Nagpur: Amid a war of words between Congress and BJP over the engagement of booth-level assistants (BLAs) in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, district collector Kumar Ashirwad on Friday clarified that political parties are free to deploy as many BLAs as they want.“There is no restriction on engaging BLAs. Political parties can…
Ghaziabad: The health department is deploying 100 doctors, around 200 paramedical staff, and 65 dedicated ambulances along the Kanwar yatra route. It has also set up 26 temporary health camps and directed all govt hospitals to keep emergency services operational round the clock during the pilgrimage.All 102, 108 and Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances will…
LUCKNOW: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has said the post of trust chief executive officer is open to both men and women.The three-member committee appointed to select the CEO is expected to complete the selection process within the next 30 days.The committee has stressed that honesty and integrity would be among the foremost…
Patna: The energy department on Wednesday issued a comprehensive advisory to ensure safe, uninterrupted power supply during Muharram. It appealed to citizens, organisers and participants in tazia processions to strictly follow electricity safety norms and cooperate with authorities to prevent accidents.According to the advisory, tazias and other tall structures should be carried at a safe…
Students undergo pre-exam checks in the previous NEET exam Pune: Aditi Kulkarni, a NEET candidate from Pune, will appear for the re-test on Sunday. “I have stopped looking at social media discussions and am focusing only on revision. Biology and chemistry are my priority areas this week,” she said.Students across Maharashtra were spending the last…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Thursday warned officials that delays in land acquisition for key infrastructure projects would not be tolerated and said accountability would be fixed from the deputy collector land reforms (DCLR) level up to divisional commissioners.Reviewing division-wise land acquisition progress, Jaiswal said 349 projects are currently underway…
