Assam CM Himanta, senior state officials booked by Mizoram Police over deadly border violence

Police in Mizoram have booked Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and several other officials of his state in connection with the deadly violence at a disputed border point between the two northeastern neighbours less than a week ago.

Sarma, four senior officials of Assam Police and two administrative officials have been booked for attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, among other charges, Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) John Neihlaia told news agency PTI.

Both states blame each other for the unprecedented violence that erupted on 26 July at the controversial point between Cachar (Assam) and Kolasib (Mizoram). Six Assam Police personnel were killed, apparently due to firing by Mizoram Police. The incident stemmed from a decades-old border dispute and the states' different perceptions of the interstate boundary.

The Centre has stepped in to control the situation, asked police forces of both states to stand down at the border, and increased the deployment of paramilitary forces in trouble-struck areas.

But the fresh action by Mizoram Police underscores the tensions casting a long shadow on relations between the two states who find themselves stuck in a quagmire. Assam has advised its people not to travel to Mizoram in such a charged atmosphere.

Four senior officials of Assam Police, booked along with the CM, are Inspector General Anurag Aggarwal, Cachar Deputy Inspector General Devojyoti Mukherjee, Cachar Superintendent of Police Cahndrakant Nimbalkar, and officer in-charge of Dholai police station Sahab Uddin.

Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli and Cachar Divisional Forest Officer Sunnydeo Chaudhary have also been booked in the first information report (FIR) filed in Vairengte Police Station (Kolasib).

The four policemen and two district officials have been called for questioning on Sunday, Mizoram Police's Neihlaia told PTI. He also said cases had been filed against over 200 unidentified Assam Police personnel.

The development comes hours after legislators cutting across party lines in Assam's Barak Valley, which comprises Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj, met in Silchar and agreed to initiate legal action against the Kolasib Superintendent of Police for the 26 July incident.

Assam says there's more to the recent flare-up than the border dispute. The state maintains Assam’s crackdown on narcotics has unnerved drug lords, who it says are politically connected in Mizoram.

There have been reports that Assam summoned six officials of Kolasib district for questioning two days after the firing incident. They are Kolasib Deputy Commissioner H Lalthlangliana, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vanlalfaka Ralte, Additional SP David JB, Vairengte Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) C Lalrempuia, 1st Indian Reserve Battalion Additional SP Bruce Kibby and Vairengte Sub-divisional Police Officer Thartea Hrangchal. 

According to Assam, the drug cartel is fomenting trouble in border areas and could be behind the gathering of mobs at the disputed point on the day of firing. It says a drug smuggling route cuts through a reserved forest at the Cachar-Kolasib border, stressing that it has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against the cartels.

Mizoram says a 200-member Assam Police team entered its land on the day of the incident and showed aggression, forcing Mizoram Police to fire back.

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Assam HS Final Year Results 2021: AHSEC to declare Class 12 results at 9 am; full list of websites, apps

Assam HS Final Year Results 2021 | The Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council (AHSEC) will declare the Class 12 Board or Assam higher secondary results today at 9 am, reports said.

Students who had registered for the exam will be able to check the HS Final Year Exam 2021 results tomorrow by logging into the official website ahsec.assam.gov.in as well as 11 other alternatives websites.

Alternative websites to check AHSEC HS Final Year Exam 2021 Result

State education minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday tweeted a list of the websites which will be hosting the Assam Board Class 12 results tomorrow. These websites are:

1. www.assamresult.in
2. www.necareer.com
3. www.assamjobalerts.com
4. www.schools9.com
5. www.results.shiksha
6. www.indiaresults.com
7. www.vidyavision.com
8. www.iresults.net
9. www.jagranjosh.com
10. www.assamresult.co.in
11. www.exametc.com

Apps hosting Assam Board CLass 12 Results 2021

Besides the official and eleven private websites, the Assam Board HS Result 2021 will be available via apps as well. On Friday, Pegu listed two Android apps -- Upolobdha and AHSEC Result 2021 -- which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

2.5 lakh students await Assam Board Class 12 results

According to reports, nearly 2.5 lakh students had registered for the Class 12 Board exams across 1,498 institutions. However, the Assam HS Final Year exams 2021 were postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once declared, the AHSEC HS Final Year Examination 2021 results will be released streamwise -- Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational. There are 38,430 students in science, 1,91,855 students in Arts, 18,443 in Commerce and 1,081 in vocational stream.

