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The exact details of the meeting were not revealed in public but sources have said that Nitish Kumar went there to cool off the clash between the Raj Bhawan and the Education Department. Nitish Kumar stayed there for half an hour and then returned to his residence. The conflict was triggered after the Education Department has issued advertisement for recruitment of five VCs. The Raj Bhawan took it as a violation of the Governor’s right as he is also holding the post of Chancellor of all universities in the state and has the right to appoint a VC in the…

A senior DRI officer said that the accused arrived at IGI from Nairobi on August 22.”She was detained based on profiling. Initially, she denied carrying any contraband. However, examination of her luggage resulted into recovery of nearly 1,698 gram of cocaine, with estimated value of around Rs 17 crore in the international market. She was found in possession of an air ticket for a flight to Mumbai that was to depart a few hours later, indicating that the delivery of contraband was to be done in Mumbai,” the DRI added.The DRI also said that they laid a trap in Mumbai…

Gehlot said he was quite excited as a student when the first man (Neil Armstrong) landed on the moon in July 1969.”Today, with the hard work of our scientists, and hope and faith of our countrymen, ISRO has created history by landing Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the moon,” Gehlot said, as he congratulated the scientists of ISRO for the unique feat.The Chief Minister said that India’s first mission to the moon was launched on October 22, 2008 as Chandrayaan-1, which ended as a successful mission in 2009.–IANSarc/arm

Police added the accused couple identified as Ashok Reddy (60), a resident of Golkonda (Telangana), and his wife Raimti aka Kumari Potai (43), resident of Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), were involved in Maoist activities. The accused Maoist, Ashok Reddy, was carrying a collective reward of Rs 82 lakh in cash, said an official press statement issued by the Madhya Pradesh Police headquarters on Tuesday.The police said Reddy and his wife Potai were allegedly involved in Maoist activities in neighbouring states — Telangana, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, however they are suspected to be involved in Madhya Pradesh as well.The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Madhya…

Thakur made the announcement on Wednesday afterinaugurating 33 Khelo India Centres developed by the Central government in Rajasthan. Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok Chandna asked the Union Minister to set up 50 Khelo India Centres, citing the increase in number of districts in the state. On this, Thakur promised to build 51 centres in the state. The Union Minister said that through Khelo India Centres across the country, training will be given to the coaches at the block level as well. “Today, players are not worried about their future… All they have to worry is about playing and leave all other…

Represented by senior counsel, PayPal argued before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula that the single judge’s order was wrong.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, speaking for the company, contended that the single judge’s decision could not be sustained in light of a recent ruling by the high court on the payment system operator issue.The single judge had, on July 24, set aside a fine of Rs 96 lakh imposed by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on PayPal.The fine was related to alleged non-compliance with reporting obligations concerning money laundering.However, the judgement also held that PayPal…

Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) Over a dozen men pelted stones on an AC coach of Raxaul-Anand Vihar Satyagraha Express in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Wednesday. The Railway Police Force managed to arrest one of the accused, while the others fled from the spot. The incident was triggered after a person was physically assaulted by some men inside the AC coach of the train, who called his relatives and told them about the incident. When the train reached Narkatiaganj railway station in West Champaran district, people pelted stones which smashed four window panes of the coach. The accused, who was…

Officials said that the forces recovered a broken drone and a packet containing 3.4 kg heroin.A senior BSF officer said that a joint search operation was launched by the BSF, Army, and Punjab Police on the outskirts of Hazara Singh Wala village in Ferozepur district on Wednesday.During the operation, the troops recovered a broken drone along with a packet of narcotics suspected to be heroin (weighing approximately 3.4 Kg), wrapped in a orange-coloured polythene.–IANSatk/arm

He made the remarks during an all-party meeting called at Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday to discuss water sharing disputes. “We are always committed to protect the interest of the state. Due to the lack of rain every five to six years, we face difficulty in releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. A distress formula has not been arrived in this regard,” he asserted. The Chief Minister is confident that the team of lawyers, representing the state, would put up a competent argument in the Supreme Court in this regard. “A decision on the distress formula has to be taken by…

The Superintendent of Police in Cachar, Numal Mahatta, told IANS, “Acting on a tip-off, an operation was conducted near the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Silchar in the wee hours of Wednesday. During the checking, 1.5 kg heroin was found kept hidden in 104 soap boxes in a vehicle.”Mahatta said that as per the initial investigation, it was found that the consignment of the narcotics was illegally transported from Churachandpur district in Manipur to Cachar via Mizoram’s Champai. According to the officer, the seized drugs are valued at least Rs 7 crore in the international market.Four persons — identified…