The country’s first metro rail network, Kolkata Metro Railway, will resume its services to the general public from September 14. The railway metro service will begin in a staggered manner and initially the metro services will be available from 8 to 20 hours. Kolkata metro services were suspended in the …
Read More »Things to bring to the exam room
NEET 2020: Things to Bring to the Exam Room Image Credit: Shutterstock New Delhi: The National Testing Agency will conduct NEET 2020 on September 13 for more than 15 lakh aspiring undergraduate doctors. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NTA has taken additional precautionary measures to conduct the …
Read More »Covid-19: the Ministry of Health reviews the guidelines for conducting tests
Between the guidelines, containment zone personnel or examinees will not be allowed into the test center. No containment zone personnel or examinees will be allowed. Said examinees will have the opportunity to take the examination by other means or the universities and the educational institution or agency may consider appropriate …
Read More »The appointment of Adhir Ranjan as head of Bengal could make things difficult for Congress in the session of Parliament
File photo of Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Things look tough now as Chowdhury is also the congressional leader in Lok Sabha, which means he needs to reach out to other opposition parties. CNN-News18 Last update: September 10, 2020 9:03 AM IST FOLLOW US: The congressional appointment in Bengal could …
Read More »SC rejects new pleas requesting postponement of NEET exam
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to receive a new batch of petitions seeking to postpone the National Entry Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for September 13. The three-judge court noted that the state and examination authorities in question will take all necessary precautions for the safety of students amid COVID-19. …
Read More »NEET 2020 LIVE Updates: Now It’s All Over, SC Says As Refusing Allegations About Postponement
The new guilty plea in SC also calls for a staggered examination over five to six days, as the main JEE examination. Reporting on the new appeal, defender Alakh Alok Srivastava tweeted on Tuesday: “Friends of #NEET, I had a detailed discussion tonight with the respected lead advocate, who will …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE Updates: AstraZeneca Suspends Vaccine Trial; The vaccine will be implemented for all Brazilians in January 2021, says the Minister of Health
Meanwhile, a multi-center study funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help reduce mortality or progression to severe Covid-19. The ‘open parallel arm phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (PLACID trial) was conducted in …
Read More »Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today
Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
Read More »JEE Ready, NTA gears up for NEET on Sept. 13 with disinfectants and social distancing. Read the details here
Students wearing protective masks wait to enter an examination center for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Reuters) The Supreme Court had previously dismissed a petition to postpone the two exams amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, …
Read More »Railroads will operate 80 special trains starting September 12 and will add more where occupancy is high
Indian Railways will deploy 80 special trains starting September 12, in an attempt to meet demand, which will add to the 230 special trains that are currently operating, the Ministry of Railways announced on Saturday. Reservations for the special trains will begin on September 10, the ministry said. The government …
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