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Odisha TET Answer Key 2019| The Board of Secondary Education in Odisha has released the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2019 answer key on its official website – bseodisha.nic.in . Candidates who had appeared for the examination held on 5 August 2019 can download the answer key from the official website. Representational image. Wikimedia Commons Candidates can also raise their objections against the answer key through the official website with proper representations till 10 October 2019. Objections raised through any other medium will not be accepted, noted Hindustan Times . How to download the Odisha TET Answer Key 2019: Step 1: Visit the official website of Board of Secondary Education, Odisha – bseodisha.nic.in Step 2: Click on the ' Latest News ' section on the homepage Step 3: Click on OTET 2019 (Prov. Scoring Key and Challenge) Step 4: Candidates will be redirected to a login page Step 5: Candidates have to fill in their respective login credentia

Talks of an impending trade deal between India and the US had gained ground even before Donald Trump had joined Narendra Modi's bash at Houston on 24 September. The POTUS then fanned the flames during his speech at 'Howdy, Modi!' event, telling the crowd of 50,000 Indian Americans and the larger audience beyond that a trade deal is going to happen "very soon". There were murmurs that Modi could sign on the dotted line on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The bilateral between the two leaders further fueled the expectation. All hopes and expectations were eventually belied. While the teams led by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer carried on with their "intense negotiations", a deal or "package" of any sort remained elusive even as the US managed to ink an "interim deal on tariffs and digital economy" with Japan on the sidelines of UNGA. Analysts say US

Dhule/New Delhi:  Soldier Chandu Chavan, who inadvertently crossed into Pakistan in 2016, said he is quitting the Army due to incessant "harassment" in the force. The Army strongly rejected his charge, saying he has been a perpetual offender and five disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against him for various offences. "Since I came back from Pakistan, I have been continuously harassed in the Army and I am being looked at with suspicion, that is why I decided to quit," he said. Chavan has sent his resignation letter to his unit commander in Ahmednagar, sources close to him said. Representational image. Reuters In a statement released late on Saturday evening, the Army said Chavan was absconding from his unit following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against him after he was found intoxicated in the unit lines recently. It said he was declared "absent without leave" with effect from 3 October and that repeated counselling and effor

Lucknow: Amid strong opposition from green activists, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday cited a Bombay High Court order to defend the Mumbai Metro Corporation's move to fell trees in Aarey Colony , saying it was "not a forest". "Basically the high court has decided and ruled yesterday that it is not a forest," Javadekar told reporters in Lucknow. "You can't fell anything that is forest." The Union minister's comments came after the Mumbai Metro Corporation began cutting trees in Aarey Colony, a major green lung of the metropolis, for a proposed car shed. File image of Union minister Prakash Javadekar. PTI Environment activists have put up a stiff resistance to the move, but police on Saturday imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the area, banning unlawful assembly and arrested 29 people in connection with the protest against the felling of trees. Drawing a parallel, the Union minister said trees h

Bhuj:  The Border Security Force (BSF) seized two Pakistani fishing boats abandoned in Sir Creek area near Kutch district in Gujarat on Saturday morning, an official said. A team of BSF jawans, patrolling the area, found the boats at Lakshman Point in Sir Creek, an estuary along the India-Pakistan border, around 8.25 am, the official said. The boats were carrying fishing equipment, but nobody was found on board, the official added. Following the seizure, the BSF launched a search operation along the border area, he said, adding that nothing suspicious was found so far. In a release, the BSF said, "A thorough search operation of the area has been launched. It is still underway, but so far nothing suspicious has been recovered from the area." Security agencies have reported several cases of Pakistani fishing boats lying abandoned in the area in the last couple of months. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/358qbLz Press Trust of India

New Delhi: Seventy-one retired bureaucrats on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the prosecution of four former officials of the finance ministry in the INX media case and asserted that such action will demotivate diligent and honest officers from taking important decisions. File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI They demanded that there should be a reasonable period of time after which files should not be reopened. The letter has been signed by retired civil servants like former cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar, former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon, former foreign secretary Sujatha Singh and former DGP of Punjab Julio Riberio. The ex-bureaucrats also expressed concern over "selective targeting" of retired and serving officers, apparently for "gaining narrow political advantages". Last month, the government issued a sanction to the CBI to prosecute former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhu

