Guv Keshari Nath Tripathi welcomes end of medical stalemate in Bengal
Jun 17, 2019, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Monday welcomed the resolution of the crisis caused by the state-wide strike of junior doctors consequent upon recent incidents of violence on doctors at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) in Kolkata.
Nitish meets officials to discuss AES and heat wave in Bihar
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Patna, Jun 17 (UNI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps for prevention and cure of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) to save children from falling sick and minimising casualties from the disease besides taking measures to save the people from continued heat spell in the state.
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High-level meet discusses Amarnath yatra arrangements
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:31 pm
Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI): A high-level meeting on Monday reviewed arrangements being made for the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, commencing from July 1 from both shortest Baltal and traditional Pahalgam tracks.
Improve work culture and quality of education in govt schools: Yogi tells officials
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:09 pm
Lucknow, Jun 17 (UNI): Asking officers of the education department to improve work culture and quality of education in the state-run schools, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that if any file stays for more than three days in an office action would be taken against the officer.
7-day-long doctors' strike ends in Kolkata after Mamata assures redressal
Jun 17, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): Hours after their delegation held a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata on Monday, protesting junior doctors of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) have called off their indefinite strike.
J&K: Army vehicle attacked in Pulwama again, no casualty
Jun 17, 2019, at 08:43 pm
Srinagar, Jun 17 (IBNS): An Army vehicle was on Monday attacked with an improvised explosive device in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, a place where the convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was attacked by a suicide bomber in February resulting in the death of 40 paramilitary personnel.
JP Nadda named working BJP president
Jun 17, 2019, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): The BJP has selected senior leader J.P. Nadda to be the party president since Amit Shah, who is now the Union home minister, has said he would like to step down from the post.
UP govt to construct public toilets in industrial areas
Jun 17, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Lucknow, Jun 17 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Dr Anup Chandra Pandey has ordered the construction of public toilets on large scale in the industrial development authority areas, industrial spaces and mini industrial spaces in a view to provide better facilities to the people visiting these places.
One militant, Army officer killed in Anantnag encounter
Jun 17, 2019, at 07:40 pm
Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI): An Army officer and a militant were killed while three soldiers were injured in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in this south Kashmir district on Monday.
Magician goes missing in river while performing Houdini-inspired trick under Howrah bridge
Jun 17, 2019, at 07:35 pm
Kolkata, June 17 (IBNS): A magician is feared dead after he disappeared in the river Hooghly on Sunday, media reports said.
We had a fruitful meeting with delegation of junior doctors: CM Mamata Banerjee
Jun 17, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Kolkata, June 17 (IBNS): Meeting a delegation of protesting junior doctors of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) at state secretariat Nabanna on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the result of the meeting was 'fruitful'.
Meeting between agitating doctors and Mamata ends amicably, protest likely to be called off
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata: A meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, top government and police officials and the agitating doctors ended amicably at the state secretariat Nabanna on Monday with the representatives of the doctors indicating that they would end the protest reaching back at the NRS Hospital, the hub of the unrest.
Man held for hurting Dalit person over robbery suspicion
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Nagpur, Jun 17 (UNI) A 32-year-old person was arrested from Arvi tehsil of Wardha district on the alleged charge of causing injury to an eight-year-old Dalit boy, police said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 militants, Army officer killed in Anantnag encounter
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Anantnag, Jun 17 (UNI) An Army officer and two militants were killed, while three soldiers were injured in an encounter, which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in this south Kashmir district on Monday.
BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya courts controversy on her maiden appearance in Lok Sabha
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI) First timer BJP Member Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur courted controversy on her first day in Parliament as her mandatory oath taking occasion was marred by vociferous protest from the Opposition Congress members.
Border actor Sunny Deol makes Lok Sabha debut
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi, Jun 17(UNI) As he arrived in Parliament after his election to the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur, actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol made heads turn , creating tremendous buzz among mediapersons as well as MPs.
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Monday took oath as the member of the 17th Lok Sabha here.
After defeat in Sunday's clash, Pakistani Foreign Minister pitches for more matches with India
Jun 17, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Islamabad, June 17 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan and Indian team should play bilateral cricket for the larger interest of the game, media reports said.
Argument between tempo driver, policemen turns ugly in Delhi, video goes viral
Jun 17, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Delhi witnessed a chaotic scene on Sunday when an argument between a tempo driver and the police took ugly turn as video clips, which went viral on the social media, showed some cops thrashing the man after pulled out a sword on busy road in the national capital.
Jun 17, 2019, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's newly elected MP from Amethi seat Smriti Irani has already started working to strengthen the health service in the constituency which was once considered as a Gandhi bastion.
Mamata Banerjee allows media coverage of meeting with protesting NRS doctors
Jun 17, 2019, at 02:54 pm
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): Agreeing to the demands of the agitators, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has allowed media to cover her meeting with protesting Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) at state headquarters Nabanna.
Protesting NRS junior doctors firm on demanding media coverage of meeting with Mamata
Jun 17, 2019, at 02:35 pm
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): The protesting Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) junior doctors have once again reiterated their demand of media coverage of the meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman gangraped in front of her husband
Jun 17, 2019, at 01:42 pm
Rampur, Jun 17 (UNI): Crime against women continued unabated in Uttar Pradesh, when a report said that a married woman, who was travelling with her husband on a motorcycle was stopped by some youths and gang raped, police said here on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh: Road accident claims 4 lives in Aligarh
Jun 17, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Aligarh, Jun 17 (UNI): Four women were killed while 20 others sustained serious injuries in a truck and tractor trolley collision in the Charra area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.
UNI shuts down news services in Karnataka temporarily
Jun 17, 2019, at 01:26 pm
New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI): United News of India (UNI) on Sunday shut down temporarily its English and Kannada news services and other operations in Karnataka to protest against the harassment and ‘Attack on the Press’ by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
Assam doctors also take part in IMA’s nationwide strike
Jun 17, 2019, at 11:55 am
Guwahati, Jun 17 (IBNS): The Assam doctors have also taken part in the nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
PM Modi, others take oath as Lok Sabha MPs
Jun 17, 2019, at 11:40 am
New Delhi, Jun 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as the Lok Sabha MP on Monday.
Parliament's first session after polls begins, PM Modi says 'every word of Opposition matters'
Jun 17, 2019, at 10:58 am
New Delhi, Jun 17 (IBNS): Despite getting a huge majority in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Opposition's voices are important as the Parliament is meeting for the first time since polls on Monday.
West Bengal: Protesting doctors to meet CM Mamata Banerjee today
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:33 am
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): The protesting doctors are all set to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna as their strike entered its sixth day on Monday.
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:21 am
New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted an interesting post on his Twitter page as he praised India's victory in the World Cup match against Pakistan by calling it a 'strike' on the neighbouring nation.