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UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

Civil service (prelims) test held, COVID-19 norms followed

11:06 pm October 4, 2020

Puducherry: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Sunday conducted the Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2020 in eight centres here with adherence to COVID-19 protocol. Out of the 2,908 candidates who chose the Union Territory as their centre of examination, 1,590 appeared for it in the forenoon while 1,582 sat for it in the afternoon, […]

NHRC issues show cause notice to J&K govt for compensation in infants’ death cases

10:15 pm September 7, 2020

Jammu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a show cause notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration for compensation to the families of 11 children who died due to consumption of spurious medicines in Udhampur district between December 2019 and January this year. The notice was issued to the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory, directing him to show […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

COVID-19 pandemic: Night curfew lifted in Chandigarh

11:47 pm August 31, 2020

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration on Monday announced lifting of night curfew in the city. The decision has been taken in compliance with central government directives under ‘Unlock 4’, an official release said The night curfew was in force from 10 pm till 5 am in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre on August […]

Andaman & Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rises to 2,399

3:14 pm August 17, 2020

Port Blair: The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Island rose to 2,399, with 93 more people testing positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday. All the new cases were detected during contact tracing, he said. Of the total 2,399 COVID-19 cases, active are 1,145 as 1,226 people have recovered from the disease and […]

Chandigarh records 28 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

11:23 pm August 1, 2020

Chandigarh: Twenty-eight more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Saturday, taking the union territory’s tally to 1,079, while three more fatalities pushed the toll to 18, a medical bulletin stated. A 96-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 after he died on July 30. He had suffered a paralytic attack in the past, it said. A […]