Political parties back govt's stand on Doklam situation
Jul 15, 2017, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Leading political parties on Friday supported the NDA government's stand on the Doklam situation, which has led to a month-long stand-off with China at the Sikkim border.
Kaziranga flood: Assam forest minister orders park authority to protect animals
Jul 15, 2017, at 05:04 am
Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS): Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Friday ordered the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authority to take appropriate measures to protect wild animals including one horned rhinoceros from poachers which have been moved to the nearest Karbi hill areas.
Assam flood situation remains grim, death toll climbs to 52
Jul 15, 2017, at 04:42 am
Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam remained grim even on Friday as three more lives were claimed, which took the death toll to 52.
Adivasis go on rampage during protest rally in West Bengal's Raiganj
Jul 15, 2017, at 04:29 am
Kolkata/Raigunj, Jul 14 (IBNS): A rally, held by Adivasis to protest against the alleged sexual harassment of four tribal women, turned violent in Raiganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Friday, reports said.
Kolkata: Mentally challenged man climbs up Howrah Bridge, rescued unhurt
Jul 15, 2017, at 03:43 am
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): A mentally unstable man reportedly climbed atop the Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) in Kolkata on Friday morning, blocking traffic in the area during the pick office hours.
Darjeeling unrest: Several establishments torched, Centre directed to send 4 more CRPF companies
Jul 15, 2017, at 03:34 am
Darjeeling, July 14 (IBNS): A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, on Friday directed the Central government to send four more companies of paramilitary forces to Darjeeling hills in next the 48 hours.
Assam forest department arrests five poachers
Jul 15, 2017, at 03:05 am
Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS): Assam forest department personnel on Friday morning arrested five poachers and recovered several parts of wild animals in lower Assam’s Barpeta district, officials said.
President Inaugurates 7th Edition of KKM Memorial Gold Cup - Rural Football Tournament
Jul 15, 2017, at 02:12 am
Jangipur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, July 14 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 7th Edition of Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee Rural Football Tournament at Mackenzie Park Football Ground in Murshidabad district on Friday.
Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defence Services calls on PM Modi
Jul 15, 2017, at 02:09 am
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Sr. Gen. U Min Aung Hliang, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defence Services called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
Passport Seva Kendra at Beadon Street to be inaugurated tomorrow
Jul 15, 2017, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, July 14 (IBNS): Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK), Beadon Street will be inaugurated on 15.07.2017 at Beadon Street Post Office, Kolkata – 700 006 by M.J.Akbar, The MoS for External Affairs.
President of India inaugurates Satya Bharti School in Kanidighi, Murshidabad
Jul 14, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata, July 14 (IBNS) Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, inaugurated the new school of Satya Bharti Foundation at Kanidighi in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Friday.
Jul 14, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Mumbai, July 14 (IBNS): Comedy group AIB has landed itself in a controversy after they were accused of posting offensive content on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
West Bengal: 1 dead after explosion in firecracker factory in South 24 Parganas
Jul 14, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were injured in a major explosion inside a firecracker factory at Champahati area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Friday, reports said.
Narada sting: CBI team visits TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's Kolkata residence, she denies
Jul 14, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): A three-member team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday morning questioned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar at her residence at Madhyamgram in Kolkata's neighbourhood in connection with the Narada sting, sources said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in Kolkata bank, no casualty reported
Jul 14, 2017, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, Jul 14 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a nationalised bank in south Kolkata's Shakespeare Sarani police station area on Friday morning.
Two killed, several injured in Gujarat caste clashes
Jul 14, 2017, at 08:11 pm
Ahmedabad, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Two persons have been killed and several injured in caste clashes in Halvad town of Gujarat's Saurashtra region, The Hindu reported.
Supreme Court asks Maharashtra government if the Kinara Masjid can be regularised or not
Jul 14, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Mumbai, Jul 14 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India on Friday, responding to a petition from Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah Trust, modified its order regarding removal of encroachment from the area, according to media reports.
JD-U asks Lalu to declare property, source of income as alliance reaches critical stage
Jul 14, 2017, at 07:45 pm
Patna, Jul 14 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The JD-U led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked its ally, RJD president Lalu Prasad to declare his property and their sources of income, giving a new twist to the crisis the ruling coalition is in.
Newly-recruited militant captured with arms in Kashmir
Jul 14, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Srinagar, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday captured a recently-recruited militant from an orchard in North Kashmir’s Bandipora town.
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Manipur Encounter Killings
Jul 14, 2017, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe various cases of alleged fake encounters in Manipur, reports said.
UP CM Adityanath calls urgent security meeting after explosive found in Assembly
Jul 14, 2017, at 05:38 pm
Lucknow, Jul 14 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called an urgent high level security meeting after an explosive substance was found inside the state Assembly on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan Foreign Office says it's considering visa for Kulbhushan's mother
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Office said on Thursday that it was considering granting visa to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, report said.
West Bengal: 2 kids electrocuted, another seriously hurt in North 24 Parganas
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:35 am
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): Two children died and a teenager was seriously injured after touching an electric fence at Sendanga area under Ashoknagar Police Station limits in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday evening, reports said.
India takes tough stand against China's offer to mediate in Kashmir
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:19 am
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): India strongly rejected to China's offer to mediate in Kashmir with an aim to bring peace in the region on Thursday, media reports said.
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:17 am
Kolkata, Jul 13 (IBNS): A taxi driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly entertaining an air hostess's molestation inside his moving cab in Kolkata, reports said.
BSF jawan missing from flood-hit Assam
Jul 14, 2017, at 03:54 am
Guwahati, July 13 ((IBNS): A jawan of Border Security Force (BSF) went missing from an inundated border post in Assam’s Dhubri district along the Bangladesh border on Wednesday night, officials said.
Rijiju conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Assam, ministerial group of Centre to visit soon
Jul 14, 2017, at 03:08 am
Guwahati, July 13 (IBNS): While Assam is still struggling with the devastating flood claiming already 49 lives and affecting over 1.74 million people of 26 districts out of 32, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Thursday undertook an aerial survey of flood-affected districts of the state.
We have 80 MLAs, what Laluji says will happen ultimately: RJD legislator
Jul 14, 2017, at 01:10 am
Patna, July 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The RJD led by Lalu Prasad on Thursday literally threatened the JD-U saying their decision will be supreme since they are the largest block in the Bihar assembly.
Kashmir: Mehbooba remembers 1931 Martyrs
Jul 14, 2017, at 12:48 am
Srinagar, July 13 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday joined the people of the state in remembering the Martyrs of 1931.
No AC, saffron towel, sofa for field visits, Yogi Adityanath orders his officials
Jul 14, 2017, at 12:43 am
Lucknow, July 13 (IBNS): Urging to stop all 'show offs', Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath strictly ordered his officials not to indulge in the arrangements of air conditioner, saffron towel, sofa during his field visits, media reports said on Thursday.