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Stung by video on topper, Bihar board orders probe into exam results

Embarrassed by the alleged academic incompetence of its state-level toppers, the Bihar School Examination Board has ordered an investigation into the results as well as the examiners who awarded them high marks.
A television channel on Monday showed an intermediate topper in the arts stream spouting mediocre answers to queries about the subjects she had excelled in. When the student was asked what political science was all about, she said the academic discipline dealt with cookery.
“We are looking into the matter, and an investigation has been ordered. We will check the copies of five toppers of all the streams. If there are any discrepancies, they will be dealt with immediately,” board secretary Hariharnath Jha said.
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Nation Briefs - Sun, Jun 5, 2016

Kochi, June 4 (PTI): The army's decision to dismiss a sepoy who refused to shave his beard on religious grounds has been upheld by the Kochi bench of the armed forces tribunal.

The tribunal said Maktumhusen had "continued to be adamant" despite orders from the commanding officer. "He was rightly discharged from military service as undesirable soldier," the tribunal ruled. The soldier's appeal to move the Supreme Court was dismissed.
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wow. just wow. if this was a western country, religious groups would have made loud noises about how the guy is being kicked out because of his religious beliefs.
 
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