UPSC to conduct NDA, Naval Academy examinations on April 19
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy examinations at different venues located in 41 centres throughout the country on April 19 this year.The e-Admit cards for the candidates have been uploaded on the commission’s web-site http://www.upsc.gov.in , which may be downloaded.Letters of rejection to the candidates stating reason (s) for rejection have already been sent through e-mail provided by the candidates.If any applicant is not able to down load his e-Admit card, he may contact the UPSC Facilitation Counter on Telephone. The candidate may also send fax message on Fax No. 011-23387310. The candidate may note that no paper admit card will be issued.In case the photograph is not printed or is not visible on the e-Admit Card, candidates are advised to carry two (2) identical photographs (one photograph for each session) along with proof of identity such as Identity Card (Students I card used by school/college, Voter I Card, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Passport etc.) and printout of e-Admit Card to the venue of the Examination to secure admission in the Examination.Candidates are advised to check their e-mail in case they have sent any representation. (ANI)
AAP activist’s bid to self immolate
Jamshedpur: An Aam Aadmi Party activist on Tuesday made an abortive attempt to immolate himself in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in protest against the ‘whimsical’ increase in fees by private schools here. City Superintendent of Police Chandan Jha said police personnel had prior information in this regard and they caught Kranti Singh as he tried to set himself ablaze in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in East Singh bhum district. The 35-year-old man was accompanied by other AAP activists when the incident occurred. He has been taken into custody, Jha said. Singh has been protesting against the ‘whimsical’ decision of private schools to increase fees and tried to self-immolate to draw the attention of the administration in this regard, said Jitendra Kumar, Officer-in-charge of Bistupur police station. AAP convener of Kolhan region, Kumar Chandra Mardi, however, said Singh has been expelled from the organisation sometime back for anti-party activities. Mardi said he has no information about Singh’s self-immolation bid. (PTI)
High intensity blast in Patna
Patna: A powerful bomb blast ripped through a flat in Bahadurpur Housing Colony area here on Monday night but there were no reports of any casualty. Two other high-intensity live bombs were timely defused by police, Senior Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said. Security agencies are probing if it has any links with the 2013 serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya. Two youths staying in the flat illegally were suspected to be involved in making bombs. They managed to flee when the explosion took place, Station House Officer of Agamkuan police station Vinay Sharma said. A timer device of lotus brand was attached with the bombs. A watch of the same brand was used in the bombs that went off in 2013 at Narendra Modi’s rally at Gandhi Maidan ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and at Bodh Gaya, police said. An Intelligence Bureau team today visited the MIG Sector three-located flat and collected information from locals, Agamkuan police station officials said. The NIA team probing the blasts case at Gandhi maidan as well Bodh Gaya is expected to visit the blast site during the day, they said. (PTI)
Woman dies after being assaulted
Hyderabad: A 55-year-old woman died, while her husband and son were injured after their neighbours allegedly beat them up with iron rods and sticks in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, police said on Tuesday. “The woman suffered serious head injuries and died en route to hospital while her husband and son were shifted to a government hospital here,” DSP Vikarabad T Swamy said. Asked on reports which claimed that the couple were attacked as they were “practising witchcraft”, the DSP said the family members were assaulted over a dispute on a lane between their houses where they used to walk. “Last night, the elderly couple were standing in front of the accused’s house and reportedly used abusive language. Enraged over it, Ashayya and Laxmaiah allegedly beat them up with iron rods and sticks,” he said. The attackers were taken into custody and a case has been lodged against them on charges of murder and attempt to murder, Swamy said.(PTI)
4 more swine flu deaths in Raj
Jaipur: With swine flu claiming four more lives in Rajasthan, the toll in the last three months in the state has touched 419, an official said today. One person each succumbed to H1N1 virus in Ajmer, Tonk, Nagaur, and Jhunjhunu yesterday, the official said. Of the 6,585 people found positive for the virus in the state, 419 have succumbed to the dreaded virus since January this year, official of the State Medical Health Directorate said here. Except Dholpur and Sirohi, swine flu deaths occurred in all of the remaining 31 districts, the official said. Though positive swine flu cases were reported from Dholpur and Sirohi districts there was no death, he added. (PTI )
