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latest India news A flood-like situation is prevalent in several parts of Gujarat, as heavy rains have hit the state since Friday night. Ten National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue teams were pre-positioned in several flood-prone areas in the state. So far, the Gujarat relief department has confirmed 61 rain-related deaths in the state. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Chotila and Maliya on Sunday.  Rupani held a assembly with officials and asked the management to help people while heavy rains are probable until July 29. "NDRF, IAF and state rescue teams have rescued up to 214 people, stuck in different places," said Rupani. According to an ANI report , the Indian Air Force on Monday safely evacuated a woman, her newborn twins and another pregnant woman from Nana Matra village in Vinchia tehsil of Rajkot. According to a PTI report, officials on Sunday said more than 7,000 people had been moved...

Latest Bangalore news Timings imposed for visits; Movement to ensure minimum interruptions. In coming days, parents may have to ask for permission before entering school facilities. The education department may soon issue an order to regulate parental entry in the light of recent disruptions and protests. Tanveer Sait , the minister of primary and secondary education, said: "There are people who come on campus and interrupt activities, we are working on this issue to ensure that these things do not happen, we need to correct schedules for parent visits. They will need to have permission before entering the school campus to meet someone. " A senior department official said the issue of free entry has become a constant concern for backward schools. "Sometimes, lockout education officials have to intervene to resolve sudden disputes," the source said. Recently, the education department announced that school and university facilities will be decl...

latest Delhi news Delhi University on Wednesday declared that it will liberate its 6th cut for different merit-based undergraduate courses on July 22. The college had initially declared five cut-off points, but kept open options for others in case of seat accessibility, Delhi. It has also extended its admissions for the fifth cut list until July 20. "Admissions for the sixth court will occur between July 22nd and 25th (except Sunday) for all categories," Delhi University said in a statement. The university has also decided to start another admissions campaign for students in discrete categories including SC / ST, OBC, and Persons with Disabilities (PWD), children / widows of the armed forces, Kashmir migrants and sports. "The momentum for such admissions will occur between July 31 and August 5," the statement said. The University of Delhi had released the fifth list of cuts on July 18, when approximately 10% of the seats were left for...

Latest India news ANSWER to a question from a Rajya Sabha member, Defense Minister Subhash Bhamre said Tuesday that 26 NDA cadets have been declared unfit and withdrawn from training due to injuries during the past three years and the year in course. Bhamre gave the information in a written response to Parimal Nathwani, a member of Rajya Sabha. According to the answer, the number of cadets declared " medically unfit " are as follows: Term of Spring 2014 (5), Term of Fall 2014 (1), Term of Spring 2015 (7), Term of Fall 2015 ) 2016 (1), Fall Term 2016 (6), Spring Term 2017 (2), Fall Term 2017 (NIL). The response also said: "NDA cadets who are medically shipped do not receive ex-military status (ESM), since the cadets have not yet been commissioned as officers and are therefore not counted as" military personnel " "For the welfare of cadets of the NDA". "The following programs are being implemented: Ex gratia benefits in cases of dis...

latest India news Reacting to low grades awarded to him, a student from the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) relaxed and physically attacked his teacher Friday night sending a wave of shock across the college faculty. Assistant professor, Ashwani Kumar of SRCC's global business operations at Delhi University, was attacked by his student management discipline, which allowed him to kick the professor's car and beat him repeatedly to be awarded low grades in his internal investigation. The teacher has left the city and gone to Haryana after the incident . "The student - who struggled with Ashwani and hit him - keeps record of irregularities among academics."  The incident took place in the parking lot and in the presence of the primary RP Rustagi, "says Professor Alok Kumar, who calls it a violent crime. ERRORS OF PROFESSORS NOT NEW FOR SRCC "How will we obtain discipline at college premises whose teachers are attacked for nothing but do thei...

