Assam govt to constitute six communities committee to expedite process for granting ST status

Mar 15, 2018, at 04:12 am

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Assam government will constitute a committee consisting of representatives of six communities to facilitate liaison between them and the government to expedite the process of according ST status to these communities.

Assam: Miscreants damage statue of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Sonowal orders action against culprits

Mar 15, 2018, at 03:34 am

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): After Kolkata, unidentified persons now damaged and defaced a statue of BJP ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Lower Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

Sonowal directs Assam Food department to take measures for price stabilization of essential commodities

Mar 15, 2018, at 03:18 am

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): With a view to ensure stabilization of prices of essential commodities and generating greater consumer awareness, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to prepare a road map and take up comprehensive measures.

Alert Railway men saves injured person lying inside Railway track near Bansberia

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:52 am

WPI inlation remains unchanged in February

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:29 am

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) : India's wholesale price for all commodities  for the month of February, 2018 remained unchanged at its previous month level of 115.8 (Provisional), official data released by the Government on Wednesday said.

Jet Airways to deepen domestic presence with 144 new weekly flights this summer

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:23 am

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Continuing its focus on growing its domestic presence, Jet Airways, an international airline, on Wednesday said it will introduce 144 weekly flights in the first phase of its forthcoming Summer schedule.

“Innovation Cell” to be set up in HRD Ministry to boost Innovation: Prakash Javadekar

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:18 am

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): An Innovation Cell in the Ministry of Human Resource Development will be created to further strengthen the innovation efforts. 

GVK appoints Zaha Hadid Architects for designing the Navi Mumbai International Airport

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:13 am

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): The GVK led Navi Mumbai International Airport (P) Limited (NMIAL), today announced the appointment of the globally renowned firm, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) to design the Navi Mumbai International Airport’s Terminal 1 and ATC Tower.

Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party wins Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:01 am

Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): In a major development, Samajwadi Party registered a thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat as the by-poll result was declared on Wednesday.

BJP's saffron wave stops in UP, Bihar bypolls; Results show people's anger, says Rahul Gandhi

Mar 15, 2018, at 12:55 am

Lucknow/ Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS) : In what may be a redeeming scene for the opposition, the  Bharaitya Janata Party on Wednesday received a stunning body blow losing byelections in four  out of five constituencies  in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar of which three were Lok Sabha seats held by the party.

Defeat of BJP in Yogi Adityanath's bastion gave a strong message before LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav

Mar 15, 2018, at 12:21 am

Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): After his party registered victory in the two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the recently held by-polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked the ruling BJP and said victory in the bastion of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a strong message before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Yogi Adityanath accepts people's verdict after defeat in UP by-polls

Mar 14, 2018, at 11:28 pm

Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the result of the by-polls in his state, in which his party suffered defeat, was 'unexpected'.

Maran brothers discharged from illegal telephone exchange case for lack of evidence

Mar 14, 2018, at 09:44 pm

Chennai, Mar 14 (IBNS) : In a huge relief to  former   Union minister Dayanidhi Maran and his media tycoon elder brother Kalanidhi Maran, a special CBI court on Wednesday discharged them and five others from the decade-old illegal telephone exchange case, reports said.

Beginning of the end starts: Mamata Banerjee on BJP's defeat in UP by-polls

Mar 14, 2018, at 09:01 pm

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Reacting to the stunning performance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the beginning of the end has started hinting at a possible downfall of the BJP in 2019 General Election.

Free for all in Gujarat Assembly

Mar 14, 2018, at 09:00 pm

Amedagad, Mar 14 (IBNS) : Fisticuffs and kickboxing were on lavish display while expletives spluttered as members of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress went for a free for all in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday, reports said.

Government passes budget in Lok Sabha through voice vote

Mar 14, 2018, at 07:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): The government has passed the union budget for fiscal year 2018-2019 in Lok Sabha through  voice vote, media reports said.

BJP receives blow in UP, struggles in Bihar

Mar 14, 2018, at 07:48 pm

Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): In a major blow to the saffron brigade, the BJP is on the verge of losing both the Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, bypolls for which were held recently,  media reports said.

