JAC announces dates for matric, Inter exams
Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has announced that matriculation and intermediate examinations will be conducted from March 9 to March 26. JAC Chairman Arvind Prasad informed that the exams will be taken in two shifts. The board has also decided to change the exam pattern with more number of very short answer questions. In various subjects, one mark questions will be of 20 to 30 percent while some questions will also be of fill in the blanks. A model question paper will also be issued by JAC. The syllabus for class 10 and 12 has been reduced by 40 percent with content which was not possible to read at home has been removed.
Sambalpur Jammu Tavi Special
For the convenience of passengers, 08309/08310 Sambalpur-JammuTavi-Sambalpur special train will be operated between Sambalpur and Jammu Tavi from January 11, 2021 till the next order. This special train, running four days a week, will stop at stations like Barkakana, Patratu, Tori, Latehar, Barwadih, Daltonganj, Garhwa Road, Chopan, Chunar etc. Passengers travelling by this train will be compulsory to follow the Covid-19 protocol. Also, the timing of three pairs of Rajdhani Special trains running between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi has been changed while stopping at ECR’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Gomoh, Koderma, Gaya, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay stations. 02855/02856 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Special, 01 days a week (Via: Sambalpur City, Rourkela). 02825/02826 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Special, 02 days a week (Via: Adra) 02823/02824 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Special, 04 days a week (Via: Tata). 02855/02856 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Special (Via: Sambalpur City, Rourkela)
RPF rescues minor girl
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Ranchi Railway Division is always ready for the safety and help of passengers. The Meri Saheli team helps women passengers, children are protected and helped through CCTV systems. On Sunday Meri Saheli team saw a lone minor girl traveling in the train number 02803 Ranchi - Howrah special train during the investigation and on inquiry, that minor girl told that her house was in the Khel Gaon police station under Pahan Toli. She has gone to her house without informing, she was dropped by the Meri Saheli team at Muri station and her family members were informed. The girl’s father reached Muri station and was very happy to find his girl and thanked the railway.
Shashwat Shaurya selected for IAM-2020
DPS, Ranchi student Shashwat Shaurya (Class X) has been selected for the Prestigious INSPIRED AWARD MANAK 2020. Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scheme is one of the flagship programmes of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The INSPIRE Awards - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge), being executed by DST with National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST, aims to motivate students in studying in classes 6 to 10. The competition was organized on a virtual platform wherein thousands of students of Government as well as Private/Public Schools from across the State of Jharkhand had registered their active and involved participation. Shaurya was awarded with a cash prize of Rupees 10,000.
DPS Bokaro wins National Quiz Competition
Depanshu and Harshit Mania, students of Class XII, DPS Bokaro, made their alma mater proud by battling their brains to emerge as winners in ‘Acropolis-2020’- A National Quiz competition-organized on the virtual platform by Mount Litera Zee School, Amritsar. The results were declared on Monday. Around 19 schools across 9 states of the country participated in the Online Quiz and Debate Competition organized by the Mount Litera Zee School, Amritsar. DPS Bokaro secured the first position in the Quiz competition. The winners received a trophy and certificate.
Religious discourse at Sukurhutu
Athree-day religious discourse of Kailashwasi Aughar Pir Yogi Shri 108 Veer Nath ji Maharaj by Guru Shri Shri 1008 Yogiraj Dr Ramnath Ji Maharaj (Aughari Baba) will be held at Chandra Aughar Ashram, Kali Mandir, Sukurhutu (Kanke). The function will be held from January 6-8. The chief guest of the function will be Union Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda and former chief minister Raghubar Das. The function will be also attended by State BJP president Deepak Prakash, Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth, Ranchi MLA CP Singh and Kanke MLA Samri Lal. Leaders from Bihar including Bihar education minister Ashok Choudhary, Jehanabad MP Chandeshwar Prasad Chandravanshi, MLC Neeraj Kumar and Jharkhand former minister Randhir Kumar Singh will also attend the function. Several important religious leaders including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are associated with the Nateshwari Panth.