• Jogaram Kota of new collector

    Kota: Jogaram 2005 batch IAS official quota will be new District Collector. They probably will take over on Wednesday. In Hadauti his third appointment. Before the August 17, 2006 May 24, 2007 in Jhalawar Assistant Collector and May, 2007 to February 29, 2008 Aklera has served as the official subdivision. Collector as his third appointment.

    Kota: Jogaram 2005 batch IAS official quota will be new District Collector. They probably will take over on Wednesday. In Hadauti his third appointment. Before the August 17, 2006 May 24, 2007 in Jhalawar Assistant Collector and May, 2007 to February 29, 2008 Aklera has served as the official subdivision. Collector as his third appointment.

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  • Earthquake hits near Iran's nuclear city Bushehr, 37 dead

    DUBAI: A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages, Iranian media reported.

    DUBAI: A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages, Iranian media reported.

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  • Landmark Malaysian election set for May 5: Official

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's general election will be held on May 5, an electoral official said Wednesday, setting a long-awaited date for highly anticipated polls tipped to be the closest in the country's history.

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's general election will be held on May 5, an electoral official said Wednesday, setting a long-awaited date for highly anticipated polls tipped to be the closest in the country's history.

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  • Patchwork of 11 million

    Kota: Scs district and village scandal is Rs 11 lakh. Rigging investigation after being exposed is preparing to file a lawsuit against the administrator. Rigging the figure is expected to exceed one million. Now the records of the Committee will be reconstructed. Administrator to record from being Anakari.

    Cooperation under the inspector and anta merchandising Ajaysinh Pawar was handed over to the administrator of the cooperative society. Joint interim report is submitted to the Registrar official investigation. The report said that the committee did not provide the administrative record Ramcharan diameter.

    Kota: Scs district and village scandal is Rs 11 lakh. Rigging investigation after being exposed is preparing to file a lawsuit against the administrator. Rigging the figure is expected to exceed one million. Now the records of the Committee will be reconstructed. Administrator to record from being Anakari.

    Cooperation under the inspector and anta merchandising Ajaysinh Pawar was handed over to the administrator of the cooperative society. Joint interim report is submitted to the Registrar official investigation. The report said that the committee did not provide the administrative record Ramcharan diameter.

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  • Higher education faces challenge of quality, says President Mukherjee

    Kurukshetra: Institutes of higher learning continue to be challenged by quality, President Pranab Mukherjee said in Kurukshetra on Tuesday. Speaking at the 10th annual convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, the president said that quality, affordability and accessibility should become the mainstay of the higher education system.

    He said the universities, engineering colleges and research and development centres should be the hotbeds of innovation.

    Kurukshetra: Institutes of higher learning continue to be challenged by quality, President Pranab Mukherjee said in Kurukshetra on Tuesday. Speaking at the 10th annual convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, the president said that quality, affordability and accessibility should become the mainstay of the higher education system.

    He said the universities, engineering colleges and research and development centres should be the hotbeds of innovation.

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  • Uttar Pradesh: Uproar as minor rape survivor is locked up in women's police station

    Bulandshahr: A ten-year-old rape survivor was put behind bars by the Bulandshahr police in Uttar Pradesh when she approached them for help. The child and her mother had gone to a women's police station to file the complaint of the rape.

     

    Bulandshahr: A ten-year-old rape survivor was put behind bars by the Bulandshahr police in Uttar Pradesh when she approached them for help. The child and her mother had gone to a women's police station to file the complaint of the rape.

     

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  • After-school learning centre helps underpriveleged children dream big

    New Delhi: An NGO called Navjyoti has given a new ray of hope to underprivileged children. An after-school centre that provides activity based learning, it nurtures their ambitions and dreams.

    An alcoholic father, a dependent mother and a younger brother who has already quit school is life for 13-year-old Ram Nivas. But in the classroom, he does a 'Taare Zameen Par' with his latest achievement, an electric swing. Helping him take baby steps is Navjyoti.

    Ram Nivas said, "We were asked to make something for a presentation. So we made it for that purpose and showed it to our teacher. We were appreciated for our work."

    New Delhi: An NGO called Navjyoti has given a new ray of hope to underprivileged children. An after-school centre that provides activity based learning, it nurtures their ambitions and dreams.

    An alcoholic father, a dependent mother and a younger brother who has already quit school is life for 13-year-old Ram Nivas. But in the classroom, he does a 'Taare Zameen Par' with his latest achievement, an electric swing. Helping him take baby steps is Navjyoti.

    Ram Nivas said, "We were asked to make something for a presentation. So we made it for that purpose and showed it to our teacher. We were appreciated for our work."

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  • Pakistani Hindus seek refuge in India, refuse to return

    New Delhi: Rising extremism in Pakistan is forcing Hindu families to flee the country and seek refuge in India. Their visas have expired, but the refugees are too scared to return. The Ministry of External Affairs has given them an extension of one month, but the question is whether that is enough.

    It's a visa deadline that 20-year-old Jamuna says could turn into a death sentence for her. "I will die in India but will not return to Pakistan," Jamuna said.

    Jamuna is an exception here who has been at a shelter since November 2011 when her tourist visa expired. Currently, there are more than 450 Pakistani citizens living in the building whose visas expired just on Monday.

    New Delhi: Rising extremism in Pakistan is forcing Hindu families to flee the country and seek refuge in India. Their visas have expired, but the refugees are too scared to return. The Ministry of External Affairs has given them an extension of one month, but the question is whether that is enough.

    It's a visa deadline that 20-year-old Jamuna says could turn into a death sentence for her. "I will die in India but will not return to Pakistan," Jamuna said.

    Jamuna is an exception here who has been at a shelter since November 2011 when her tourist visa expired. Currently, there are more than 450 Pakistani citizens living in the building whose visas expired just on Monday.

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  • Water management must for India, says President Pranab Mukherjee

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said efficient water management is crucial to keep pace with population growth and economic development.

    "Available water must be managed judiciously to meet the twin burden of population growth and economic development. Conservation, balanced distribution and reclamation of used water are essential cogs in the wheel of water management," Mukherjee said while inaugurating the India Water Week 2013 with the theme 'Efficient Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities' organised here by the Ministry of Water Resources.

     

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said efficient water management is crucial to keep pace with population growth and economic development.

    "Available water must be managed judiciously to meet the twin burden of population growth and economic development. Conservation, balanced distribution and reclamation of used water are essential cogs in the wheel of water management," Mukherjee said while inaugurating the India Water Week 2013 with the theme 'Efficient Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities' organised here by the Ministry of Water Resources.

     

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  • Padma Shri awardee Marathi author facing rape charges surrenders

    Satara: After being on the run for a fortnight, noted Marathi author and Padma Shri awardee Laxman Mane, booked in half a dozen separate rape cases, on Monday surrendered before the police here in western Maharashtra. Mane, who has rejected sexual assault charges levelled against him, went to Satara tehsil police station at around 4.00 pm and was arrested.

     

    Satara: After being on the run for a fortnight, noted Marathi author and Padma Shri awardee Laxman Mane, booked in half a dozen separate rape cases, on Monday surrendered before the police here in western Maharashtra. Mane, who has rejected sexual assault charges levelled against him, went to Satara tehsil police station at around 4.00 pm and was arrested.

     

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