UPSC recommends 66 more candidates to civil services
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission has recommended 66 more candidates, who were in the reserved list, to different civil services, an official statement said on Thursday. The result of the 2017 civil services examination was declared on April 27. As many as 990 candidates were recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and Indian Police Service, among others, against 1,058 vacancies. The commission was maintaining a consolidated reserve list in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under the respective categories. It has now recommended 66 candidates, who include 48 General, 16 OBC, one SC and one ST, to fill up the remaining posts based on the civil services examination, 2017, the statement issued by the UPSC stated. A list of these 66 candidates is also available on UPSC’s website http//www.upsc.gov.in. (PTI)
Statue of Swami Vivekananda defaced in West Bengal
Suri(WB): A statue of Swami Vivekananda was found defaced in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Thursday, police said. Local people found the statue of Swami Vivekananda defaced at Md Bazar this morning and informed the police. The police rushed to the spot. The inspector-in-charge of Md Bazar police station, Madhab Chandra Mondal said “we are investigating the matter”. The statue was installed by a local NGO in 2015. An official of the NGO said the “statue is installed on a high pedestal. It is not possible for children or insane people to climb the high pedestal and damage it.” The local people demanded an investigation into the defacement of the statue of Swami Vivekananda. (PTI)
BJP to organise events in memory of Vajpayee
New Delhi: The BJP will organise two major events across the country to mark one month of the passing away of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, party president Amit Shah said on Thursday. Party workers will host poetry events at 4,000 places across all legislative assembly and parliamentary constituencies on September 16, during which audio recordings of Vajpayee’s poems will be played, Shah said. This event is being organised for paying tributes to Vajpayee by reciting his poems and organising poetry events, the BJP chief said, describing it as ‘Kaviyanjali’. The second event will start from September 17, the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will continue till the birth anniversary of party ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on September 25, he said. A week-long social-work activities will be organised at 20,000 places, in which medical camps, vaccination of children and cleanliness drives will be carried out in slums. Shah said by carrying out these welfare works, party workers will pay their tributes as ‘Karyanjali’ to the late BJP stalwart. From the past few years, the party has been celebrating the birthday of Modi as ‘Seva Diwas’. (PTI)
Flood-hit Kerala to get low cost LPG cylinders
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has approved a proposal to replace LPG cylinders, which were lost during the recent floods in Kerala, at a subsidised rate, a statement from the state Tourism Minister KJ Alphons’ office said on Thursday. Responding to a request made by the tourism minister, Pradhan said those below the poverty line will be given an LPG connection for Rs 200 and the rest would be offered the same at Rs 1,200, the statement read. A regular LPG connection costs Rs 1,400. All oil companies have been directed to distribute the connections immediately, the minister’s office said. (PTI)
Kiki challenge lands two J&K boys in jail
Jammu: Dancing on roads on the kiki song landed two boys in a jail in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Thursday. Kiki challenge, also known as ‘In My Feelings Challenge’, has been all over the internet in the last few months. It involves jumping out of a moving car and dancing alongside it to Canadian rapper Drake’s latest song, ‘Kiki do you love me’. Two boys – Veenesh Chibber and Chetan Bali – were arrested for taking the challenge on road, Senior Superintendent of Police Yougal Manhas said. The incident came to light after the boys filmed the video of the act and shared it on Facebook last evening, he said. He said the police advises all people not to perform any adventurous act especially on roads, which endangers their lives. Parents are also appealed to aware their wards about bad consequences of the challenge, the SSP said. (PTI)