Mamata, KCR to skip NITI Aayog meet today
Jun 15, 2019, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Jun 15 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee and K Chandrasekhar Rao- the Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Telangana respectively- will skip the fifth general council meeting of the NITI Aayog which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Train service remains suspended in south Kashmir
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:52 am
Srinagar, Jun 15 (UNI) Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday for security reasons in south Kashmir, where two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) by security forces in an encounter in Pulwama on Friday.
Crime in Madhya Pradesh: 70-yr-old rapes 2 minors
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:46 am
Satna, MP, June 14 (UNI) A 70-year-old has been placed under arrest on the charge of sexually assaulting a couple of minors who went to an orchard for collecting mangoes, law enforcement authorities said.
Madhya Pradesh: Poverty forces woman to kill infant daughter
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:44 am
Khandwa, MP, June 14 (UNI) Far far away from the plentiful existences of India’s well-heeled segment, the scourge of impoverishment compelled a woman to murder her seven-month-old ailing daughter by throwing her against a wall of their dwelling in Ahmadpur Khaigaon village.
Kolkata protest: 300 doctors resign in Bengal, strike enters fifth day
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:37 am
Kolkata, June 15 (IBNS): Amid reports that 300 doctors, which include the heads of departments of medical colleges and other hospitals in Kolkata, Burdwan, Darjeeling and North 24 Parganas districts, have resigned from their positions, the ongoing strike of the protesting medical practitioners entered its fifth day on Saturday.
When in Bengal, speak Bengali: Mamata warns 'outsiders'
Jun 14, 2019, at 11:25 pm
Kanchrapara, Jun 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday while addressing a party meeting in West Bengal's Kanchrapara, said non-Bengalis will have to speak in Bengali language in order to reside in the state.
Five policemen killed in Maoist ambush near Jamshedpur
Jun 14, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Jamshedpur, Jun 14 (IBNS): Five policemen were killed in an ambush by Maoists near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on Friday.
NRS protesting doctors refuse to meet Mamata at Nabanna, ask her to visit hospital
Jun 14, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Not budging down, protesting Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH) junior doctors refused to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at state headquarters Nabanna on Friday.
Mortal remains, material evidence to be picked up by helicopters and brought back to Jorhat: IAF
Jun 14, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): After recovering the bodies of 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel who were onboard in the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft, the mortal remains and other material evidence have to be picked up by helicopters and brought back to Jorhat in stages.
Need for policy framework in shifting cultivation in NE: NITI Aayog member
Jun 14, 2019, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat on Friday said that there is a need for a policy framework to manage the transitions in shifting cultivation in Northeast India.
Assam: Additional draft of NRC to be published on Jun 15
Jun 14, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) authorities are ready to publish an additional draft of NRC in Assam on Jun 15.
Jagan Reddy seeks Shah's help to soften PM Modi's heart on Spl Category Status
Jun 14, 2019, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI): Amid intense speculation of Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP inching closer to BJP, new Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on Friday met Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his help to "soften Prime Minister's heart" on the issue of Special Category Status for the bifurcated state.
Calcutta HC goes tough with Mamata government, asks to mediate with NRS doctors
Jun 14, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Going tough with the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the ruling dispensation to mediate with the junior doctors protesting against the attack on their mate Paribaha Mukhopadhyay.
Several artists join doctors' protest over NRS issue in Kolkata
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): In a solidarity with the agitators, several eminent personalities joined the doctors' protest against the attack on junior doctor of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH), Paribaha Mukhopadhyay, on Thursday evening.
Mamata Banerjee wants wayward people in Trinamool Congress
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she wants "wayward' children in her party if they can perform.
2nd Meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism held
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The 2nd meeting of the India-Italy Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group was held in New Delhi on June 13, 2019, co-chaired by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Diego Brasioli, Principal Director for Security, Disarmament and non-Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to visit 5th CICA Summit Meeting in Dushanbe
Jun 14, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Dehi, June 14 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, will attend the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 14-15 June 2019, MEA said in a statement.
CRPF commando from Assam hurt in Maoist attack succumbs
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Guwahati, Jun 14 (UNI) A day after the mortal remains of a CRPF jawan from Assam killed in a terrorist attack were cremated, the body of another slain CRPF personnel from the state, who too made the supreme sacrifice for the country, reached the state today.
Indian Medical Association announces nation-wide strike of doctors on June 17
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Kolkata/new Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, which has now spread in several parts of the nation, country's leading medical body, Indian Medical Association on Friday called for a nationwide strike on June 17.
Tripura BJP women wing sent 10,000 postcards to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Agartala, Jun 14 (UNI) The BJP Mahila Morcha (women wing) workers posted 10,000 postcards scripting ‘Jai Sree Ram’ to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Agartala head post office today protesting her statement against Hinduism.
Uttar Pradesh: Ward boy's body found in Utraula CHC
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Balrampur, Jun 14 (UNI) The body of a ward boy was found at Utraula Community Health Center (CHC) in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calls on Amit Shah
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday called on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah here.
Kolkata : 175 doctors resign from SSKM Hospital
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, as many as 175 senior doctors of Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (IPGMER SSKM Hospital) have tendered their resignations in Kolkata on Friday, media reports said.
BJP membership drive to commence from July 6
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) The membership enrollment programme of the BJP will start on July 6, the party announced on Friday.
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, on Friday met a delegation of Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, United Resident & Doctors Association of India (URDA) and Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), who gave a representation to the Health Minister on the violence against doctors in West Bengal.
TMC MP from Ghatal Dev bats for striking doctors in Kolkata
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS/UNI) Trinamool Congress leader Dev, who is also a popular Bengali film actor, on Friday came expressed solidarity with the protesting doctors and said the current situation must come to an end.
I appeal to Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her ultimatum to medical community: Harsh Vardhan
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): Amid protests by doctors in Kolkata, which has now spread to different parts of the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to 'withdraw' her ultimatum to medical community.
Medical services hit across India as doctors strike work against Kolkata attack
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Medical services across the nation on Friday witnessed a slowdown as doctors across the nation marked their protest against the incidents of violence against doctors in West Bengal.
Karnataka doctors express their solidarity with their Kolkata counterparts
Jun 14, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 14(UNI) In solidarity with the victims of attack at NRS Medical College Doctors in West Bengal, Doctors in Karnataka had decided to lent their support by organizing a protest march in the City today.
Calcutta HC asks the government of file an affidavit on doctors' strike within a week
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI) A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today restrained from issuing an order on the on-going strike by junior doctors, but suggested the state government to find out an immediate solution to the crisis that had crippled the health services across the state since Tuesday.