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Government halves sugar stock limit for dealers to curb hoarding

BJP launches 10-day padayatra against ‘corruption’ in Congress govt.

Vijayendra predicts resignation of another senior Minister in the coming days; BJP broadbases protest to take on government over alleged corruption, diversion of SCSP/TSP funds and failure to adequately address drought

UP minister climbs boundary wall to inspect government inter-college, finds campus in disrepair

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Three candidates shortlisted for Ram Janmabhoomi Trust’s first CEO

The Trust is expected to choose one of the three at a meeting on September 2; names of the shortlisted candidates have not been disclosed, but sources said the panel includes candidates from government and private sectors

AIADMK's Palaniswami jibes TVK over ‘Vijay as PM’ pitch: ‘Could even become US President’

Palaniswami also launched criticism against the social media posts made by the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government.

FIRs against CJP-led student protesters to be withdrawn; Centre has consulted BJP-ruled States: Nadda

The Union Minister welcomed the CJP’s move to call off Sept. 5 march; said welfare and progress of the country’s youth remains the government’s utmost priority

Former CM Mamata Banerjee’s niece found dead at Birbhum residence

The woman, who was working as a non-teaching staff in a government school, lost her job when the Calcutta High Court, and later the Supreme Court, annuled jobs of thousands of teachers and non-teaching staff over alleged irregularities in the appointment process

Centre slashes sugar dealers’ stock limit to 2,000 quintals from 15 September

The government wants to ensure adequate domestic supplies of sugar at stable prices ahead of the festive season.

No admission fee for ST, SC students in government medical, engineering colleges: Odisha CM

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Government terms arbitration award on Indus Waters Treaty ‘illegal’

BJP targets AAP government over employee protests, ‘unfulfilled’ promises in Punjab

The BJP leader called the Chief Minister’s approach “undemocratic” and questioned why AAP’s own protests were considered democratic while public protests were allegedly met with repression.

U.P. Congress chief Ajay Rai flags IAS officer Divya Mittal’s resignation, seeks Governor’s intervention

Describing the IAS officer's resignation as very serious, adding that the government should seriously investigate the matter and bring out the truth

The need for political unity in Kashmir

While Kashmir’s right to dignity and respectable federal arrangement is non-negotiable, the way to realising it cannot be the daily whipping of a rather disempowered local government for not being combative enough

Start career help from class 8, fix schooling to curb coaching: Panel

A government panel suggests starting career guidance from Class 8 and creating a national aptitude portal. Voluntary after-school classes will support students preparing for entrance exams. External coaching might be restricted to after Class 10 and limited hours. Entrance exams could be held from Class 11, twice yearly. Board exam marks will...

Maratha quota: Maharastra Govt hints at willingness to discuss ‘legally valid’ demands

Activist Manoj Jarange set a September 12 deadline for the government to accept his demands and warned of demonstrations by members of the Maratha community in Mumbai

Day after activist Manoj Jarange began fast, government says ready to discuss legal validity

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Taking reforms to the road: From Ranchi protest to a Statewide yatra

The students’ protest in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams for government jobs has remained in the news for most of August. Amit Bhelari examines the fallout of the government’s decision to cancel exams, which has left both aspiring candidates and already-appointed government employees caught in the dispute. It...

Activist Manoj Jarange Sets Mumbai Protest Deadline, Devendra Fadnavis Reaches Out

The activist has urged the state government to issue reservation based on the Satara Gazette.

Assam Government Approves Proton Beam Cancer Therapy Facility

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (File)

Kandela Khap condemns restrictions on inspections of Haryana government schools

The Sarv Jatiya Kandela Khap alleged that the move was aimed at hiding shortcomings in the education system