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New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 90.95 lakh on Sunday with 45,209 new cases, while the recoveries surged to 85,21,617, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. The death toll reached 1,33,227 with 501 more fatalities, while total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,95,806, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the 12th consecutive day. The total recoveries have surged to 85,21,617, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.69 percent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.46 percent. There are 4,40,962 active cases in the country as on date which comprise 4.85 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August and 40 lakh on 5 September. It went past 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, crossed 80 lakh on 29 October, and surpassed 90 lakh on 20 November. According to the

New Delhi: Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest in the month of November since 2003, as a cold wave swept parts of the city. The National Capital had recorded a minimum of 7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest in the month in 14 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. "The Safdarjung Observatory which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius. It is Delhi's lowest minimum temperature in the month since November 2003, when the city recorded a minimum of 6.1 degrees Celsius," said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre. The mercury dropped to 6.1 degrees Celsius at the Palam weather station, he said. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches less than normal for two consecutive days. However, for small areas such as Delhi, a cold wave can be d

Read the preceding lockdown despatch from the Madras Croc Bank, here . *** Snakebite Shoes (Alas!) I’m not Imelda Marcos but still, my heart sang at the sight of those shoes: snakebite-proof gumboots for farmers, created by the Design and Research team of IIT-Chennai. They design specialised footwear for health and social causes and one of these is snakebite. Our Snakebite Mitigation team’s coordinator has been helping them understand the circumstances and statistics around this terrible problem, which causes 60,000 annual deaths in India. Most of the victims are barefoot farmers and bites generally occur on the foot or lower leg. Thanks to a donation from Decathlon, we were able to distribute 150 gumboots to farmers in Tirunelveli, a snakebite hot spot in one of the six states with the highest fatalities. Though they were made from rubber and weighed at least twice as much as regular shoes, the target group quickly saw the advantage of using them. Most of them had seen the agony,

Jaipur: Amid spiralling COVID-19 cases, the Rajasthan cabinet on Saturday decided to impose night curfew in 8 districts and increased the fine amount on not wearing a face mask from Rs 200 to Rs 500, an official release said. Those venturing out to attend marriages, purchase essentials, train, bus and air travellers, and people related to essential services will be exempted, it said. The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met on Saturday night decided that a curfew will be clamped from 8 pm to 6 am in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara, it said. Markets, restaurants, shopping malls and other commercial establishments in the urban areas of these districts will be closed by 7 pm and night curfew will start from 8 pm, it added. A maximum of 75 percent employees will be called for duty in government and private offices in these districts where the number of employees is 100 or more. The staff will work on a rotation basis, the release said.

Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's health condition deteriorated with multi-organ failure and he has become unconscious with difficulty in breathing, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The 86-year old veteran Congress politician, who was on Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) since he was admitted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on 2 November due to post-COVID complications, was put under invasive ventilation, the minister said. His son and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has rushed to the hospital along with Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua. A host of senior leaders from the Congress has also reached GMCH to inquire about his health conditions. "Around afternoon today, his condition deteriorated with difficulties in breathing. So, doctors started an intubation ventilator, which is machine ventilation," said Sarma, who hurried to the GMCH and held a discussion with the doctors about Gogoi's health. Gogoi is unconscious and has suf

New Delhi/Riyadh: The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world is facing since World War-II and is an important turning point in the history of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 summit on Saturday, as he offered India's IT prowess for the efficient functioning of the grouping. Modi also said that "Work from Anywhere" is a new normal in the post-COVID world and suggested the creation of a virtual G20 secretariat. The prime minister also suggested developing a new global index for the post-corona world that comprises four key elements — the creation of a vast talent pool, ensuring that technology reaches all segments of society, transparency in systems of governance and dealing with Mother Earth with a spirit of trusteeship. Based on this, the G20 can lay the foundation of a new world, he said. Saudi Arabia's King Salman opened the Group of 20 summit as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year's gathering of heads of state

Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the MK Stalin-led DMK in Tamil Nadu on corruption and dynasty politics and said it will face a rout in next year's Assembly polls in the state where "democratic forces" will prevail. In a sharp attack on DMK, and its ally Congress, Shah said the two parties had no right to talk about corruption, asking "under whose leadership did the 2G (spectrum allocation scam) happen." In his address after dedicating a fifth reservoir for Chennai and laying the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects in the state, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has waged a battle to end dynasty politics, corruption and casteism in the country. "Under his leadership when we fought state polls, dynasty parties had to face defeat. It is now the turn of a dynasty party in Tamil Nadu, which doesn't function on democratic values but only takes forward dynasty politics," to lose elections, he said, in an

