Important News Headlines
1)Minors are raped by family members in 92 % cases, says MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan
The Chief Minister's statement comes after the body of a six-month-old infant was recovered from the basement of a building in Indore. According to police, the victim has allegedly been raped and murdered by her uncle.
(2) Severe weather warning issued for several states, thunderstorms and hail expected at various places
In a statement, the ministry has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal-Odisha coasts owing to strong winds speed occasionally reaching 40-50 kmph with moderate to rough sea conditions.
(3) Not quitting BJP anytime soon, Shatrughan Sinha plays down rumours
His statement comes on a day when former party leader Yashwant Sinha quit the BJP saying he was taking 'sanyaas' from politics.
(4) Bad news for engineering aspirants? AICTE may reduce intake in B Tech, M Tech by nearly 1.3 lakh
Since technical institutes in the country have failed to fill their vacant seats, they have approached the AICTE to reduce its intake.
(5) Cabinet approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 that allows confiscating properties of escapees
The provisions of the ordinance will apply for economic offenders who refuse to return, persons against whom an arrest warrant has been issued for a scheduled offence as well as wilful bank loan defaulters with outstanding of over Rs 100 crore.
(6) SBI releases job notification at sbi.co.in, to recruit over 2000 POs
The online registration has begun. The aspirants can now visit the bank's official portal to register themselves. The last date for applying is May 13, 2018.
(7) 5-day heat wave, dust storm warning across the country
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an all-India weather warning predicting heat wave conditions in some parts of the country and thunderstorms and windy conditions in other parts over the coming four days.
(8) CG Chhattisgarh Police Recruitments 2018: Admit cards for Constable DEF released at cgpolice.gov.in
The Chhattisgarh Police has released the admit cards for the entrance test of Constable DEF on its official website cgpolice.gov.in. The online application for the exam was released in January 2018. A total of 2259 vacancies have been announced.
(9) CLAT 2018 Admit Cards delayed, expected on April 26 at clat.ac.in
The admit cards for Common Law Entrance Test or CLAT is expected to be released on April 26, 2018 on it's official website clat.ac.in. Earlier, the admit cards or hall tickets were supposed to be released on April 20, 2018, but were later delayed due to technical issues. Interested candidates need to visit the website on Thursday to download the admit card. CLAT 2018 exam will be held on May 13, 2018.
10)Cabinet approves ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age
In case of rape of a girl aged under 16 years, the minimum punishment to be awarded has been increased from 10 years to 20 years, which is extendable to life imprisonment.
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