Rahul Gandhi greets nation on Pongal, Makar Sankranti and Bihu
Jan 14, 2017, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Pongal, Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu.
Cold wave sweeps Kashmir, mercury dips to the lowest
Jan 14, 2017, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IBNS) : The severe cold wave condition continued in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum temperature dipped further to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius on Friday, recording the season's coldest night so far.
Man found dead in Kolkata canal
Jan 14, 2017, at 05:21 pm
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): The body of an elderly man was recovered from a canal near Garia railway station in Kolkata on Saturday, reports said.
Islamic Research Foundation moves Delhi HC challenging ban
Jan 14, 2017, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) has moved Delhi High Court challenging the government's ban on the NGO, reports said.
PM Modi greets nation on Pongal, Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu and Pongal.
Bihar govt announces to grant benefits of 7th pay commission to striking teachers
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:34 am
Patna, Jan 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Thousands of contractual schoolteachers in Bihar came to know it from a close when they forced the state government in Bihar to concede to their demands for the second time in the past few months.
Bhopal survivors laud Chief Judicial Magistrate's decision to summon Dow Chemical Company
Jan 14, 2017, at 03:17 am
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IBNS): Leaders of five organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Friday welcomed the decision of the Chief Judicial Magistrate to summon The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) through email.
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Bus mows down woman in Kolkata, class-V students dies after rammed by dumper in W. Medinipur
Jan 14, 2017, at 02:22 am
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): A middle-aged woman was killed and her husband was injured when speeding public bus lost its control and hit their motorcycle at Kaikhali area under Baguiati Police Station limits on Friday morning, reports said.
Kharagpur shooting: Police books 7, 4 more on loose
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:32 am
Kolkata/Kharagpur, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday arrested seven persons who are involved in Wednesday's Kharagpur shootout from several areas of West Medinipur and neighbouring state Jharkhand, officials said.
Mamata Banerjee hands over keys of Bonhooghly Tenement Redevelopment Project
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:12 am
Kolkata, jan 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Oon Friday handed over keys to the owner’s of the apartments of “Bonoriniâ€, the much awaited Bonhooghly Tenement Project - a unique Public Private Partnership initiative inspired by the Chief Minister herself & taken up by Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation Department, Government Of West Bengal, Siddha Group & Eden Realty Group.
Jan 14, 2017, at 12:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Rejecting Kolkata Police's decision, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, led by Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on Friday granted permission to BJP's ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to host Mohan Bhagwat's rally in city's Brigade Parade Ground, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday.
Vice President greets people on Makar Sankranti and Pongal
Jan 14, 2017, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Friday greeted the people of India on the eve of Makar Sankranti and Pongal.
Lieutenant General Sarath Chand takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff
Jan 14, 2017, at 12:24 am
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Sarath Chand took over as Vice Chief of Army Staff and paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, on Friday.
Khadi calendar featuring PM Modi triggers controversy
Jan 13, 2017, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): The calendar and diary of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has triggered a controversy as the covers of them featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning the charkha.
Death threat to Sourav Ganguly: 1 booked from Midnapore city
Jan 13, 2017, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday morning arrested one man from Midnapore city in West Bengal's West Medinipur district for sending letter with death threat to former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, officials said.
Sanitation: Bihar schoolgirl becomes a role model for society
Jan 13, 2017, at 10:28 pm
Patna, Jan 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A 10-year-old schoolgirl has emerged as a role model for the society for her unique sanitation campaign.
Kolkata: Human skulls, bones found in Behala
Jan 13, 2017, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday recovered few human skulls and bones from a garbage dump at Biren Roy Road (East) area under Behala Police Station limits in Kolkata, reports said.
Efforts to make the Ganga Sagar Mela free of plastic waste
Jan 13, 2017, at 09:29 pm
Gangasagar, South 24 Parganas, Jan 13 (IBNS): Every effort is being made the Ganga Sagar Mela-2017 an example for the entire country so far as cleanliness is concerned.
Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurates silver jubilee celebrations of NBCFDC
Jan 13, 2017, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the Silver Jubilee celebrations of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), on Friday.
Soldiers with grievances can call me directly : Army chief Bipin Rawat
Jan 13, 2017, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS) : Reacting to the recent viral video posted by a BSF jawan complaining bad food, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said that soldiers must raise their complaints internally and can approach directly to him.
Bihar: Two road construction company employees shot dead by armed criminals
Jan 13, 2017, at 08:09 pm
Patna, Jan 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Armed criminals shot dead two employees of a road construction company in Bihar late Thursday night.
SC refuses to pass fresh order to stop cockfights in Andhra, already banned in state
Jan 13, 2017, at 07:56 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India, on Friday, refused to pass any fresh order to stop cockfights in Andhra Pradesh, according to media reports.
Cold wave in north India : Two die in HP, Kashmir's Gulmarg at minus 13
Jan 13, 2017, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS) : Two persons died as a severe cold wave continued to sweep north India with the mercury remaining in the sub-zero level in many places of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh while places like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab experienced biting cold.
Jan 13, 2017, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): The Chief Electoral Officer, in a release on Friday, said there are two recognized state parties in Manipur, viz., Naga People’s Front (NPF) and the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA).
EC to decide on Samajwadi Party symbol today
Jan 13, 2017, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS) : Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav reached the Election Commission office as the poll panel is set to decide on Friday which of the two warring factions of Uttar Pradesh's ruling party will own the election symbol, 'cycle.'
Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal greet nation on Lohri
Jan 13, 2017, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Lohri.
Tamil Nadu : DMK hit the street for statewide protest over Jallikattu
Jan 13, 2017, at 05:28 pm
Chennai, Jan 13 (IBNS) : A day after the Supreme Court refused to pass a judgment on Jallikattu before Pongal, Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK), the main opposition in Tamil Nadu, called for a state-wide protest on Friday, reports said.
Kashmir: Massive fire guts several buildings
Jan 13, 2017, at 04:48 pm
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IBNS): A massive fire gutted several buildings, including two banks and a post office in Srinagar, reports said.
Ram Vilas Paswan admitted to Patna hospital after complaining breathlessness
Jan 13, 2017, at 04:27 am
Patna, Jan 12 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan was admitted to a hospital in Patna on late Thursday evening after sudden complains of breathlessness.
Denied leave, Indian soldier opens fire on unarmed colleagues, four dead
Jan 13, 2017, at 02:17 am
Patna, Jan 12 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A paramilitary soldier from country's elite Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday shod dead four of his colleagues apparently upset at not being granted leave.