High speed internet restored after 551 days in Kashmir, LG thanks Modi, Amit Shah
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The high speed 4G internet service has been restored after remaining suspended for 551 days in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, where the entire communication network was suspended on August 5, 2019 when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and 35 A.
Farmers' Chakka Jam: Four metro stations closed
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of the 'chakka jam' called by the protesting farmers on Saturday, four Metro stations in the national capital have been shut.
Farmers' Protests: Chakka Jam to be observed for 3 hours today, Delhi among exempted places
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ten days after the national capital witnessed violence during the farmers' tractor rally, a nationwide Chakka Jam will be observed by the protesters in the entire country barring Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, media reports said.
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Friday took a dig at those who slammed the international celebrities for raising their voice in support of farmers' protest in India.
4G internet connection being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months of shutdown
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:44 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High-speed internet services are being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after more than 18 months of a shutdown, a government official said on Friday.
Covid warriors in Odisha to be vaccinated from Feb 6 onwards
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:59 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Vaccination program of Covid frontline warriors including personnel from the police, revenue, disaster management, housing and urban development departments will commence on Feb 6 in Odisha.
Agitating farmers demand reinstatement of telecommunication services at protest sites
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers, protesting against the three contentious farm laws, have demanded restoration of phone and internet services at the protest sites, ahead of the countrywide road blockades planned on Saturday in order to intensify their agitation.
Fake Twitter account of Mysuru royal family created to tweet in favour of farmers protest
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:05 am
Mysuru/UNI: A fake Twitter account of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was created to tweet in favour of the farmers' protest. Wadiyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, has denied that he has tweeted in favour of the protests against the farm laws.
Canada firm fed Greta Thunberg with Twitter toolkit on India farm protests: Report
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:34 am
New Delhi: A toolkit, which was recently posted and then deleted on Twitter by activist Greta Thunberg, to attract support for the ongoing farmers’ protest in India was allegedly “fed to her” as part of a “larger conspiracy to create disharmony”, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal, Assam on Feb 7
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:14 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the states of Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, officials confirmed on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Police files FIR for draping body of farmer with National Flag
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:01 am
Pilibhit/UNI: Uttar Pradesh police have lodged FIR against a mother and brother of a deceased ,who died during the farmers agitation in New Delhi recently for covering the body with National Flag.
India, US soldiers to participate in Yudh Abhyas 20 from Feb 8
Feb 05, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: Soldiers from the U.S. and Indian Armies will participate in exercise Yudh Abhyas 20 from Feb 8-21, 2021, at Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR) in Rajasthan.
India, Bahrain engage in renewable energy
Feb 05, 2021, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and Bahrain wil forge deeper engagement in capacity building and focused cooperation between the government as well as private sector of the two countries in renewable energy, particularly in the field of solar, wind and clean hydrogen to meet climate change goals.
Top JeM OGW, deported from Qatar, arrested at Delhi airport: Jammu and Kashmir Police
Feb 05, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Over Ground Worker (OGW), who was deported from Qatar, was on Friday arrested by J&K police at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, a police spokesperson said here.
Bengali actors Deepankar De, Bharat Kaul, 2 others join Trinamool Congress
Feb 05, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another round of joinings ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday inducted senior Bengali actors Deepankar De, Bharat Kaul at the party's headquarters here.
West Bengal govt has not denied permission to BJP's Rath Yatra: Trinamool Congress
Feb 05, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering the saffron party's claim, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday said the state government has not denied any permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra.
Farmers' protests limited to one state: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
Feb 05, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the protests against the new farm laws are limited to one state, at a time the Narendra Modi government is facing its stiffest challenge over reforms in the last six-seven years.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to address public meeting in Murshidabad on Feb 9
Feb 05, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Baharampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Murshidabad on Feb 9 to attend a public meeting.
NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in Hizbul Mujahideen narco-terror funding case
Feb 05, 2021, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that the agency sleuths have conducted searches in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab and recovered Rs 20 Lakh (drug proceeds), 130 live rounds of 9 mm ammunition, mobile phones, pen drive and other incriminating documents, as part of its probe in Hizbul Mujahideen narco-terror funding case.
Supreme Court grants bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui arrested for 'hurting religious sentiments'
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and violating Covid-19 protocols during a show in the New Year in Indore, media reports said.
Jammu And Kashmir: ADC Srinagar visits Dargah Hazratbal to review arrangements
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Syed Haneef Balkhi, Wednesday visited the Asaar Sharif Dargah Hazratbal to review the arrangements made at the shrine for the forthcoming Urs of Hazrat Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA).
Jammu and Kashmir: Div Com reviews Amarnath Yatra-2021 preparations
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting of officers to take stock of the arrangements to be put in place for smooth conduct of annual Amarnath Yatra- 2021.
Jammu and Kashmir: Director JKEDI e-inagurates EDP at Poonch
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Srinagar: Director Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), G. M. Dar on Wednesday einaugurated an Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) for the educated unemployed youth at District Centre, Poonch.
Kashmir railways likely to resume service from Feb 17
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Srinagar: The railway service in Kashmir which has remained suspended for the last ten months owing to Covid-19 is likely to be resumed between February 17 and 20, senior officials said.
LG Sinha's Mulaqaat proves helpful to address grievances
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:24 pm
Srinagar: Lt Governor’s Mulaqaat, a monthly event has proved helpful in timely redressal of the public complaints, officials said.
Security forces recover huge cache of explosives along Assam-Meghalaya border
Feb 05, 2021, at 02:09 pm
Guwahati: Security forces conducted a joint operation with police to track down two smugglers and unearthed a huge cache of explosives items being smuggled in a car near Mallidor village closer to Assam-Meghalaya border on Thursday.
India says it is holding talks with Sri Lanka after it cancels port project over domestic protests
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Sri Lankan government was forced to renege on a 2019 agreement with India and Japan to develop the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port in the face of domestic protest, India said its high commissioner is in discussion with the island nation's authorities on the issue.
PM Modi inaugurates centenary celebrations of Chauri Chaura event virtually
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:57 am
Gorakhpur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the historical Chauri Chaura incident virtually on Thursday.
Probe not against Greta Thunberg but 'Toolkit' she tweeted, says Delhi Police
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Thursday clarified that the FIR registered to investigate overseas controversy related to farmers' protest was not registered against climate activist Greta Thunberg but the "toolkit" she tweeted, allegedly linked to a "Khalistani group".
Polarised Indian celebrities wage Twitter war after Rihanna's farm law protest tweet triggers a row
Feb 05, 2021, at 03:48 am
A Twitter war has erupted creating a sharp divide among the Indian celebrities after international pop sensation Rihanna's tweet extending support to protesting farmers in India triggered a row.