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BJP conspiring to separate Santhal Paragana region from Jharkhand, alleges Soren

Ranchi, Nov 15 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday charged the BJP with conspiring to separate the Santhal Paragana region from the state and urged the people to drive such forces out. Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of Jharkhand with its headquarters at Dumka. This administrative division comprises six districts – Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur – in the northeastern part of the state. The BJP has been accusing the ruling JMM and its allies of patronising infiltrators from Bangladesh. Infiltration is a major poll issue for the saffron party in the state. “The

Bihar officials love liquor ban, for them it means big money, says Patna High Court

Patna, Nov 15 (PTI) The Patna High Court has lambasted Bihar government officials over the total liquor ban in the state, observing that they love the legislation since it means “big money” for them. The court also said that the police are working in tandem with liquor smugglers and the poor are bearing the brunt of the law. The Bihar government enacted a law in April 2016 prohibiting the manufacture, trade, storage, transportation, sale, and consumption of liquor in the state. However, despite stringent provisions of the Act, transport of liquor and hooch deaths have been reported a number of

PSC exam date protest: Students call off stir after UPPSC announces new schedule

Prayagraj (UP), Nov 15 (PTI) Students called off their five-day stir on Friday, a day after the UPPSC agreed to their demand that the Provincial Civil Services Preliminary (PSC) examination should be held on a single day. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) also announced on Thursday that it will form a committee on Review Officer (RO) and Assistant RO (ARO) exams to ensure transparency and fairness. The students had been agitating since November 11 to demand that the PSC and, RO and ARO preliminary exams be held on one single day. The UPPSC on Friday announced that the

PCS prelim exam to be held on Dec 22 in two shifts UPPSC

Prayagraj (UP), Nov 15 (PTI) The UPPSC (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission) on Friday announced that the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) Preliminary Exam-2024 will be held on December 22 in two shifts. Giving this information, UPPSC Secretary Ashok Kumar said earlier the PCS Preliminary Examination was proposed for December 7 and December 8. Now it will be conducted on December 22 in two sessions — in the first session from 9.30 am to 11.30 am and in the second session from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Since November 11, a large number of students have been agitating and demanding that

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