Heavy snowfall puts life out of gear in Kashmir

Jan 07, 2017, at 02:11 am

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Heavy snowfall disrupted normal life across Kashmir while the Valley remains cut-off with the rest of world as Srinagar-Jammu Highway was closed on Friday and all flights to and fro Srinagar were cancelled.

Not cash crunch, Assam Congress leaders face security cover crunch: Seeks Union Home Minister intervention

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:45 am

Guwahati, Jan 6 (IBNS) : Not cash crunch, Assam Congress leaders now faced security cover crunch.

Women's empowerment must begin from home, says expert panel

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:27 am

Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): Women empowerment is not only a national imperative but our responsibility, said speakers on Thursday at a panel discussion in Kolkata participated by the city's leading women personalities.

Concerned about keeping Tibet’s language, religion and culture alive: Dalai Lama

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:05 am

Bodh Gaya, Jan 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama is quite concerned about keeping his motherland’s language, religion and culture alive.

Union Home Minister to lay foundation stone of new NDRF campus in Andhra Pradesh

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:54 am

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation stone of the new campus of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Jan 9, 2017.

National government should be formed to save the country: Mamata Banerjee

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:36 am

Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday attacked the Centre over the note ban issue and once again demanded for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation, besides demanding for the formation of a "national government".

Bihar: Youth ‘hanged’ from tree for daring to enter into love marriage

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:19 am

Patna, Jan 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A 21-year-old boy in Bihar was allegedly hanged about a fortnight after he had entered into a love marriage.

Delhi Zonal Unit of the DRI busts Hawala racket

Jan 06, 2017, at 11:43 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Delhi Zonal Unit (DZU) of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI),Ministry of Finance has busted at Hawala racket adopting an ingenious modus operandi of foreign currency smuggling at the IGI airport, New Delhi on Thursday and seized foreign currencies worth about Rs. 1 crore, officials said on Friday.

Dr. Jitendra Singh releases 2017 calendar of North Eastern Council

Jan 06, 2017, at 11:40 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh released the 2017 Calendar of the North Eastern Council here on Friday.

Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive commences

Jan 06, 2017, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive commenced here on Friday.

Buddhist devotee arrested with pistol from Mahabodhi Temple premises

Jan 06, 2017, at 09:55 pm

Patna, Jan 6 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar arrested a Buddhist monk after he was found carrying a loaded firearm inside the holy Mahabodi temple premises at Bodh Gaya.

NCC is shaping the character and moral fibre of our young people: Vice President

Jan 06, 2017, at 09:52 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Friday said that the NCC is shaping the character and moral fibre of our young people, and ultimately the effectiveness and dynamism of the nation.

Sushma Swaraj promises to help stranded 41 Indian sailors

Jan 06, 2017, at 09:48 pm

New Dplhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday assurred to help 41 Indian sailors who are stranded in UAE's Ajman anchorage.

RJD slams Nitish Kumar for excluding Lalu on dais with PM Modi

Jan 06, 2017, at 07:42 pm

Patna, Jan 6 (TheBiharPost): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has strongly objected to the “humiliation” of party president Lalu Prasad during the "Prakash Parv" event on Thursday in which PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar were seen in dais with the RJD chief. The RJD has slammed chief minister for this gaffe.

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed after heavy snowfall

Jan 06, 2017, at 07:23 pm

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS) The 300-km-long strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed after heavy snowfall on both sides of Jawahar Tunnel on Friday.

Rahul, Mamata condole Om Puri's death

Jan 06, 2017, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoled the death of veteran actor Om Puri.

SpiceJet aircraft with 176 people on board lands at IGI airport under emergency condition

Jan 06, 2017, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) : : A Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft from Bengaluru with 176 persons on board landed under an emergency condition at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday morning following partial failure of hydraulic system, reports said.

Longest surviving militant killed in Kashmir encounter

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:14 pm

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday morning.

Kashmir: At least one Al-Badr terrorist killed in encounter

Jan 06, 2017, at 04:34 pm

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): At least one Al-Badr terrorist was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Army and the police, reports said.

Demonetisation may lead to temporary slowdown of economy: President

Jan 06, 2017, at 04:14 am

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Days after the time period for depositing banned currency notes in banks lapsed, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said demonetisation may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy.

Assam will not take more burden of Bangladeshi nationals: AASU

Jan 06, 2017, at 03:25 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Thursday said that, Assam will not take any more burden of Bangladeshi nationals, while the Union government exercised to grant citizenship of Hindu Bangladeshi nationals by the amendment of citizenship act.

Assam govt to construct 12,000 concrete roads in next three years

Jan 06, 2017, at 02:38 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Assam government will construct 12,000 concrete roads in the state in next three years.

Army chief Bipin Rawat reaches Jammu on three-day visit

Jan 06, 2017, at 02:32 am

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat reached Rajouri district during his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir which began on Thursday.

B'luru: Men who molested woman returning home on New Year's eve stalked her for days

Jan 06, 2017, at 02:03 am

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Bengaluru woman, who was molested by two bike-borne men on New Year's eve captured on security cameras, had been stalked by a group of men from nearly a week, media reports said.

Assam govt to provide free text books to Class XI, XII students from next year

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:14 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Assam government will provide free text books among the students of class XI and XII from next year.

Sonowal asks all DCs to take weekly review of NRC updation process

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:01 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Issuing a stringent direction to officials to prepare an error free National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the interest of the indigenous people of Assam, state Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked for correct verification of 6.5 crore documents submitted for NRC update by the people.

Guru Gobind Singh espoused the cause of respect for all religions: Punjab CM

Jan 06, 2017, at 12:56 am

Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday urged all the devotees to follow the philosophy and teachings of great Sikh Guru to carve out an egalitarian society irrespective of parochial considerations of caste, color and creed.

Sonowal writes letter to Rail Ministry to put Majuli, Barpeta on rail map

Jan 06, 2017, at 12:49 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal shot off a letter to Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohian to immediately link Majuli and Barpeta to rail network.

Assam Police start survey of Char areas

Jan 06, 2017, at 12:46 am

Guwahati, Jan 5 (IBNS): Survey in the 829 villages at Char areas of the state have started after the direction of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Women Economic Forum (WEF) Kolkata brings together different voices of empowerment

Jan 06, 2017, at 12:40 am

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) The health of vibrancy of a nation now depends on unleashing the power of its women force, said Dr Harbeen Arora, Founder and Global Chairperson of the All Ladies League, who oversees the World Economic Forum (WEF) that organised an international summit here.