West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Majherhat Bridge collapse site after arriving in Kolkata
Sep 05, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday arrived at the site where the Majherhat Bridge collapsed on Tuesday, leaving one person dead.
IAF carries out mid-air refueling trials of MLA ith IL-78 MKI
Sep 05, 2018, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): The Indian Air Force on Wednesday successfully carried out the first ever mid air refueling of the indigenously build fighter aircraft Tejas MK 1 with an IL-78 MKI tanker of the 78 Sqn.
IAF, French Air conduct basic training in India with French Rafale fighter, transport aircraft
Sep 05, 2018, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) recently participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia.
Assam: Boat capsizes in Brahmaputra river, two bodies recovered
Sep 05, 2018, at 05:44 pm
Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS): At least two people, including a college girl, were killed and many other passengers are still missing after a country made boat carrying about 36 passengers capsized in Brahmaputra River in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Supreme Court likely to pronounce its verdict on Section 377 tomorrow
Sep 05, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on Thursday.
Portion of dilapidated building collapses in Kolkata, 1 hurt
Sep 05, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): At least one person was seriously injured as a portion of an old building collapsed near Beadon Street in north Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remembers Mother Teresa on death anniversary
Sep 05, 2018, at 03:40 pm
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday remembered Mother Teresa on her 21st death anniversary.
Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt arrested in 22-year-old case
Sep 05, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Ahmedabad, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested by police on Wednesday in connection with a 22-yer-old narcotics case, media reports said.
Kolkata bridge disaster: Calcutta HC grants permission to file PIL, police lodge suo motu FIR
Sep 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): A day after a portion of Majherhat railway over bridge (ROB) collapsed, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission to an advocate to lodge a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) into the disaster while the city police has registered a suo motu FIR against the bridge's maintenance agencies, reports said.
Farmers and workers from across India start Kisan Mazdoor rally in Delhi
Sep 05, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Thousands of farmers and workers from across the country on Wednesday marched from the Ramlila Maidan to Parliament street for a Kisan-Mazdoor Sangharsh rally to press for their various demands, reports said.
Sep 05, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the teaching community on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
PM Modi interacts with Medal Winners of 18th Asian Games
Sep 05, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with the medal winners of the recently concluded 18th Asian Games, at his residence.
Gutkha scam: CBI searches residences of TN Health Minister and others
Sep 05, 2018, at 01:21 pm
Chennai, Sept 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched residences of Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar, Director General of Police TK Rajendran, former state minister BV Ramana and others in connection with the Gutkha scam on Wednesday, media reports said.
Farmers-workers rally: Thousands to march in New Delhi today
Sep 05, 2018, at 11:35 am
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Thousands of farmers and workers have reached the national capital from various states to hold a rally in New Delhi on Wednesday, media reports said.
Kolkata Majherhat bridge collapse: CM Mamata Banerjee to visit spot today
Sep 05, 2018, at 10:54 am
Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday will visit Kolkata's Majherhat area, where a portion of a bridge collapsed a day ago, media reports said.
Majherhat bridge collapses in Kolkata: Rescue operation continues
Sep 05, 2018, at 09:31 am
Kolkata,Sept 5 (IBNS): More than 12 hours after a portion of the Majherhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, the rescue operation is still going on in the site on Wednesday to find out if any person is still trapped under the debris.
Kolkata: No work was going on at affected Majerhat bridge collapse site, clarifies Eastern Railway
Sep 04, 2018, at 11:24 pm
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): Amid the blame game over the collapse of a portion of Kolkata's Majerhat bridge, the Eastern Railway has clarified that it was not carrying out any work at the site where the accident took place on Tuesday.
Karbi Anglong mob lynching: Gauhati HC directs shift of trial to Nagaon
Sep 04, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Guwahati, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Gauhati High Court has directed to shift the trial of Assam’s Karbi Anglong mob lynching case to Nagaon.
First meeting of Assam State Capital Region Authority held in Guwahati
Sep 04, 2018, at 09:55 pm
Guwahati, Sept 4 (IBNS): The first meeting of Assam State Capital Region Authority (ASCRA) was held in Guwahati on Tuesday.
At least 1 killed, 19 hurt in Kolkata bridge collapse
Sep 04, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 19 others were injured as a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed in Kolkata's Majherhat area on Tuesday evening, officials said.
40-year-old Majherhat bridge collapses in southern Kolkata, one dies
Sep 04, 2018, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): More than two years after a bridge collapsed in Girish Park area, a section of the 40-year-old Majherhat Bridge, which connects a larger section of the southern part with the rest of the city, toppled in Alipore region, leaving one person dead and 19 injured on Tuesday.
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Sep 04, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Guwahati, Sept 4 (IBNS): An Inter-Ministerial team of Union government on Tuesday arrived at Dimapur in Nagaland to assess the damages caused by floods and landslides in the state.
PM Narendra Modi interacts with the awardees of National Teachers’ Awards
Sep 04, 2018, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the awardees of National Teachers’ Awards, 2017 at Lok Kalyan Marg, on the eve of Teachers' Day.
Six killed in West Bengal road mishap
Sep 04, 2018, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): At least six persons, including two children and two women, were killed as a SUV crashed into a truck on State Highway 12A at Bhogramguri area under Mathabhanga Police Station limits in northern West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on the wee hours of Tuesday, reports said.
President Kovind wishes nation on Teacher's Day eve
Sep 04, 2018, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday greeted teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers’ Day.
Several feared dead as major bridge collapses in Kolkata, rescue ops underway
Sep 04, 2018, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IBNS): Several were feared dead as a portion of Majerhat bridge over a railway track and a canal collapsed in Kolkata's southwestern part on Tuesday evening, reports said.
Several feared trapped as bridge collapses in south Kolkata, rescue ops underway
Sep 04, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IBNS): Several people are feared to be trapped under debris as a portion of a rail over bridge collapsed in Kolkata's Majherhat area on Tuesday evening, reports said.
BREAKING NEWS: Bridge collapses again in Kolkata, several deaths feared
Sep 04, 2018, at 05:06 pm
A major bridge in Kolkata's Majerhat area in southwestern part collapsed on Tuesday. Several are feared dead. There is a railway track under the bridge.
CBI arrests NCB officer, Kolkata's renowned lawyer for allegedly demanding extortion money
Sep 04, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday midnight arrested a renowned advocate of the Calcutta High Court and an official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Eastern Region for allegedly demanding extortion from a city businessman, officials said.
Kamal Hassan, Congress stand beside Sofia Lois, the student arrested for shouting anti-BJP slogans
Sep 04, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Chennai/New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) : Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan and the Congress on Wednesday extended full support to Lois Sofia who was arrested at the Tuticorin airport on Monday for calling the central government ‘fascist’ on a flight in front of state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Tamilisai Soundararajan.