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The 85-day long agitation at Manipur University was called off today by the protesters in the interest of students, Manipur University Students’ Union president M Dayaman Singh said. The students of the university had been demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor A P Pandey and constitution of an Independent Enquiry Committee to look into the allegations of administrative and financial lapses ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of flood due to heavy rain Kochi Airport has been closed for operation with immediate effect on Wednesday. Official says now it would reopen by August 29 when water would recede.

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Facing allegations of getting undue benefits from the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has sent legal notices to several Congress leaders asking them to “cease and desist” from levelling such charges, which was promptly dubbed by the party as evidence of a “nexus between the BJP and the corporate world”. The Congress leaders said ...

Recruitment’s were made for 80 posts of accountant in Goa government and 8,000 candidates took part in this recruitment examination, but surprisingly none of these passed in this examination. On condition of anonymity, a senior official said that all graduate candidates had to get minimum 50 points out of 100 to pass this examination, but no one was able to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of upcoming ‘Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit, which is scheduled to happen between October 7-8, 2018, state government led by chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat organized a roadshow in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Wednesday. The investors summit will be organized at Dehradun. State Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh addressed the roadshow. ...

DAINIK NATION BAUREAU State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has relaxed the claim settlement and documentation process for the flood victims in the deluge-ravaged Kerala, including waiving off death certificates and delayed premium payment fees. The rain fury, the worst since 1924, began on August 8 and has left 223 dead as of today and forced over one million ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The UAE has pledged $100 million for flood-battered Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Tuesday, adding “a new Kerala” needed to be built following the widespread destruction. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to hundreds of thousands of Keralites, has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it would be providing $100 million (Rs 700 crore) for ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Cricketer turned politician and Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said his visit to Pakistan was not “political” but just on a “warm invitation from a friend”, in a bid to clarify his decision to visit the neighbouring country and hug its Army chief.While addressing a press conference here, Sidhu said, “I am hurt ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A special court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death for raping an 8-year-old, less than two months after the incident that caused nationwide outrage. Special Judge Nisha Gupta held Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) guilty and sentenced them to death under the newly-introduced IPC Section 376DB (punishment for rape of a woman under 12 ...

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 ...