17 illicit liquor cartons recovered
Greater Noida: Police on Sunday arrested four persons and recovered 17 cartons of illicit liquor from their possession, which was meant to be distributed among voters ahead of the panchayat elections.
Haryana Municipal polls: 79% polling
Chandigarh: Around 79 per cent polling was reported in the election held to 14 Municipal Councils, 28 Municipal Committees and in some wards of other municipalities in Haryana on Sunday.
jat stir: Haryana CM to initiate action
Chandigarh: Following the suspension of three HCS officers and 10 DSPs for alleged dereliction of duty during the violent Jat quota stir in the State, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday said that the State Government would go by the Prakash Singh Committee report and disciplinary action would be initiated against all officers and employees found guilty in the report.
Majority of haryana class X students fail
Chandigarh: A majority of students in Class X in Haryana have failed to pass the examination, results for which were declared by the BSEH on Sunday. The overall pass percentage in the secondary examination was only 48.88 per cent. While 52.62 per cent girls managed to pass the examination, the pass percentage of boys stood at 45.71. last year, the result of regular student was 45.84 per cent. In all, 3,17,507 candidates appeared for the exams out of which 1,55,191 have passed this year. As many as 1,70,422 boys took exams out of which 65,511 passed while 64,442 out of the 1,44,413 girls have passed.
The pass percentage of Govt schools was 42.25, Govt-aided schools 55.92, and of pvt schools 50.99 per cent. The students in rural areas of Haryana performed better than urban areas as the pass percentage of students in the rural areas stood at 50.38 against 45.30 in the urban areas.