JAC postpones Matric and Inter exams
Ranchi:The intermediate and matriculation exam of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) which was scheduled for February 29 is postponed due to bank strike. The matric exams will now be conducted on March 3 whereas intermediate examination has been rescheduled on March 9. On February 29, language papers were scheduled for matriculate students, while Psychology and Business studies papers were scheduled for arts and commerce streams candidates respectively. Notably, earlier also on February 16, the JAC exams were postponed due to Naxal Bandh.
BOI officers’ women wing holds annual meet
Women wing of the Federation of BOI Officers’ Association held first annual meet in Ranchi. As many as 200 women attended the meeting. Secretary of the wing, Aruna Agnihotri presented the annual report and president of the federation, Sunil Kumar; General Secretary, Harvindar Kaur; Chairperson of the women wing, Ameeta Sharma; GM-NBG (Jharkhand and Odisha), MK Gupta and Zonal Manager, Shankar Prasad addressed the meeting.
JVM meet on party elections
In JVM’s State-level meeting held at party office Saturday, Babulal Marandi asked party workers to begin preparation from March 1 to restructure the party. District in-charge of the party will be declaring election schedules during visit to their area. Party leader and MlA, Pradeep Yadav asked the party workers to bring serious matters related to general public to his notice so that it can be raised in the House.
low cost sanitary centre inaugurated
Dr. BK Jha, ED, inaugurated low cost promotion and production Centre of Sanitary Napkin at Dayasagar Mahila Vikas Kendra, lalganj installed and commissioned by Society for Rural Industrialisation, Bariatu under SAIl CSR programme. local poor women/adolescent girls will be benefitted to improve their health and hygiene and to enhance the livelihood of community for the empowerment of rural women.
FJCCI delegates call on City SP
Delegates from Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries met Ranchi City SP Kishor Kaushal to discuss rising criminal incidents in the city. The delegation demanded arrests in the cases of murder, snatching and robbery that occurred recently in Ranchi. The City SP assured that the cases are being investigated and the culprits will be brought to justice soon.
BIT Mesra students shine in off-road racing
BIT Mesra’s homegrown off-road racing team, Team Firebolt, won accolades at the two events, BAJA Student India, 2016 at Buddh International Circuit, Noida and BAJA SAE, 2016, Pithampur, Indore. The car designed by the team got special mention from the judges for its suspension. The team finished among the top in various sections of the events.
363 cases settled at lok Adalat
A total of 363 cases were disposed at the National and Monthly lok Adalats held in Bokaro on Saturday. Cases on the issue of the bank matters, recovery suits as well as lok Adalat matters were settled. 348 cases were disposed in National lok Adalat while 15 were in Monthly lok Adalat. Cases were compromised on a sum of Rs2,02,50,000.
Annual AARAC meet organised at BAU
The 9th annual meet of Association of Alumni of Ranchi Agricultural College was organised on Saturday. Inaugurating the meet, State Election Commissioner Shiv Basant urged the alumni to contribute to the development of their alma mater and ensure a secure future for the current students of the institution. He added that the expertise of the agriculturists should be used in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Auto driver booked for rape
One auto-rickshaw driver Tabrez Ansari was booked for molesting a 16-year-old girl from Radha Balwa Pani village on Saturday. A case against Ansari was filed in Pithoria police station. Police force is on the lookout for the driver.