New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to fill all vacant seats in central educational institutions for Other Backward Classes (OBC) with General Category students by October.
The apex court said that allowing vacant reserved seats to be carried over to the next year would be a waste of a precious resource.
The court also stated that the cut-off marks for OBC candidates cannot be lowered beyond 10 per cent from that of general category students.
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Union Home Ministry today held a high-level meeting for implementation of first phase of the Rs 500 crore special scheme that aims to enhance critical infrastructure for security forces in Naxal-affected states.
The meeting, chaired by Special Secretary in the Home Ministry Vinay Kumar and attended by top police and civil officials of eight worst Naxal-hit states, chalked out strategies to implement the scheme aiming to enhance security personnel''s mobility and security of camping grounds besides building helipads at strategic locations.
Kota, Oct 14 : Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said that India will achieve 35 percent electricity generation from nuclear power plants by 2050 after the signing of the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal.
The nuclear deal has opened the doors of opportunity for India to set up nuclear power plants to meet its energy requirements, Kakodkar told reporters here.
Approval has been accorded for construction of seventh and eighth units at the nuclear power plant facility in Rajasthan, he said.
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Congress on Tuesday said that it is fully prepared to face elections and would highlight the party''s achievements during election campaigns, following the Election Commission’s announcement of polls in five states - Delhi, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan..
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said, "We welcome the announcement. We are fully prepared and would go to the electorate with our achievements."
The polling in Delhi and Mizoram will be held on November 29 and in Madhya Pradesh on November 25. In Chhattisgarh, polling will be held in two phases on November
New Delhi - The son of an Indian politician was Tuesday charged with raping a 14-year-old German girl in the country's south-western state of Goa, news reports said.
Rohit Monserrate, 21, son of Goa education minister Atanasio Monserrate, was also booked by the state police under various provisions of the Indian penal code relating to obscenity, the CNN-IBN news channel reported.
A police team had reached the minister's bungalow to arrest the accused, the report said, adding the case had caused a furore in the state.
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to fill all vacant seats in central educational institutions for Other Backward Classes (OBC) with General Category students by October.
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Union Home Ministry today held a high-level meeting for implementation of first phase of the Rs 500 crore special scheme that aims to enhance critical infrastructure for security forces in Naxal-affected states.
Kota, Oct 14 : Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said that India will achieve 35 percent electricity generation from nuclear power plants by 2050 after the signing of the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal.
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The Congress on Tuesday said that it is fully prepared to face elections and would highlight the party''s achievements during election campaigns, following the Election Commission’s announcement of polls in five states - Delhi, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan..
New Delhi - The son of an Indian politician was Tuesday charged with raping a 14-year-old German girl in the country's south-western state of Goa, news reports said.
