Independence Day: Checking in railway station
Mangaluru, August 14: On the eve of Independence Day, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), sniffer dogs, railway protection force and staff checked the Mangaluru railway junction here on Tuesday between 11.50 am to 12.20 pm as part of the security arrangements.
Sniffer dogs squad manager Poornesh and Mangaluru Junction Railway Protection Force SI Sundaralingam inspected the station along with the staff. Checking was conducted at waiting hall, parking area, parcel section, luggage and the premises of the station. No dangerous materials were found during the inspection, the sources said.
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Iran-Israel conflict: CBSE postpones class 10, 12 board exams in Middle East region
New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 in the Middle East region amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said.
"Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East---Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE, the board has decided to postpone class 10, 12 exams on March 5,” said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
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The new dates will be announced later, and for further exams, the situation will be reviewed on March 5, Bhardwaj added.
On Sunday, the board had postponed the exam scheduled on March 2 in the region.
This comes as the Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday. His death was confirmed on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said the heavy and pinpoint bombing of Iran would continue through the week or as long as necessary.
