SER win Govind Vallabh Pant Shied for efficient in National Railway Week Celebrations
Apr 24, 2017, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS) South Eastern Railway (SER) bagged the coveted Govind Vallabh Pant Shield for overall efficiency among all the Zonal Railways in the 62nd National Railway Week Celebrations at Board’s level at a mega function held at Raipur, Chhatishgarh on Saturday, 22.04.2017.
Apr 24, 2017, at 10:32 pm
On April 15, 2017, State Home Minister R. Lalzirliana reiterated that the Mizoram Government was ready to carry out repatriation of Bru (also known as Reang) families lodged at six relief camps in Tripura, and that the State Government had 'completed all formalities' which were supposed to be done in connection with the repatriation process. He also stated that, though the Supreme Court had called, on March 28, 2017, for status quo to be maintained; it clarified that people who wanted to move back should be asked to go.
Apr 24, 2017, at 10:30 pm
The practice of condemning an individual or a particular group for following 'certain religious practices' in the name of blasphemy has intensified acts of violence in Pakistan. In the latest blasphemy case, Mashal Khan, a student, was brutally lynched by his own hostel mates at Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in broad daylight on April 13, 2017, after being accused of blasphemy. The deceased was a resident of Swabi and a student at AWKU's Journalism and Mass Communications department. A friend of the deceased student said that a mob attacked and beat him, before shooting him in the head and chest. The mob then continued to beat his body with sticks.
Three Kolkata schools face protest over fee hike
Apr 24, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged hike in admission and tuition fees, guardians of students of three Kolkata schools staged demonstration at those school premises and blocked nearby roads on Monday, reports said.
Panchayats are effective ways to fulfil aspirations of rural India says PM Modi
Apr 24, 2017, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, pr 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, greeted the people serving the nation through Panchayati Raj institutions across India while the day was commemorated on April 24 across the country.
PDP leader Abdul Gani shot dead in south Kashmir
Apr 24, 2017, at 09:15 pm
Srinagar, Apr 2 (IBNS): Suspected militants shot dead ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, police said.
Kashmir : PDP leader shot dead by militants
Apr 24, 2017, at 08:33 pm
Srinagar, Apr 22 (IBNS) : Ruling People's Democratic Party's Pulwama district President Abdul Gani Dar was shotd dead by militants in Rohmoo village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Sunday, media reports said.
Conducive atmosphere must be created for peace talks in Kashmir : CM Mehbooba Mufti tells PM Modi
Apr 24, 2017, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the deteriorating situation in the state and called for creating a conducive atmosphere for peace talks in the violence-torn valley, reports said.
Tamil Nadu Minister Jaykumar offers to resign to facilitate merger of AIADMK factions
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Chennai, Apr 24 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar has offered to resign as a "good will gesture" to create a conducive atmosphere for merger talks between the two warring factions of the ruling AIADMK, which is scheduled to be held on Monday, media reports said.
Supreme Court reinstates transferred Kerala DGP
Apr 24, 2017, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS) : In a setback to the LDF-led Kerala Government, the Supreme Court on Monday reinstated transferred Director General of Police (DGP) TP Senkumrear, media reports said.
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Mehbooba Mufti meets Modi over Kashmir problem, PM talks reconciliation
Apr 24, 2017, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks over the deteriorating security situation in the state that has caused concern for the ruling PDP-BJP alliance, reports said.
Watchman in Jayalaltihaa's tea estate allegedly murdered
Apr 24, 2017, at 05:34 pm
Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, Apr 24 (IBNS) : A watchman in late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's Kodanadu Tea Estate in the Nilgiris was found dead in the early hours of Monday, The Times of India reported.
Exit polls predict BJP sweep in Delhi civic polls
Apr 24, 2017, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) : Exit polls predicted a BJP sweep in three civic elections in the AAP-held Delhi voting for which was held on Sunday, medias reports said.
Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as BAI President
Apr 24, 2017, at 03:16 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): President of the Assam Badminton Association Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the new interim head of the Badminton Association of India.
150 gold biscuits seized from Kolkata metro station, 2 held
Apr 24, 2017, at 01:29 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): Based on credible source inputs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday recovered as many as 150 pieces of smuggled gold biscuits from M.G. Road metro station area in Kolkata and arrested two persons in connection with the case, reports said.
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's protesting farmers suspend strike till May 25 following CM's promise
Apr 24, 2017, at 01:13 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu farmers, who have been protesting at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar for the last 39 days, called off their strike following assurance from state Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami, media reports said on Sunday.
Apr 24, 2017, at 12:50 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Voting has ended for three municipal bodies' election in national capital Delhi on Sunday.
Bengali actor Hiran Chatterjee meets road mishap near Kolkata
Apr 24, 2017, at 12:11 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): Bengali film industry (Tollywood)'s actor Hiran Chatterjee was injured in a road accident at Ranihati area in Howrah district of West Bengal, barely 30 kms from Kolkata, on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Sonu Nigam now posts video of azaan from his home
Apr 23, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Mumbai, Apr 23 (IBNS): Singer Sonu Nigam has sparked off another controversy as he has now shared a video on social media in which azaan could be heard.
Land scandals: Sushil Modi dismayed at Nitish's 'enigmatic’ silence over Lalu family
Apr 23, 2017, at 08:32 pm
Patna, April 23 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has expressed surprise at the way Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has continued maintaining mysterious silence over the RJD chief Lalu Prasad family’s alleged bids to capture land plots in various Indian cities through front companies.
MCD election: 16 pct turnout till 12 noon
Apr 23, 2017, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Voting for the high profile Municipal Corporations of Delhi witnessed a 16 percent turnout till noon on Sunday, media reports said.
TN CM meets protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar
Apr 23, 2017, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Sunday met the Tamil Nadu farmers, who have been protesting at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar for the last 39 days.
New India can be realised through cooperation of all state: PM Modi at NITI Aayog
Apr 23, 2017, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that as a former Chief Minister, he is convinced that the vision of “New India†can only be realised through the combined effort and cooperation of all States and Chief Ministers.
Make in India gets metro boost, local procurement made mandatory
Apr 23, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): With rapid expansion of metro rail projects in the country, the Ministry of Urban Development has taken several far reaching decisions to promote Make in India campaign.
Apr 23, 2017, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): A news item has been published recently that lady tourists were allowed entry into Taj Mahal only after making them remove the saffron scarves inscribed with Ram naam.
Three men transporting buffaloes beaten up in Delhi
Apr 23, 2017, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Activists of animal rights group have allegedly beat three men in posh South Delhi, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Farmers drink urine on 40th day of protest
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Chennai, Apr 23 (IBNS): In order to grab the attention of the Prime Minister towards their demands, protesting farmers drank urine, as the protest entered the 40th day, on Saturday, media reports.
Delhi votes for MCD Elections 2017
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): The national capital on Sunday is voting for three municipal corporations of Delhi.
DMK leader M K Stalin lashes out at centre for imposing Hindi language
Apr 23, 2017, at 03:53 am
Chennai, Apr 22 (IBNS): After the protest over the writing of Hindi letters in the milestones of the national highway in Tamil Nadu, DMK leader M K Stalin lashed out at the centre for imposing Hindi in every aspects of the country and made scathing attacks on the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on Saturday, media reports.
Pramila Rani Brahma directs Assam forest officials to involve more plantation drives
Apr 23, 2017, at 03:34 am
Guwahati, Apr 22 (IBNS) : Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Saturday directed the officials of state forest department to involve more plantation drives across the state.