Fresh charge-sheet filed against rape-accused Bihar lawmaker

Sep 07, 2016, at 05:55 pm

Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS) : A local court in Bihar has filed a fresh charge-sheet against jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lawmaker Raj Ballabh Yadav in connection with a rape case.

Bihar woman throws daughters into river, flees with lover

Sep 07, 2016, at 05:38 pm

Patna, Sep 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A love-struck woman in Bihar allegedly threw her two daughters into a flooded river before fleeing with her lover though the girls were saved by fishermen, police said on Wednesday.

Rains flood Gaya in Bihar, toll climbs to 214

Sep 07, 2016, at 05:36 pm

Patna, Sept 7 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Hindu pilgrimage town of Gaya in Bihar has been flooded following torrential rains since Tuesday, disrupting life, flight and train services.

PM Modi leaves for Lao PDR to attend important meetings

Sep 07, 2016, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for Lao PDR to attend important meetings.

J&K: Militants attack convoy, 3 soldiers hurt

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:42 pm

Kupwara, Sept 7 (IBNS): At least three soldiers were hurt when their convoy was attacked in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday.

Amid protests, Karnataka govt agrees to release more Cauvery water to TN

Sep 07, 2016, at 04:32 am

Bangalore, Sept 6 (IBNS): Even as the state faced massive protest against the Supreme Court order, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday evening said that his government will release more Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, reports said.

Writer in-residence Ranjan Banerjee calls on President

Sep 07, 2016, at 04:03 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Ranjan Banerjee, eminent ‘Writer In-Residence’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (September 6, 2016). Prof. Banerjee has been staying at Rashtrapati Bhavan as ‘Writer In-Residence’ from September 1 to 7, 2016.

Narendra Modi to attend 14th ASEAN-India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit at Vientiane

Sep 07, 2016, at 03:55 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending 14th ASEAN-India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit at Vientiane, capital city of Laos from Sept 7 to 8.

Army Chief visits Gajraj Corps

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:45 am

Tezpur, Sept 6 (IBNS): General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff, visited the Gajraj Corps from Sept 5 to 6, as part of his visits to various formations of the Army, to review their operational readiness and the internal security situation.

West Bengal: Youth sentenced to death for raping and killing a minor

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:40 am

Kolkata/Birbhum, Sept 6 (IBNS): A West Bengal court on Tuesday awarded a youth death penalty for raping and killing a 5-year-old girl, reports said.

Kashmir violence: Mehbooba calls for solution

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:39 am

Srinagar, Sept 6 (IBNS): Maintaining that shutting the doors for emissaries of dialogue is not going to help anyway, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said by spurning the parleys, the separatist leadership is not facilitating the solution of the problem, but only holding up the resolution process in Jammu and Kashmir.

No decision yet on Modi's Pakistan tour, clarifies MEA

Sep 07, 2016, at 02:26 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): India on Tuesday clarified that no decision has been taken by the government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan to attend the SAARC summit later this year.

Hopes from Kejriwal over: Anna Hazare

Sep 07, 2016, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday faced several embarrassing questions after his mentor and social activist Anna Hazare said that his hopes from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo are over.

Assam Revenue Minister releases atlas and launches web portals

Sep 07, 2016, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS): Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab Lochan Das has sought people's participation, help and stressed on mass awareness to mitigate any kind of disaster in the state.

Assam CM pitches for a separate road for South Salmara district

Sep 06, 2016, at 10:53 pm

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Pitching for a separate road for South Salmara-Mankachar district, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the PWD (Roads) and Water Resources Department to prepare a DPR (Detailed Project Report) for construction of a road to the district via Assam without touching the territory of Meghalaya.

Bihar: Muslim youth files complaint against father for abetting terrorism

Sep 06, 2016, at 10:49 pm

Patna, Sept 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A Muslim youth in Bihar has filed a complaint against his father, charging him exerting pressures to join terrorist groups.

No Ram temple stir right now: Vishwa Hindu Prashad

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:58 pm

Patna, Sep 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): The Vishwa Hindu Prashad (VHP) has decided not to rake up the issue of Ram temple construction at Ayodhya till the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are over, indicating the growing differences among the Hindu nationalist outfits in the country.

Army Chief reviews operational preparedness along China border

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:34 pm

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday had reviewed the security situation in Assam and other states of the North Eastern region.

West Bengal delegation visits Germany

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:29 pm

Berlin, Sept 6 (IBNS): A high powered official and business delegation from West Bengal, India led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in Germany from Sept 5-9, 2016 to promote closer engagement and cooperation in various fields and explore trade and investment opportunities between the Germany and West Bengal.

Police explains why they choose Teachers' Day to file charge-sheet in Bihar topper scandal

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:09 pm

Patna, Sept 6 (The Bihar Post/IBNS) On Sept 5 when the entire country was busy celebrating “Teachers Day” to show respect to their teachers, the Patna police were busy filing charge-sheet against the accused in the infamous Bihar topper scandal case.

A hardcore NDFB(S) militant killed in Assam encounter

Sep 06, 2016, at 09:01 pm

Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant belonging to NDFB(S) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday morning, police said.

Rahul Gandhi begins UP Yatra with Deoria Khhat sabha, supporters carry home the cots

Sep 06, 2016, at 08:58 pm

Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, Sept 6 (IBNS) : As Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched election campaign tour in Uttar Pradesh, addressing local farmers, an unprecedented ruckus took place as supporters fought among themselves and decamped with most of the cots, which were laid out at the venue to make seating arrangements, reports said.

Water resources ministry and others sign funding agreement for irrigation projects

Sep 06, 2016, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, NABARD and National Water Development Agency signed a Memorandum of Agreement on Tuesday.

Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Sep 06, 2016, at 08:44 pm

New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 6 (IBNS): Indian Naval Ship Trikand reached Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on a three day visit, as part of its deployment to the East Coast of Africa and Island nations in the Western Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

President of India’s message on the eve of Independence Day of Brazil

Sep 06, 2016, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Federative Republic of Brazil on the eve of their Independence Day (September 7, 2016).

President of India’s message on the occasion of Independence Day of Swaziland

Sep 06, 2016, at 08:01 pm

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the King and people of the Kingdom of Swaziland on the occasion of their Independence Day on Tuesday.

Cauvery water : Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls all-party meeting

Sep 06, 2016, at 06:58 pm

Bengaluru, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to decide the course of action after the Supreme Court directed his Government to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu, reports said.

Sedition or defamation charges can not be invoked for criticism of Government : SC

Sep 06, 2016, at 06:53 pm

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) : In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has stated that sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone criticising the Government, reports said.

Curfew lifted in Srinagar, fresh violence in south Kashmir : Another youth killed

Sep 06, 2016, at 06:11 pm

Srinagar, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Curfew was lifted from entire Srinagar city on Tuesday following improvement in the situation, even as a youth was killed during a clash between a mob and security forces in south Kashmir taking the toll in the continuing violence to 75.

Kolkata: Massive fire breaks out at Duncan House

Sep 06, 2016, at 06:00 pm

Kolkata, Sept 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in central Kolkata's Duncan House in the wee hours of Tuesday, reports said.