Jammu and Kashmir: Foreign envoy delegation visits Hazratbal shrine
Feb 19, 2021, at 05:13 am
Srinagar: The foreign envoys, who are currently in Jammu and Kashmir, recently visited the holy Hazratbal shrine on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: JKRRDA completes 1,917 km rural roads, aims to reach 4,000 mark this fiscal
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:53 am
Srinagar: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting of UT level Standing Committee of J&K Rural Roads Development Agency (JKRRDA) to review progress made under the flagship programme, ‘PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana’ (PMGSY).
Jammu and Kashmir: Awareness camp on post-harvest management held at Srigufwara
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:51 am
Srinagar: The Department of Horticulture (P&M) Anantnag today organised an awareness camp under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Mission regarding post harvest management of Horticultural crops at ChinniWudurDachnipora, Srigufwara.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC inaugurates skill development courses at ITI, Bandipora
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:48 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais on Tuesday inaugurated short term Skill development course- Automotive Service Technician Level-III at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bandipora under Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
Jammu and Kashmir: Envoys meet civic body members, artisans, writers
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:26 am
Srinagar: A delegation of envoys from 23 countries arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday beginning their two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit to assess the situation after the abrogation of the special Constitutional position of the region.
Congress to face floor test in Puducherry on Monday, announces Lt Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan
Feb 19, 2021, at 03:25 am
Puducherry/IBNS: The Congress government in Puducherry will face a floor test to prove its strength in the Assembly on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Thursday after assuming her charge as the head of the Union Territory.
Govt correcting 'historical mistakes of neglecting Assam' and its development: PM Modi
Feb 19, 2021, at 02:33 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is correcting the historical mistakes of neglecting Assam and the development of the state and his government has given the state’s development growth as a top priority.
Liquor shops in Puducherry directed to install CCTV
Feb 19, 2021, at 02:19 am
Puducherry/UNI: Ahead of 2021 Assembly polls, all liquor shops in Puducherry have been directed to install CCTV cameras by the Excise department.
Maharashtra Congress threatens to stop shooting, screening of Big B, Akshay Kumar films
Feb 19, 2021, at 01:50 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra Congress has threatened to stop the shooting and screening of the movies involviong stars who had criticised the UPA government over fuel price hike in the past but haven't spoken out even as the rates have shot up higher than before under the current regime, reported the media.
Restrictions imposed on gathering of people in Pune to prevent Covid-19 spread: Collector
Feb 19, 2021, at 01:50 am
Pune/UNI: With a sudden rise in fresh coronavirus cases in Maharashtra's Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas, the district administration on Thursday ordered for stricter implementation of Covid-related rules and guidelines.
Feb 19, 2021, at 01:30 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday warned that it would stop the shootings or filming of Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar “as they have failed to speak up" for burning public causes.
Jammu and Kashmir: Foreign envoys visiting Valley
Feb 19, 2021, at 01:04 am
Srinagar: A group of foreign envoys, who are visiting Jammu and Kashmir, interacted with elected representatives of all political parties on Wednesday.
Toolkit case: Delhi HC issues notice to media houses, police deny leakage of probe material
Feb 19, 2021, at 12:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices to a few media houses on a plea moved by Bengaluru-based climate activist Disha Ravi, complaining media leakage in the Farmers' Protest Toolkit case, in which she is an accused.
Supreme Court seeks response of Election Commission on plea for e-voting
Feb 19, 2021, at 12:02 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Election Commission and the Centre on a petition seeking facilitation of e-voting system to enhance the citizen’s access to voting by decentralizing the voting system.
Bypoll to one seat of Karnataka Council on Mar 15, announces ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-election to one vacant seat of Karnataka Legislative Council on Mar 15.
Russia, India discuss bilateral ties in the light of common approaches to international issues
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Moscow/IBNS : Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov here on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of issues in relation to the Russian-Indian interactions, including the schedule of the upcoming political contacts.
Bypoll to one seat of Andhra Pradesh Council on Mar 15: ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-election to one vacant seat of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Mar 15.
Andhra Pradesh: Biennial polls to five seats of Council on Mar 15, announces ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced biennial elections to five seats of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Mar 15.
Metro Man E Sreedharan to join BJP, likely to contest in Kerala polls
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS : Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, the "Metro Man" of India is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 21 ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala.
First fight polls with Abhishek Banerjee: Mamata's challenge to Amit Shah in Bengal polls
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter-attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over nepotism charge, West Bengal Chief MInister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to fight elections with her parliamentarian nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Not just power, we want change in situation of Bengal: Amit Shah
Feb 18, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Relaunching his attack on the Trinamool Congress government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming not just to oust the incumbent but also alter the situation in West Bengal.
Feb 18, 2021, at 08:55 pm
Agartala/UNI : BJP’s organisational secretary of northeast Ajay Jamwal arrived here last evening along with RSS regional in-charge Ullas Kulkarni amid controversy triggered by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's statement that Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his stint as party's national president had once spoken about BJP's expansion beyond boundaries to Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Maharashtra: NCP leader Jayant Patil tests positive for Coronavirus
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:31 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president and Maharashtra State Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil has tested positive for Covid-19.
I will be people’s LG: Telangana Guv Tamilisai taking additional charge of Puducherry
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Puducherry/IBNS: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan, who assumed office as the Lt Governor of Puducherry, on Thursday said that she will be a people’s Lt Governor and will be striving for their welfare.
Uttar Pradesh: Two girls found dead in Unnao field, third critical
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Unnao/IBNS: Two girls were found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Wednesday evening, while the third is in critical condition in hospital, media reports said.
Kashmir: Man injured in Uri fire incident dies, toll rises to 4
Feb 18, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A man, who was critically injured in a fire incident in the border town of Uri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla earlier this month, succumbed at a hospital here on Thursday.
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday morning visited state minister Jakir Hossain, who was seriously injured in a crude bomb attack at a railway station in Murshidabad last night, at SSKM hospital in Kolkata and indicated that there was a "big conspiracy".
Kashmir: Massive fire chars over six SSB barracks in Srinagar
Feb 18, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Over half a dozen barracks of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire in the wee hours of Thursday here, officials said.
Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee at same district in poll-bound Bengal today
Feb 18, 2021, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Thursday in a bid to further strengthen their respective parties' organisation ahead of the state polls.
West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain seriously injured in crude bomb attack
Feb 18, 2021, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/Murshidabad/IBNS: West Bengal Minister of State for Labour, Jakir Hossain, was seriously injured in a crude bomb attack by unknown miscreants at Nimtita station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night, reports said.