Motor Vehicles Bill does not take away powers of state govts: Gadkari

Jul 22, 2019, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi, July 22 (UNI): Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday assured the Lok Sabha that the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was to provide for road safety and it does not take away powers of state governments and no compulsion on any state to implement it.

BSF nabs drug paddler along Indo-Bangladesh border

Jul 22, 2019, at 08:32 pm

Guwahati, Jul 22 (IBNS): Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) of Guwahati Frontier apprehended one person along with 788 numbers of Yaba tablets on Sunday from the bordering area of Boreralga in Assam’s Dhubri district.

Assam government to announce another cash award for Indian sprinter Hima Das

Jul 22, 2019, at 08:06 pm

Guwahati, Jul 22 (IBNS): Young Indian sprinter Hima Das has created a new history by winning her 5th gold medal within just 19 days recording her season-best 52.09 seconds in 400m race.

College student set on fire by mother; dies in hospital

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:44 pm

Madurai, July 22 (UNI): A college student, who was set on fire by his mother, died at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) here on Monday.

Kolkata: Govt lawyers boycott Justice Sampati Chatterjee's court room

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:31 pm

Kolkata, July 22 (UNI): A single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today asked 11 councillors of Bongaon municipality to file affidavits even as government-empanelled lawyers stayed away from the court-room to protest her observations on political tussle over no-trust motion in the civic body.

BGB enter village in Meghalaya

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:16 pm

Shillong, July 22 (UNI): Armed Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel on Saturday intruded Muktapur village in Meghalaya and stopped the construction of an internal road, villagers said on Monday.

Maharashtra: RTI activist held by Aurangabad police while taking bribe

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:07 pm

Aurangabad (Maharashtra) , Jul 22 (UNI) A self-proclaimed RTI activist and his two accomplices were arrested for seeking a ransom of Rs eight lakhs from the chief engineer of the Aurangabad division of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL).

Indian Navy deploys diving team for search and recovery of vehicle at Sevok

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi, Jul 22 (IBNS): The Indian Navy deployed a specialised diving team from Eastern Naval Command on sunday on request from the state government for search and recovery of an ill-fated vehicle that met with an accident earlier in the month near coronation bridge at Sevoke. 

Haryana : Crime rate decline in 1st half of 2019

Jul 22, 2019, at 07:03 pm

Chandigarh, Jul 22 (UNI) Crime rate in Haryana has come down in the first six months of 2019 by 7.88 per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year, while the kidnapping incidents reduced by 25 per cent and the cases of murder attempts were also controlled.

Jharkhand: Old man killed over land dispute in Palamu

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:58 pm

Daltonganj, Jul 22 (UNI) An old man killed was killed over a land dispute in Dulsuma village under Satbarwa Police Station area of this district.

Jawan martyred in Pakistani firing on LoC

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:50 pm

Jammu, Jul 22 (UNI) An Army jawan allegedly attained martyrdom as Pakistan violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Keri Battal area of Akhnoor sector, official sources said here on Monday.

Minor fire breaks out at Gujarat PO

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:43 pm

Ahmedabad, Jul 22 (UNI) A minor fire broke out at the parcel wing of Shahibaug Post Office here after a parcel containing gun-powder exploded, police said here on Monday.

Minor fire breaks out at Gujarat PO

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:43 pm

Ahmedabad, Jul 22 (UNI) A minor fire broke out at the parcel wing of Shahibaug Post Office here after a parcel containing gun-powder exploded, police said here on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh: Two commit suicide

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Saharanpur, Jul 22 (UNI) A woman was among two people, who allegedly committed suicide in Nanauta area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.

Anti-Plagiarism tools will detect if anyone copy, paste someone’s work or idea, says experts

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:16 pm

Hyderabad, Jul 22 (UNI) Anti plagiarism tools will detect if anyone copy, paste someone’s work or idea, Experts cuationed here on Sunday Evening.