The Narendra Modi government is looking to 'engage' Kashmiris through a number of outreach programmes, apparently to blunt the psychological blow that sudden revocation of Article 370 dealt to the residents of the Valley. From economic packages to Indian Army's hiring bid, from scholarships to students to the prime minister himself stoutly defending the scrapping of state's special status as a historic step, the Centre has been employing a multi-pronged approach to encourage Kashmir residents to wholly integrate with India. Representational Image. PTI Jobs, educational institutes, internships to woo youth Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on 28 August announced that his administration has identified 50,000 vacancies in the government which will make it the biggest such drive in the state. "They are at multiple levels. We will fill these 50,000 vacancies in the next few months. This will generate employment for our youth"I urge our youth to come

For eight years, Karyanand Mishra — a resident of Dallupura, East Delhi — had been running from the proverbial pillar to post, trying to secure a Disability Certificate for his son Aman. Aman, now 15, was diagnosed with the movement disorder cerebral palsy in early childhood. A Class 10 student, Aman will appear for the Board exams in a few months. At the Sarvodaya Rajakiya Bal Vidyalay in Dallupura, where he is enrolled, Aman is counted among the promising students. Karyanand carries his son to school on his shoulders every morning. Aman’s passed in every class so far, fighting to stay abreast of his peers — and often succeeding. But as he faces the Board exams, without the Disability Certificate that would have offered him support like an additional 20 minutes per hour to complete a paper and a Rs 2,500 monthly grant, Aman’s parents are justifiably worried. Cerebral palsy is among the conditions included under the Persons with Disabilities Act. And Aman’s is a visible disability.

Sukma: Security forces in Chhattisgarh on Saturday thwarted a possible Naxal attack when they recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the main road in Sukma district, police said. A team of CRPF's 150th battalion and local police was out on a search operation when it unearthed the IED, weighing 5 kg, packed in a steel tiffin box, a senior official said. The IED was buried close to a tree on the side of the road near Penta village in the Errabor police station area. This route that goes through dense forests connects Sukma town to Hyderabad (Telangana). The explosive was immediately defused by the bomb disposal squad, he said. Maoists planted explosives close to trees and wells to target security personnel, as they often take shelter under trees and use the water resources during their long search operations in jungles, the official explained. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LPfxSs Press Trust of India

Islamabad:  Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asked the residents of PoK not to cross the Line of Control to extend humanitarian aid to the Kashmiri people after India removed the special status of the state two months back. File image of Imran Khan. Twitter@PTIofficial "I understand the anguish of the Kashmiris seeing their fellow Kashmiris in Jammu and Kashmir.... Anyone crossing the LoC to provide humanitarian aid or support for Kashmiri struggle will play into the hands of the Indian narrative," Imran said in a tweet. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status on 5 August. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled the Indian High Commissioner. Pakistan has been trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue but India has asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 was its "internal matter". New Delhi has also asked Islamabad to accept the reality and stop its ant

New Delhi:  Heeding to a long-standing demand of the Army, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given in-principle approval to enhance monetary assistance to next of kin of battle casualties from existing Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, officials said Saturday. File image of Rajnath Singh. ANI They said the financial assistance will be granted under Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF). At present, financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh was given to battle casualties in case of death and also to those sustaining 60 per cent and above disability besides to several other categories. The assistance is given in addition to liberalised family pension, financial assistance from Army group insurance, Army Welfare Fund and ex-gratia amount. "The defence minister has given in principle approval to enhancement of monetary assistance to next of kin of all categories of Battle Casualty from Rs two lakh to Rs eight lakh," said a defence ministry spokesperson. The ABCWF has been set up und

