NIA arrests absconding property manager of Maoists from West Bengal's Hooghly
May 02, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested an absconding property manager of Maoists from West Bengal's Hooghly district for involvement in a case of seizure of huge cache of arms and ammunition from CPI (Maoist) Cadres in Giridih district of Jharkhand in 2018, officials said.
Police vehicle escorting workers back from Telangana overturns; driver killed, 5 jawans injured
May 02, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Ramgarh/UNI: A vehicle of the Chatra police, which was escorting a bus carrying workers who arrived by a special train from Telangana today, overturned in Ormanjhi valley, killing the driver of the vehicle and injuring five other policemen.
Barber shops, salon to open in green, orange zones from May 4: MHA
May 02, 2020, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Clarifying the ambiguities in some sections of the guidelines for the third phase of lockdown, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday said that the barber shops and salons will be allowed to open in green and orange zones, but inter-district and intra-district bus services will remain suspended in the orange zones.
Your words about me and government abusive: Mamata's fresh salvo at Guv Dhankhar
May 02, 2020, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Disappointing all who had thought the letter-war between the state headquarters Nabanna and Raj Bhavan has died down, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sent a fresh letter training her guns at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the latter of using words which are insulting.
Days after MHA declares Tripura COVID-19 free, two BSF Jawans test positive
May 02, 2020, at 07:54 pm
Agartala/UNI: A week after Tripura was declared Covid-19 free by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), two fresh cases of the deadly viral disease were detected on Saturday, leaving the state administration confused about the spread of the disease in the state.
18 migrant labourers found travelling inside mixer truck tank by Madhya Pradesh police
May 02, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Indore/IBNS: Indore police on Saturday caught 18 people travelling in the mixer tank of a concrete mixer truck during a naka check at Panth Piplai village, barely 35 km from here in Madhya Pradesh.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks Health dept to push RT-PCR Covid testing to 6K/day by May 15
May 02, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday asked the Health department to ramp up the RT-PCR Covid testing facilities in the state to 6000 a day by May 15, instead of the targeted 5,800 a day by May end, while directing it to conduct it's own tests on all returnees, instead of going by the tests done in other states.
May 02, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to modify at least 500 RTC buses into mobile vans for the delivery of daily essential goods and equip buses with freezers to store milk, curd, eggs, and fruits.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Kupwara
May 02, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces at Handwara in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Saturday.
South Eastern Railway extends cancellation of all passenger train services
May 02, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, South Eastern Railway (SER) has further been decided that the cancellation of all passenger train services including Mail/Express, Premium Trains, Passenger Trains, Suburban Trains is extended till May 17.
Manipur govt starts allowing people enter state
May 02, 2020, at 12:58 pm
Imphal/UNI: Manipur is totally free from Corona virus after two positive cases turned negative.
Palghar lynching: One accused tests positive for Coronavirus
May 02, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Palghar/UNI: An accused in the sensational mob lynching incident presently lodged at the Wada police lock-up, has tested COVID-19 positive hence putting the health and police personnel in a tizzy, stated District Civil Surgeon Dr Kanchan Wanere on Friday night.
Kashmir Terrorism: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Pulwama
May 02, 2020, at 11:16 am
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter ensued between militants and security forces on Saturday after a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Special train carrying 1200 labourers from Telangana reaches Hatia
May 02, 2020, at 09:51 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: The special train, which was carrying 1200 labourers from Telangana has reached Jharkhand's Hatia district on Friday, Indian Railways said.
Two Indian soldiers injured in Pak ceasefire violation at LoC in Baramulla, die
May 02, 2020, at 09:12 am
Srinagar/UNI: Two Indian Army soldiers, who were critically injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire from across the LoC in frontier Kashmir district of Baramulla on Friday, succumbed in the wee hours on Saturday.
COVID-19 lockdown extended for 2 weeks, parts of India to open up
May 01, 2020, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Friday announced that the nationwide lockdown in India will be extended for two more weeks after May 4, noting that the country has been successful in averting more casualties from coronavirus.
IIT-G designs bamboo hospital furniture range
May 01, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS Department of Design at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) completed a project in designing bamboo furniture to meet the requirements of Primary Health Centers (PHC’s) for rural villages of Assam
Covid-19: Registration facilitating return of Sikkim people from other states begins
May 01, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Gangtok/UNI: The Sikkim government has initiated the process of registration for those wishing to return to State.
BSF helps villagers of Assam-Meghalaya border
May 01, 2020, at 08:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: COVID-19 has affected all the sections of society especially the border population due to remoteness and additional restrictions.
Assam: Three more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital
May 01, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has so far discharged 32 COVID-19 patients from hospitals.
Punjab police bans entry of Pvt vehicles into state
May 01, 2020, at 08:12 pm
Ambala/UNI: The Punjab police banned the entry of private vehicles into Punjab area at the Shambhu check barrier on Punjab-Haryana border on Thursday night.
Covid-19 lockdown extended for two more weeks
May 01, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, which was scheduled to end on May 4, has been extended for two more weeks, said the government, as new cases of the disease continue to be reported.
May 01, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra, the worst COVID-19 stricken state, has its Chief Minister's fate hanging in uncertainty with less than a month to become a member of the Maharashtra Assembly to retain his post, but the probable political crisis is likely to be averted with Election Commission declaring the polls in the last week of May on Friday, said reports.
MHA allows stranded migrant workers, students to return home in special trains
May 01, 2020, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Home Ministry on Friday said migrat workers, students and others stranded in different parts of the country are allowed to return home by traveling in Indian Railways' operated special trains.
Uttar Pradesh: Sexagerian dead
May 01, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Moradabad/UNI: An elderly man died after receiving a bullet injury during a property dispute between two groups in this Uttar Pradesh district on Friday.
Maharashtra Legislative Council elections on May 21
May 01, 2020, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission, on Friday, decided to conduct polls for the nine vacant seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council on May 21.
May 01, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) released a revised list of Covid-19 Red/Orange/Green zone districts of India, West Bengal Health and Family Welfare department's Principal Secretary, Vivek Kumar, on Friday sent a letter to the Centre, claiming that the list of Red zone districts in Bengal was 'erroneous'.
First special train carrying 1200 migrant workers leaves Telangana for Jharkhand
May 01, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed the movement of migrant workers, students, pilgrims and other people stranded across the country amid the ongoing lockdown, the first train carrying 1200 labourers left from Lingampally in Telangana for Jharkhand's Hatia district, media reports said.
Five booked for culpable homicide in Uttar Pradesh
May 01, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: At least five people were booked for culpable homicide after two people died when a wall collapsed and three others died in a road mishap in the Sarsara village of the Barsathi area in this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Friday.
Govt should take solid measures for betterment of labourers: BCP chief Mayawati
May 01, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Friday appealed to the Centre and state governments to undertake measures for the betterment of crores of poor labourers on the occasion of International Workers' day.