BJP accuses missionaries of being involved in illegal land dealings in Jharkhand

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Ranchi, Jul 22 (UNI) The Jharkhand BJP has once again accused the missionaries of involvement in illegal land dealings in the state and has demanded a probe into their activities.

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Bandra MTNL office, 100 people trapped

Jul 22, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Mumbai, July 22 (IBNS): Around 100 people are feared to be trapped in the MTNL office building in Bandra area of Mumbai where a fire broke out on Monday, officials said.

Indians are overjoyed as Chandrayaan 2 is a fully indegenous mission: Narendra Modi

Jul 22, 2019, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday said the country will be proud of the Chandrayaan 2 mission as it is a fully indegeneous project.

No knowledge about Burdwan Railway Station's name change: Mamata Banerjee

Jul 22, 2019, at 02:18 pm

Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS): Reacting to the Centre's move to change the name of Burdwan Railway Station in West Bengal, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has no knowledge of it.

Sell precious objects of house to buy guns for self defence: Muslim lawyer gives call to his community, Dalits

Jul 22, 2019, at 01:10 pm

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Giving a call to take up arms, a Muslim lawyer has urged people belonging to his community and Dalits to buy guns for self defence.

Amarnath: Pilgrimage progressing smoothly, 2.72 lakh pay obeisance so far

Jul 22, 2019, at 11:24 am

Srinagar, July 22 (UNI): Fresh batches of pilgrims on Monday left base camps to undertake annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 2.72 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance since the commencement of the yatra from July 1.

Road accident in UP kills 9 people

Jul 22, 2019, at 11:17 am

Hapur, July 22 (UNI): As many as nine people died on the spot and 18 injured, when a pick up van colluded with a truck in Hafizpur area of the district on Bulandshahr road, police sources said here on Monday.

Assam: 187 wild animals including 16 rhinos die in Kaziranga flood

Jul 22, 2019, at 10:35 am

Guwahati, July 22 (IBNS): The wild animals including one-horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National park have suffered majorly following the devastating flood submerged over 95 per cent areas of the park.

Kill those who have looted Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik tells terrorists

Jul 22, 2019, at 09:38 am

Srinagar, July 22 (IBNS):  Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik triggered a controversy on Sunday when he asked terrorists to  target those who have "looted the entire wealth" of the state.

Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government to face trust vote today

Jul 22, 2019, at 09:15 am

Bangalore, July 22 (IBNS): The missing last two deadlines, Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government will face the floor test on Monday.

WB BJP president challenges Mamata to name the CBI officers who threatened TMC leaders

Jul 21, 2019, at 10:20 pm

Kolkata, July 21 (UNI): West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh today challenged Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee to name the CBI officers, who had allegedly threatened TMC leaders to join the saffron camp.

Two poachers with leopard skin arrested in Darjeeling

Jul 21, 2019, at 09:19 pm

Siliguri, Jul 21 (UNI): Two poachers carrying the skin of an adult leopard have been arrested from Sukiapokahri on the Indo-Nepal border of West Bengal's Darjeeling district, forest department officials said today.

Haj flights from Telangana, Andhra from July 26

Jul 21, 2019, at 09:09 pm

Hyderabad, Jul 21 (UNI): Telangana State Haj Committee Chairman (TSHCC) Mohammed Masiullah Khan on Sunday said that the Haj flights of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will start from July 26 and continue till August 4.

UP government fully sympathises with Sonbhadra firing victims, says Yogi

Jul 21, 2019, at 07:54 pm

Sonbhadra, Jul 21 (UNI) Alleging that previous opposition governments were part and parcel of massacre in Umbhaa village over land dispute, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath here on Sunday said state government expresses condolences to grieving families and will extend every possible support to them.

D Raja takes over as CPI General Secretary

Jul 21, 2019, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, Jul 21(UNI) Rajya Sabha member D Raja took over as party general secretary on Sunday with Sudhakar Reddy stepping down from the incumbent post due to ill-health.