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Jharkhand Bandh affects normal life

RANCHI, Aug. 12 -- Majority of schools and business establishments in Ranchi remained closed and vehicular movement on roads was limited during the BJP-sponsored statewide bandh called to protest Mond... Read More


Soren says BJP tried to hijack students' protest

Ranchi, Aug. 12 -- Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said on Tuesday that the saffron party tried to hijack the students' protest to regain lost po... Read More


LoP Tejashwi Yadav urges CM to check 'anomalies' in transfer of Urdu teachers

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday demanded from CM Samrat Choudhary to ensure that teachers of Urdu, Arabic and Persian language in government schools were no... Read More


Min questions oppn 'double standard' over J'khand protests

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- Minister Nitish Mishra on Monday criticised police action against students protesting over JPSC (Jharkhand Public Service Commission) and JSSC (Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission) ... Read More


Class 9 student sneaks firearm in govt school

BETTIAH, Aug. 12 -- Bhairoganj police in Bagaha police district apprehended a Class IX student after he sneaked a country-made pistol into a government school and scared off the students at a place in... Read More


Climate change driving extreme rainfall in Himalayas, human-related factors adding to risk, says Govt

India, Aug. 12 -- Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region, while human-related (anthropogenic) factors are adding to the overall dis... Read More


Sparks fly in TN Assembly over shifting alliances

India, Aug. 12 -- The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between former chief minister O Panneerselvam and the treasury benches over alliance shifts, and the debate turned perso... Read More


Naqvi slams Opposition for Parliament logjam

India, Aug. 12 -- BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the ongoing stalemate in Parliament reflects the ruling party's "request for discussion" and the Congress-led Opposition's "rigidness f... Read More


BJP seeks privilege motion against Ranchi admin

India, Aug. 12 -- The BJP on Tuesday urged Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato to allow a privilege motion against the Ranchi district administration for allegedly preventing its MLAs from... Read More


Today's youth: The torchbearers of tomorrow

India, Aug. 12 -- On this International Youth Day, India's and the world's young have already shown they know the way. The rest of us would do well to follow them Every year on August 12, the world p... Read More