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Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF hosts free medical camp for residents of Baramulla  

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:17 pm

Baramulla: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recently hosted a free medical camp for residents of the border area of Zehampora, Boniyar in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri region.

Jammu and Kashmir: NAAC team visits GDC Anantnag

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:10 pm

Srinagar: For the 3rd cycle of assessment and accreditation, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s (NAAC’s) Peer Team visited the Government Boys Degree College Anantnag from 16th – 17th March 2021.

Jammu and Kashmir: Entrepreneurship awareness programme concludes at SKUAST

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:08 pm

Srinagar: A 6 day Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme highlighting ‘entrepreneurship approach, skill and challenges’ organised by division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Science of SKUASTKashmir in collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development institute of India (Ahmadabad ) and NAHEP-SKUAST-Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST-K flags off sericulture students for rural exploration visit

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:07 pm

Srinagar: To benefit students from the indigenous traditional knowledge and grassroots innovations, Sher-eKashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir commenced seven-day ‘Rural Exploration Training Programme’ for sericulture students to far-flung areas of Uri Tehsil.

Jammu and Kashmir: Udhyam Melas organised by DIC Srinagar conclude

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:04 pm

Srinagar: District Industries Centre (DIC) Srinagar today concluded a series of Udhyam registration melas which were organised from 8-17 March 2021 in all Industrial estates of District Srinagar.

Jammu and Kashmir: ZSH MSIL inaugurates customer facility at JAMKASH

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:03 pm

Srinagar: Davinder Saini, Zonal Service Head of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) today inaugurated a state of art Customer Facility of Jamkash Vehicleades the leading dealers of Maruti Suzuki India Limited at their 3S dealership at Channi Himmat.

Law and order has improved in J&K: Finance Minister

Mar 19, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the law and order situation has improved in Jammu and Kashmir and assembly elections can be held only after completion of the delimitation process.

Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2021

Mar 19, 2021, at 10:58 pm

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today welcomed the passing of the J&K Appropriation Bill, 2021 along with supplementary demands for the Union Territory by the Lok Sabha.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessing wave of positive change in last 18 months: LG Manoj Sinha

Mar 19, 2021, at 10:56 pm

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said J&K was witnessing a wave of positive change in the last 18 months and a determined push was being given to socio-economic development.

Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha for timely completion of 'Durga Bhawan' for Amarnath pilgrims

Mar 19, 2021, at 10:53 pm

Srinagar: With a view to enhance the accommodation facilities for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the Master Plan of ‘Bhawan and Extended Shrine Area and modalities finalised for the construction of 5-storey Durga Bhawan at Bhawan area in a meeting at the Raj Bhavan, here.

Saradha scam: ED quizzes TMC's Madan Mitra, Vivek Gupta, summons Bengal Security Advisor Surajit Kar Purakayastha

Mar 19, 2021, at 10:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday interrogated two Trinamool Congress candidates for the forthcoming West Bengal assembly election, Madan Mitra and Vivek Gupta, in connection with Saradha chit fund scam and summoned two retired IPS officials, including State Security Advisor Surajit Kar Purakayastha, in the same case, officials said.

Ambani security scare: Arrested cop Vaze met Hiren Mansukh on the day SUV went missing

Mar 19, 2021, at 10:07 pm

Mubai/IBNS: Arrested Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze had met Hiren Mansukh, the owner of the explosive-laden Scorpio found on Carmichael Road near Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani's house, on February 17, the day the SUV went missing, media reports said.

Man jumps into lion enclosure in Kolkata's Alipore zoo, hospitalized with injuries

Mar 19, 2021, at 09:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A mentally unwell man reportedly jumped into a lion enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on Friday morning, and injured himself.

UP: Four dead, three injured in separate road accidents

Mar 19, 2021, at 08:40 pm

Saharanpur/UNI: Four people were killed while three others sustained injuries in separate road mishaps here on Friday.