Countries around the world scrambled to combat the spread of COVID-19, with the Canadian government announcing a new lockdown in its biggest city, Toronto, while Iran enforced new restrictions on businesses and travel. On the home front, states like Maharashtra and Goa sought to curb the spread of infection by restricting the entry of people from other states, especially Delhi which is battling a third wave of COVID-19 infections. While the Maharashtra government is mulling the idea of suspending train and flight operations to and from Delhi, the Goa government is set to formulate SOPs to monitor people travelling to the state from Delhi, PTI reported. Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane said, "We don't have to take harsh steps, but we have to see what SOPs are put in place at airports (in other states). We need to see whether an additional facility is required at the airport and how people coming from Delhi can be managed." The coastal state is preparing for the tou

Chandigarh:  In a move that may bring relief to the state facing an acute shortage of essential supplies, Punjab farmer bodies protesting against the Centre’s farm laws on Saturday decided to lift their blockade of passenger trains for 15 days from Monday. However, the farmer bodies said they will again block the rail tracks if the government failed to resolve their issues. Meanwhile, Divisional Railway Manager (Ferozepur Division) Rajesh Aggarwal in a statement said as soon as farmers lift their blockade, the Railways will be ready to resume its services. The train services have remained suspended in the state since 24 September, when farmers launched their “rail roko” agitation against the Centre’s recently enacted agriculture-related laws. Earlier, farmers had allowed freight trains but the Railways refused to resume these, saying it would either operate both freight and passenger trains or none. The decision to lift the blockade of passenger trains came after a meeting of farm

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted multiple raids in Kashmir in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged suspicious transactions in the J&K Bank. The central probe agency covered a total of seven locations — six in Srinagar and one in Anantnag district — as part of the searches conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED said it raided Mohd Ibrahim Dar, Murtaza Enterprises, Azad Agro Traders, M&M Cottage Industries, and Mohd Sultan Teli who are "involved" in the hospitality and agro-based industries, civil construction, and real estate businesses. "The searches resulted in the recovery of evidence of money laundering as the bank accounts have been found to be used for routing suspicious transactions," it said. The ED is probing the case after studying an earlier FIR filed by the CID of the UT Police in Srinagar against officials of J&K Bank, unidentified public servants, private p

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of newly cobbled up People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Saturday objected to the treatment meted out to the amalgam candidates, saying security is being used as a pretext to impede and customise democracy in the Union Territory. In a two-page letter to J-K Election Commissioner KK Sharma, Abdullah, who is at present a Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, said providing security to a select few and literally interning the rest is a gross interference in democracy. "I am taking the liberty of writing to you about the upcoming DDC elections. A strange and unique feature has come to the fore. Candidates put up by the PAGD are immediately whisked away to "secure locations" in the name of security and confined to those "secure locations". They are not allowed to canvass, they are completely out of touch with those from whom they are supposed to seek votes," Abdullah

One person was killed and five were seriously injured in North Tripura's Kanchanpur on Saturday after police opened fire on protesters, reports said. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Srikanta Das. Members of the Joint Movement Committee (JMC) had staged a protest on the National Highway 8 in Kanchanpur demanding an indefinite shutdown over the issue of rehabilitation of Bru refugees, India Today reported . The agitation is against the Centre's decision to rehabilitate thousands of displaced Brus from neighbouring Mizoram in Tripura. The refugees, currently living in camps in Tripura. The JMC-led strike entered its fifth day on Saturday and "took a violent turn when an attempt was made to block the National Highway," the India Today report added. According to a  report  in NDTV , additional security forces like the Tripura State Rifles have been mobilised in Panisagar, which is the area of the incident, and its surrounding localities. The shutdown is b

New Delhi: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, inadequate beds in government hospitals and the absence of specific guidelines for COVID-19 treatment resulted in private hospitals charging exorbitant fees, a parliamentary panel on Saturday said, asserting that a sustainable pricing model could have averted many deaths. Chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on health Ram Gopal Yadav submitted the report on 'c', to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. This is the first report by any parliamentary committee on the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Underlining that healthcare spending in the country with a population of 1.3 billion is "abysmally low", the panel said the fragility of the Indian health ecosystem posed a big hurdle in generating an effective response against the pandemic. "The committee, therefore, strongly recommends the government to increase its investments in the public healthcare system and make consistent efforts to ac

