Indefinite strike in Darjeeling begins, hills in the grip of uncertainty
Jun 12, 2017, at 07:18 pm
Darjeeling, June 12 (IBNS) : A GJM-sponsored indefinite strike gets underway on Monday, threatening a fresh lease of trouble and uncertainty in the Darjeeling hills.
Will keep challenging your conscience till the end of slavery: Kailash Satyarthi
Jun 12, 2017, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (IBNS): Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Kaislash Satyarti on Monday said that he'll keep challenging human conscience till slavery ends.
Supreme Court asks CBSE to declare NEET results
Jun 12, 2017, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS) : Quashing a Madras High Court stay the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) results for eleven lakh MBBS and BDS aspirants across the country, reports said.
PM Modi greets NS Tomar on his birthday
Jun 12, 2017, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Union Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar on the latter's birthday.
Karnataka to observe a shutdown today, transport to run as usual
Jun 12, 2017, at 02:45 pm
Bengaluru, Jun 12 (IBNS): Karnataka will respond to a bandh called by two pro-Kannada organisation and will observe a shutdown on Monday, reports said.
I don’t aspire for anything: Lalu tells Nitish
Jun 12, 2017, at 04:27 am
Patna, June 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday clarified he doesn’t aspire for anything, apparently signalling a thaw in reported frosty relations with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Mukul Rohatgi asks govt to relive him from AG post
Jun 12, 2017, at 04:22 am
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has asked the government to relive him from his post which he has been serving for three years.
Assam: Customs recover 94 pieces of fake Rs 2000 notes near Guwahati
Jun 12, 2017, at 02:45 am
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS) : Assam has turned out to be major hub of fake currency since demonetization as security agencies recovered huge quantity of fake Indian currency from different parts of the state.
After Kochi raid, IT looks to raid in Nagaland
Jun 12, 2017, at 01:43 am
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS): Several politicians and bureaucrats of Nagaland now are under Income Tax (IT) department scanner after the IT unearthed over Rs 1000 crore of an ex- Nagaland police official owned group in Kochi in Kerala.
Assam CM calls on the youth to take up farming and cattle rearing to bring economic transformation
Jun 12, 2017, at 01:24 am
Guwahati, June 11 (IBNS) : Calling on the educated unemployed youth of the state to vigorously engage in agriculture and cattle rearing to lay the foundation of a self sustainable rural economy, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that milk production cooperatives can boost the rural economy and open up avenues of employment.
Assam police constable asked to prove himself as Indian citizen
Jun 12, 2017, at 01:15 am
Guwahati, June 11(IBNS) : A shocking news came to light, while a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) Court in Assam has asked an Assam police constable to prove that he is an Indian citizen.
Maharashtra govt announces loan waiver for farmers, strike ends
Jun 12, 2017, at 12:26 am
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): In a major development, the Maharashtra government on Sunday announced it will waive off loans of farmers.
J&K: SOG official injured in terrorist attack
Jun 11, 2017, at 11:46 pm
Srinagar, June 11 (IBNS): Militants shot and injured a Special Operations Group (SOG) official on Sunday in south Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said.
Sushma Swaraj flags off Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Jun 11, 2017, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims bound for the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from New Delhi.
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ends fast
Jun 11, 2017, at 09:54 pm
Bhopal, June 11 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday ended his fast.
Centre launches Tele-Law to mainstream legal aid in rural India
Jun 11, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): In its effort to make legal aid easily accessible to the marginalized communities and citizens living in rural areas, the Government of India has launched the ‘Tele-Law’.
Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar denied entry to Poes Garden
Jun 11, 2017, at 07:38 pm
Chennai, June 11 (IBNS): Deepa Jayakumar, niece of late J Jayalalithaa was on Sunday denied entry to Poes Garden, the house of the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in Chennai, media reports said.
Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Indian forces retaliate
Jun 11, 2017, at 06:51 pm
Srinagar, June 11 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday carried out two ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Army kills 13 intruders along LOC in 96 hours, claims to defeat Pak's 'sinister design'
Jun 11, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Srinagar, June 11 (IBNS): The Indian Army has informed that the security forces have killed 13 armed infiltrators in 96 hours along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mathura: 10 people killed as car falls into canal
Jun 11, 2017, at 05:56 pm
Mathura, June 11 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including the driver of the car in which all were travelling, died as the vehicle fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Sunday morning, media reports said.
2017 JEE Advanced results declared today
Jun 11, 2017, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS): The results for the 2017 JEE Advanced have been declared on Sunday on the official website of the entrance exam.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan might end fast today
Jun 11, 2017, at 04:11 pm
Bhopal, June 11 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who began fasting at the Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal on Saturday following agitation by farmers, might end his fast on Sunday, media reports said.
Kidnapped 2-year-old child of Assam rescued from Meghalaya
Jun 11, 2017, at 03:19 am
Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS): A two-year-old child, who was kidnapped from her house in Assam’s Silchar nearly a week before, was rescued by police from Meghalaya’s Khliehriat area in East Jaintia Hills district by police on Saturday.
Assam police CID arrested excise official in Delhi
Jun 11, 2017, at 03:13 am
Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS): The sleuths of Assam police CID on Saturday arrested another official of state excise department from Delhi in connection with the multi-crore rupees BG bonded warehouse scam.
Sonowal requests Jual Oram to set up Ekalavya Model School in Majuli
Jun 11, 2017, at 02:34 am
Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS) : In a move to expedite the development of the people belonging to scheduled tribe communities of the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday discussed several issues with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram at Brahmapura State Guest House.
West Bengal: Clash between 2 communities triggers tension in Purulia
Jun 11, 2017, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/Purulia, Jun 10 (IBNS): A major clash erupted between two communities over a local issue in West Bengal's Purulia district on Saturday, reports said.
West Bengal: TMC accused of attacking police to hijack prisoners in Cooch Behar
Jun 11, 2017, at 01:45 am
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Jun 10 (IBNS): A large number of Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists allegedly scuffled with police force during the court production of a local TMC leader, who is the prime accused in a murder case, in front of Cooch Behar court in West Bengal on Saturday, reports said.
Rijiju appeals all Indian insurgent groups to come mainstream
Jun 11, 2017, at 01:36 am
Guwahati, June 10 (IBNS) : A day after the death of SS Khaplang, the Chairman of Naga outlawed NSCN-K, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that all the Indian citizens of the Naga outfit will be rehabilitated if they give up violence.
West Bengal: Several fall sick after having 'prasad' in Nadia
Jun 11, 2017, at 01:03 am
Kolkata, Jun 10 (IBNS): At least 115 devotees, including several women and children, fell ill after consuming 'prasad' of a puja at Nakashipara area in Nadia district of West Bengal on Friday, reports said on Saturday.
Jun 10, 2017, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata/Darjeeling, Jun 10 (IBNS): Nearly 48 hours after West Bengal's "queen of hills" Darjeeling was turned into a war zone due to a political violence, superintendent of Darjeeling district police, Amit Javalgi, has been sent on a compulsory waiting, officials said.