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Another student commits suicide at IIT-Madras

March 16, 2023

A third-year BTech student of IIT-Madras died by suicide on Tuesday, police said. The 20-year-old student of the electrical engineering department, who hailed from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, was found hanging in his hostel room by his roommates, they added. A preliminary investigation indicated that the deceased may have had issues...

Opposition ends boycott as BJP MLA’s suspension revoked

March 16, 2023

The suspension of a BJP MLA in Bihar, ordered a day ago, was on Wednesday revoked by Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, bringing the boycott of the proceedings by the Opposition party to an end. The BJP MLAs, who had staged a demonstration outside the assembly during the first half...

Uttarakhand presents Rs 77,407 crore budget

March 16, 2023

The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday presented Rs 77,407.08 crore budget for 2023-24, with focus mainly on education, youth welfare and health infrastructure development. Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prem Chand Aggarwal said it is an inclusive budget which reaches out to the last man on the street, youth, farmers and women, and...

Protest against Speaker in Kerala assembly

March 16, 2023

Kerala Speaker AN Shamseer’s office in the Assembly complex on Wednesday witnessed an unprecedented protest by Opposition Congress-UDF members accusing him of being biased in the House. Opposition leader VD Satheesan on Wednesday alleged that Kerala Assembly “Speaker is denying our rights to speak” in the house. “Today we tried...

CM Sukhu inaugurates Choli bridge on Kharamukh-Holi road

March 16, 2023

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated a Bailey bridge at Choli on the Kharamukh-Holi road in Chamba district virtually on Wednesday, nearly a month and a half after the existing bridge collapsed. The chief minister praised the efforts of the Public Works Department (PWD) and its engineers for...

Congress announces Karamjit for LS bypolls

March 16, 2023

The Congress party has announced Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, wife of former Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who collapsed during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, as its party candidate for the upcoming by-elections in the Lok Sabha seat. “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary as the...

Irregularities in engineer recruitment exams in Himachal

March 16, 2023

The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau SIT, which is probing the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) paper leak case, has found irregularities in the conduct of two more exams held for hiring junior civil engineers and junior office assistants (JOAs), officials said on Wednesday. The special investigation team confirmed...

28 Covid cases in 24 hours in Himachal

March 16, 2023

Himachal Pradesh recorded 28 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health and Family Welfare announced on Wednesday. The state has 16 Covid testing facilities in operation, and a total of 126 active cases of Covid-19. Two Covid patients recovered from the disease in the last...

E-tendering development limit hiked to Rs 5 Lakh

March 16, 2023

With several sarpanches in Haryana protesting against the government’s e-tendering policy, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said the village heads can now approve development work up to Rs 5 lakh, up from the existing limit of Rs 2 lakh. He also announced an increase in the honorarium of...

Rail Yatri penalized for data leak

March 16, 2023

The government penalized the RailYatri app custodian company for data leaks, and the app was restored after taking necessary security measures. Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said that IRCTC took action on the...

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