Sleep loss most prevalent among popular teenagers in school: Study

Sleep loss most prevalent among popular teenagers in school: Study

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | Agencies

Teenagers who are popular in school are less likely to get their recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep each night, revealed a study on Wednesday. Researchers from Sweden and Australia found that with increasing school demands, activities, more independence from parents, and relationships with peers, popular children especially girls experience...

16 Maoists surrender in Bijapur

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | BIJAPUR

As many as 16 Maoists, two of them carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 13 lakhs on their heads, on Tuesday surrendered to security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Of these, Arun Kadti (21) was a member of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion No 1 of the outlawed...

Advisory issued for stress management

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | KORBA

Ahead of the declaration of examination results, the Korba administration in Chhattisgarh issued an advisory on Tuesday for stress management among children. They did this in a meeting with principals of all the higher secondary schools in the district. Stress is a natural process before results are announced that can lead to...

Yahya Dhebar, four others surrender

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

The younger brother of Raipur Congress Mayor Aijaz Dhebar was among five involved in the 2003 Nationalist Congress Party leader Ramavatar Jaggi murder surrendered before a court here on Tuesday. Yahya Dhebar, then CSP Amrit Singh Gill, then Station House Officer V.K. Pandey, then Crime Branch officer R.C. Trivedi and Suryakant...

Ten Maoists killed in C’garh

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | NARAYANPUR

In another blow to Maoists, security forces on Tuesday gunned down as many as 10 Naxalites, including three women, in a forest along the borders of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh. This is the second major strike on Naxalites by security forces in 15 days. On April 16, 29 Naxalites...

BJP’s ‘Vision of Developed India’ convention tomorrow

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

The BJP in Chhattisgarh will hold a Vision of Developed India convention in Raipur on Thursday to debate potential opportunities for the next 25 years. New opportunities are opening for youth as India is spending on infrastructure at record levels and progressing towards self-reliance. By discussing these, "we can reap...

MARKFED’s former MD held in rice milling ‘scam’

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former Managing Director of the Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED) Manoj Soni in connection with the alleged custom rice milling scam. He was presented before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court which sent him into five days ED custody till May...

Choose to save constitution, democracy, exhorts Kharge

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 | Staff Reporter | CHAMPA

Congress President  Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha election was a choice to save the Constitution and democracy in the country. Addressing an election rally in Champa town of Janjgir Champa constituency, Kharge said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat too had to clarify that they were neither going...

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