Prayagraj: With panchayat elections round the corner and demand for ‘Munger’ pistols shooting up, law enforcement agencies have oiled up their network to tighten the noose around delivery men sneaking in Bihar-made weapons into UP towns.
The arrest of a key delivery man identified as Guddu Kumar from Sitakund (Munger) in Prayagraj three days back has proved to be a shot in the arm for the special task force (STF) sleuths, who have been probing the network and modus operandi of Bihar gunrunners.
Officials claimed that jailed racketeer Prem Kumar Singh, who was arrested by UP STF in March 2017 along with 11 fine-shaped pistols, has a wide network among criminals in east and west UP towns for supplying illegal weapons from Munger known for manufacture and supply of illegal firearms for years.
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PRAYAGRAJ: Sleuths of Special Task Force (Prayagraj unit) on Sunday busted a cheating racket during Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) New Delhi and arrested seven members including four teachers and one solvers\ proxy candidate from two separate spots including Prayagraj and Gorakhpur districts.
While six racketeers were arrested near Colonelganj area in Prayagraj, another was held in Gorakhpur.
The police have also recovered seven admit cards, two photo copies of registration papers, 43 mobile screenshots, three forged Adhar cards, two forged PAN cards, eight mobile sets, two cheque books, a cheque of Rs 4 lakh, two bikes, one car, and Rs 13,500 cash from their possession. The arrested persons were identified as Prashant Singh of Mau (currently posted at Government Inter College, Amroha), Dharmendra Singh of Kaushambi (Primary teacher at Usri – Raibareilly disrict), Shiv Pujan Patel of Ha
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NOIDA: Torn between home loans, rents and business losses during the lockdown, many parents have been forced to pull their children out of schools, unable to pay their fee. Some parents who have defaulted on payments have even complained that the schools are not allowing their children to attend online classes and are apprehensive of whether they would be allowed to attend the final exams scheduled a few months from now.
Although the UP government has asked schools to roll back fees, they have been taking a “composite fee”, which includes charges for tuitions and a few other activities. A section of parents has expressed inability to pay the reduced amount too. The schools, however, have argued that they need to charge some part of the fee so that they can pay salary to their staff and cover other maintenance charges.
Pvt schools association also urged government to regularise junior classes
NOIDA: By next week, all schools affiliated to the UP Board, CBSE and ICSE in Noida and Ghaziabad will have to run classes for grades 9-12 on the campus in one shift of five hours instead of two earlier.
The district inspector of schools (DIOS) in Gautam Budh Nagar notified all schools on Tuesday that they will have to combine the two shifts of three hours, currently being held for classes 9-12, as one class of five hours, following an order by the state education department. Ghaziabad will issue the letter to its schools by Wednesday, the district education officials said.
Updated Jan 06, 2021 | 19:17 IST
UP Board will begin the pre board exams for class 10 and 12 from January 15 onwards. The exam would end on January 25, 2021. Around 56 lakh students have registered for the board exams this year. UP Board Exams 2021: Pre-board exams to begin on January 15 | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, UPMSP will conduct the pre-board exams for UP Board Exams 2021 from January 15 onwards. The pre-board exam would be conducted till January 25, 2021, for class 10 and class 12 across the state. Around 56 lakh students are expected to appear for the pre-board exams and then for the board exams.
According to Neeraj Kumar Pandey, the district school inspector said that the subject-wise pre-board date sheet would be released by the concerned schools. The schools will have to complete the evaluation of the answer sheets for both class 10 and class 12 by January 30, 2021. After the evalua