Lok Sabha Polls: Election campaign in Nagaland ends today
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Kohima, Apr 9 (UNI) The election campaign for the lone Lok Sabha constituency of Nagaland and for the by-election to the Aonglenden Assembly (ST) constituency under Mokokchung district was ended at 1600 hours today, as the elections for both the seats will take place on April 11.
Punjab: Revenue patwari held for graft
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 9 (UNI) Punjab State Vigilance Bureau nabbed a Revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for "politicising"martyrdom of jawans
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Raiganj, Apr 9 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday came down heavily on the BJP for "politicising" the martyrdom of jawans.
Uttar Pradesh: Four liquor peddlers arrested in Balrampur
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Balrampur, Apr 9 (UNI) Four people involved in the business of making liquor illegally were arrested and around 60 litres of alcohol seized from their possession in separate areas by the district police here on Tuesday.
Fake news does the rounds on Facebook, confusing voters?
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Gangtok, Apr 9 (UNI) Fake news, seen on Facebook is leading to confusion among voters.
Lok Sabha Election: High voltage campaign ends in Odisha for first phase poll
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 9 (UNI) The high voltage electioneering for four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly seats, mostly in southern parts of Odisha, came to an end this evening.
Bihar: Property worth lakhs of rupees lost in fire in jute godown
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Katihar, Apr 9 (UNI) Property worth lakhs of rupees were lost when a jute godown caught fire at Sanauli Bazar under Kadwa police station area in Bihar's Katihar district today.
BSP chief Mayawati to address rallies in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Lucknow, Apr 9 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati will address rallies in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to seek vote for the party candidates on Wednesday.
Traffic jams: 2-day ban on civilian traffic irks people on Kashmir highway
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Srinagar, Apr 9 (UNI) Massive traffic jams due to bad road conditions and two-day ban on civilian movement in a week has irked commuters, including tourists, travelling on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country.
Kashmir: Two of family killed, three injured in Doda road accident
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Jammu, Apr 9 (UNI) Two persons of a family were killed and three injured when a car they were travelling in met with an accident in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
LS poll: Campaigning ends in Baramulla seat, polling on Apr 11
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Baramulla, Apr 9 (UNI) Campaigning, which remained by and large peaceful despite threat perception, came to an end on Tuesday evening in Baramulla Parliamentary constituency, which is going to polls on April 11 in the first phase in Kashmir valley.
Bihar: Huge consignments of foreign liquor seized
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Patna, Apr 9 (UNI) Police seized huge consignments of foreign liquor in Buxar and Siwan districts during the last 12 hours.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds roadshows in Bijnor, Saharanpur
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Bijnor/Saharanpur, Apr 9 (UNI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held roadshows in Bijnor and Saharanpur, after the party president Rahul Gandhi had to hold joint rallies but were cancelled following inclement weather on Monday.
Helicopter carrying Ram Vilas Paswan, Sushil Kumar Modi makes emergency landing
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Gaya, Apr 9 (UNI) Lok Janshakti Party chief and union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi had a miraculous escape today when their helicopter was forced to make emergency landing under Bodh Gaya police station area in Gaya district.
Jharkhand: Body of woman found in capital
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Ranchi, Apr 9 (UNI) Police today recovered body of a woman from Kanke police station area of the state capital.
Delhi-NCR: Most Muslim people read Hindi newspapers
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) There is a popular perception that most Muslims in India read Urdu newspapers; but a media survey in the Delhi-NCR has revealed that a major part of their population reads the Hindi newspapers despite "anti-Muslim bias, hostile editorial policy and lack of coverage."
Farmer hangs self from tree in Maharashtra
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Nashik, Apr 9 (UNI) A debt ridden farmer committed suicide by hanging himself from the tree at Karanjvan-Kothure road at Shingave village in Nifad tehsil of the district on Monday.
Sharp attack on Congress, Pawar by PM Narendra Modi in his maiden rally in Latur
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Latur, Apr 9 (UNI) Coming down heavily on the Opposition alliance in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first election rally in this drought-prone district on Tuesday claimed that there was ‘no’ expectation from the Indian National Congress (INC) and Nationalist Congress Party’s senior leader Sharad Pawar in their loop ‘not’ at all suited.
BJP's manifesto far ahead than Congress, says CAIT
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday said the BJP manifesto is far ahead than Congress, and BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' has given due importance to trading community and the declarations continued in favour of traders has given a feeling of satisfaction.
Amit Shah's meeting clashes with Mamata's in Darjeeling
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Darjeeling, Apr 9 (UNI) Darjeeling district administration has denied permission to BJP for holding a rally in the hill town on April 11 as it is clashing with a Mamata Banerjee's rally in the town on Thursday, the first day polling of the 7-phase election in West Bengal.
Where are the promised "ache din", questions Owaisi
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (UNI) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen ( AIMIM) President Adauddin Owaisi has questioned as to where are the "ache din" (good days) promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Odisha Women Congress president resigns
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:10 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 09 (UNI) The Congress party in Odisha received a jolt two days before the first phase of election as state Mahila Congress president Sumitra Jena today resigned expressing her displeasure over the distribution of party tickets for the 2019 election.
Political activist critically wounded, PSO killed in Kishtwar; gunmen decamp with weapon
Apr 09, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Jammu, Apr 9 (UNI) A political activist was seriously injured while his private security officer died on the spot when some unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately at them in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Assam: Police arrest 5 men for abusing Muslim man for selling beef
Apr 09, 2019, at 03:07 pm
Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS): A Muslim man was heckled for allegedly selling beef in Assam's Biswanath district, making the police to arrest five people, media reports said on Monday.
Andhra Pradesh: Naidu asks cadre to be on alert ahead of April 11 voting
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:37 pm
Amaravati, Apr 9 (UNI): Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked his cadre to be on high alert during the next two days.
Kolkata: Police seizes Rs 4.5 lakh unaccounted cash, three arrested
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:18 pm
Kolkata, Apr 9 (UNI): Ahead of Thursday's first phase poll in North Bengal's Cooch Behar and Alipurduars Lok Sabha seats, police seized around Rs 4.5 lakh unaccounted cash and arrested three persons, including two from New Delhi, in city's northern Lake Town area, police said today.
J&K: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Tral forest
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:09 pm
Srinagar, Apr 9 (UNI): An encounter has ensued between militants and security forces on Tuesday in the forest area at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
Sacred Heart Church, Thakurpukur, installs Station of The Cross
Apr 09, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Sacred Heart Church of Thakurpukur, under the Baruipur diocese of Roman Catholic Order, has installed a Station of The Cross as a run-up to the Easter celebrations this year. The Station of The Cross – depicting the crucifixion of Christ - was formally inaugurated on Sunday by Salvadore Lobo, Bishop of Baruipur Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary, in the presence of guests and dignitaries.
Article 370 hindering development of Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi
Apr 09, 2019, at 12:58 pm
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI): A day after the release of the BJP manifesto which promised removal of article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that it was hindering development of the state.
We have only resumed proceeding on scams that were put in cold storage: PM Modi
Apr 09, 2019, at 12:47 pm
New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government had only brought out cases that had been sent to the cold storage during the UPA rule.