
Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 12 (ANI): Maharashtra government on February 12 said that it has made singing national anthem in colleges of the state compulsory from February 19. The announcement was made by Higher Education Minister Uday Samant during a press conference in Pune. 

National anthem to be made compulsory in Maharashtra colleges from Feb 19

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The countdown for ISRO's dedicated commercial mission, the launch of Proba-3 spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) slated for December 4. began here on Tuesday.
Wednesday's launch would be a technology demonstration mission. NewSpace India Ltd is the commercial arm of ISRO which would launch client vehicles and has secured the order from the European Space Agency for its latest mission.
"The 25-hour countdown started at 3.08 pm on Tuesday and right now the preparatory works (for the launch) are going on," an ISRO official told PTI on Tuesday.
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The 25-hour countdown started at 3.08 pm on Tuesday and right now the preparatory works (for the launch) are going on

Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids and search operations at various locations in West Bengal in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in NRI quota admissions in several medical colleges and hospitals, an officer said.
The ED officers also raided the residences of officials of those institutions in Kolkata's Salt Lake as well as in the districts of Birbhum, Durgapur, Jhargram and Burdwan, he added.
The central probe agency officers seized several documents and bank-related papers from the offices and the residences during the raids, he said.
"The officials of the institutions were also questioned regarding the papers and documents seized from their possessions," the ED officer said.
Accompanied by a large number of central forces, the ED officers also raided the residence of former CPI(M) leader Lakshman Seth in Haldia and the medical colleges run by his NGO.
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Speaking about the outcomes of COP29 at a session, she said the conference, which was anticipated to focus on implementation, fell short of expectations.
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The Andhra Pradesh government is expected to present the state budget on Monday, during the assembly session starting tomorrow, according to official sources.
The budget is expected to be presented with just over four months remaining in the FY 2024-25.
The TDP-led NDA government had previously promulgated an ordinance approving a Vote-on-Account budget of Rs 1.3 lakh crore for the period from August to November.
Earlier, the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government had presented a Vote-on-Account budget in February covering April to July, ahead of the state polls.
As a result, two Vote-on-Account budgets have accounted for the majority of this financial yeareight months in total.
According to the August 1 ordinance by the TDP-led government, the state opted for another Vote-on-Account budget for four months (August to November) due to the new NDA government taking office. The other constituents of the coalition government are Janasena and the BJP.
Meanwhile, the Financ

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National anthem to be made compulsory in Maharashtra colleges from Feb 19

Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 12 (ANI): Maharashtra government on February 12 said that it has made singing national anthem in colleges of the state compulsory from February 19. The announcement was made by Higher Education Minister Uday Samant during a press conference in Pune.

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