger to anyone’s life.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman ...

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NOTA not allowed in Rajya sabha poll

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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Supreme Court today said the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud has set aside the Election Commission’s notification allowing NOTA option in the ballot papers for Rajya Sabha polls. The top court had questioned ...

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HC asks CBSE to publicise no home work rule in media

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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Madras High Court has ordered the Central Board of Secondary Education to publicise in media that stringent action would be taken against institutes not following the board’s ‘no homework’ rule for class 1 and 2 students. Justice N Kirubakaran passed the order on a plea by advocate M Purushothaman seeking direction to the CBSE to follow ...

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Tight security ahead of bakrid

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of Bakrid 2018, will be celebrated in India on August 22 2018, state government has made elaborate arrangement to avoid any untoward incident. The festival, which will be celebrated by followers of Islam all around the world, is also known as Eid al-Adha that literally translates to “Feast of the Sacrifice”. Bakrid is also known ...

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Kerala floods declared as calamity of severe nature

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The massive floods in Kerala have been declared a calamity of severe nature, the Home Ministry said today. “Keeping in view of the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a severe nature for all practical purposes,” a home ministry official said. The decision has been taken considering the ...

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Nomination for Himalayan tourism Samman opens

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand state chapter of PHDCCI Chairman said that 2nd PHDCCI States Conclave, which was held on August 18-19 at ITC Savoy Mussorriee, conclude on August 19. In which 16 states chairman and Co Chairman participated. There were some other dignitaries including Jitendra Tyagi the MD of the Metro Rail project of Uttarakhand and HP.Kumar the Ex-CMD of ...

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NITI Aayog’s global mobility hackathon MoveHacK, receives strong interest

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MoveHack 2018, NITI Aayog’s global mobility hackathon with total prize money of more than INR 2 crores, has received strong interest from across the globe. The hackathon, which was launched on 1st August 2018, has so far received more than 7,500 registrations for the 10 themes. MoveHack aims to bring about innovative, dynamic and scalable solutions to problems pertaining to ...

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No ATM to be replenished with cash after 9 pm from next year

No ATM will be replenished with cash after 9 pm in cities and 6 pm in rural areas from next year even as two armed guards will accompany crisp notes in transit as per a new directive issued by the Home Ministry. The deadline for putting money in the ATMs located in Naxal-hit areas is 4 pm while private cash ...

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Faculty cannot pursue full time course while teaching says Madras High Court

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Deprecating the practice of a teacher or professor pursuing a full time course while simultaneously working as a faculty member, the Madras High Court has made it clear that it cannot be permitted without prior permission from the university or college concerned. “The university/institution and the recognition authorities must ensure that no teacher/professor is permitted to do the full time ...

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