DAINIK NATION BUREAU The University Grants Commission (UGC) has removed 4,305 journals from its list of approved journals based on “careful scrutiny and analysis”, Minister of State for HRD Satya Pal Singh informed the Rajya Sabha. The UGC currently recognises three categories of journals — journals indexed in “Web of Science or Scopus”, those recommended by the Standing Committee and ...
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Happiness index is declining
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the dream of New India and world peace can be fulfilled only by moving forward with unison of ancient and modern values. The important responsibility of handing over the heritage of our cultural values to the next generation is on us. Chief Minister said that it is a matter of ...
Read More »Engineer kills colleague in Rudrapur
An engineer in the transit camp station area in Rudrapur crushed and murdered his colleague with a stone. According to the information, there was a dispute between the two after returning from their senior’s birthday party. Rohit Kumar, aged 23 years old from Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh lived with his colleagues at Transit Camp. He used to work in the company ...
Read More »Travelers to go through body scanners at airports in 2019
Body scanners will be installed for security checks of passengers at all airports across the country from the new year. With this, security officials will not have to check each person personally. Currently it takes more than five minutes at security check At the airport, it takes at least five minutes in the security check. The Bureau of Civil Aviation ...
Read More »Deepika proud of my work in “Simmba” says Ranveer
Ranveer Singh Wednesday said his actor wife Deepika Padukone is proud of his work in soon-to-be-released “Simmba”. Ranveer has collaborated with director Rohit Shetty for a film for the first time while the director has worked with Deepika already in “Chennai Express. “The film is truly a big screen experience. We both watched the film together. Deepika showered praise on ...
Read More »A bridge collapsed in Doon
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Two person dead and two injured when a bridge, which was connecting garhi cant with other parts of area especially road leading to rajpur road, collapsed on Friday morning. It is being said that the bridge collapsed while a truck carrying bricks was crossing and a two wheeler was coming from other side. Suddenly bridge collapsed from ...
Read More »115 year old pull collapses in Dehradun
The 115-year-old bridge broke down on Friday in Beerpur in Garhi Cantt area of Doon. Two people were killed in the bridge collpase, while many others were injured. At the same time, several vehicles are expected to be buried in the debris. According to the information received, the incident occurred today morning. There was a 115 year old bridge in ...
Read More »India’s gender gap has widened this year
DAINIK NATION BUREAU According to the India Skills Report, 2018, the economic participation of women in the workforce has decreased from 32 per cent in 2016 to 23 per cent in 2018. A number of factors are at play here, where automation is already affecting most jobs. Typically, the low-level jobs opted by women are now being automated and fewer ...
Read More »Cold wave intensifies in UK
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Extreme cold wave conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Uttarakhand as the temperature plummeted to sub-zero level in more than six towns in the state. On Friday morning Dehradun’s minimum temperature reported 3 degree. The Regional Met Office said the weather would continue to be harsh for the next three days and gutsy chilly wind ...
Read More »Transgender to get concession by next year
DAINIK NATION BUREAU The railways has decided to grant 40-per-cent concession in passenger fares to transgender senior citizens. The concession for a person of the third gender, aged 60 years or above, will be available from New Year’s Day, said Central Railway spokesperson Sunil Udasi. Till now, such a concession was admissible for men who are 60 years and above, and ...
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