The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday approved a bill to approve the 7.5% quota within the existing reserve for undergraduate medical courses for students of state government schools this academic year. It will be applicable to students who pass the National Entry and Eligibility Test (NEET). Following the implementation of …
Read More »EPF withdrawals totaled more than Rs 39 billion during March-August: Government
NEW DELHI: Members of the retirement fund body, the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), withdrew Rs 39,402.9 million between March 25 and August 31 this year, Minister of Labor Santosh Gangwar saying Parliament in a written response on Monday. the maximum quantity of EPF withdrawals during the period were made …
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The wall made of scrap materials. The ‘Plastic Wall’ project in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu will soon be turned into a solid wall using a Gabion mesh, according to a new experiment by the municipality. The Plastic Wall, a project that began on June 5, 2020, on the …
Read More »Judge seeks contempt proceedings against actor Suriya over NEET statement
An evocative and harshly worded statement by actor Suriya against taking the NEET medical entrance test has drawn the ire of the judiciary. Madras High Court Judge SM Subramaniam has written a letter to the Madras High Court President requesting contempt proceedings for Suriya’s objectionable references to the functioning of …
Read More »Praising ‘Atma Nirbhar’ students, center says 90% of candidates sat down for NEET despite Covid-19, Oppn protest
Nearly 90 percent of the candidates appeared on the NEET medical entrance exam conducted at more than 3,800 centers across the country on Sunday amid strict precautions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Income and Eligibility Test (NEET) began at 2 pm, but entry to the centers began …
Read More »Tamil Nadu’s Covid-19 count crosses the 5 lakh mark; the death toll reaches 8,381
Tamil Nadu’s overall Covid-19 count on Sunday crossed the unenviable milestone of 5 lakh of cases. With 5,693 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, the state’s Covid-19 count is 5,02,759. 74 more deaths in the state in one day bring the death toll from Covid-19 to 8,381. The …
Read More »Another student dies by suicide in Tamil Nadu one day before NEET
NEET stress: Another student committed suicide in Tamil Nadu Chennai: Another candidate of the highly competitive national exam for admission to medical courses committed suicide in Tamil Nadu, a day before the National Eligibility Test cum Entry or NEET is carried out amid the coronavirus crisis. The 19-year-old Madurai woman …
Read More »India reports 74,894 recoveries in the last 24 hours, recovery rate at 77.77% | India News
NEW DELHI: With 74,894 reported recoveries in the past 24 hours, India’s recovery rate is now 77.77 percent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) reported on Wednesday. “A total of 33,98,844 Covid-19 patients have recovered so far. The total number of weekly recoveries has increased from 1,53,118 …
Read More »With a recovery rate of 88.98%, Bihar ahead of other states in Covid-19 parameters
Bihar has reason to be hopeful about its management of the Covid-19 health crisis. With six deaths per million, it ranks best in this category. Kerala and Assam, with 10 deaths per million each, come next, according to government data released Tuesday. Bihar’s test positivity rate was also the lowest …
Read More »As India’s Covid-19 count surpasses the 43 lakh mark, the Center says 60% of cases in five states alone
With India’s coronavirus count crossing the 43 lakh mark, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 60% of total cases came from the five most affected states, adding that of the cases in the past 24 hours, more than 20,000 are from Maharashtra alone. . “60% of all cases are …
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