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The three-member panel was constituted on Monday to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the JNU and mediate between the administration and students who have been protesting for nearly four weeks over the hostel fee hike.

In reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said that while private players will be allowed to run trains, the responsibility of its safety lay with the railways.

The body of the employee, in his 40s, was discovered around 10.30 am after which the matter was reported to the local police.

The lawyer was declared a proclaimed offender by a court in Rohini on July 10, 2019, in two cases, including that of theft and cheating. He was earlier twice arrested on impersonation charges, police said.

The drought-prone region didn't receive adequate rainfall during monsoon, but farmers suffered more when ready crops were damaged due to unseasonal showers that hit the state.

Salma Mahfooz, renowned Sanskrit scholar from the Aligarh Muslim University, says she cannot comprehend the protests over a Muslim professor being appointed to teach Sanskrit at Banaras Hindu University.

The overall air quality index (AQI) was 364 at 9.30 am. The minimum temperature was 13 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.

The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is a Body Corporate constituted under the Odisha Secondary Education Act, 1953. It regulates, controls and developes Secondary Education in the State of Odisha.

In a bid to educate women in his village about menstrual hygiene and provide cheap sanitary pads, Bhupendra Khoiwal set up a manufacturing unit in Khor village, 15 km from the district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh.

Asserting that India is a critical trading partner with the United States, the Congressman said India accounts for about three per cent of the US's world trade, which continues to grow year after year.

The two countries have been locked in trade disputes for months, slapping higher tariffs on each other's products and the US withdrawing a key concession to India.

Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Muhammad Faisal said that Pakistan was not expecting anything good or positive from India in the matter, alleging that it was creating hurdles for pilgrims visiting Kartarpur as well.

Of the total cases, 54 were registered against joint secretary and above level officers, 50 against board level officers in banks and public sector undertakings and 56 against politicians.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation decided to employ drones after a ground survey where it was found out that several of the heritage buildings in the city facing rain water accumulation remain inaccessible due to their dilapidated condition.

The attendance logs of all personnel since 2014 in the district were found destroyed in the fire amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged salary fraud, prompting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene.

Piloting the bill, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said that chit funds are legal and should not be confused with unregulated deposit schemes or ponzi schemes wherein several people have lost their money.