CISCE Class 10, 12 results out, 99% clear exam

New Delhi: The CISCE on Saturday announced results for Classes 10 and 12. In Class 10, both girls and boys had the same pass percentage — 99.98 per cent. In Class 12, girls (99.86 per cent) outdid boys by a margin of 0.2 per cent. tns

CBI raids at 40 J&K sites in arms licence case

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday carried out searches at the offices and homes of senior bureaucrats at nearly 40 locations in J&K and New Delhi in an arms licence case. page 10

Sepoy from Hamirpur dies in Poonch mine blast

Hamirpur: Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya (27) of Hamirpur district of HP died in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. inside

R-Day violence: L-G rejects Delhi Govt panel

New Delhi: Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday overturned a decision of the state Cabinet to appoint a set of prosecutors to argue the anti-farmer agitation cases filed by the Delhi Police regarding the Republic Day violence in the Capital, citing his powers under the Constitution. Instead, he cleared a panel of 11 advocates suggested by the Delhi Police. Taking to Twitter, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the reversal of the decisions of the Cabinet was an insult to the people of Delhi. TNS

Ex-bureaucrat is TMC candidate for RS

New Delhi: The TMC has nominated retired bureaucrat Jawhar Sircar as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal. In a Twitter post on Saturday, the TMC party announced its decision to nominate the former chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati to the Upper House of Parliament. “We are delighted to nominate Mr @jawharsircar in the Upper House of the Parliament. Mr Sircar spent nearly 42 years in public service & was also the former CEO of Prasar Bharati. TNS