RAJ GOVT MEETS A DELEGATION OF GUJJARS ON QUOTA

JAIPUR : Rajasthan government officials on Tuesday held a meeting with the delegation of Gujjar community on their demand for reservation in state government jobs. “The government has assured (the delegation) about finding a solution on reservation issues of the community. They have sought 15 days to provide reservation benefits in government jobs…,” spokesperson of Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, Himmat Singh, said.

Assam’s lone Muslim BJP MLA says he got threat letter

GUWAHATI: Assam’s only Muslim BJP MLA Aminul Haque Laskar says he received a letter threatening him with dire consequences unless he resigns from the party in 15 days, police said on Tuesday. Laskar, an MLA from Sonai in Cachar district, received the handwritten letter on Saturday, he said. Two bullets of a .32 pistol were taped to the missive, written in Bengali with red ink.

Odisha MP Baijayant Panda resigns from Lok Sabha

BHUBANESWAR: Two weeks after he resigned from the Biju Janata

Dal, Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara, Baijayant Jay Panda on Tuesday tendered his resignation as a member of the Lok Sabha. He was suspended from the BJD for ‘anti-party activities’ on January 24 and he had quit the party on May 28. Panda said he has sent his letter to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

BHU asks retired professors, officers to vacate bungalows

VARANASI: The Banaras Hindu University administration served notices to over 30 retired professors and six former officers to vacate the official bungalows that they were occupying on the university campus, an official said. Many newly joined professors had to live outside the campus as the official residences were occupied by the retired professors, the official said.

Plumber molests 8yearold girl at Chandigarh gym

Chandigarh A 26-year-old on-call life guard was arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old trainee at Rajeev Enterprises Sports Academy in Sector 29 on Sunday night. The accused, Divesh alias Pinkal, a native of Gujarat, worked as a plumber at the gym-cumswimming academy, and occasionally served as a life guard. Police said the girl, a Class 4 student, was training inside the pool when Divesh touched her inappropriately.

‘CM Manohar Parrikar will return to Goa this week’

PANAJI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is in the United States for treatment of an ailment, will return to the state this week, a