West Bengal: 10 schools show-caused, 125-odd under scanner for saffron teaching
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): The school education department of West Bengal government has reportedly served show cause notices to at least ten schools across the state for allegedly spreading religious education among the pupils, deviating them from education board-mandated syllabus.
Kolkata: SFI, DYFI stage protest against alleged irregularities in primary teachers recruitment
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged unfair primary teachers' recruitment in the state and demanding a fresh and fair TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) exam, activists of CPI-M's students' and youths' wings- Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- held demonstration in Kolkata on Thursday.
President of India inaugurates the 12th CII-Exim bank conclave on India Africa Project Partnership
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership on Thursday in New Delhi.
Woman allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata beauty parlour, 2 held
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two middle-aged men for allegedly gang-raping a woman inside a beauty parlour at Mukundapur Road area under Purbo Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata, officials said.
Srinagar, Anantnag parliament seats to go to polls on Apr 9, 12
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): Election Commission of India said that Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on Apr 9 and 12 respectively.
INS Tillanchang commissioned at Karwar
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, at Karwar on Thursday.
Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh meets Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Governor of Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh P.B. Acharya met Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma here on Thursday.
Chief of Royal Court of Jordan calls on President
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Dr. Fayez Al-Tarawneh, Chief of Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurates Ranchi-Tori railway in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Thursday, inaugurated the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori railway line in Jharkhand through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.
Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.
Teenager dies near encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS): A teenage student of class XI was killed near an encounter site, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, where two militants were holed up inside a house, on Thursday.
Two militants and 15-year-old boy killed as encounter continues in Kashmir's Pulwama
Srinagar, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Two suspected Lashker-e-Taiba militants and a 15-year-old boy were killed during an encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.
Three students of Karnataka school die of food poisoning
Bengaluru, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Three students of a Karnataka boarding school died on Thursday due to food poisoning, reports said.
Assam govt to ban NIBBUSS, police arrest 22 in connection with AASU office attack
Guwahati, Mar 9 (IBNS): Assam government has decided to ban Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS) in the state following the Silapathar incident in northern Assam's Dhemaji district where miscreants vandalised an office of All Assam Students Union (AASU).
Rajya Sabha adjourned after passing obituary references
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) : Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday without transacting any business as a mark of respect to the departed member Haji Abdul Salam, who represented Manipur..