In the absence of exams, the AHSEC had developed new evaluation criteria for students who had registered for the higher secondary exams this year. The assessment of the students for various streams was categorized into three groups -- students having practical subjects (science/arts) and with no practical subject (arts/commerce), and students appearing for the vocational courses.

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Petrol and diesel prices unchanged for 14th day; here are fuel rates in your city today on 31 July 2021

Petrol prices remained unchanged in the country for the 14th day on Saturday while diesel rates also did not go up. In Delhi, petrol prices remained at Rs 101.84 a litre while the rate of diesel was at Rs 89.87.

In Mumbai, petrol can be bought at Rs 107.83 per litre and diesel costs Rs 97.45 for one litre.

One litre of petrol is priced at Rs 102.49 in Chennai and diesel costs Rs 94.39 per litre in the city. Petrol in Kolkata costs Rs 102.08 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 93.02. While petrol can be bought at Rs 110.20 in Bhopal and diesel is priced at Rs 98.67 for one litre.

Since 4 May, fuel prices have been on the rise in the country after the assembly elections in states and union territories including West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Petrol and diesel prices are revised by the oil marketing companies including Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum. The new prices are implemented at 6 am every day. States and cities have different fuel prices because of the value-added taxes, local and freight charges which vary depending on the place.

Following are the prices of diesel and petrol in a few metros and Tier-II cities in the country:

1. Mumbai

Petrol - Rs 107.83 per litre
Diesel - Rs 97.45 per litre

2. Delhi

Petrol - Rs 101.84 per litre
Diesel - Rs 89.87 per litre

3. Chennai

Petrol - Rs 102.49 per litre
Diesel - Rs 94.39 per litre

4. Kolkata

Petrol - Rs 102.08 per litre
Diesel - Rs 93.02 per litre

5. Bhopal

Petrol - Rs 110.20 per litre
Diesel - Rs 98.67 per litre

6. Hyderabad

Petrol - Rs 105. 83 per litre
Diesel - Rs 97.96 per litre

7. Bangaluru

Petrol - Rs 105.25 per litre
Diesel - Rs 95.26 per litre

8. Guwahati

Petrol - Rs 97.64 per litre
Diesel - Rs 89.22 per litre

9. Lucknow

Petrol - Rs 98.92 per litre
Diesel - Rs 90.26 per litre

10. Gandhinagar

Petrol - Rs 98.79 per litre
Diesel - 96.95 per litre

11. Thiruvananthapuram

Petrol - Rs 103.82 per litre
Diesel - Rs 96.47 per litre

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CBSE Class 12 Result 2021: Unhappy with scores? Here's what you can do next

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday declared the CBSE Class 12 Board Results 2021. Students who were waiting for 12th results can check their scores by visiting the official website cbse.gov.in.

Not all students, however, seem to be happy with the assessment this year. So, what should students do if they are not satisfied with the results? Here are the options available to them.

If any candidate is unhappy with their Class 12 marks, they can apply again for the physical exams. The board will give another chance to Class 12 students to appear for physical examinations so that they can improve their scores. The board has not given any further information on this yet, but the dates and other details about re-exam of Class 12 will be available to the students soon.

In the meantime, candidates are advised to keep a check on the official site of the CBSE for any further related questions or updates, Hindustan Times reported.

Meanwhile, reports also suggest that the CBSE will conduct examinations separately for students between 16 August and 15 September. The board will also constitute a committee to look into this matter.

How were marks calculated as per the new scheme?

• A 40 percent weightage was given to Class 12 internal marks (unit tests and assignments) conducted in this academic year.
• A 30 percent weightage given to marks secured in theory papers in Class 11.
• And finally, 30 percent marks were calculated based on an average of total marks in Class 10 exams keeping in mind the marks scored in the three best subjects out of the five main subjects.
• The practical marks were calculated after being updated by the respective schools on the CBSE portal.

Amidst the pandemic this year, around 15 lakh students had registered themselves for Class 12 exams in the country. From the large number of students, 99.37 percent of over 14.30 lakh students cleared the exam.

Also, the number of candidates scoring marks above 95 percent increased from 38,686 last year to 70,004 this year.

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CBSE 10th Result 2021 expected soon; board likely to declare scores next week, says report

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to announce the Class 10 results 2021 soon. The board results will be available on the official websites at cbseresults.nic.in, cbse.gov.in.

Apart from the official website, students can also access their scorecards from results.gov.in, digilocker.gov.in. Even through apps like DigiLocker, UMANG, IVRS and via SMS services.

