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Starting this Monday, Patliputra University will kick off the Semester VI examinations for the 2023-27 cohort, with a staggering 80,000 students from arts, science, and commerce disciplines participating. The tests are set to take place across 40 centers in the bustling districts of Patna and Nalanda.

Record-breaking polling in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, with 92.9% and 85.1% respectively, validates the special intensive revision exercise and people's faith in elections. Female voter turnout also reached historic highs in both states, surpassing male participation. EC officials lauded the high turnout, calling it a watershed moment for West Bengal and highlighting efforts to curb electoral malpractices.

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The central issue, however, was whether the earlier maintenance order stood extinguished because the High Court had observed that prior payments would constitute permanent alimony. The Court held that this question could not be answered in a blanket manner.

The Orissa High Court dismissed a PIL challenging a 200-ft road project in Bhubaneswar, stating illegal occupation of government land cannot halt development. The court ordered authorities to proceed with eviction and road expansion, emphasizing that prolonged illegal possession confers no legal right and the petitioners sought to protect encroachers.

The Gurugram district administration has imposed section 144 as a precautionary measure even though no fresh protest was reported here on Friday against the Centre's Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers.

Prohibitory orders under section 144 have been imposed in Bengaluru for 3 days starting 6 am on Thursday till midnight on December 21. The orders are in the wake of protests for and against the Citizenship Amendment Act to be held on Thursday and Friday. City police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, however, said schools and colleges will function normally.

Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the city, Mumbai Police has imposed section 144 to avoid large gatherings starting today till January 7.

ity police on Monday imposed section 144 of the CrPC in the city between 8pm and 7am. This order will be in force from May 4 till the midnight of May 17—the extended lockdown period.

Mumbai police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of CrPC prohibiting movement people in public places and gatherings, to prevent spread of Covid-19, an official said.

section 144, which was in force around the Calangute market junction till December 1, has now been withdrawn.

Jamia Millia Islamia has asked its students and teachers not to assemble in and around the campus as police have imposed restrictions under section 144 of the CrPC in the entire Okhla area.