Losoong/Namsung: This festival is normally observed in the first week of the 11th month of the Lunar Year. The Bhutias call it 'Losoong' and the Lepchas call it 'Namsung' which means a new year celebration. The festival marks the end of the harvest season and also marks the end of the farmers year.
The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools.
Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Sainik School in Mainpuri after the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash recently.
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