Intelligence alerts on possible terror attack targeting Israeli establishments across India
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI) Security has been beefed up following an intelligence report that Pakistan-based terrorists outfits are planning to conduct attack on Israeli targets in the national Capital and other parts of the country this month.
Large haul of drugs seized in eastern Myanmar
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Yangon, Jun 15 (Xinhua/UNI) The Myanmar authorities have seized large haul of drugs worth 4.4 billion kyats (2.95 million US dollars) in the country's eastern Shan state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Saturday. The seizures were made in Tachileik township by the joint police force on Friday afternoon.
Karnataka: Drug peddler nabbed and Rs 10 lakh worth banned drugs seized
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Bengaluru, June 15 (UNI) Central Crime Branch Women and Narcotics sleuths have nabbed a 27 year-old drug smuggler, hailed from Kolkatta, and seized from him Rs 10 lakh worth banned drug ‘YaBa’ (Metamgatmine).
Begusarai: Undertrial prisoner dies during treatment
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Begusarai, Jun 15 (UNI) An undertrial prisoner accused of raping her daughter died during treatment at the Begusarai Sadar Hospital today.
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Puducherry,Jun 15 (UNI) Police arrested a five-member robbery gang at Ariyankuppam near here on Friday night.
Sewer death: Gujarat CM Rupani declares Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Vadodara, Jun 15 (UNI) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday announced Rs four lakh financial assistance to the descendants of seven people, including four sweepers, who died while cleaning a gutter line and associated septic tank near a private hotel in Faratikui village under Dabhoi taluka of Vadodara district in Central Gujarat, an official statement said.
Terror menace and victims must never be equated, says External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Dushanbe, Jun 15 (UNI) Terrorism is the gravest threat being confronted in Asia and the perpetrators of terrorism and their victims must never be equated, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said here on Saturday.
West Bengal doctors' strike: MHA seeks report from Mamata Banerjee's government
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued another advisory to the West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by the doctors and sought a report on the matter urgently.
NITI Aayog has key role to play: PM Narendra Modi
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered the opening remarks at the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, in RashtrapatiBhawan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.
Harsh Vardhan writes to all CMs, calls for strict action against any person who assaults doctors
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS): In view of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, on Saturday wrote a letter to the Chief Ministers of all States and UTs drawing their attention for strict action against any person who assaults doctors.
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty 'thanks' doctors, expresses hope that there be 'light sooner'
Jun 15, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Kolkata, June 15 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty, who is also a popular Bengali actress, on Saturday expressed solidarity with the protesting doctors and said she expects to see the 'light' soon.
PBT president Kunal Saha urges Union Health Minister to take action against NRS protesters
Jun 15, 2019, at 03:15 pm
Kolkata, Jun 15 (IBNS): A day after the top court held that doctors must not go on a strike, People for Better Treatment (PBT) president Dr. Kunal Saha has appealed to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to take action against the NRS junior doctors.
Gujarat: Seven die cleaning sewer line in Vadodara
Jun 15, 2019, at 03:07 pm
Vadodara, Jun 15 (UNI): At least seven people, including four sweepers, died while cleaning a gutter line and associated soak well (Khar Kuwa in local language) near a hotel in Faratikui village under Dabhoi taluka of Vadodara district in Central Gujarat, police said on Saturday.
Mumbai: Minor fire breaks out at Kamala Mills compound, no casualties
Jun 15, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Mumbai, Jun 15 (UNI): A minor fire broke out on Saturday morning in a building at Kamala Mills compound at Lower Parel, here.
Protesting NRS doctors stay firm, urges Mamata to visit hospital
Jun 15, 2019, at 02:25 pm
Kolkata, Jun 15 (IBNS): Staying firm in their own demands, protesting Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) junior doctors have turned down West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's offer to sit across table at state secretariat Nabanna and urged her to visit the hospital.
IMA president Shantanu Sen urges protesting NRS doctors to meet Mamata
Jun 15, 2019, at 01:52 pm
Kolkata, Jun 15 (IBNS): After visiting the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH), Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr. Shantanu Sen, who is also a leader of the ruling Trinamool Congress, has urged the protesters to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to find a solution to the ongoing medical crisis. The junior doctors so far remained adamant and demanded that the CM should come and meet them at NRS.
PM Modi to resume 'Mann Ki Baat' from June 30
Jun 15, 2019, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be back with his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' programme from June 30.
Mamata, KCR to skip NITI Aayog meet today
Jun 15, 2019, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Jun 15 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee and K Chandrasekhar Rao- the Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Telangana respectively- will skip the fifth general council meeting of the NITI Aayog which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Train service remains suspended in south Kashmir
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:52 am
Srinagar, Jun 15 (UNI) Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday for security reasons in south Kashmir, where two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) by security forces in an encounter in Pulwama on Friday.
Crime in Madhya Pradesh: 70-yr-old rapes 2 minors
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:46 am
Satna, MP, June 14 (UNI) A 70-year-old has been placed under arrest on the charge of sexually assaulting a couple of minors who went to an orchard for collecting mangoes, law enforcement authorities said.
Madhya Pradesh: Poverty forces woman to kill infant daughter
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:44 am
Khandwa, MP, June 14 (UNI) Far far away from the plentiful existences of India’s well-heeled segment, the scourge of impoverishment compelled a woman to murder her seven-month-old ailing daughter by throwing her against a wall of their dwelling in Ahmadpur Khaigaon village.
Kolkata protest: 300 doctors resign in Bengal, strike enters fifth day
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:37 am
Kolkata, June 15 (IBNS): Amid reports that 300 doctors, which include the heads of departments of medical colleges and other hospitals in Kolkata, Burdwan, Darjeeling and North 24 Parganas districts, have resigned from their positions, the ongoing strike of the protesting medical practitioners entered its fifth day on Saturday.
When in Bengal, speak Bengali: Mamata warns 'outsiders'
Jun 14, 2019, at 11:25 pm
Kanchrapara, Jun 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday while addressing a party meeting in West Bengal's Kanchrapara, said non-Bengalis will have to speak in Bengali language in order to reside in the state.
Five policemen killed in Maoist ambush near Jamshedpur
Jun 14, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Jamshedpur, Jun 14 (IBNS): Five policemen were killed in an ambush by Maoists near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on Friday.
NRS protesting doctors refuse to meet Mamata at Nabanna, ask her to visit hospital
Jun 14, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Not budging down, protesting Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) junior doctors refused to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at state headquarters Nabanna on Friday.
Mortal remains, material evidence to be picked up by helicopters and brought back to Jorhat: IAF
Jun 14, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): After recovering the bodies of 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel who were onboard in the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft, the mortal remains and other material evidence have to be picked up by helicopters and brought back to Jorhat in stages.
Need for policy framework in shifting cultivation in NE: NITI Aayog member
Jun 14, 2019, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat on Friday said that there is a need for a policy framework to manage the transitions in shifting cultivation in Northeast India.
Assam: Additional draft of NRC to be published on Jun 15
Jun 14, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) authorities are ready to publish an additional draft of NRC in Assam on Jun 15.
Jagan Reddy seeks Shah's help to soften PM Modi's heart on Spl Category Status
Jun 14, 2019, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI): Amid intense speculation of Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP inching closer to BJP, new Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on Friday met Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his help to "soften Prime Minister's heart" on the issue of Special Category Status for the bifurcated state.
Calcutta HC goes tough with Mamata government, asks to mediate with NRS doctors
Jun 14, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Going tough with the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the ruling dispensation to mediate with the junior doctors protesting against the attack on their mate Paribaha Mukhopadhyay.