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Economic Times | 01 Sep, 2020 | 08.41AM IST
JEE Main Live News Updates: JEE Main begins today amid stringent Covid precautions
About 9.58 lakh aspirants have registered for the exam to be conducted from September 1-6 across 660 testing centres.
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A heartfelt tribute
Heartfelt tributes to Bharat Ratna #PranabMukherjee, former President of India. My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha. https://t.co/O8ujEInG0w
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) 1598892153000JEE Main in the time of Coronavirus
Delhi: Candidates arrive at Arwachin Bharti Bhawan Sr Sec School in Vivek Vihar, designated as an examination centr… https://t.co/beYVCIMP1c
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All gear up for JEE Main
West Bengal: Candidates writing #JEEMain arrive at TCS Gitobitan in Kolkata, that has been designated as an exam ce… https://t.co/FHJa7bkRLo
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- The original deadline for filing the return was July 15, which was earlier extended till August 31.
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- Bharti Infratel said the likely shareholding structure of the merged towers entity is based on “cash consideration chosen by VIL for its 11.15% shareholding in Indus -- based on an agreed formula – and on today’s calculation, the cash consideration comes to approximately Rs 4,000 crore”.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1598924205000Nagpur Bench of Bombay HC to take up for urgent hearing, the plea filed by a petitioner seeking postponement of JEE exams
Petitioner, in his petition, stated about inability of students residing in flood-affected areas, in reaching examination centres.
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- Civilian traffic resumed later in the evening to facilitate those stranded in Sonamarg, Ganderbal, and Srinagar to reach their destination.
- Officials in Srinagar said that an Army convoy comprising around 300 vehicles were on the highway from Sonamarg, a hill station in Kashmir on the highway connecting Kashmir with Kargil.
JEE (Main) begins today amid stringent Covid precautions
- About 9.58 lakh aspirants have registered for the exam to be conducted from September 1-6 across 660 testing centres.
- While Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh govt have assured the aspirants free transportation, a group of IIT alumni and students have launched a portal to provide transport facility to exam centres for needy aspirants.
Bharti Infratel decides to proceed with Indus Tower merger, media reports
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