By-poll results: SP still leads in UP, BJP ahead in Bihar

Mar 14, 2018, at 07:07 pm

Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): Updated information on bypolls revealed that Samajwadi Party (SP) has taken a lead in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies, which are considered as the bastions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityananth and deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya respectively.

Over 28,000 teaching posts upto High school level lying vacant in Assam

Mar 14, 2018, at 07:05 pm

Guwahati, March 14 : Over 32,000 posts, including 28,000 teaching posts, are lying vacant in the government run schools in Assam.

Telangana: Maoist Collapse

Mar 14, 2018, at 06:43 pm

At least 10 cadres of the ‘Telangana State Committee (TSC)’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter near the Pujari Kanker Forest under the Pamed Police Station limits in the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, on March 1, 2018. According to reports, acting on tip-off about a ‘big meeting’ of CPI-Maoists in the area, personnel from the Greyhounds[the elite anti-Maoist force of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Police] and Chhattisgarh Police started a combing operation. The combing team came across an estimated 50 to 100 CPI-Maoist cadres and asked them to surrender, but the Maoists opened fire. In the retaliatory fire, Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Maoists, while the remaining rebel force managed to escape.  B. Susheel Kumar, a Greyhounds commando, also lost his life in the encounter.

Nagaland: Democratic Consolidation

Mar 14, 2018, at 06:33 pm

Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya on March 6, 2018, stated that the Naga ‘political issue’ would be resolved within six months. He further asserted that if Nagaland and the Northeast were to progress, then the Naga issue should be brought to a conclusion and the welfare of the Nagas should be on the agenda.

President Kovind says Hawking's courage and resilience will remain an inspiration for generations

Mar 14, 2018, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): President of India, Ramnath Kovind expressed grief at the passing away of British physicist Stephen Hawking and said the scientist's courage and resilience will remain an inspiration for generations.

BJP trails in UP by-polls, likely setback in Bihar

Mar 14, 2018, at 06:08 pm

Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): As counting progresses on Wednesday for the recently held bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the BJP has once again started trailing in both the by-poll seats in Uttar Pradesh with a likely setback in Bihar, media reports said.

Manipur : Insurgent groups call for boycott of PM Modi’s visit and state-wide shut down on March 16

Mar 14, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Imphal, March 14 (IBNS): The Coordinating Committee (CorCom), an umbrella group of six underground Manipuri outfits has called for a boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur and a state-wide shut down on March 16.

BJP gains in Bihar, leads in Gorakhpur seat of UP

Mar 14, 2018, at 05:47 pm

Patna/Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in two of the three by-poll seats in Bihar while surging ahead of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur constituency, media reports said.

Samajwadi Party takes lead in UP's Phulpur Lok Sabha seat

Mar 14, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Lucknow, Mar 14 (IBNS): After trailing initially, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has taken a lead in the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.

Bihar,Uttar Pradesh by-polls: BJP ahead in Gorakhpur, RJD takes early lead in Araria

Mar 14, 2018, at 03:20 pm

Lucknow/Patna, Mar 14 (IBNS): Counting of votes for the crucial by-elections to two parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh and a parliamentary seat and two assembly seats in Bihar held recently are currently going on.

National Integration Tour: Students from Shopian, Kulgam visit New Delhi

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:42 am

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): As part of the Indian Army’s ongoing outreach programme to foster the spirit of National Integration across the entire swathe of the country, a tour comprising of 28 boys between the age of 13 to 30 years, accompanied by two teachers from Shopian and Kulgam districts of J&K visited New Delhi from Mar 11 to Mar 15, officials said.

India fully committed to Intellectual Property Rights, says Suresh Prabhu

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:35 am

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu inaugurated a 2 days National Conference on Counterfeiting and Role of Enforcement Agencies in New Delhi on Tuesday.

PM Modi reviews progress towards ODF targets in four states

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:30 am

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the Collectors of the four States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and Jammu and Kashmir.