Jharkhand coalmine tragedy: Death toll touches 10
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:43 am
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The death toll in the tragedy which hit ECL Rajmahal Coal Mine in Jharkhand touched 10 on Friday, officials said.
Thousands of Buddhist devotees arrive in Bodh Gaya to attend holy Kalchakra puja
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:31 am
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): More than 50,000 Buddhist monks and devotees have landed in Bodh Gaya to attend the Kalchakra puja which starts from Jan 2.
New twist adds in Arunachal’s political drama: CM Khandu claims support of 49 MLAs
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:11 am
Guwahati, Dec 30 (IBNS) : A new twist was added to the political drama in Arunachal Pradesh after Chief Minister Pema Khandu claimed majority support and the BJP backed him.
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Promising easier digital payments and transactions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the BHIM app here.
West Bengal Police calls Dhulagarh violence a local incident
Dec 31, 2016, at 01:28 am
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Weeks after a massive violence hit West Bengal's Dhulagarh, the state police on Thursday claimed that the incident was an outcome of a dispute between two local groups over a local issue.
UP crisis: Mulayam Singh Yadav expels son Akhilesh Yadav from Samajwadi Party
Dec 31, 2016, at 01:11 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): The rift within the Samajwadi Party became wider before the Uttar Pradesh Assmebly polls as party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years.
India to supply additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from Jan 1
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): From the first day of the new year, Jan 1, 2017, additional power transfer of 80MW to Nepal is expected to commence, Indian government said on Friday.
Poor Bihar woman sells her buffalo to construct toilet at home
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:37 am
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A rural woman in Bihar sold off her buffalo to construct a toilet in her home, giving a new push to the government’s campaign against open defecation.
Centre laundering country's internal security details to China firm: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:28 am
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the BJP-ruled NDA government in Centre is forwarding information, relating to country's internal security, to a Chinese company.
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:26 am
Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Sri Shankara National Centre for Cancer Prevention & Research and Adamya Chetana Seva Utsav-2017 on Friday at Bengaluru.
Mulayam Singh Yadav expels Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav for 6 years
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:22 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday expelled leader Ram Gopal Yadav and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav issues show-cause notice to Akhilesh Yadav
Dec 31, 2016, at 12:01 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): Troubles grew within the Samajwadi Party as party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and leader Akhilesh Yadav, media reports said.
Whole exercise was undertaken without forethought and planning: Congress on currency ban
Dec 30, 2016, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre on its cash ban move, the Congress on Friday said whole exercise was undertaken without forethought and planning.
Tapas Pal arrest: TMC attacks Centre
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Trnamool Congress on Friday alleged that the arrest of its MP Tapas Pal is connected with the party's stand against the Centre's move of currency ban.
BHIM App will be simple to use: Modi
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched mobile app which will aim at making digital payments easier at Digi-Dhan Mela here.
CBI arrests Tapas Pal in connection with Rose Valley chit fund scam
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Tapas Pal in connection with multi-crore Rose Valley financial scam, officials said.
Rose Valley chit fund scam probe: TMC MP Tapas Pal arrested
Dec 30, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal has been arrested in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
India's first transgender principal Manobi Bandyopadhyay resigns
Dec 30, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): India's maiden transgender principal of Krishnanagar Women's College in West Bengal's Nadia district, Manobi Bandyopadhyay, resigned from her post, just one year six months after her appointment, reports said on Friday.
Nine bodies recovered, all 10 mining equipment extracted from Jharkhand coalmine
Dec 30, 2016, at 08:48 pm
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The central Ministry of Coal has said in an afternoon update that nine bodies have been recovered and 10 mining equipment extracted from the ill-fated ECL Rajmahal Coal Mine in Jharkhand.
Villagers rush in to loot banned currency dumped in field
Dec 30, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Villagers scrambled to loot banned Indian currency notes after they were found dumped in an open field in Bihar.
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Jharkhand mine collapse
Dec 30, 2016, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the Jharkhand mine collapse.
Arunachal : PPA calls emergency meeting after suspending CM Khandu and six other MLAs
Dec 30, 2016, at 06:12 pm
Guwahati, Dec. 30 (IBNS) : The ruling People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) called an emergency meeting on Friday after the party suspended its seven legislators, including Chief Minister Pena Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.
West Bengal: Foggy weather leads to bus accident, 40 hurt
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:17 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): At least 40 people were injured when a bus smashed into a standing truck on NH-6 in West Bengal in the wee hours of Friday, reports said.
Jharkhand: Mine collapses in Lalmatia, traps over 40
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:06 pm
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IBNS): At least 40 people are feared to be trapped inside a mine after it collapsed in Jharkhand's Lalmatia, reports said.
Dec 30, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Pune, Dec 30 (IBNS): Fire broke out at 'Bakes and Cakes' bakery in Pune city has left at least six people kille on Friday, media reports said.
People for Better Treatment activists walk to demand justice for medical negligence victims
Dec 30, 2016, at 09:19 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): People for Better Treatment (PBT), a Kolkata-based patients' organisation to fight for a better healthcare system, on Thursday held a rally in the city, seeking justice for the victims of medical negligence.
Drunk driving: Police to cancel license on spot, says Bengal Transport Minister
Dec 30, 2016, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that state police have been ordered to take strictest action against drink-n-drive.
RSS likely to hold march-past in Kolkata on Jan 14
Dec 30, 2016, at 04:23 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): When few parts of West Bengal have been hit by communal clashes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to hold a march-past in Kolkata on January 14, where organization's chief Mohan Bhagwat would be present, RSS sources said.
Assam govt decides to rename Assam Secretariat as Janata Bhavan
Dec 30, 2016, at 03:14 am
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Assam government has decided to re-name Assam Secretariat as 'Janata Bhavan'.
J&K: Hours after his release, police re-arrest separatist leader Masrat Aalam
Dec 30, 2016, at 02:50 am
Jammu, Dec 29 (IBNS): Masrat Alam, senior separatist leader and close associate of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was released from Kathua jail on Thursday and later re-arrested as he has numerous PSA cases against him.