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Bihar govt cuts salaries of 2,081 teachers, suspends 22 for teaching violations in last 4 months

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Patna, Oct 27 (PTI): Amid the ongoing row over Bihar education department’s recent circulars, the state education department has deducted the salaries of more than 2,081 school teachers, who were found absent from duty during inspections, and suspended 22 others for various teaching violations in the last four months. Besides, the department has also recommended dismissal of 17 teachers from service for allegedly violating provisions of teachers’ recruitment regulations. The Nitish Kumar government is already facing criticism for removing the names of 21,90,020 students (till October 24) from government schools for absenteeism. Those whose names have been struck off also

Retail onion price up 57 pc; Centre steps up buffer onion sale to provide relief to consumers

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) As all-India average retail onion price shoots up by 57 per cent to Rs 47 per kg, the Centre on Friday decided to step up the sale of buffer onion at a subsidised rate of Rs 25 per kg in retail markets in order to provide relief to consumers. The all-India average retail price of onion rose to Rs 47 per kg on Friday, from Rs 30 per kg in the year-ago period, as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry. In the national capital, retail price of onion was at Rs 40/kg

SEBI’s instant settlement plan faces foreign investor pushback -sources

Oct 27 (Reuters) – SEBI’s plan to allow the settlement of equity market trades within the same day is facing pushback from offshore investors who fear it will lead to a fragmented system and add to the cost of trading, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The concerns were raised in a meeting earlier this month, the people told Reuters, and have not been previously reported. India transitioned to T+1 settlement, where trades are settled within a day, in January. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) now plans to allow instant settlement by October next

How eggs of dengue-carrying mosquito survive found

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Eggs of the mosquito that carries the viruses responsible for dengue and Chikungunya can survive extreme dehydration by altering their metabolism, according to a study that offers potential new ways to control the spread of the diseases. Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Bengaluru and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi noted that cells are made mostly of water, and desiccation is a potentially fatal event for any organism, since the structures of many proteins and other cellular molecules are dependent on adequate hydration. While many types of microbes

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