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HC declines to enhance entry age to nursery

New Delhi, Mar 7 (UNI) Declining to enhance the entry age for nursery admissions, the Delhi High Court today referred the issue to the Ganguly Committee.

A Division Bench of Justices M K Sharma and Sanjeev Khanna said the Ganguly Committe would look into the matter and submit its report by March 31.

The court had earlier suggested the Delhi government to reduce the preparatory stage of two years of nursery and KG to one year so as to enable the child to be in class I at the age of five.

The state government had filed an application before the court to enhance the age of entry to three-and-a-half years from three.

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Lalu announces cash reward to 5 lakh group 'D' employees

Vadodara, Mar 1 (UNI) Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today announced a cash reward of Rs 400 each to all group 'D' employees in appreciation of their good work. Mr Prasad announced the cash award to five lakh employees of the Indian railways, following a discussion with National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) General-Secretary M Raghavaiyah this evening. According to NFIR joint seretary J G Mahurkar, the Minister also donated Rs 5 crore to the Railway Staff Benefit Fund (SBF), which is.....

SC notices on petition filed by Manu Sharma in Jessica case

New Delhi, Mar 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi police on a petition filed by Siddharth Vashisht alias Manu Sharma, main accused in Jessica Lal murder case facing life imprisonment, seeking suspension of his sentence and his release on bail. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendaran also issued notice on bail applications of Amandeep Singh Gill alias Tony Gill who has been sentenced to four years imprisonment.....

Formation of Electricity Regulatory Board soon:Kamat

Ahmednagar, Mar 1 (UNI) The Union Government has decided to form an Electricity Regulatory Board for Goa, Pondicherry, Diu-Daman and New Delhi and the announcement will be made next week, Goa Power Minister Digamber Kamat said here today. He was addressing reporters after visiting the Saibaba temple at Shirdi. Timely completion of the Enron power project at Dabhol would have prevented the present power crisis in Maharashtra. Due to the power crisis, many industries in the state, known as.....
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