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Only 53 pc of students in Class 6 know tables up to 10: Survey

Only 53 pc of students in Class 6 know tables up to 10: Survey

New Delhi: Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development […]

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Voter list revision row: Poll panel officials say voters list revision inclusive

Opposition joins hand to hit out at EC   New Delhi: As opposition parties join hands to hit out at the Election Commission over intensive revision of Bihar’s voters’ list, poll authority officials said on Tuesday that the exercise is “inclusive”. The opposition has increased its intensity of attack on the EC for the electoral […]

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Police recovers elderly Amarnath pilgrim’s bag with valuables

Srinagar: An elderly Amarnath pilgrim’s bag containing Rs 40,000 cash and important documents was recovered after he lost it at a base camp in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. The Nunwan police post received an information regarding the lost bag, following which the police initiated a thorough search of the […]

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Amarnath Yatra 2025: Over 1 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance in first six days

Srinagar: More than 1 lakh devotees have visited the cave shrine of Amarnath in the first six days of the annual pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. The 38-day Amarnath Yatra commenced from the valley on July 3 via the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag […]

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Plea in SC seeks electoral roll revision before every poll in country

New Delhi: A plea in the Supreme Court has sought Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, particularly before parliamentary, state assembly and local body elections in the country. On Monday, the top court agreed to hear on July 10 a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to […]

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US close to making trade deal with India: Trump

US close to making trade deal with India: Trump

New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US is close to making a trade deal with India, as his administration started sending letters detailing the levies that Washington will impose on products from those countries entering America. “Now, we’ve made a deal with the United Kingdom, we’ve made a deal with China…We’re close […]

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Six drug peddlers arrested with heroin

Jammu: Six alleged drug peddlers were arrested with heroin in Udhampur, Jammu and Kathua districts, police said on Tuesday. Arun Choudhary, a resident of Krowa, was arrested after 5.81 grams of heroin was recovered from his possession near the Tawi bridge near Jaganoo on Tuesday morning, a police spokesperson said. He said the narcotics were […]

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Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar is Anti-Constitutional: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday termed as “anti-Constitutional” the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. “More than 1.50 crore Biharis are working outside their state. How will they fill the form (for enrolment)? How will they vote? Where will they get the […]

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Jonaraja Institute successfully completes flagship course

Jammu: The Jonaraja Institute of Genocide and Atrocities Studies (JIGAS), an online venture by a group of Kashmiri Pandit intellectuals launched in December 2022, on Tuesday said it has successfully completed its flagship course on the subject. JIGAS announced the successful completion of its advanced academic program on genocide and atrocities studies, reaffirming its role […]

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BRICS must work to secure critical minerals supply chain: PM Modi

Rio de Janeiro: The BRICS nations must work together to make supply chains for critical minerals and technology secure and ensure that no country uses these resources for its own “selfish gain” or as a “weapon” against others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the annual summit of the grouping. In his address at a […]