Buddhist devotee arrested with pistol from Mahabodhi Temple premises
Jan 06, 2017, at 09:55 pm
Patna, Jan 6 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar arrested a Buddhist monk after he was found carrying a loaded firearm inside the holy Mahabodi temple premises at Bodh Gaya.
NCC is shaping the character and moral fibre of our young people: Vice President
Jan 06, 2017, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Friday said that the NCC is shaping the character and moral fibre of our young people, and ultimately the effectiveness and dynamism of the nation.
Sushma Swaraj promises to help stranded 41 Indian sailors
Jan 06, 2017, at 09:48 pm
New Dplhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday assurred to help 41 Indian sailors who are stranded in UAE's Ajman anchorage.
RJD slams Nitish Kumar for excluding Lalu on dais with PM Modi
Jan 06, 2017, at 07:42 pm
Patna, Jan 6 (TheBiharPost): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has strongly objected to the “humiliation†of party president Lalu Prasad during the "Prakash Parv" event on Thursday in which PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar were seen in dais with the RJD chief. The RJD has slammed chief minister for this gaffe.
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed after heavy snowfall
Jan 06, 2017, at 07:23 pm
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS) The 300-km-long strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed after heavy snowfall on both sides of Jawahar Tunnel on Friday.
Rahul, Mamata condole Om Puri's death
Jan 06, 2017, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoled the death of veteran actor Om Puri.
SpiceJet aircraft with 176 people on board lands at IGI airport under emergency condition
Jan 06, 2017, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) : : A Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft from Bengaluru with 176 persons on board landed under an emergency condition at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday morning following partial failure of hydraulic system, reports said.
Longest surviving militant killed in Kashmir encounter
Jan 06, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday morning.
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Kashmir: At least one Al-Badr terrorist killed in encounter
Jan 06, 2017, at 04:34 pm
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): At least one Al-Badr terrorist was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Army and the police, reports said.
Demonetisation may lead to temporary slowdown of economy: President
Jan 06, 2017, at 04:14 am
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Days after the time period for depositing banned currency notes in banks lapsed, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said demonetisation may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy.
Assam will not take more burden of Bangladeshi nationals: AASU
Jan 06, 2017, at 03:25 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Thursday said that, Assam will not take any more burden of Bangladeshi nationals, while the Union government exercised to grant citizenship of Hindu Bangladeshi nationals by the amendment of citizenship act.
Assam govt to construct 12,000 concrete roads in next three years
Jan 06, 2017, at 02:38 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Assam government will construct 12,000 concrete roads in the state in next three years.
Army chief Bipin Rawat reaches Jammu on three-day visit
Jan 06, 2017, at 02:32 am
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat reached Rajouri district during his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir which began on Thursday.
B'luru: Men who molested woman returning home on New Year's eve stalked her for days
Jan 06, 2017, at 02:03 am
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Bengaluru woman, who was molested by two bike-borne men on New Year's eve captured on security cameras, had been stalked by a group of men from nearly a week, media reports said.
Assam govt to provide free text books to Class XI, XII students from next year
Jan 06, 2017, at 01:14 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Assam government will provide free text books among the students of class XI and XII from next year.
Sonowal asks all DCs to take weekly review of NRC updation process
Jan 06, 2017, at 01:01 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Issuing a stringent direction to officials to prepare an error free National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the interest of the indigenous people of Assam, state Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked for correct verification of 6.5 crore documents submitted for NRC update by the people.
Guru Gobind Singh espoused the cause of respect for all religions: Punjab CM
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:56 am
Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday urged all the devotees to follow the philosophy and teachings of great Sikh Guru to carve out an egalitarian society irrespective of parochial considerations of caste, color and creed.
Sonowal writes letter to Rail Ministry to put Majuli, Barpeta on rail map
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:49 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal shot off a letter to Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohian to immediately link Majuli and Barpeta to rail network.
Assam Police start survey of Char areas
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:46 am
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Survey in the 829 villages at Char areas of the state have started after the direction of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Women Economic Forum (WEF) Kolkata brings together different voices of empowerment
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:40 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) The health of vibrancy of a nation now depends on unleashing the power of its women force, said Dr Harbeen Arora, Founder and Global Chairperson of the All Ladies League, who oversees the World Economic Forum (WEF) that organised an international summit here.
Rose Valley: Kolkata's popular school authority quizzed by CBI
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:35 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday questioned the principal and other governing body officials of a renowned school in south Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Rose Valley financial scam, officials said.
West Bengal: 5 killed, 6 in hospital after consuming hooch in South 24 Parganas
Jan 05, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Five people were killed and at least six others fell ill after having hooch at Nodakhali village in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, reports said.
TMC lawmakers attempt to enter PMO, detained by police
Jan 05, 2017, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Police detained several Trinamool Congress MPs protesting arrests of their lawmakers in the Rose Valley money laundering scam when they forcibly tried to enter the Prime Ministers' Office (PMO) on Thursday, reports said.
Bangalore molestation case: We are evolving backwards, says Akshay Kumar
Jan 05, 2017, at 11:01 pm
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is the latest celebrity to join the bandwagon to protest against the mass molestation incident in Bangalore on New Year's Eve, slamming it as 'truly shameful'.
Jan 05, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IBNS) : In a full-fledged factional showdown, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday left for Delhi to meet the Election Commission and to prove his support within the party for retaining the 'cycle' symbol while the group led by his son Akhilesh met loyalists and collected signed affidavits.
Assam Police closely monitoring IK Songbijit's activities
Jan 05, 2017, at 10:25 pm
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Assam Police and the state's intelligence agencies a keeping close watch on former NDFB leader IK Songbijit and his activities in Karbi Anglong district and some parts of northern Assam.
PM Modi praises Bihar CM for the liquor ban in state
Jan 05, 2017, at 10:13 pm
Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for enforcing alcohol ban in the state.
Goa's Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party parts ways with the ruling BJP
Jan 05, 2017, at 10:11 pm
Panaji, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Goa-based Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) of withdrew its support to BJP, the ruling party in the state, according to media reports on Thursday.
SC refuses to interfere in aircraft purchase scam, asks CBI to continue probe
Jan 05, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS) : Refusing to interfere in the alleged scam in the purchase and leasing of aircraft by Air India between 2004 and 2008 when Praful Patel was the Civil Aviation Minister, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBI to investigate into it, reports said.
Dhulagarh violence: BJP state secretary booked following demonstration
Jan 05, 2017, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday night arrested BJP's state secretary Sanjay Singh in connection with a highway blockade and agitation near Dhulagarh, rocked by the recent communal violence, in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.