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The Delhi High Court recently upheld the termination of a senior faculty member at Delhi University’s Jesus and Mary College for demanding bribes and other illegal gratification from students in exchange for attendance and marks. 

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured J&K government that restoration work on Jammu-Srinagar Highway was going on war footing despite landslides . He said backlog of fruit trucks and other heavy vehicles would be cleared on priority basis soon after blacktopping work gets resumed. 

According to police, several women employed as temporary ward girls under Reliable Facility Services Pvt. Ltd. alleged that Khan repeatedly raped them inside the hospital premises, threatening them with job loss and even death if they spoke out. One of the victims finally came forward with a written complaint, prompting the police action.

Senior finance ministry official Navjot Singh, who was killed in a BMW crash near Dhaula Kuan here, was cremated on Tuesday in the presence of family members and relatives, even as police said the blood sample of the main accused, Gaganpreet, has tested negative for alcohol. The accused has applied for bail contending the 'incident was purely accidental'. 

Welcoming Lorho, NPP National President and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the former parliamentarian’s experience and acceptance across communities in Manipur would further consolidate the party’s footprint in the North East.

The peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) was standing in the path of the Shimla–Mataur four-lane project. Since uprooting it was not an option due to strong religious sentiments attached to the tree, it was decided to shift it to Jabbal near Markand in the same district.

Rainfall has been unusually high in north Indian states. Uttarakhand has recorded 1,343.2 mm of rain, which is 22 per cent above normal, while Himachal has rceived1,010.9 mm, 46 per cent above normal.

Despite the relief, former TMC leader Partha Chatterjee will not walk free yet. He remains behind bars due to the pending primary teacher recruitment corruption case, where the High Court has completed hearings but reserved its verdict.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has dismissed speculation of discord within the NDA over seat-sharing, asserting that the alliance is on course to win more than 225 of Bihar’s 243 Assembly seats later this year.

Union Minister Raksha Nikhil Khadse visits flood-affected areas of Patiala district

The petition was filed by Param Vir Rathee, a retired IPS officer, who had approached the top court against the high court’s December 19, 2023 order. Rathee had alleged that Chautala made defamatory remarks against him in 2008, which were later published in several newspapers, causing him serious harm and damage to his reputation.

Belonging to a village in Sultanpur Lodhi’s flood-hit mand area, the 25-year-old debt-ridden farmer was depressed since his paddy crop on 16 acres was destroyed in floods