In south Kashmir, stone pelters kill civilian truck driver

According to the police, the driver, Noor Mohammed Dar, 42, resident of Zradipora Uranhall locality of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district,was hit on his head by the stones hurled by the protesters. Two youths have been arrested in connection with the killing. Read More
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Old Delhi Durga temple vandalism: 4 arrested amid tension in area

Two days after the vandalism of a Durga temple in Lal Kuwan area of Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazar, the Delhi Police have arrested a total of four people. A juvenile has also been detained in the case. Read More
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Bihar AES strain is far deadlier than Japanese encephalitis, experts say

The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has climbed to 126 in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and the cause for the outbreak is unidentified. Read More
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Bihar encephalitis toll rises, at least 100 children dead

The death toll is steadily rising in Bihar’s encephalitis outbreak with as many as 100 children losing their lives after falling prey to the disease, so far. Hundreds more have been admitted in various hospitals in the state’s Muzaffarpur district with acute encephalitis syndrome. Read More
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In UP, railway police thrash, ‘urinate’ on journalist; 2 cops suspended

A 30-year-old journalist, Amit Kumar Sharma, was allegedly thrashed by a Government Railway Police officer, urinated upon and later locked behind bars at a railway police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. Later, two cops involved in the incident were suspended. Read More
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SP-BSP alliance almost dead, Maya to contest UP bypolls solo

After the Lok Sabha election results didn’t come out as expected for the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal mahagathbandhan, BSP chief Mayawati asked her party cadres to prepare for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls solo. Read More
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NEP draft revised after ‘Hindi imposition’ outcry

The draft NEP was opposed strongly by the southern states. Protests were held over “Hindi imposition” by the Centre and protests were also seen on social media. This forced the Centre to say that it was only a “draft policy” and “Hindi will not be imposed on any state”. Read More
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Draft of new national educational policy recommends 19 changes

The draft of National Education Policy has been submitted to the Union human resource development minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. It has recommended 19 changes in the current education system. Read More
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SC directs NRC official to follow due process after ex-JCO marked ‘foreigner’

A day after Subedar Mohammad Sanaullah (retired) was declared a “foreigner” by an Assam foreigners’ tribunal, the Supreme Court ordered the National Register of Citizens coordinator to ensure a fair hearing of those who were left out without any shortcuts. Read More
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In Assam, former Army officer declared ‘foreigner’, arrested

A retired Army subedar, Mohammad Sanaullah, was detained, on Tuesday, in Assam after a foreigners’ tribunal declared him a “foreign national”. Sanaullah retired as subedar with the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers of Indian Army in August 2017. Read More
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