Latest Delhi news Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief minister of New Delhi   will distribute the subsidy money to the owners of registered e-rickshaws on July 15, said a superior government. The subsidy, which runs into  Rs.  15,000 and  Rs.  30,000, is projected to encourage and promote the eco-friendly three-wheelers used by commuters for short distances. On Saturday, the CM will distribute the subsidy cheques to the e-rickshaws holders that are registered at Indira Gandhi stadium, said the official. In total, around 6,000 applicants will get the monetary aid at the happening, according to the government official, who did not wish to be named. The transport section had notified making Aadhaar card information compulsory  last month for those seeking subsidy on e-rickshaws registered in the city to prevent duplicity in grant of the monetary support In its current financial year budget, the Delhi government has earmarked  Rs.  1...

latest world news A girl in Satkhira district of Bangladesh has been revealed suffering symptoms like the 'tree-man disease'. Mukta , 12, is suffering from a illness in which the skin deteriorates to give way to debilitate growths of the same kind to the bark of a tree. Mukta's father Ibrahim Hossain, a grocery shop holder, told India Today, "There was a minute boil in Mukta's right hand three years ago which little by little spread to the entire arm and resulted in the bump of the arm making it look like a tangled tree. From the hand it is now moving towards her body slowly. In the last nine years I have got her treated at different places. Seeing no progress, I have come to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. I ask for blessings from all for my daughter's recovery." Dr Samantalal Sen, chief of Burn and Plastic Unit, told India Today, "At this stage it is not easy to say what kind of illness it is. Initially we were thinking it a skin...

Latest Delhi news A woman who ages 54 years was strangled by her servant  whom she had appointed 2 weeks ago and four unknown people accompanied him and looted the cash and jewelry worth Rs. 10 lakh from Delhi, police said. Police said the crime occurred around noon on Tuesday on the second floor of the '21 National Park' housing society in the Amar Colony area. Police said investigation into the robbery-cum-murder exposed that deceased Sarita Jain had taken on Roshan as a servant two weeks ago. Roshan allegedly facilitated a welcoming entry of four people who held her hostage and her other servant Rajan. "They tied up Rajan and Sarita. They later strangulated her and decamped with cash and jewellery. The woman's son was away from the house at that time. The police confirmation of the accused servant was not got done by the family," Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said. He said a manhunt has been launched to take Roshan into custo...

Alcoholic mother killed by drunk son BENGALURU: A fight between an alcoholic lady and her child ended with the latter killing her at their home near  Byappanahalli , east Bengaluru late Sunday night. Police detained  Prabhakar Nagaraj , 25, and seized the wooden log he used to kill  Saraswatamma Nagaraj , a resident of Bandehalli. Upset at his wife's drinking habit,  Saraswatamma 's husband Nagaraj, a daily-wage worker, had been living individually, police said. Disturbed by her husband's drinking, Prabhakar 's wife had returned to her parents, they added. According to neighbours, the child and mother duo would consume alcohol every day and clash with each other. It was no different on Sunday night. "We never had an idea that the fight would end in murder. Not knowing that he had killed his mother, Prabhakar slept in the hall. His mother, who sustained serious head injures, died on the bed," neighbours said. Her death came to light when N...

preschool owner commits suicide A preschool owner aged 34yrs decided to commit suicide and dicided to hand himself in the school in northeast Delhi's Harsh Vihar, after informing his family unit through a WhatsApp message of his choice to end his life, New Delhi . Police said Vikas Kumar, who was going through monetary crisis that provoked him to hang himself and end his life in his school on the ground floor of his residence yesterday morning. Mr Kumar had taken a loan of  Rs.  five lakh. He had lent the total to his cousin, who was not returning the cash. Mr Kumar was under stress to pay back the credit but was incapable to do so, police said. Police said they were investigating  whether Mr Kumar had typed the WhatsApp message himself. The phone has been sent for further examination. A suicide note was also recovered from the spot stating that he had communicated his family about his choice. His body was discovered by the help of their family membe...

Akshay Kumar to play PM Narendra Modi To play the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic,  Akshay Kumar is perfect. CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani and Shatrughan Sinha are all for it, as they feel that Akshay Kumar has the right image to depict the role with sincerity. Madhur Bhandarkar’s Indu Sarkar and   Anupam Kher   playing the role of earlier prime minister   Manmohan Singh. The fortuitous Prime Minister seem to have set a movement of sorts in Bollywood. Next, the drone in the industry is that Toilet: Ek Prem Katha star   Akshay Kumar   might essay the role of Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   in a biopic . While there are no reports about what the film is, who is making it etc, Akshay seems to have got a lot of votes. After projects like Padman, which is about menstrual sanitation and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which is about open defecation, the star has shaped an image that is appropriate to play the existing prime minist...