Bengal: Babul Supriyo takes on Aroop Biswas from high-profile Tollygunge constituency

Mar 19, 2021, at 08:18 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Union Minister Babul Supriyo will take on Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Aroop Biswas, a state minister who is close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, from the high-profile Tollygunge assembly constituency in South Kolkata.

Battleground Nandigram: Amphan ire and Hindu vote consolidation stare 'outsider' Mamata in fight against Adhikari

Mar 19, 2021, at 07:06 pm

"Why would we vote for an outsider who did not visit us for years," asks a middle-aged woman at Reapara in Nandigram Block 2 expressing her choice in no unclear terms.

Bengal Polls 2021: After BJP, now TMC changes candidates for four seats

Mar 19, 2021, at 05:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), now the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has changed its candidates for four seats in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray plans to give COVID vaccine to three lakh citizens in the state every day

Mar 19, 2021, at 03:07 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is planning to give covid vaccine to three lakh citizens in the state every day.

Toll booths will be replaced with GPS imaging within a year to collect tax: Nitin Gadkari

Mar 19, 2021, at 04:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday informed the Parliament that the toll booths across the country will be replaced with GPS imaging to collect the tax from the vehicles.

Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi will return to India to face law: Nirmala Sitharaman

Mar 19, 2021, at 04:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said fugitive economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi will be coming back to India and face the law of the country.

Insurance Bill 2021 allowing hike in FDI to 74pct passed in Rajya Sabha with voice vote

Mar 19, 2021, at 03:44 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021 giving hike in the FDI limit to 74 per cent with a voice vote.

#RippedJeansTwitter trends after Uttarakhand CM's controversial remarks on women wearing distressed denim

Mar 19, 2021, at 02:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A social media tsunami of women posting their images in torn denim could be witnessed as one of the top trends in Twitter on Thursday as protests against new Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's controversial remarks on ripped jeans.

Trinamool files complaint before EC over 'gruesome attacks on workers by BJP' in Nandigram

Mar 19, 2021, at 01:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress on Thursday filed a complaint to the Election Commission citing "gruesome" attacks on its party workers in poll-bound West Bengal's Nandigram in the last 24 hours by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists.

Mamata Banerjee asks party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days

Mar 19, 2021, at 12:57 am

Kharagpur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days.

44,167 Kashmiri migrant families registered since 1990, says MHA

Mar 19, 2021, at 12:32 am

Srinagar: As per the report of Relief Office setup in 1990 by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 Kashmiri Migrant families are registered who had to move from the valley since 1990 due to security concerns, said Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy. 

Over 32 lakh domicile certificate issued in Jammu and Kashmir: MHA

Mar 19, 2021, at 12:30 am

New Delhi: As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, a total of 35,44,938 applications for issue of Domicile Certificate have been received as on 31st  December, 2020, out of which 32,31,353 applicants have been issued Domicile Certificates,  Minister of State for Home Affairs GK Reddy said.

I am not contesting polls: Sikha Mitra after BJP fields late Somen Mitra's wife from Chowringhee

Mar 19, 2021, at 12:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In an embarrassment for the saffron party, late Congress leader Somen Mitra's wife Sikha Mitra on Thursday said she would not contest as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Chowringhee seat in the Bengal polls, minutes after her name was announced.

BJP announces candidate list for 148 more seats, fields Mukul Roy from Krishnanagar Uttar

Mar 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced a fresh list of candidates for 148 more seats which will go to polls in the month of April.

CBI arrests 2 chit fund company directors

Mar 18, 2021, at 11:07 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has arrested two directors of a private chit fund company based at Asansol, District Burdwan in West Bengal from their hideout at Gomti Nagar on Thursday.

245 people fined in Mumbai restaurant for breaking Covid-19 rules

Mar 18, 2021, at 10:09 pm

Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: As many as 245 people were fined for not wearing a mask and violating social distancing norms in a night club at wee hours on Thursday, BMC officials said.