Lucknow: A civil rights body on Saturday claimed that members of the Hathras rape victim’s family are living in conditions akin to house arrest and they fear for their lives once the CRPF cover given to them is withdrawn. The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) also released a report on the state of investigation into the case. The organisation demanded security for the family and their rehabilitation through the Nirbhaya fund. The whole family is in a way under house arrest conditions and their normal social life has been cut off, PUCL members Kamal Singh, Farman Naqvi, Alok, Shashikant, and KB Maurya told reporters in Lucknow. The victim’s family members fear for their lives after the CRPF protection is withdrawn, they said. The PUCL members said cases must be lodged against officials for a hurried cremation of the victim. Action should be taken against District Magistrate Praveen Kumar, SP Vikram Veer, and the area SHO in this regard, they said. The 19-year-old Dali

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is making arrangements to conduct the annual board exams after a few months, and will soon reveal how it will be holding the assessments, reports quoted a top official as saying at an ASSOCHAM webinar on Friday. Anurag Tripathi, secretary, CBSE, was speaking about the Centre's New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He was quoted by The Times of India as saying that during March-April they were "flummoxed about how to move forward, but schools and teachers rose to the occasion and transformed themselves with new technology for teaching purposes, turning online classes into the new normal". Tripathi  added  that the board exams "will happen for sure" and that a schedule for it will be announced. However, he didn’t confirm if there would be any change in the exam time or if any change would be made to the exam format or mode. So far, only Maharashtra and Gujarat Board have decided to postpone Board Exams 2021 till May

Surendranagar (Gujarat): Seven persons, including three children, were charred to death on Saturday when their car caught fire after colliding with a dumper truck in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said. The occupants of the car, all members of two families, were returning to their homes in Patan district when the incident occurred in early hours near Kherva village, deputy superintendent of police PK Patel told reporters. A woman was rescued from the SUV and admitted to a hospital, the officer said, adding that she is the lone survivor. "Members of two families had gone on a three-day trip, and were on their way from the temple town of Chotila in Surendranagar district when the accident occurred," the DySP said. The deceased are identified as Ramesh Nai (38), his wife Kailashben (35) and their children Sunni (12) and Shital (8) — all from Korda village, and their relatives Haresh Nai (35), his wife Sejalben (32) and son Harshil (6), who hailed from Nanapura

New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest with him over attempts by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of local elections in the UT. Referring to the Nagrota incident, the ministry said the huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material indicate detailed planning for a "major attack to destabilise the peace and security" in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, in particular, to derail the ongoing democratic exercise of conduct of local district development council polls. "Pakistan Cd'A was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs, and a strong protest was lodged at the attempted attack, which was only prevented from happening by the alertness of the Indian security forces," the MEA said. In a statement, it said India is "firmly and resolutely" committed to take all necessary measures to safeguard its nationa

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of suspending train and flight operations to and from Delhi in view of the rising coronavirus cases in the National Capital, a senior official said on Saturday. This is one of the steps being considered by the state government to curb the spread of the virus, he said. "Various measures are being discussed in order to curb the virus spread in the state, and suspension of train and flight operations to and from Delhi is one of them," Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar told PTI . "However, no decision has been taken so far on this," he added. Sources said that during a meeting held recently in Mumbai it was discussed that steps need to be taken to prevent the spread of infection from people entering Maharashtra from the states that have been witnessing a spike in the number of cases. Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Friday went up to 17,68,695 with the addition of 5,640 cases during the day and the death

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday asked former Union minister MJ Akbar and journalist Priya Ramani whether there was a chance of settlement between them in a criminal defamation complaint filed by him against her. Akbar had filed the complaint against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago when he was a journalist. Ramani had said the allegations against Akbar, made in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018, were her truth and were made in public good. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Ravindra Kumar Pandey posed the query on Saturday as he started hearing afresh the final arguments in the case since the previous judge hearing the matter was transferred to another court on Wednesday. Senior advocate Geeta Luthra, appearing for Akbar, said she needed time to talk to her client before making a decision on the issue. The counsel for Ramani, advocate Bhavook Chauhan, said there was less chance of any settlement since t

The NCB on Saturday, 21 November conducted a search at the residence of comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa in Mumbai and recovered small quantity of cannabis from the place, an official said. The search was conducted as part of the ongoing probe by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) into alleged drug use in the entertainment industry, he said. "A team led by NCB's zonal director Sameer Wankhede carried out a search at Bharti Singh's residence at Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri based on specific information. A small quantity of cannabis was recovered from her place," the official said. "Singh's name had cropped up during the interrogation of a drug peddler," he said. The agency is also carrying out searches at two other locations in the metropolis, the official added. Bharti Singh has appeared in many comedy and reality shows on TV. She has also hosted a few such shows. The NCB has been probing the alleged drug use in Bollywood

