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Gearing up for the high-stake municipal battle, the ruling BJP in Haryana on Monday released list of candidates for members of five municipal corporations, which goes to polls on December 16. The list of candidates for mayor post of five Municipal Corporations including Hisar, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Panipat and Karnal has already been released by the party last week. The BJP which is contesting on its symbol, to test its popularity in Haryana, on Monday released entire list of candidates for members in Yamunanagar (22 wards) and Karnal (20 wards), constituency of Chief Minister Manohar Lal. Treading cautiously to finalize candidates names, the party released 17 names out of total 22 wards in Rohtak MC, 20 names out of 26 wards in Panipat MC and names on 13 wards out of total 20 in Hisar till the filing of this report. The election is for the seats of mayor and members of all wards of five Municipal Corporations including Hisar, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Panipat and Karnal and of

A rare history awaits two-time defending champions Australia as they chase a record hat-trick of titles, taking on Netherlands in the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. World no. 1 Australia is second only to four-time champions Pakistan, having won the world title thrice before, which includes back-to-back gold medals in the last two editions of the tournament in 2010 and 2014. Come Saturday, the Kookaburras will be chasing their third consecutive world crown. But it would be easier said than done as in world no.4 Netherlands a tough contest awaits Australia. The Dutch, who have won the title thrice before the last time being in 1998, too would be desperate to break their 20-year-old jinx. Netherlands would be high on confidence especially after their hard-fought 2-1 win over home favourites India in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Going by form and world ranking, it is expected to be an edge of the seat thril

Taking moral responsibility for the defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday said that the BJP will now play the role of a vigilant and constructive Opposition. He said that he did his level best to get Madhya Pradesh out of the pathetic situation after he took as Chief Minister 13 years ago and made every effort for the welfare of the people and development of the State. While talking to media persons, after tendering his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel at the Raj Bhavan, Chouhan said, “Despite all the support from the central leadership and pro-people schemes of the Central and the state governments, we could not get the results to our expectations. We fell short of majority and I take all the responsibility for the party's defeat in the state. I could not meet the expectations of people and I failed.” Chouhan said the BJP, which got 109 seats in the 230-member assembly, would play the role

The Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) in joint association with NIT Raipur will be offering Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) under which Certificate Course on ETP/ STP /CETP Operation and Maintenance will be offered to skill enthusiasts as Master Trainers (MTs) and Specialists, a CECB press release informed on Tuesday. This is in line with the Skill India Mission of Prime Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) which has launched the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP). The program involves holding theory and practical classes to strengthen the fundamentals and field visits and hands on training at the treatment plant sites for real-life exposure and practice. There are prospective employment opportunities in the Effluent Treatment Plants, Sewage Treatment Plants, and Common Effluent Treatment Plants in industries, municipal corporations and councils, and pollution control boards. The certificate cour