Mumbai: The drama over cutting of trees in part of Mumbai's Aarey Colony for a proposed metro car shed shifted from the corridors of the Bombay High Court to the prominent green lung over Friday night, resulting into clashes between protesters and police who have arrested 29 persons on Saturday. Police detain activists who were staging a protest against the tree-cutting, being carried out for the Metro car shed project, at Aarey colony in Mumbai. PTI Some protesters have accused police personnel of high-handed behaviour. However, the Mumbai Police have denied these allegations. Those arrested, including six women, are among the 60 people who were detained by police earlier, a police official said, adding that some of them are students. The entire Aarey Colony was cordoned off by police on morning after hundreds of green activists tried to stop felling of trees in the area by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) for the Metro-3 line rake depot. The MMRCL action beg

BPSC 65th CCE Pre Admit Card 2019 |  The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released today (5 October) the admit cards for the Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examinations today on its website  bpsc.bih.nic.in . The Bihar BPSC 65th CCE Exam is slated to be held on 15 October. Representational image. Wikimedia Commons Candidates should check the website regularly to apprise themselves of the latest details. Steps to follow for candidates: Step 1:  Visit BPSC official website:  bpsc.bih.nic.in Step 2 : Find the BPSC 65th Prelims Exam 2019 admit card link and click on it Step 3:  Enter credentials and hit submit Step 4:  The admit card will come up on the screen Step 5:  Download it. Take a printout for future reference The BPSC exam comprises of the preliminary stage and the main exam. Those who clear the first stage can then appear for the next stage. An interview round will follow. The process for applying for the BPSC 65th CCE Pre-Exam 2019 started 10 July and ende

Mumbai:  Former managing director of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, Joy Thomas, arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 4,355 crore scam at the bank, was on Saturday remanded in police custody till 17 October. PMC Bank. PTI photo The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police, which had arrested Thomas on Friday, produced him before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SG Shaikh. The police told the court that they need his custody to interrogate him as he was part of the conspiracy. However, Thomas's lawyer argued that he is being made a "scapegoat". On Thursday, the EOW had arrested directors of the bankrupt Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) Rakesh Wadhawan and his son Sarang in connection with the case. They are in police custody till 9 October. The EOW had registered an FIR on Monday against senior officials of HDIL and PMC Bank for allegedly causing losses to the tune of Rs 4,355.43 crore to the bank. The FIR named former

New Delhi:  In a blow to Congress ahead of Haryana Assembly polls, its former state unit chief Ashok Tanwar resigned from the primary membership of the party on Saturday. Tanwar announced his resignation on Twitter and posted a four-page resignation letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in which he said "Congress is going through existential crises, not because of its political opponents but because of serious internal contradiction. "I after several months of consideration tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Congress party, which I nurtured from my sweat and blood. My fight is not personal but against the system which is destroying the grand old party," the letter said. The reasons of his resignation are well known to all Congressmen, Tanwar said, adding that he has taken the decision after having long deliberations with party workers. Tanwar has revolted against the party leadership alleging irregularities and corruption in ticket

New Delhi:  India and Bangladesh on Saturday inked seven pacts and launched three projects after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. One of the projects included import of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) from Bangladesh for distribution in the North Eastern states. The pacts signed after Modi-Hasina talks provided for deeper cooperation between the two countries in areas of water resources, youth affairs, culture, education and coastal surveillance. File image of Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina. Reuters In a brief media statement, Modi said India accords priority to its ties with Bangladesh and increasing cooperation between the two neighbouring countries should be model for the entire world. "I am happy that today's talks will further energise our bilateral ties," he said in presence of Hasina. Modi said in the last one year, the two sides launched a total of 12 projects, including three inaugurated on

Jodhpur:  A school bus overturned in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district after the driver lost control over the wheels Saturday morning, injuring 18 children and one teacher, a police official said. The children from St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School of Jaipur were on an educational tour to the district, when the accident happened near Pokhran. Police rescued the children with the help of villagers, the official said. All the children are being treated at the district hospital, but the teacher has been referred to a Jodhpur hospital for better care, he said. Three school buses were part of the tour, carrying a total of 140 children, the official said. "The driver of one of the buses lost control over the wheels and it overturned near a toll plaza in Pokhran," he added. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/338JZwP Press Trust of India