Canara Bank SO recruitment 2020:  Canara Bank has released an online notification for recruitment of Specialist Officers (SO) in various disciplines in scale 1 and 2. The bank is also conducting a special recruitment drive for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in scale 2 and 3. Eligible candidates can apply online for the Canara Bank SO recruitment 2020 from 25 November at canarabank.com . The application process will be open till 15 December. As per the notification, Canara Bank recruitment exam will be conducted in January or February, 2021. The exact examination date and schedule will be released by the bank on its website. According to reports , the recruitment drive is being carried out to fill 220 posts of Specialist Officers. Of the total vacancies, there are 43 vacancies for Manager's Law, 25 Developer/ Programmer, 21 System Administrator, 20 Chartered Accountants, 13 Manager, 12 Database Administrator, 10 Network Administrator. There are 5 vacancies each for Extract,

New Delhi/Mumbai:  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering complaint in the alleged TRP rigging scam that is being investigated by the Mumbai police, official sources said on Friday. They said the central probe agency has filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR), that is equivalent to a police FIR under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED complaint was filed after studying a Mumbai police FIR that was registered in October. The Republic TV channel, two Marathi channels and few other individuals are being probed by the police in this matter. Republic TV and other accused have denied wrongdoing and manipulation of the TRP (television rating points) system. Officials of the news channels and others named in the police FIR, apart from two former employees of Hansa research agency arrested by the Mumbai police in this case, will soon be summoned by the ED for questioning and recording of their statements, they said. The E

Noida: Uttar Pradesh's eight districts that lie in the National Capital Region (NCR) account for over 25 percent or one-fourth of the state's active COVID-19 cases and nearly 11 percent of the deaths linked to the disease, according to official data. Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Shamli districts are a part of the NCR, a wider region that also comprises districts from Haryana, Rajasthan and entire Delhi. According to official data updated till Friday, there were a total of 5,21,988 COVID-19 cases in the state, while the number of active cases stood at 23,357, of which 5,863 (25.10 percent) were in its NCR districts. Meerut has the highest number of 2,102 active cases among these eight districts, followed by Gautam Buddh Nagar (1,401), Ghaziabad (1,195), Muzaffarnagar (431), Bulandshahr (304), Shamli (168) Hapur (167) and Baghpat (149), according to the data. The state has so far recorded 7,500 deaths linked to COVID-1

The Board of School Education Haryana on Friday released the HBSE Compartment Result/HBSE 10th Result/HBSE 12th Result. The candidates who appeared for the BSEH supplementary examination, can check their results on the official website of the board bseh.org.in . Board Secretary Rajeev Prasad said that the pass percentage of the Secondary Supplementary Examination was 32.97 percent. He said 33,819 candidates had appeared in the supplementary examination, of which 10,939 passed while 19,734 candidates received compartment. Around 19,622 students participated in the exam, out of which 7,018 boys passed, with a pass percentage of 35.7 and out of 13,558 girls, 3,921 passed with a pass percentage of 28.92. In the Senior Secondary supplementary examination, 47.89 percent students passed, of which 12,687 boys passed with a passing percentage of 48.20 and 11,234 girls appeared for the examination out of which 5298 passed, their pass percentage was 47.16. The Secondary and Senior Secondar

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 90.50 lakh on Saturday with 46,232 new infections while, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease went past 84.78 lakh, said the health ministry. The total number of coronavirus infection mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported in a day, while the toll climbed to 1,32,726 with 564 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the eleventh consecutive day. There are 4,39,747 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, which comprises 4.86 percent of the total caseload, as per the data. The total recoveries have surged to 84,78,124 pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 percent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 percent. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August and 40 lakh on 5 September. It went past 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 la

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality recorded a marginal improvement on Saturday morning due to favourable wind speed but remained in the "poor" category. Government agencies said the air quality index (AQI) was likely to improve to the "moderate" category later in the day. The city's AQI was 263 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 296 on Friday. It was 283 on Thursday and 211 on Wednesday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said the air quality in Delhi-NCR was likely to improve further to the "moderate" category on Saturday. The predominant surface wind direction is northwesterly, and the maximum wind speed was 20 kmph on Saturday, it said. The central agency said the AQI is likely

