'Rs 1706 cr disbursed among farmers under PM-Kisan scheme in J&K'
Feb 19, 2022, at 05:00 am
Srinagar: In Jammu and Kashmir Rs 1706 crore has been disbursed among over 10 lakh farmers under the PM- Kisan scheme to give a boost to the farming community and agriculture sector which is the main driving force of UT's economy.
Jammu and Kashmir: Public interaction meeting held at Magam
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:57 am
Srinagar: As a part of public outreach programme and to strengthen police-public relationship, a joint interaction meeting was facilitated by Police and Civil administration at Municipal Conference Hall Magam, a police spokesman said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Commissioner Secy reviews functioning of Floriculture Deptt
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:55 am
Srinagar: Commissioner Secretary, Parks Gardens and Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, chaired an extensive review meeting regarding the working of Floriculture Department here today.
Topper Talib brings laurels to Lolab
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:51 am
Kupwara: Talib Nabi Lone of the Sogam area of Lolab has brought laurels to north Kashmir’s Kupwara district by securing the first position in the 10th class examination.
Ex-NIA officer arrested over leaking information to Lashkar-e-Taiba
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested its former investigator, an IPS officer, for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Jammu and Kashmir: CS reviews functioning of Geology and Mining department
Feb 19, 2022, at 04:21 am
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review the functioning and progress of the Geology and Mining Department.
'India was not born in 1947': PM Modi tells Sikh leaders
Feb 19, 2022, at 03:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India was not born in 1947, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interaction with senior Sikh leaders at his home in Delhi on Friday ahead of the Punjab assembly election.
Mamata Banerjee reappoints nephew Abhishek Banerjee as TMC national gen secy after reported rift
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After two weeks of reported infighting and alleged scar in the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo on Friday not only backed the latter but also restored his number two status in the party.
PM Modi hosts Sikh leaders ahead of Punjab polls
Feb 18, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met some Sikh leaders from across the country who praised him for taking action on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and for building the Kartarpur corridor with Pakistan.
India, Armenian officials hold Foreign Office Consultations
Feb 18, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: The 9th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) between India and Armenia was held in virtual format on 18 February 2022.
Karnataka: FIR filed against hijab-wearing students for violating prohibitory orders
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Bengaluru: Karnataka police on Friday lodged an FIR against hijab-wearing female students for violating prohibitory orders in Tumakuru district.
Goods train derails in Assam's Sonitpur
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:39 pm
Guwahati: A cement carrying goods train was derailed on Friday between Rangapara North and Bindukuri station in the branch line leading to Dekargaon station under Rangiya division of N.F. Railway at about 08-26 am.
Police seized 360 kg of ganja in Assam's Kokrajhar, two held
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Guwahati: Kokrajhar district police of Assam seized 360 kg of ganja from a truck and arrested two persons.
38 people get death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:33 pm
Ahmedabad: A special court here on Friday sentenced 38 of the 49 accused to death and 11 to life imprisonment in connection with the July 26, 2008 serial blasts in Ahmedabad.
Lalu Prasad Yadav victim of vendetta politics: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Feb 18, 2022, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday came out in support of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and claimed that the former is a victim of vendetta politics unleashed by the BJP.
Telangana: Three students killed as car overturns
Feb 18, 2022, at 07:14 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Three students were killed and another was seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling lost control and overturned near Markal in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Friday.
Sheena Bora murder case: SC seeks CBI reply on Indrani's plea
Feb 18, 2022, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after hearing a bail plea filed by Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case.
Feb 18, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on all rival parties, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said all opposition leaders including the arch rivals Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress' Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have united to defeat his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Punjab assembly election, which will be held on Sunday.
At the UN, India pushes for 'quiet and constructive diplomacy' to resolve Ukraine issue
Feb 18, 2022, at 04:57 pm
India on Thursday pushed for a "quiet and constructive diplomacy" on the Ukraine issue and urged that any steps that increase tension need to be avoided by all sides in the larger interest of international peace and security.
Kerala: Opposition boycotts Governor's policy address
Feb 18, 2022, at 04:53 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Budget Session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly got off to a tumultuous start with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition boycotting Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan's policy address on Friday.
In rare order Calcutta High Court allows woman to terminate pregnancy after 35 weeks
Feb 18, 2022, at 06:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a rare order, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed a woman to terminate her pregnancy after 35 weeks, reports said.
My comment has been twisted: Charanjit Channi clarifies 'UP, Bihar De Bhaiye' remark
Feb 18, 2022, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who is facing a huge backlash over his "UP, Bihar de bhaiye" remark ahead of assembly elections in the state, Thursday clarified that his statement was twisted and misrepresented.
Feb 18, 2022, at 03:47 am
Fatehgarh Sahib/Punjab/IBNS: Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh was removed from his post because he did not agree to provide free electricity to the poor.
Dynastic politicians think only about their families: PM Modi in Uttar Pradesh
Feb 18, 2022, at 02:38 am
Fatehpur/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an all-out attack on the opposition parties and said that dynastic politicians start thinking from their family and it ends on the family itself and a state as big as Uttar Pradesh cannot be run with such frivolous thinking.
Assam: Wanted poacher arrested from Kerela
Feb 18, 2022, at 01:15 am
Guwahati/UNI: A poacher from Assam who was accused of being involved in the killing of a one-horned man was arrested in Kerala on Thursday.
Assam government to constitute 10th addition to Kaziranga National Park
Feb 17, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As per provision of section 35 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the Assam government has declared its intention to constitute a definite area of land as National Park in the name of 10th Addition to Kaziranga National Park.
Assam Education Minister inaugurate free Textbooks distribution programme
Feb 17, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu on Thursday inaugurated the ceremonial dispatch of free textbooks for the academic session 2022-23 at Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation (ASTPPC) Ltd textbooks godown at Bonda, Narengi in Guwahati.
Propaganda: AAP's Raghav Chadha slams Kumar Vishwas over his allegations against Kejriwal
Feb 17, 2022, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday slammed his former party colleague Kumar Vishwas, who has alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wanted to become either the Punjab Chief Minister or the Prime Minister of an independent nation named Khalistan.
Will give free electricity to farmers: Amit Shah promises UP voters
Feb 17, 2022, at 09:21 pm
Firozabad/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, while appealing to the people to give a second chance to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, announced that free electricity will be given to the farmers.
BJP govt has no understanding of economic policy: Manmohan Singh
Feb 17, 2022, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming the Modi government, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the current dispensation has "no understanding of economic policy" at a time the country is recuperating from a post-COVID-19 financial downslide.