Shocked at language used by Maharasthra Guv in letter to CM: Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi
Oct 14, 2020, at 04:28 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday reacted strongly to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the reopening of religious places which are shut since March due to Covid-19.
Oct 14, 2020, at 03:12 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday held a video conference with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all districts at his conference hall at Janata Bhawan here and reviewed the law and order situation before the forthcoming Durga Puja festivities, the COVID-19 scenario and the rate of Aadhaar enrolment in the districts among others.
Deeply saddened with inadvertent stirring of emotions: Tanishq responds to trolled ad
Oct 14, 2020, at 02:34 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Hours after Tanishq was forced to pull the Ekavatam ad campaign off air, which was trolled heavily for showing interfaith baby shower, the popular jewellery brand by Titan released a statement on Tuesday saying it was 'deeply saddened with the inadvertent stirring of emotions.'
Jharkhand: Minor's gangrape surfaces after victim's brother attacks accused amid threats, 5 arrested
Oct 14, 2020, at 01:35 am
Gumla/UNI: Jharkhand Police have arrested all the five accused in the gangrape case of a class five student under Chainpur Police Station area of this district.
UP govt issues guidelines for reopening of cinema halls
Oct 14, 2020, at 01:19 am
Lucknow/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued guidelines for the reopening of cinemas halls and multiplexes with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from Oct 15, after nearly seven months of COVID-19 restrictions.
Oct 13, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar: Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, Director of Kashmir’s Agriculture Department, said efforts are currently going on to link the region's farmers’ produce to the national market.
J&K: Administration constructing over 1900 pukka hoses for below the poverty line families
Oct 13, 2020, at 11:34 pm
Rajouri: Jammu and Kashmir authorities are currently constructing 1,900 new pukka houses for below the poverty line families, who are staying in the far-flung hilly areas of Dharsakri village, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Sinha thanks PM Modi, Rajnath Singh for 10 bridges
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Srinagar: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 bridges constructed by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) in 7 States/ UTs with International Borders.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police organises career counselling prog in Kupwara
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar: As a part of community outreach programme, Kupwara police organised a one day Students Career Counselling Programme at District Police Lines Kupwara.
DC Jammu reviews Aadhaar enrollment, golden card registration process
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan Monday chaired a meeting to discuss the issues pertaining to Aadhaar enrolment and golden card registration of eligible people under AYUSHMAAN BHARAT scheme.
Jammu and Kashmir: Div Com asks DCs to submit list of locations notified for Block Divas
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Monday asked the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division to submit the list of locations identified/notified by district administrations for Block Divas.
Covid-19: Govt evacuates 593703 stranded J&K residents
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:44 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 5,93,703 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
Jammu And Kashmir: Samoon reviews action plan of Craft Development Institute
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Principal Secretary, School Education & Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Monday convened a meeting with senior officers of Skill Development Department to review and discuss action plan for Craft Development Institute (CDI) at Srinagar.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee saddened at the passing away of Dr AP Mukherjee IPS (Rtd.)
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her profound grief at the passing away of Dr AP Mukherjee IPS (Rtd.), who was recently awarded Bango Vibhushan Samman.
Turban case: West Bengal Guv Dhankhar asks CM to withdraw case against Balvinder Singh
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Asserting that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should send human rights and Rule of Law friendly signals, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday urged her to withdraw the case against Balvinder Singh whose turban was allegedly removed by the West Bengal Police.
Jammu And Kashmir: DC Kulgam flags-off 60 girls on Aharbal trekking expedition
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Srinagar: A group of 60 girl students was Monday flagged-off by District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat for trekking expedition from Mini- Secretariat here.
Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar takes command of White Knight Corps
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday took over command of the elite White Knight Corps from Lt Gen Harsha Gupta.
IPL betting racket busted in Goa, 4 from Andhra Pradesh held
Oct 13, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Panaji/UNI: Four people hailing from Andhra Pradesh have been arrested for accepting bets on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Goa.
Kashmir: Three youths prevented from joining militant ranks in Bandipora
Oct 13, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday claimed to have prevented three youths from joining militant ranks in north Kashmir district of Bandipora.
Centre asks Assam to prepare for Covid-19 vaccination from Jan to July
Oct 13, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The central government has asked Assam to prepare for Covid-19 vaccination programme between January to July next year.
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray, Guv Koshyari engage in war of words over religious places reopening
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:48 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In a new instance of a clash between a Chief Minister and a Governor of a state in the country, Uddhav Thackeray and Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday got engaged into a war or words over the reopening of religious places in Maharashtra, media reports said.
Assam Hindu activists demand to stop feeding beef to zoo animals
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A self-claimed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Assam and some Hindu activists of the state have opposed serving of beef to the animals of the state zoo and demanded to ban cow slaughtering across the state.
Rajya Sabha polls for 11 seats in UP, Uttarakhand on Nov 9
Oct 13, 2020, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be held on Nov 9, media reports said.
Kolkata: Powerful explosion blows off clubhouse's roof at Beliaghata, no casualties reported
Oct 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A portion of a roof of a two-storey club building was blown off following a powerful explosion in Kolkata's Beliaghata Main Road area on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Tanishq pulls advertisement amid call for boycott
Oct 13, 2020, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Popular jewellery brand Tanishq has reportedly pulled its advertisement that had stirred a row on social media over its content though netizens are divided over the boycott call for the ad.
Bangladesh-India to move forward on path of rapid development: Indian envoy
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The new Indian envoy to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy has said that if the two countries want to move forward on the path of rapid development, there is no better alternative than mutual cooperation.
Decision to perform last rites at night was taken to prevent law and order problem: Hathras DM
Oct 13, 2020, at 05:31 am
Lucknow/UNI: Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Lakshkar on Monday deposed before the Allahabad High Court, taking full responsibility of performing the last rites of the 19-year-old gangrape victim in the night of Sept 29, stating that the decision was taken to prevent any untoward incident related to law and order in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras and other adjoining areas.
Bihar BJP expels 'rebel' members who joined Chirag Paswan's LJP
Oct 13, 2020, at 04:41 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled eight rebels who quit the saffron party to join Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) over the past week ahead of the state assembly elections.
Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe into defamatory social media posts on judgments
Oct 13, 2020, at 02:22 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into defamatory social media posts on its judgments.
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board enhances limit of pilgrims to 7,000 from Oct 15
Oct 13, 2020, at 01:27 am
Jammu/UNI: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has increased the limit of pilgrims from 5,000 to 7,000 from Oct 15 in view of upcoming "Navratras".