BSF Additional Director General visits Indo-Bangladesh border, takes stock of COVID-19 preparedness
May 21, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Additional Director General, BSF Eastern Command (Kolkata) Pankaj Kumar Singh along with Rajesh Kumar, Inspector General, Guwahati Frontier visited the Border area all along Indo-Bangladesh border under Frontier HQ Guwahati to review the current security situation and operational readiness.
Chinese claims of Indian troops breaching LAC 'inaccurate': India
May 21, 2020, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday denied Chinese allegations that the Indian troops had undertaken activity across the LAC in the Western Sector or the Sikkim sector.
Anti-terrorism day observed at Assam Secretariat
May 21, 2020, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Officers and staff of the Assam Secretariat observed and took the oath of the Anti-Terrorism Day at the secretariat premises at Dispur in Guwahati.
Lockdown: Opening of 'selected' wine shops trigger chaos in Jammu
May 21, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Excise Department on Thursday allowed “selected” wine shops to operate across Jammu region with six in Jammu district thus triggering chaos.
72 dead in Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
May 21, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The devastaing Cyclone Amphan has claimed 72 lives in West Bengal, including 15 in the capital city of Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at a press conference here.
Case against Sonia Gandhi for remark on PM CARES fund
May 21, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Sagar, (Shivamogga Dt)/UNI: A case has been registered against Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the city Police station here over her recent remark on PM CARES fund.
COVID-19 +ve woman gives birth in UP's Prayagraj
May 21, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: A woman affected by the novel coronavirus gave birth to a girl child at the Swaroop Rani hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Nodal Officer said on Thursday.
Policeman killed, 2 others injured in militant attack in Pulwama
May 21, 2020, at 04:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A policeman was killed and two others were injured in a militant attack in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Thursday.
3 newly-recruited LeT militants arrested in Kupwara forest, weapons recovered
May 21, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three newly-recruited Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were arrested along with arms and ammunition in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, a senior police official said here on Thursday.
Amphan weakens into cyclonic storm over Bangladesh
May 21, 2020, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Super Cyclone Amphan weakened into a cyclonic storm and lay centred over Bangladesh.
May 21, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said no stones will be left unturned in helping the people of West Bengal and Odisha ravaged by super cyclone Amphan on Wednesday, which left a trail of destruction as it progressed towards Bangladesh.
Cyclone Amphan batters Bengal, leaves large parts out of electricity, internet; 72 dead
May 21, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Cyclone Amphan on Wednesday pummelled the eastern state of West Bengal leaving at least 72 people dead, countless homeless, besides plunging large parts of the state without electricity, internet connections and other communications as the six-hour-long calamitous dance of the nature left even the city airport in disarray.
Cyclone Amphan left at least 10 dead in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
May 21, 2020, at 11:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said 10-12 people have lost lives in her state due to cyclone Amphan which has almost paralysed all sectors of the eastern region.
India-China standoff continues in eastern Ladakh as US slams China for its provocations
May 21, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A standoff between the armed forces of India and China continued in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as USA in an unprecedented remark slammed China for its aggression.
Railways announces guidelines for train journeys from June 1
May 21, 2020, at 12:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the Indian Railways begins graded restoration of train services from next month, it has issued guidelines, permitting only online booking of tickets and that no unreserved (UTS) tickets, tatkal and premium tatkal will be allowed.
Assam COVID-19 warrior nurse renders service till her wedding day, earns praise from many
May 20, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A nurse of Assam’s Nalbari district has earned praise from many people for her dedicated work to fight against the deadly novel Coronavirus.
COVID-19 cases in Assam double in six days, state tally now rises to 157
May 20, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The surge in COVID-19 positive cases in Assam in the last six days continued unabated as 78 infections have been detected in the state within the period.
May 20, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, super Cyclone Amphan wreaked a havoc in the state of West Bengal causing worst damages in North and South 24 Parganas districts, while claiming several lives and destroying properties.
Assam CM interacts with bank officials on PM’s economic stimulus package
May 20, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday urged the public and private sector banks of the State to devise a standard operating plan to maximize credit flow to MSMEs and other stressed sectors in the backdrop of Prime Minister’s announcement of an economic stimulus package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore to galvanize the economy which was hit hard by the novel Coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
India hits back at Nepal over territorial claims, PM KP Oli also shocks with 'Indian virus' remark
May 20, 2020, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday hit back at Nepal and asked it to respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity after the Himalayan nation triggered a boundary row with a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory.
Police apprehend three COVID-19 patients who escaped from Guwahati quarantine centre
May 20, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Police on Wednesday apprehended three COVID-19 patients who had escaped from a quarantine centre in Guwahati.
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally crosses 3000 with 181 deaths
May 20, 2020, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Even as West Bengal faces havoc due to super Cyclone Amphan on Wednesday, there is no respite from the infection level owing to the deadly Coronavirus. With 142 new cases, the eastern statel's total tally touched 3,103.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to take over as Chairman of WHO executive board
May 20, 2020, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Health and Family Welfare minister Harsh Vardhan will take over as chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board on May 22.
Super Cyclone Amphan claims three lives in West Bengal so far
May 20, 2020, at 07:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least three people died as West Bengal continues to witness heavy rains and high storms on Wednesday evening owing to the landfall of the super Cyclone Amphan along the state's Sagar Island.
Couple enters Dhalai district of Tripura from Covid hotspot in Bangladesh; locals question BSF role
May 20, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The incident of a couple intruding into the bordering subdivision of Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai from COVID-19 hotspot Khagrachari in Bangladesh, has partially revealed how the BSF personnel in the district are getting infected in large numbers, sources said.
Domestic flights to resume from Monday 'in a calibrated manner': Civil Aviation Minister
May 20, 2020, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Domestic flights will resume "in a calibrated manner" from Monday, the government said today, according to the reports.
Cabinet gives nod to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package' for stranded migrants
May 20, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for allocation of food grains from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore migrants at 5 kg per person per month free of cost till June.
UP Congress chief arrested over movement of buses for migrant workers
May 20, 2020, at 01:21 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu has been arrested in connection with the protests by his party members over the inter-state movement of buses meant for migrant workers, media reports said.
Eight IS militants killed in anti-terror operations in Iraq
May 20, 2020, at 01:10 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: A total of eight Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in two security operations in the provinces of Diyala and Salahudin, security sources said.
Two BJP leaders arrested in Tripura for assaulting policemen
May 20, 2020, at 01:04 pm
Agartala/UNI: A local court in Sonamura of West Tripura has sent two BJP leaders including the elected vice chairperson of Melaghar Municipal Council two days judicial custody last night for allegedly attacking police and violation of Covid lockdown last week.