Corrections and Clarifications - October 16, 2014

October 16, 2014 02:00 am | Updated May 23, 2016 05:33 pm IST

>>A sentence in “ >Pranab interacts with Indian scientists at Arctic station ” (Oct. 14, 2014) read: “Mr. Mukherjee also sought suggestions from three Indian Ph.D candidates Archana Mesram, Srikumar Rai and Tina Chauhan, who joined in by a separate video link from the University Centre, Svalbard , …” The correct names are Archana Meshram, Srikumar Roy and Teena Chauhan . It is the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) located in Longyearbyen .

>>In the report - " >Bihar madrasa bans girls " (Oct. 15, 2014) - the name of the secretary of Madrasa Azizia in Biharsharif had been wrongly given as S.M. Ashraf​. His name is S.M. Sharaf. Mr. Sharaf clarified that there was no ban on enrolment nor had the girls been banned from attending classes. The girls had been asked not to attend the classes until proper seating arrangements were made, he said.

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