May 05, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 5 (IBNS): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed 'serious concern' over absence of Odia inscription on kilometre stones and information boards on National Highways in the state, officials said.
Assam: Two died after consuming illicit liquor
May 05, 2017, at 10:17 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): Two people died and five others were seriously ill after consuming illicit country-made liquor in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday, officials said.
Nepali community delegation calls on Dr Jitendra Singh
May 05, 2017, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): A delegation of Nepali community, represented by “Nepali Sanskriti Parishad†and led by its President Ashok Chaurasia, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here on Friday and sought his intervention for redressal of some issues facing the community.
President of India pays homage to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary
May 05, 2017, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Police recover 20 kg gold from train in Guwahati station, arrest four from Mizoram
May 05, 2017, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS) : The Railway police on Friday arrested four persons, including two women, from Guwahati railway station and recovered gold worth Rs. six crore from them.
Suspected militants kill two abducted Kuki people in Manipur
May 05, 2017, at 09:09 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS) : Police on Friday morning recovered the bodies of two Kuki tribals who were among the three abducted by suspected militants.
Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts
May 05, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death penalty of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder in Delhi, rejecting their appeal for reprieve, reports said.
President pays homage to Giani Zail Singh on his birth anniversary
May 05, 2017, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh : 14 killed, 28 injured as truck with marriage party falls into canal in Etah
May 05, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Etah, Uttar Pradesh, May 5 (IBNS) : Fourteen members of a marriage party were killed and at least 28 injured when a truck carrying them veered off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district early on Friday morning, media reports said.
Kerala : Thrissur Pooram festival starts with pomp and gaiety
May 05, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Thrissur, Kerala, May 5 (IBNS) : Thrissur Pooram, one of the most prominent annual festivals in Kerala, began on Friday amid pomp and fanfare, reports said.
Samajwadi Party heads for a split, Mulayam Singh to head a new party in Uttar Pradesh
May 05, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Lucknow, May 5 (IBSN) : In the biggest political development in Uttar Pradesh since the Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party heads for an imminent split with its founder Mulayam Singh Yadav going to head a new party, the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, reports said.
New No Fly rules announced, Govt categorieses 3 levels of offence
May 05, 2017, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : After the recent unsavoury incident involving Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaekwad, the Government on Friday announced new rules for a "no-fly list" for unruly passengers, stipulating suspension for three months to two years or more for offences, reports said.
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ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite today
May 05, 2017, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : In a landmark move, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch on Friday the GSAT-9 or the South Asia Communication Satellite,designed to connect India with six other member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Supreme Court ruling today on the reprieve appeal of Nirbhaya convicts
May 05, 2017, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) : Four years after a 23-year-old medical student was tortured and gang-raped in a moving bus in the national capital, triggering nationwide horror and indignation, the Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether the four men sentenced to death by a trial court deserve the penalty, reports said.
PM Modi greets ML Khattar on his birthday
May 05, 2017, at 02:31 pm
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the latter's birthday.
Senior CID official recovered dead in Kolkata
May 05, 2017, at 05:02 am
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): A senior official of West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was found hanging at his residence in Kolkata's Dumdum area on Thursday, reports said.
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Kejriwal wants his MLAs to promote their activities
May 05, 2017, at 05:01 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has now advised his men to behave like MLAs and to do away with their "common man" attitude, media reports said.
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North East Region is one of the most vibrant regions of India: PB Acharya
May 05, 2017, at 04:07 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh governor PB Acharya on Thursday said that the North East Region is one of the most vibrant regions of the country.
Encourage indigenous language in primary education: Arunachal Pradesh Guv tells teachers
May 05, 2017, at 04:05 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Arunachal Pradesh Governor P.B. Acharya on Thursday called upon the teachers, particularly those tutors at primary levels to use and promote indigenous languages.
Militants attack army party in Kashmir, 2 soldiers injured, civilian killed
May 05, 2017, at 03:14 am
Srinagar, May 4 (IBNS): A civilian was killed and two soldiers injured after suspected militants attacked an army party in Shopian district of South Kashmir.
Another Assam cop suspended for Facebook post
May 05, 2017, at 03:06 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Another Assam police has been suspended after he made a post against Prime minister and other dignitaries in social media.
Assam govt to recommend to Centre disqualification of MLAs, MPs for violating two-child norms
May 05, 2017, at 02:51 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): the BJP-led Assam state government will recommend to the Union government disqualification of MLAs and MPs of the state who don’t adhere the new two child family planning norms.
Assam: Two injured in suspected militants grenade attack
May 05, 2017, at 02:41 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): At least two persons of a family were injured following grenade attack hurled by suspected ULFA (I) militants in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday evening, officials said.
NSDC plans to fast track its Center Accreditation and Affiliation process
May 05, 2017, at 02:35 am
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship outcome-based scheme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), aims to deliver high quality training and improve the placement opportunities for the candidates.
Assam govt to provide interim pension to divorced women under triple talaq provision
May 05, 2017, at 01:14 am
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Assam state government will provide interim pension for the women who have been divorced under the provision of triple talaq.
PM Modi congratulates the top 10 cleanest Indian cities
May 04, 2017, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the top 10 cleanest cities in India, hours after the list was declared by Union Urban Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
Telengana police files criminal case against Digvijay Singh
May 04, 2017, at 10:09 pm
Hyderabad, May 4 (IBNS) : Telangana police on Thursday registered a criminal case against AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh following a complaint on his tweets that Telangana police hosted a fake ISIS website to radicalize Muslim youth, The Hindu reported.
May 04, 2017, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : The CBI on Thursday registered a case against Dr. Tarun Seem, a former health secretary of Delhi Government for wrongful engagement of private firms for providing security in emergency ward of seven hospitals, the Hindustan Times reported.
Indore cleanliest city of India, Gonda diretiest
May 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been adjudged the cleanest city in India while Bhopal from the same state comes second in a survey conducted under the Centre's "Swachh Survekshan 2017" programme, Union Minister Venkiah Naidu announced on Thursday.
Four suspected Maoists arrested in connection with the Sukma attack on CRPF
May 04, 2017, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS) : Nearly ten days after 25 CRPF jawans were killed in a deadly ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, four people, believed to be involved in the attack, have been arrested, media reports said.