According to media reports, the board is unlikely to declare the 10th results 2021 on Saturday, 31 July.

The board is likely to announce the Class 10 results next week, the report added.

However, there has been no official confirmation on result announcement date or time as of yet.

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Steps on to check CBSE 10th result 2021:

Step 1: Visit the official website at cbse.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the link that says 'CBSE Class 10th Result 2021'
Step 3: Enter roll number, school or centre number and admit card ID
Step 4: Hit 'Submit' button
Step 5: Your CBSE 10th Result 2021 will be displayed on the screen.
Step 6: Download your scorecard and keep a printout of the same for future use

Key points to note about CBSE Class 10 Result 2021:

- Respective schools may not distribute mark sheets to the students on the result day. However, a soft copy can be downloaded from the DigiLocker app.
- Students who need to download migration certificates can also avail it through DigiLocker, while hard copies will only be provided on request.

Students are advised to keep a check on the official website for any result related information.

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Jharkhand 12th Results 2021 declared: Over 90% Arts, Commerce students clear Intermediate exams; 86.89% pass in Science

Jharkhand 12th Results 2021 | The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) on Friday released the Jharkhand Board Class 12 or Jharkhand Board Intermediate results. The registered candidates can now visit the official websites jac.nic.in, jacresults.com or jac.jharkhand.gov.in to check and download their scorecards.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, the pass percentage in the Science stream is 86.89 with 76,590 of the 88,145 students clearing the exam. In the commerce section, 90.33 percent or 30,422 of the 33,677 Commerce students cleared the exam.

The pass percentage in the Arts stream was 90.71 percent, or 1,89,801. A total of 2,09,234 students had appeared for the Class 12 exam in the Arts stream.

Steps to check and download scorecard:

Step 1: Go to jac.jharkhand.gov.in.

Step 2: Now, click on the 'Results' tab which is available on the homepage.

Step 3: Open the JAC class 12 results link on the new page.

Step 4: Now, enter the roll number or other required details.

Step 5: Your JAC Class 12 result will appear on the screen.

Step 6: Check the scores. Save a copy and take a printout of your mark sheet for future reference or use.

Direct link for Science: https://jacresults.com/science/index.php

Direct link for Commerce: https://jacresults.com/commerce/index.php

Direct link for Arts: https://jacresults.com/arts/index.php

Initially, the Jharkhand Class 12 exams were slated to be conducted in March but were later pushed to May. They were then scheduled to be held between 4 and 22 May this year, however, both written exams and practicals were cancelled due to the second coronavirus.

Later, the state government created new evaluation criteria for result assessment. The result of Class 12 students has been assessed on the basis of marks scored by them in Class 11 with 80 percent weightage being given to theory examinations, and 20 percentage weightage to practicals.

The evaluation for subjects that don't have practical exams has been done on the basis of internal assessment marks.

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RBSE 10th Result 2021: Rajasthan board declares Class 10 scores at rajresults.nic.in; 99.5% students pass exam

The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has announced the results of Rajasthan Board Class 10 examinations 2021 today, 30 July. This year, the overall pass percentage is 99.56 percent. Students awaiting their results can check their scores by visiting the official websites rajresults.nic.in and rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in.

Board Chairman DP Jaroli declared the Class 10 results at a press conference. Along with the results, the board also declared the pass percentage and other details regarding the examinations.

Candidates can follow these simple steps to check RBSE 10th Class Result 2021:

Step 1: Go to the official website https://ift.tt/3Bw2k90

Step 2: Search and click on RBSE Rajasthan Board 10th Result link that is available on the home page

Step 3: Candidates will have to enter login details including roll number and registration number on the screen

Step 4: After entering details, students need to click on submit. Within few seconds, the results of Class 10 will be displayed on the screen

Step 5: Candidates will have to check the result properly and download the page

This year, the RBSE had cancelled the Class 10 exams due to the second wave of the COVID-19 across the state. The exams, which were scheduled to begin from 18 April, got cancelled keeping in view the safety and health of students and teachers.

Later in June, the RBSE announced the marking scheme or policy for Class 10 students. As per the new evaluation criteria, the board followed the 45:25:10 formula for the assessment of results this year.

Students have been evaluated with 45 percent of the weightage given to 8th board exams, 25 percent weightage to marks obtained in Class 9 and finally the remaining 10 percent weightage to marks obtained in Class 10.

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