BPSC 65th CCE Pre Admit Card 2019 |  The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will release admit cards for the Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examinations today (5 October) on its official website  bpsc.bih.nic.in . The Bihar BPSC 65th CCE Exam is scheduled to be held on 15 October 2019, from 12 am to 2 pm. Representational image. Wikimedia Commons Candidates are advised to keep visiting the official website for latest updates. Once the admit cards are released, candidates can follow the following steps to download their admit cards:   Step 1:  Visit the official website of the BPSC bpsc.bih.nic.in Step 2 : Click on BPSC 65th Prelims Exam 2019 admit card link on the homepage Step 3:  Enter the required credentials and click on the submit button Step 4:  The admit card will be displayed on the screen Step 5:  Candidates will be able to download and take a printout of the admit card for future reference The BPSC exam consists of two stages, the preliminary examination a

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday approved an additional financial assistance of Rs 1,813.75 crore to Karnataka and Bihar for the damages caused by the rains and floods in the two states, the Home Ministry said on Friday. The approval came after Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the ongoing rescue and relief work of all flood-affected states. File image of Home Minister Amit Shah. ANI Keeping in view the severity of flood situation and the fund positions in the State Disaster Relief Fund account of Bihar and Karnataka, the home minister has approved advance release of Rs 400 crore to Bihar and R 1,200 crore to Karnataka from the National Disaster Relief "on account basis", a home ministry statement said. Karnataka and Bihar have apprised of the paucity of funds in the SDRF account resulting in delay in providing relief assistance to the affected people and requested for release of advance additional financial assistance from the NDRF. Bihar had also requested for advance r

Srinagar : At least 10 people were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists outside Deputy Commissioner's office in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, a police official said. The terrorists hurled a grenade on a security patrol outside the heavily guarded complex in Anantnag town, 55 kilometres from Srinagar, around 11 am, the official said. He said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside, causing splinter injuries to eight pedestrians, a policeman and a local journalist. The injured were admitted to a hospital. The attack sparked panic among people in the town. The area has been cordoned off by security forces and a hunt has been launched to nab the terrorists behind the attack, the official said. No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/35bhUqb Press Trust of India

Bokaro:  In an apparent reference to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), BJP national working president JP Nadda has said that no infiltrator will remain in the country. "In the time to come, we'll make arrangements where no infiltrator will remain in our country. Infiltrators will go out and Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Christians who were tortured outside, will be given refuge by India. It's a country, not an inn," Nadda said addressing the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Friday. Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das was also present at the event. Nadda also touched on several other issues like abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Houston visit and corruption. "If you remember, five years back corruption used to be in full swing. Fragile governments were unable to control the situation," he said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IqZqIN Asian News International

11:10 (IST) Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi 'forcibly' detained by Mumbai police Among those being detained by Mumbai police, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi's name has also cropped up. Sena corporator Sheetal Mhatre and former Mayor Shubha Raul have also been detained by the cops.  I have been forcibly evicted by the cops and I wasn’t even breaking the law! The cops in the car wont even tell me where I am being taken ... this is insane @MumbaiPolice — Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) October 5, 2019 11:05 (IST) AAP spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon appeals citizens to continue protests for Aarey​ In light of the recent development, AAP spokesperson Preeti Sharma urged citizens to gather at the three entrances to the Aarey colony, where traffic movement has stopped, and step up their protests. Wake up Mumbai!!! Wake up! They have been cutting trees since the wee hours. @mumbaipolice has laid seige over #AareyForest . Traffic is stopped at the 3 ent

10:52 (IST) Mumbai metro treating citizens like criminals: Aaditya Thackeray Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray also lend his support to activists opposing the felling of trees at Aarey Colony area, terming the move of the Metro Rail authorities as a "shameful and disgusting" act which was carried out "in cover of night". Calling out the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRC) – the government authority executing the metro project – for treating Mumbaikars like "criminals", Aaditya tweeted. A project that should be executed with pride, the Metro 3, @MumbaiMetro3 has to do it in the cover of the night, with shame, slyness and heavy cop cover. The project supposed to get Mumbai clean air, is hacking down a forest with a leopard, rusty spotted cat and more — Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) October 4, 2019 10:45 (IST) Section 144 imposed at Aarey Colony Section 144 under Code of Criminal Procedure​ (CrPC), which prohibits an assembly of mo