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting to review India's COVID-19 vaccination strategy in which issues like prioritisation of population groups, including health and other frontline workers, and tech platform for rolling out the vaccine were discussed. Modi tweeted that the meeting discussed important issues related to progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement. "Reviewed various issues like prioritisation of population groups, reaching out to HCWs (health care workers), cold-chain infrastructure augmentation, adding vaccinators and tech platform for vaccine roll-out," he said. Held a meeting to review India’s vaccination strategy and the way forward. Important issues related to progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed. pic.twitter.com/nwZuoMFA0N — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 20, 2020 The prime minister directed that a time-bound plan be laid out for speed

Bathinda: A Dera Sacha Sauda follower and the father of an accused in a sacrilege incident was shot dead by two unidentified assailants on Friday, police said. Manohar Lal (53) was killed inside his shop at Bhagta Bhai Ka village in the district, they said. Bullets were fired from a close range by the assailants who had their faces covered with a mask. The incident was captured on the CCTV cameras installed at the shop, they said. The motive behind the killing is not loot since the assailants did not take away anything from the victim's money exchange shop, they said. Lal's son Jatinder, an accused in a sacrilege case registered five years ago, is currently out on bail, police said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IWq0wm Press Trust of India

Kerala Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) 2020 registration has started by Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan. Eligible and willing candidates can apply at ktet.kerala.gov.in by 27 November. According to a report by India.com , Kerala TET 2020 will be conducted on 28 and 29 December. The admit card for the exam will be available for download on 19 December. Candidates applying for the post of teacher in lower primary classes should have qualified higher secondary/ senior secondary or its equivalent exam with at least 45 percent marks. Those applying to teach in upper primary classes should possess a graduation degree and a 2-year diploma in elementary education/Trained Teachers' Certificate (TTC) or one year Bachelor in Education (BEd). A report by Times Now said that candidates belonging to the General/ OBC category will be required to pay an application fee of Rs 500. Those belonging to SC and ST category will have to pay Rs 250 to register. The payment of fees should be made onli

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a review meeting with the top security brass, including Home Minister Amit Shah, as it emerged that Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed in an encounter on the outskirts of Jammu, were planning a big terror operation on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Government sources said NSA Ajit Doval, foreign secretary, and top intelligence officials attended the meeting in which Modi took stock of the situation. The terrorists were planning "something big" on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the sources added. Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and two policemen injured in a gunbattle in Nagrota on Thursday after a truck carrying newly infiltrated militants was intercepted, police had said. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh, had said after the encounter that the terrorists had come to execute a "big plan" which has now been foiled. from Firstpost

The ICAI CA 2020 exam will be conducted on Saturday, 21 November. Ahead of the exam, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released an announcement for candidates who have positive for COVID-19 and who "intend to appear for the examination". The ICAI's statement said that it will take serious action against such candidates who will "not only endanger the health and safety of other candidates and the exam personnel but also be in contravention of law and the directions of authorities". According to a report by Careers 360 , the Ministry of Health, Government of India, in its notice had stated that if a candidate is medically reported COVID-19 positive, he/she will not be permitted to take the ICAI CA November 2020 exam. https://ift.tt/3kSMDPr Candidates suffering from COVID-19 will not be allotted to the examination centre. https://ift.tt/32ZfZWg   ICAI CA November 2020 exam will continue till 14 December. Earlier this week , the Insti

The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) is expected to declare the first allotment results in the special round of counselling for admission into engineering courses shortly on its official website csab.nic.in . The Board had earlier confirmed the date for allocation of seats under the special rounds in an official notification . It is to be noted here that only those candidates will be considered for seat allocation who have properly registered themselves, submitted the application fees and locked their choices. The board was expected to release the allotment results at around 5 pm on Friday, however, the link for allotment list is not yet up on the website. A report in Careers 360 had earlier pointed out that the CSAB had extended the registration, fee payment and choice locking last date and time, hence the allotment of seats could get delayed. Under the changed schedule, the report added, candidates were allowed to register for CSAB special round 2020 till 4 pm on 20 Novembe

The Council of Architecture has revised the eligibility criteria this year for admission to the BArch courses. Candidates seeking admission this academic year will just need passing marks in PCM subjects unlike the norm of getting at least 50 percent marks. The decision has been taken by authorities for only this academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The notice by KEAM mentioned that the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has recommended making the necessary change in the clause of KEAM 2020 prospectus. Those seeking admission to the BArch programme this year should have passed in 10+2 scheme of exam with PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) subjects or have cleared 10+3 diploma exams with Mathematics. KEAM BArch admission 2020 is based on the performance of students in NATA 2020 and qualifying exam. There was no separate entrance exam conducted for KEAM BArch. A report said that equal weightage is given to the marks obtained by students in NATA examinations and in the