In a piece of good news for the students, the Odisha government will provide free travel for school students in government-run buses under the Mukhyamantri Bus Seva (MBS) scheme, a move aimed at reducing dropouts, officials said. A notification by the state transport department has stated that the provision will replace the earlier 50 per cent fare concession for students in both AC and non-AC bus services.
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said on Wednesday that local body elections would go ahead as scheduled in all notified municipalities except 19 across seven districts. The decision follows orders from the Supreme Court, although the State Election Commission (SEC) is yet to receive a copy of the court’s order.
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A Kuwait-flagged oil vessel with 21 Indian seafarers was targeted while it was transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, said Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
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