(Gandhinagar,Guj) 2002 Riots Zinn Tabled in Gujarat Assembly:Nanavati Report
The Nanavati Commission report on the 2002 Gujarat riots was tabled in the state Legislative Assembly five years after it was submitted to the then state government.
Retired Justices G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta had in 2014 submitted their final report on the 2002 riots – in which over 1,000 people, mainly of the minority community, were killed – to the then state chief minister Anandiben Patel.
The commission was appointed in 2002 by the then state chief minister Narendra Modi to probe the riots, that took place after the burning of two coaches of the Sabarmati Express train near Godhra railway station, in which 59 ‘karsevaks’ were killed.
Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja tabled the report in the House,
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2002 Riots Zinn Tabled in Gujarat Assembly:Nanavati Report
Modi Govt Stops Acceleration Of Fee Hike MTech Fee
(New Delhi) Modi Govt Stops Acceleration Of Fee Hike MTech Fee in 23 IITs
The HRD ministry has deferred the decision to hike the MTech fee in the IITs for further discussion on the issue.
The development comes against the backdrop of protests by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students against a recent fee hike.
IIT-Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao had said the MTech programmes at the IITs recorded a dropout rate of over 50 per cent as the students treated the courses as a “stop-gap arrangement” till they landed a job or cracked a competitive exam.
The IIT Council, led by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, had approved a proposal to hike the fee for the masters programme and bring it to the level of the BTech courses in September.
Vishal Sikka of Vianai Joins Oracle Board of Directors
(Washington)Vishal Sikka of Vianai Joins Oracle Board of Directors
Sikka, Who recently launched his AI startup Vianai Systems, has been nominated to the board of directors of global technology major Oracle.Before starting Vianai, Sikka was a top executive at SAP and the CEO of Infosys.
Sikka, 52, is among the world’s leading experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning
“Vishal is one the world’s leading experts in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, said Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison, announcing Sikka’s addition to the Board of Directors.
Sikka said that for years the Oracle database has been the heartbeat and lifeblood of every large and significant organisation in the world.
PM Modi Termed Fire In Delhi as Extremely Horrific:43 Killed
(New Delhi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the fire incident in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi area as extremely horrific.
A massive fire swept through a factory in Anaj Mandi area of north Delhi on Sunday morning, leaving 43 labourers dead and many others injured,
“The fire in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road is extremely horrific. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a quick recovery,” the prime minister said in a tweet.
“Authorities are providing all possible assistance at the site of the tragedy,”
Factory Inferno in Delhi : 35 Killed
(New Delhi) Factory Inferno in Delhi Killed 35
Massive fire broke out in a factory in Anaj Mandi area on Rani Jhansi Road this morning
Over 50 people were inside the factory operating from a residential area when the blaze broke out,
Police said 35 people were killed in the fire.
Many people trapped inside were rescued and rushed to RML Hospital and Hindu Rao Hospital,
Jagdeep Dhankar Shown Black Flags
(Liluah(WB) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was shown black flags on Saturday evening by alleged Trinamool Congress members at a college at Liluah in Howrah district.
The alleged TMC workers also carried banners with slogans like ‘Shame shame Governor’ which they waved at Dhankkhar’s convoy when it was entering the college.
The governor has been at loggerheads with the Mamata Banerjee government over several issues.
J&K’s 3.5 Lakh Employees Will Avail LTC
(Jammu)J&K’s 3.5 Lakh Employees Will Avail LTC
Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved Leave Travel Concession (LTC) in favour of its employees benefitting over 3.5 lakh regular government employees working in the Union Territory.
A notification prescribing the mandatory rules has already been issued by the General Administrative Department in this regard, an official spokesman said on Saturday.
,As per the rules a government employee along with the family can travel to any place in India once in a block of four years and to his home town once in a block of two years.
The rules, as per the notification, would be deemed to have come into force from October 31
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4 IAS Officers Promoted to ACS ,Will Remain in Present Seat
(Ahmedabad)4 IAS Officers Promoted to ACS ,Will Remain in Present Seat
Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Anita Karwal, promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) on Friday.
The services of Karwal will continue to be at the same post till she is transferred by the Centre.
The other three officers who have been promoted are: Managing Director of Gujarat State Warehousing Corporation (GSWC) Sanjay Nandan,
Chief Executive Officer of Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) Anuradha Mall and
Principal Secretary in Energy and Petrochemical Department of the Gujarat government Panjak Joshi.
The three officers will continue at the same post, which they are presently serving,
4 Hyderabadi Rapists Killed in Police Encounter
(Hyderabad)4 Hyderabadi Rapists Killed in Police Encounter
Four persons arrested in connection with rape-and-murder of a woman veterinarian near here last month were killed in an encounter with police Friday morning, police said.
“The four accused were killed in an encounter with police,” Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said.
Two policemen were also injured in the incident, a senior police official said.
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