Dec 24, 2020, at 09:46 pm
After 28 years, a Catholic priest and a nun were found guilty on Tuesday of murdering a fellow nun in India's southernmost state Kerala, leading to the state's longest running murder investigation.
Kerala: Police register case against 3 IUML activists in the murder of DYFI worker
Dec 24, 2020, at 09:21 pm
Kasaragod/UNI: Police have registered a case against three activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) for plotting and murdering of a DYFI activist in Kanahangad late on Wednesday night.
Kashmir: Four OGWs of Al-Badr arrested in Pulwama
Dec 24, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Al-Badr militant outfit were arrested in a joint operation by security forces in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Ready for talks, but govt needs to come up with concrete proposal: Farmers' Unions
Dec 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Rejecting the government proposal for the next round of talks, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Farmers' Unions on Wednesday said that the government needs to come up with a concrete proposal in writing with an open mind so that the next round of talks can be initiated.
Congress delegation calls on President Kovind over farmers' issue
Dec 24, 2020, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Congress delegation on Thursday called on President Ram Nath Kovind with a demand of the repeal of the farm laws that have triggered massive protests by the farmers.
Rabindranath Tagore wanted India to be Atmanirbhar: PM Modi on Visva Bharati Centenary celebrations
Dec 24, 2020, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday once again pitched in for an Atmanirbhar or a self-reliant country on the occasion of the 100 years of Visva Bharati University which is located in West Bengal.
West Bengal: Several BJYM activists injured as police lathicharge during agitation in Khardah
Dec 24, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists, including a few women, were seriously injured as police restored to lathicharge during an agitation outside Khardah Police Station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday night over the arrest of a local BJYM leader, reports said.
Rajnath Singh, Japanese Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo discuss security situation in region
Dec 24, 2020, at 06:41 am
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with the Minister of Defence of Japan Kishi Nobuo on Tuesday.
Bengal: Day ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's rally, Trinamool Congress shows strength in Kanthi
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The ruling Trinamool Congress, spearheaded by two of its senior leaders, on Wednesday showed its strength in West Bengal's Kanthi, where its former MLA Suvendu Adhikari will hold a counter rally as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man the next day.
J&K: Dheeraj Gupta reviews objections regarding Unified Building Code
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:42 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta today chaired a meeting with senior officers of Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to discuss the objections received on the Unified Building Code which was uploaded on the website of the department.
J&K: 15-day training on dairy farming concludes at SKUAST-Jammu
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:23 am
Srinagar: A fifteen days training programme on “Scientific Interventions to Improve Productivity of Dairy Animals” sponsored by Tiger Division of Indian Army under Operation Sadbhavna) today concludes here at Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura campus.
After Rahul Gandhi's attack, Centre says India-Russia summit cancelled over Covid-19 pandemic
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attacked Centre over the cancellation of India-Russia annual summit citing media reports, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday denounced the criticisms as "false and misleading."
Jammu and Kashmir: JKTPO, DGFT hosts virtual exporters' registration, promotion workshop
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:12 am
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO), in association with Office of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), today organised a virtual capacity building workshop on Export Registration.
'New online system to transparency, efficiency in the PWD'
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:08 am
Srinagar: The development of web portal J&K Public Works Department Online Management System (JKPWDOMS) will help in establishing transparent and efficient work management in the department, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today said.
Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST-K holds skill development training on Crop Modelling
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:04 am
Srinagar: A 10-day skill development course on ‘Hands-on Crop Modelling using DSSAT’ for the students and scholars of various agricultural universities from across the country today concluded at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir.
State Election Commission ensured smooth counting: SEC
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:00 am
Srinagar: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma, has lauded the efforts of all the employees engaged in the counting of votes for all the DDC Constituencies that began at 9.00 am today in all the 20 Districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
Former Assam DGP SV Subramanian passes away
Dec 24, 2020, at 01:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Police on Wednesday mourned the demise of former Director-General of Police SV Subramanian.
Fight me politically, not through NIA, CBI, ED: Mehbooba Mufti
Dec 24, 2020, at 01:32 am
Srinagar/UNI: Accusing BJP-led centre of terrorizing her family and friends in the name of investigation, former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that "the saffron party should fight with her politically and not through NIA, CBI and ED."
Many organizations plan to resume anti-CAA protests in Assam
Dec 23, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Guwahati: Various organizations of Assam have planned to resume anti Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 stir in the state from Dec 24.
Large number of ammunition recovered in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills
Dec 23, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS : Police have recovered a large quantity of ammunition in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district on Wednesday.
Cheques distributed to beneficiaries under Meghalaya Piggery Mission
Dec 23, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Shillong/IBNS: The Meghalaya Livestock Enterprises Advancement Society (M-LEADS) distributed cheques to selected Cooperatives Societies/IVCS drawn from different parts of the State under the Meghalaya Piggery Mission at a function held at the State Convention Centre, Shillong.
Narendra Modi to release next instalment under PM-KISAN on Friday
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the next instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Dec 25 at 12 noon via video conferencing.
Karnataka imposes night curfew to curb the spread of mutant coronavirus
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has imposed night curfew--10 pm to 6 am--till January 2 over fears of mutant strain of coronavirus which is 70 per cent more infectious.
Byculla jail forcing to wear convict’s uniform: Indrani Mukerjea moves court
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indrani Mukerja, the prime accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, has alleged that the prison authority is forcing her to wear a convict’s uniform.
New COVID-19 strain: Night curfew in Karnataka till January 2
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka government on Wednesday imposed night curfew for ten days across the state as a precautionary measure amid the new Covid-19 virus scare.
Bengal: BJP sends show cause notice to Agnimitra Paul for 'anti-party' remarks
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday sent a show cause notice to its women's wing president Agnimitra Paul for "anti-party" remarks.
Sister Abhaya murder case: Life sentences awarded to Fr Thomas Kottoor, Sister Sephy
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court here on Wednesday pronounced the quantum of punishment in the Sister Abhaya murder case.
Lotus Blooms in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP tweets after DDC polls results
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party has thanked people of the region for their 'univocal belief in the politics of development and good governance' after the party clinched 74 seats in Jammu and Kashmir's DDC polls.
5 Trinamool Congress MPs meet farmers at Singhu border, Mamata speaks to protesters again
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met farmers, who are on a relay hunger strike at Delhi-Haryana border protesting against the new farm laws enacted by the central government.
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi on India's Covid vaccination strategy
Dec 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that while several nations are already in the process of administering Covid-19 vaccination, apparently no step in this direction has been taken in India.