CM Yogi Adityanath bans use of chewing tobacco in UP govt offices

Mar 22, 2017, at 08:57 pm

Lucknow, Mar 22 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday has banned paan masala and gutka, the two common forms of chewing tobacco, fro all government offices in the state, according to media reports.

Anti-Romeo squads of UP police roll into action

Mar 22, 2017, at 08:30 pm

Lucknow, Mar 22 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Police teams, dubbed anti-Romeo squads, have been patrolling public places in the state to nab alleged offenders, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Nineteen opposition MLAs suspended for nine months for creating ruckus in Maharashtra Assembly

Mar 22, 2017, at 07:57 pm

Mumbai, Mar 22 (IBNS) : The speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday suspended 19 opposition legislators for nine months for creating ruckus in the House during the presentation of the budget, reports said.

Assam police arrest Subodh Biswas and his associate from West Bengal-Bangladesh boder

Mar 22, 2017, at 07:55 pm

Guwahati, Mar 22 (IBNS) : After 16 days of the Silapathar incident, Assam police finally caught Subodh Biswas, the prime accused behind the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack, from a village in West Bengal, on Wednesday wee hours.

Babri dispute: SC verdict on LK Advani, Murli Joshi adjourned till Thursday

Mar 22, 2017, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till Thursday a CBI plea challenging a trial court’s decision to drop criminal conspiracy charges against several BJP and other Hindu organisation leaders in the Babri mosque demolition case.

Union Home Ministry against use of plastic to make Indian National Flag

Mar 22, 2017, at 06:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory for strict compliance of provisions contained in the 'Flag Code of India. 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971' and has urged administrative bodies to make the public aware about the same.

Rajnath Singh meets Uttarakhand CM, wishes him success

Mar 22, 2017, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met with newly appointed Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat and wished him success for the present term.

Two sentenced to life imprisonment for Ajmer Dargah blast

Mar 22, 2017, at 06:22 pm

Jaipur, Mar 22 (IBNS) : The Special National Investigation Agency court on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment after holding them guilty in the 2007 Ajmer dargah blasts case.

Bombay HC likely to hear plea by doctors on Wednesday

Mar 22, 2017, at 06:17 pm

Mumbai, Mar 23 (IBNS): As a large number of doctors in Maharashtra stayed away from work on Wednesday, the third day of their protest, despite the Bombay High Court's order the day before to resume work, media reported.

Three meat shops set on fire in UP

Mar 22, 2017, at 06:12 pm

Lucknow, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Three meat shops were set on fire by a mob in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night.

Just keep watching, many things will stop, UP will be the best state : Yogi Adityanath

Mar 22, 2017, at 05:53 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Making his first speech in Parliament after becoming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and perhaps the last in the 18-year stint in the Lok Sabha, Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday promised to turn UP into the best stat of the country, free from corruption,riots and crimes, reports said.

Cauvery dispute: SC to hear case on July 11

Mar 22, 2017, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has fixed July 11 as the final hearing date of the ongoing Cauvery water dispute case, involving neighbouring states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, reports said.

PM Modi greets people of Bihar on state foundation day

Mar 22, 2017, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Bihar on their state foundation day.

Babri Mosque demolition: SC to decide punishment today

Mar 22, 2017, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will decide the punishment and the fate of senior BJP leaders, including LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, in the Babri Mosque demolition case, reports said.

Navjot Singh Sidhu refuses to leave TV shows after becoming minister

Mar 22, 2017, at 05:16 am

Chandigarh, Mar 21 (IBNS): Popular face in a comedy show on Television, Navjot Sidhu Sidhu, who has been appointed as a minister in the newly elected Congress led Punjab government refused to leave working on TV shows on Tuesday.

UP govt won't discriminate on religious grounds: Yogi Adityanath

Mar 22, 2017, at 04:54 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the newly elected Uttar Pradesh government won't discriminate people on religious grounds when it comes to matter of development.

SC asks for out-of-court settlement for Ayodhya Ram Temple dispute

Mar 22, 2017, at 04:31 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India asked for an out-of-court negotiation to settle the dispute regarding Ayodhya Ram Temple on Tuesday.

Railway Ministry tweets rate list of food after complaints

Mar 22, 2017, at 02:57 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Indian Railway Ministry tweeted the rate list of food by IR (Indian Railways) Catering after receiving repeated complains from passengers for overcharging of food by some vendors, on Tuesday.

West Bengal Chief Minister welcomes Supreme Court's verdict

Mar 22, 2017, at 02:28 am

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court's order of allowing CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe to continue in Narada sting case on Tuesday.

PM congratulates poets on World Poetry Day

Mar 22, 2017, at 01:33 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all poets on World Poetry Day.

BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs call on PM Modi

Mar 22, 2017, at 01:30 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The National Security Chiefs of BIMSTEC Member States called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

4% reservation in jobs be implemented in every department

Mar 22, 2017, at 01:14 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): While the government is doing its bit to empower the persons with disabilities under the Accessible India Campaign, the private sector should also develop a fund to help such people gain sustainable employment or become entrepreneurs, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.

IRS Officer Trainees call on the PM

Mar 21, 2017, at 11:45 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): 168 Officer Trainees of the Indian Revenue Service (including two from the Bhutan Royal Service), on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Majuli to be India’s first carbon neutral district and biodiversity heritage site : Assam CM

Mar 21, 2017, at 11:10 pm

Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday launched initiatives to develop Majuli as India’s first carbon neutral district and as a biodiversity heritage site coinciding with the celebration of International Day of Forest at Brahmaputra State Guest House in the city.

FIR lodged against Bengali poet for posting poem on Facebook on UP CM selection

Mar 21, 2017, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): An FIR has been lodged against Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a post on social networking site Facebook, reports said.

PM Modi is a global icon: Yogi Adityanath tells Parliament

Mar 21, 2017, at 10:50 pm

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): Newly elected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday spoke in the Lok Sabha and appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling him a global icon.

Kashmir Police Chief regrets on recent journalist assault

Mar 21, 2017, at 10:26 pm

Srinagar, Mar 21 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmitr Director General Police S P Vaid expressed regret over the “recent unfortunate incident” of an assault on AFP photojournalist Tauseef Mustafa by a police officer in Srinagar last week.

RSS criticises Kerala and West Bengal governments at party's annual meet

Mar 21, 2017, at 10:16 pm

Coimbatore, Mar 21 (IBNS): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) lashed out at the ruling CPI-M led government in Kerala and the TMC in West Bengal during the party's annual general body meeting in Coimbatore, according to media reports.

Three Naga militants nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 21, 2017, at 09:57 pm

Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Security forces apprehended three Naga militants in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

SC refuses to stay CBI probe into Narada sting case against Trinamool Congress

Mar 21, 2017, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday has refused to stay the CBI probe into the Narada sting case against the Trinamool Congress Part (TMC), who are at the helm of West Bengal, according to media reports.